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After Alleged Abuse Of One Aide By Another, Rep. Elizabeth Esty Won't Run Again
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They say imitation is the highest form of flattery — unless you’re talking about straight up ripping off someone else’s show.
Michael Rauch, showrunner behind the new CBS crime procedural, addressed accusations of plagiarizing from the well-loved and recently canceled Fox crime show, Bones. You see, when Episode 3 of Instinct (not to be confused with the 1999 Anthony Hopkins crime thriller of the same name, or the 1992 crime thriller Basic Instinct) premiered, fans expressed indignation at its uncanny similarities to a plot from an episode of Bones in 2009.
Yeah, heard about this. Very distressing and 100% unintentional. Looking into it and how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. And of course apologies to Bones (and their fans). Thanks for the heads up@HartHanson https://t.co/1ZkgOLQfwc
— Michael Rauch (@Michael_Rauch) April 2, 2018 Read more…
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Calling Car Pollution Standards 'Too High,' EPA Sets Up Fight With California
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Here’s a newsflash for male authors of the world: women don’t just want to read about female characters, they want strong female protagonists who have actual personalities.
A new Twitter challenge proves it.
On Friday, writer Gwen C. Katz posted a screenshot of a male author’s attempt at writing a female character.
A male author is insisting that he is living proof that it’s possible for a male author to write an authentic female protagonist.
Here’s a quote from his first pagepic.twitter.com/f6d5bN2EHq
— Gwen C. Katz (@gwenckatz) March 30, 2018 Read more…
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Sinclair Responds to Promo Critics, Says Fake News Warnings 'Serve No Political Agenda'
April 2, 2018Source: Google News | Sinclair Responds to Promo Critics, Says Fake News Warnings 'Serve No Political Agenda'
Tesla has lots and lots of cars to build so Elon Musk will be sleeping at his electric car factory.
That’s what the Tesla CEO tweeted Monday after an Information article about his deeper involvement in Model 3 production went out.
Musk bristled at the premise of the story: That he was stepping in to oversee the electric sedan’s production as senior VP of engineering Doug Field was being pushed out.
Musk insisted it’s “better to divide & conquer, so I’m back to sleeping at factory.” The billionaire noted, “Car biz is hell.” Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Elon Musk will sleep at Tesla factory to oversee Model 3 production