It’s Not Just Ye — Antisemitism Is on the Rise

Last year was a record period for antisemitic harrassment, and this one is shaping up to be just as bad, the Anti-Defamation League said. The watchdog has been tracking incidents targeting Jewish Americans since 1979, but the group says we’re now in the midst of a five-year steady climb in incidents that began with the 2016 Unite the Right rally and the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue two years later. Now, with former president Donald Trump dining with the rapper-turned-antisemite formerly known as Kanye West and noted Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, the ADL warns these views are becoming more vocal. (Source: NPR)

An Australian Podcast Investigated, Now a Murderer Is Behind Bars

Former high-school teacher Christoper Dawson will be imprisoned for 24 years for the 1982 murder of his wife, Lynette Dawson, a Sydney court ruled. Dawson had long been suspected of killing his wife after starting a relationship with a student, a claim he denied, saying Lynette had left him and their young family. New South Wales prosecutors balked at trying the case back in 2003 due to a lack of evidence, but the release of the smash-hit podcast Teacher’s Pet saw the state take up the case in 2018 under immense public pressure. He was found guilty in August. (Source: Reuters)

Got Three Hours to Spare? Watch ‘Jeanne Dielman’

Full title: Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. The 1975 thriller has topped the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound poll, the first-ever woman-directed film to do so. Chantal Akerman’s masterpiece, little known outside of auteur circles, knocked Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo from the place it has held since 2012. Before that, Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane boasted best-ever for four decades. Jeanne Dielman follows a Belgian widow who turns to sex work and kills a client, setting off a cascade of intrigue. Film critic Lillian Crawford recommends would-be watchers “build towards it” — the film is “quite an ask.” (Source: BBC)

Tik Tok Stunt Leaves Grand Canyon Tee’d Off

Katie Sigmond went viral for all the wrong reasons in October when she struck a golf ball from the edge of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, losing her ball and part of her driver. Screen recordings of her since-deleted video were shared across the internet, generating outrage for her apparent lack of concern for anyone who may have been in the firing line. Sigmond now has to pay $285 for three fines — littering, creating hazardous conditions and disorderly conduct. “Do we really need to say, ‘don’t hit golf balls into the Grand Canyon?’” the National Park service posted to Facebook. (Source: USAToday)

Fan Favorite Germany Down and Out in World Cup

The 2014 champions won’t be reliving the glory in Qatar despite downing Costa Rica 4-2 in its last Group E match. Based on the points system, while Germany was victorious it finished third overall, matching Spain on four points but with the Spanish side ahead on the goal tally. Japan trumped Group E and will move forward to meet Croatia in the final 16. Germany had hoped to redeem itself after a disastrous 2018 showing saw the side crash out in the group stage. “There are so many reasons but I am not looking for excuses,” coach Hansi Flick said. (Source: Euronews)

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