Theresa Rebeck created Smash, but she won’t be back to run the second season of the show. What went wrong? The same thing that always goes wrong: network meddling, she says. “One of the points of contention last year was that the network thinks they have the right to say to the writer of the show, ‘We don’t want her to do this. We want her to do this,’” Rebeck tells The Observer. “You have to respect who the character is. It has its own internal truth and you can’t betray that. And if you don’t betray that, it will not betray you,” she says. “There is this sort of sense that if you don’t fuck with the muse — if you don’t fuck with the muse, the muse will stand by you.” Apparently the muse did not stand by Rebeck et al, though, given how Smash turned out. … [Read more...] about Creator Theresa Rebeck Explains What Went Wrong on
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Prisoner Admits Sending Death Threats to Boris Johnson, Theresa May and Female MPs – Report
Judge Melbourne Inman, the recorder of Birmingham, said that, “it’s obviously necessary for the case to be put off for a short time to enable the Crown to deal with matters outstanding. Mr Malik has now pleaded guilty and sentence will be passed on June 11.” … [Read more...] about Prisoner Admits Sending Death Threats to Boris Johnson, Theresa May and Female MPs – Report
The Guardian view on Brexit and the Lords: power to examine
Theresa May’s government has now suspended that threat but with a proviso. Baroness Evans, leader of the Lords, has warned her upper house colleagues that they must exhibit “discipline and self-regulation”, especially where scrutiny of Brexit is concerned. She is right that unelected peers would be unwise to adopt a wrecking stance towards a policy mandated by popular vote in the referendum. But there is no sign that the Lords have wholly obstructive intent, and they do have a right of critical engagement. An undertaking to comply with the prime minister’s Brexit timetable is not one the Lords can reasonably give, nor one that government should seek. … [Read more...] about The Guardian view on Brexit and the Lords: power to examine
Prison inmate admits sending threatening letters to Boris Johnson and female MPs
"Sending massive thanks to the police and also to my staff and other parliamentary staff who are often the first to receive gruesome threats and frightening aggression." … [Read more...] about Prison inmate admits sending threatening letters to Boris Johnson and female MPs
Police Chief Warns Slavery Rife in London: ‘We Can’t Police Our Way Out of This’
Prime Minister Theresa May promised to lead the fight against modern-day slavery, with Britain passing the Modern Day Slavery Act in 2015, which introduced life sentences for traffickers and forced companies to disclose their efforts to ensure their supply chains are free from slavery. … [Read more...] about Police Chief Warns Slavery Rife in London: ‘We Can’t Police Our Way Out of This’
