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White Liberal Hypocrisy in Hollywood
Scripts, salaries and entire pictures have been released by Internet hackers who penetrated Sony Pictures, but the biggest damage to the studio’s image may come from e-mails featuring co-chair Amy Pascal. Tweeters, commentators and columnists say they reveal the depth of racism hiding in supposedly liberal Hollywood.
By Warren Olney • • 26m ListenScripts, salaries and entire pictures have been released by Internet hackers who penetrated Sony Pictures, but the biggest damage to the studio’s image may come from e-mails featuring co-chair Amy Pascal. Tweeters, commentators and columnists say they reveal the depth of racism hiding in supposedly liberal Hollywood. Also, new money for earthquake warning in Southern California, and we visit 'Cape Canaveral in the Mojave Desert,' a conclave of amateur rocketeers.
Photo: Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chair Amy Pascal poses during the premiere of The Interview in Los Angeles, December 11, 2014. (Kevork Djansezian/Reuters)
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3 storiesFunding for Earthquake Early Warning System
Part of the $1.1 trillion in federal spending approved by Congress is $5 million for an earthquake warning system in California. Democrat Adam Schiffrepresents Burbank and Glendale in a district that includes the Jet Propulsion Lab in La Cañada-Flintridge.
Read the story6 minStolen Emails and Racism in Hollywood
"Hollywood is full of racism, but it has been able to hide behind its liberal reputation." That’s a tweet from Dr. Todd Boyd as personal emails from Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal were spreading across the Internet and into the mainstream media. Dr.
Read the story13 minThe Rocketeers
Safely away from populated areas and air traffic lanes, hundreds of people gather on a dry lake in the Mojave to launch homebuilt rockets thousands of feet into the sky.
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