Kelly BlandfordName and shame – six great bands who hate their own crappy nameNME - Tom ConnickWhat’s in a name? Well, quite a lot, really. A band name is one of the first decisions any budding young group has to come to and – as some very …
Kelly BlandfordAnalysis | Tim Kaine’s claim the Las Vegas shooter ‘was only stopped’ because he lacked a ‘silencer’verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Glenn Kessler“He was only stopped finally because he did not have a silencer on his weapon. And the sound drew people to the place where he was ultimately stopped. Can you imagine what this would have been if he had silencers on these weapons?” — Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), interview with The Washington Post, Oct. …
Kelly Blandford"Everyone is talking politics, not principles": 9 people at Boston's rally on their experiencesverified_publisherVox - Alex WardA national conversation sort of took place Saturday in Boston. BOSTON — A small-scale free speech rally one week after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, was drowned out by thousands of protesters in Boston on August 19, ending relatively peacefully despite a few arrests. On a hot and muggy …
Kelly Blandford‘It’s not my thing’: A history of Trump’s shifting relationship with the LGBT communityverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Robert Samuels and Jenna JohnsonFor decades leading up to President Trump’s Wednesday tweets announcing a ban on transgender people in the military, the businessman-turned-politician has approached the LGBT community on nonideological terms. Trump’s relationships with LGBT people, and his evolving positions on issues, have been …
Kelly BlandfordChad police: Anyone wearing face veils will be arrestedverified_publisherAl JazeeraAuthorities vow to implement ban on veil a day after Boko Haram bomber disguised as woman attacked market in capital. Chadian police have said anyone wearing a full-face veil will be arrested, a day after a Boko Haram suicide bombing – carried out by an attacker disguised as a women wearing one – …