Category: Books & Films

Female Member of White House Press Corps Releases Photos in New Book

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Female Member of White House Press Corps Releases Photos in New Book Still photographer Christy Bowe is one of the few women who has covered five consecutive administrations at the White House, two presidential impeachments, and eight presidential inaugurations and U.S. Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings. A credentialed member of the White House Press Corps,…

Books & Films, Features, Government, National, News, Photos, Politics

Netflix is the best streaming service, despite drop in stock price

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Netflix is the best streaming service, despite drop in stock price This week it was announced that Netflix was seeing a significant drop in services and that is surprising considering it is the number 1 streaming service in terms of amount of new content, quality content and service. They are the easiest service to work…

Baby Boomers, Books & Films, Entertainment, Features, News, rayhanania, Technology, Television

Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine

February 20, 2022March 27, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine As Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin prepares to invade Ukraine, Americans are living in a world of censorship where they don’t get the whole truth. That skewered system driven by mainstream news media bias and social media censorship is twisting facts and giving us a distorted image…

Blogger, Books & Films, Commentary, elections, Federal, National, Opinion, Politics, rayhanania, Technology

Olympic Hockey Champion Kendall Coyne publishes new book

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Olympic Hockey Champion Kendall Coyne publishes new book “As Fast as Her” is the exciting story of hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield, who led the US Women’s Hockey team to Olympic gold and was the first female hockey player to compete in the fastest skater competition at the NHL All-Star weekend. Presale orders of the…

Books & Films, Cook County, Features, National, News, Orland Park, Orland Township, Sports, Suburban Chicagoland

The Muhammad Ali Center, PBS Books, and USA TODAYPresent a Live Virtual Event Honoring Muhammad Ali’s 80th Birthday

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

The Muhammad Ali Center, PBS Books, and USA TODAYPresent a Live Virtual Event Honoring Muhammad Ali’s 80th Birthday ‘Champion of Service: Celebrating Muhammad Ali’ to feature reflections from individuals close to the late world heavyweight champion and humanitarian and an opportunity for viewers across the country to participate in The Greatest Giveback Although Muhammad Ali is…

Books & Films, Entertainment, News, NewsWire, rayhanania, Sports

Threatened by Rising Seas: Alaskan Village’s Culture Memorialized in Powerful True Story

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Ray Hanania No Comments

Threatened by Rising Seas: Alaskan Village’s Culture Memorialized in Powerful True Story Few newlyweds would choose to embark upon married life by relocating to a remote, Inuit (Inupiaq) village with no electricity or running water. But at the age of 23, new bride Deanne Burch and her husband, Ernest “Tiger” Burch, who was conducting research…

Books & Films, Environment, Features, General Topics, News

Goodman Theater begins rehearsals for Nightwatch and Layalina

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Ray Hanania No Comments

Goodman Theater begins rehearsals for Nightwatch and Layalina Rehearsals have begun for the two centerpiece “developmental productions” featured in Goodman Theatre’s 17th annual New Stages Festival, a free celebration of new works by some of the country’s finest established and emerging playwrights. Cast is listed below. The two plays—Nightwatch by Max Yu, directed by Chay…

Books & Films, Chicago, Cook County, Entertainment, News, Theater

Palestinian American standup comedy American style

November 8, 2021December 7, 2021 Ray Hanania No Comments

Palestinian American standup comedy American style Palestinian American standup comedian, author and columnist performs comedy for the anniversary of the Arab American News in Dearborn, Michigan in 2004. A humorous blast from the past video on YouTube. This sampler of Ray Hanania’s comedy touches a little on politics, on post Sept. 11 security concerns, Palestinian-Israeli…