Proving he’s as fiery as ever, Spike Lee tackles the real-life story of African-American cop Ron Stallworth infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan with a sense of timely relevance, connecting that 1970s situation with race relations in modern America. It’s also a viciously funny take on a buddy cop comedy that positions its star John David Washington (son of Denzel), brandishing loads of charisma and a monumental Afro, as Hollywood’s next big thing.

Quesenberry’s firm paid attention to the nuts and bolts of the primate structures, literally. Chimpanzees have up to 10 times more strength in their hands and fingers than humans. That strength combined with the chimps’ dexterity meant extra consideration had to be given to something normally as simple as how bolted connections are handled.

"The whole thing with Poison is that the reason why I went so hard with the record and even with the album cover with Cleon Peterson was because it just reflected the reality of the times we live in and we have to face that, but we poise on (poison).

A team from Richard Marks Restorations Inc. works to stabilize the walls of the Brick House Ruin on Edisto Island Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The conservation work on the 1700s plantation house, that is listed on the National Register, will also include repairing the masonry between the bricks. Brad Nettles/Staff

On the positive side, there are certain mental tasks, when using these technologies, that exercise our brains. Some studies have shown some video games and apps can improve working memory, fluid intelligence [problem-solving], and multitasking skills.

Bird lined up in front of the Laker bench on the same sideline as Dennis, with Worthy standing between he and the Celtic trigger man. Bent over with his back to DJ, Bird looked ready to set a back screen for McHale, who was stationed near the baseline under the basket facing out toward midcourt.

In November 2017, Credit Suisse released its 8th annual Global Wealth Report, which The Guardian reported on under the headline, “Richest 1% own half the world’s wealth, study finds.”

How sweet it is! I have electricity! Here I have my laptop computer set up and plugged into the power provided by the inverter, which in turn is powered by the wind turbine. I normally only have about two hours of battery life on my laptop. So I don’t get to use it much while I’m camping. It comes in handy though for downloading photos out of my camera when its memory card gets full, making notes on projects like this one, working on the next great American novel, or just watching DVD movies. Now I have no battery life problems, at least as long as the wind blows. Besides the laptop, I can also now recharge all my other battery powered equipment like my cell phone, my camera, my electric shaver, my air mattress pump, etc. Life used to get real primitive on previous camping trips when the batteries in all my electronic stuff ran down. I used the wind turbine to power my new popup trailer on a later vacation. The strong spring winds kept the wind turbine spinning all day every day and most of the nights too while I was in Arizona. The turbine provided enough power for the interior 12V light­ing and enough for 120V AC at the pow­er outlets to keep my battery charger, electric shaver, and mini vacuum cleaner (camping is messy) all charged up and running. My girlfriend complained about it not having enough power to run her hairdryer though.

Al Copeland Sr., founder of the Popeyes fried chicken brand, became one of the city’s indelible characters.

There’s one black-and-white foreign period piece this year that’s a must-watch – and it’s not “Roma.” The bittersweet Polish love story tracks the post-World War II on-again, off-again love affair between a quiet musical director (Tomasz Kot) and the tempestuous young singer (Joanna Kulig) he discovers while recruiting for a folk-music troupe. They break up often, usually having to do with politics or personal issues, only to find their way back to each other in a gripping and gorgeous take on the can’t-live-with-them, can’t-live-without-them dynamic.

"There was a certain point in my life where I had come almost at a crossroads with my dad, my sister, my friends, my grandparents, and I had no idea kind of what direction to go into because I had lost the sense of a foundation," Irving said. "Knowing my mom passed and left me such a powerful, empowering family such as Standing Rock … to be a part of it now, this is family for life."

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