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  • NYT website attacked by unknown hackers

    The New York Times has revealed that its website was hacked earlier this week, preventing access to a small number of users. The newspaper claimed that earlier Chinese hackers had attacked the website for months, but did not mention the sources for the latest round of attacks. The Chinese hacking led the paper to turn to an outside security firm to block future attacks. A Huffington Post ...

  • Anthony blocked in 4th as Knicks knocked out

    New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith, center, is held by guard Raymond Felton as he appeals to referee Ken Mauer, left, after receiving a technical foul during the second quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael ...

  • Thug blows away teen on Qns. bus

    A 14-year-old girl was shot dead aboard a city bus in Queens last night when a gunman opened fire from the sidewalk, cops said.The unidentified victim was struck at least once in the head at about 9 p.m. and pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital, according to police.It was unknown why the shooter, who ran away after spraying bullets at the Q6 bus, which was stopped while headed north on Sutphin ...

  • In clutches of hofstra fiend

    Hofstra student John Kourtessis described a chaotic scene of fear and horror when a crazed parolee in a ski mask took his friends and him hostage in a gunpoint siege that ended with the death of a pretty co-ed."Somebody in this house f--ked up and owes this Russian guy $10,000," yelled Dalton Smith, who was on the run after violating parole last month."I was trying to calm ...

  • ‘Gay slay’ in Village

    A gay man was gunned down in Greenwich Village early yesterday allegedly by a bigot who hurled homophobic slurs at him - a senseless attack that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly called "clearly a hate crime."Brooklyn resident Mark Carson and a pal were walking on Sixth Avenue near West Eighth Street at around midnight when the two were approached by Elliot Morales, 33, and two other ...


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The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito)

The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito)

I usually work very hard to avoid repeating myself when writing about certain auteurs whose films have so much in common stylistically, thematically, or otherwise, that it is virtually impossible not to do exactly that. But, sometimes you just have to give in, which is why I would ... ...

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  • Friendly fire killed tragic coed cops say

    The Hofstra University student killed during a home-invasion robbery was the victim of friendly fire from a veteran cop, Nassau County police revealed last night.The officer unleashed a barrage of bullets when intruder Dalton Smith pointed a gun at him while using Andrea Rebello as a human shield, police said."He kept saying, ‘I’m going to kill her,’ then pointed the gun ...

  • New York police kill hostage

    Source: Facebook New York police have shot and killed a university student who was being held hostage in her home by an intruder. Andrea Rebello, 21, was shot once in the head when a police officer opened fire on the intruder who was holding Rebello in a headlock, the Associated Press reported. The intruder, 30-year-old Dalton Smith, was shot seven times and also died. Police said he had an ...

  • Stephenson helps Pacers eliminate Knicks in Game 6

    The Pacers defeated the Knicks 106-99 in Game 6 to secure a 4-2 victory in their Eastern Conference semifinals series. Indiana advances to the Eastern Conference finals where they will face Miami. Game 1 is set for ...

  • Police Cop shot Hofstra student

    Twin sisters Andrea Rebello and Jessica Rebello at their 2010 graduation from Sleepy Hollow High School. Andrea Rebello was killed Friday morning in a break-in near Hofstra University. Jessica was in the house, but was unharmed. / Ricky Flores/The Journal News file ...

  • Stephenson spurs late rally to lead Pacers past Knicks and into East finals

    Indiana Pacers guard D.J. Augustin passes the basketball to centre Roy Hibbert (55) around New York Knicks centre Amar'e Stoudemire (1) while Knicks guards Jason Kidd (R) and J.R. Smith (8) watch the play during the first half of their NBA Eastern Conference second round playoff game in Indianapolis, Indiana May 18, 2013. (BRENT ...

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