A New York Times reporter in Charlottesville, Va., recounts what he saw on Saturday.Charlottesville is the place where Thomas Jefferson and James Madison talked about freedom of speech.  But this was a day of shouting, not listening. Assigned to cover the “Unite the Right” rally of white nationalists, I stood in Emancipation Park at 9:15 a.m. Saturday and looked out at the gathering in front of me. Initially, the mood was calm.  Cornel West, the Harvard scholar, was linked arm in arm with about 20 clergy members, who had walked to thepark from a sunrise service at a largely African-American church to counterprotest the demonstration by neo-Nazis and white supremacists.  Tom Perriello, a former congressman and a hopeful for governor, was there to oppose the rally, too.But then brawls broke out.  Protesters began to mace one another, throwing water bottles and urine-filled balloons — some of which hit reporters — and beating each othe...

Kim Kardashian West gave Shanina Shaik love advice. The 26-year-old model is now happily engaged to DJ Ruckus, whose real name Gregory Andrews, but she has admitted that she previously sought advice from her close pal Kim, who has been married to Kanye West since 2014. Shanina explained: Kim said, 'it's all about finding that someone that gets your personality and that you can be weird with and have fun with, and who also understands your work and what you love to do. Shanina Shaik It's true because with Ruckus and I, we do travel so much and it does become hard, but we do what we love and when we come together it's a beautiful moment. Kim, 36, also gave Shanina advice on her big day. Shanina told The Sun Herald: She said, 'be careful with your veil and your choice of veil. Everyone wants a long veil but you might trip over. Shanina and Ruckus - who is a cousin of Lenny Kravitz - are currently planning their wedding but it won't be in...

Are you becoming as skeptical as I am about public information? Fake political news? Alternative facts about the state of the world's economy? So, now I have to ask how honest is medical news. Of course everyone knows that consuming stupid amounts of alcohol is unhealthy. But puritans and some doctors can't accept the proven fact that moderate amounts of alcohol can prolong life. Professor Keith Scott-Mumby, an internationally known U.K. expert on alternative medicine, echoes what I have written over the years, that people who drink moderately live longer on average than teetotalers or those who drink to excess. In fact, there are over 20 studies that confirm this. In court it's a criminal offence to withhold truth, so why doesn't the same principle hold true in medicine? Scott-Mumby points out that the lack of discussion of the beneficial impact of alcohol has for years been a systematic policy of the U.S. public health establishment. For instance, th...

He spent the past 2 1/2 years digging holes in North Korea’s frozen mud in the depths of winter and working for eight hours straight under the scorching sun in spring and summer, newly-released Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim told a standing-room-only crowd at Mississauga’s Light Presbyterian Church Sunday. In his first address since suddenly being released from captivity in North Korea Wednesday — laced throughout with humour — Lim said he was isolated for two years, six months and nine days with no phone, no connection to the outside world and only books on North Korea and the Bible to keep him company (the latter which he read four times in Korean and once in English.) He also wrote a song about endurance and perseverance. I worshipped alone for 130 Sundays, he said, his words translated from Korean to English. I went from solitude to a very loud chaotic world. He was welcomed back to the church Sunday morning with the cheers — and even tears — of an adoring crowd. In 2015, Lim ...

Nicki Minaj is trying to break the Internet with her latest racy Instagram post. But it has people wondering if she has had butt implants recently. The 34-year-old rapper showed off a very ample b*oty to her 82 million followers around the world on Saturday. And it received an amazing 639,000 likes in just two hours. Posing in a black bodysuit with fringed thigh-high boots Minaj donned a blond wig as she struck a sultry pose for her fans. The image certainly got fans talking too. One commented: Damn everyone worrying about her arse!! So what if it’s fake it’s hers she bought it. Another said: "Man made." One said: “Fake B*oty.” But Minaj had some supporters too – who liked her dangerous curves. One commented: “Anaconda hot!” Another added: ”She looks mighty fine!” Maybe she just got a little lonely because she’s currently single after splitting with rapper Meek Mill late 2016. She started the New Year by confirming her status on social ...

On the page of any Sarahah user, you’ll find a simple prompt: “Leave a constructive message :)”. The flashing cursor, trapped in a text box, invites you to pour whatever thoughts you have about that person, good or bad, into an anonymous feed. Your deepest, realest thoughts, ready to be delivered, guilt free. Sarahah, created in Saudi Arabia by Zain al-Abidin Tawfiq, has become a full-blown fad, taking over the feeds of Twitter and Facebook. The service, named for the Arabic word for “honesty,” quickly became a hit following its launch overseas in February, with BBC reporting more than 20 million users in a matter of weeks. Following its launch in June on the App Store, it rose to the top free app. Sarahah bills itself as a way to collect “honest” feedback — a chance for friends and co-workers to offer advice, comment on your strengths and weaknesses, or frankly point out problems. On Facebook and Twitter, you can spot a Sarahah user through screenshots of the teal speech bubbl...