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Τετάρτη 17 Ιουλίου 2013
Τετάρτη 17 Ιουλίου 2013
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Rolling Stone defends Boston bomb suspect cover!
Rolling Stone magazine has defended its new cover story featuring Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, which has prompted uproar.
The magazine said a profile of Mr Tsarnaev suited its "commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage".
But a Boston city leader accused the publication of "mindless glorification of a terrorist".
A number of US retail chains have announced they will not stock the edition.
Mr Tsarnaev, 19, pleaded not guilty last week to all charges in connection with the 15 April bombings.
Janet Reitman, Rolling Stone's contributing editor, spent two months interviewing Mr Tsarnaev's friends and family for the forthcoming issue's article.
'Disgusting'
In a statement on Wednesday, the magazine's editors said their "hearts go out to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing".
"The cover story we are publishing this week falls within the traditions of journalism and Rolling Stone's long-standing commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day," it said.
It added that many of its readers are in the same age group as the bombing suspect, and it was important for the publication to explore the issue.
But two Massachusetts-based convenience store chains, Rockland and Tedeschi Food Shops, said on Wednesday they would not stock the edition.
Two national pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens, quickly followed suit.
Boston City Council President Stephen Murphy said the cover was "disgusting".
"Rolling Stone has marketed Tsarnaev as a hero, a misunderstood teen, a product of two incompatible cultures," he said in a statement on Wednesday.
"He is not. He is a coward and a murderer who is appropriately facing the death penalty for his crimes."
Commentators on social media networks also said the magazine cover was tasteless.
Some likened the picture of the suspect, which he posted online himself, to an old Rolling Stone cover featuring Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors.
More than 15,000 mainly outraged comments were posted on Rolling Stone's Facebook page.
Boston punk band Dropkick Murphys, who recently donated $300,000 (£197,000) to victims of the bombings, also expressed their anger.
"Rolling Stone you should be ashamed," the band tweeted. "How about one of the courageous victims on your cover instead of this loser scum bag!"
He is accused of using a weapon of mass destruction in the blasts that killed three people, including an eight-year-old boy.
More than 260 others were injured when two pressure cooker bombs detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
It was the worst mass-casualty attack on US soil since 9/11.
Τρίτη 16 Ιουλίου 2013
Τρίτη 16 Ιουλίου 2013
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Cancer-stricken CoverGirl Talia Castellano dies at 13!
Talia Castellano, a
teenager with cancer who became a CoverGirl model and gained a large
YouTube following for her beauty tutorials, died at 13 years old on
Tuesday.
Talia Castellano, the inspiring cancer patient
who became a YouTube beauty guru and honorary CoverGirl, died at 13
years old on Tuesday.Castellano, who found out she was named a CoverGirl on “The Ellen Degeneres Show” in October of 2012, “earned her wings” at 11:22 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a post on Angels for Talia, her official Facebook page.
“Please lift her beautiful soul, her beautiful light to heaven and please send your love and prayers to her family during this most difficult time,’’ the post reads. “God speed little one, may you be free from pain and suffering, may your soul feel the light and love that you brought to so many of us on this Earth during the short time you were here with us. We will miss you more than you will ever know baby girl.”
The CoverGirl portrait of Castellano revealed by Ellen went viral after her appearance last year. Her journey of living with cancer and becoming a CoverGirl deeply touched TODAY.com readers, who made her story the most “liked” post of the year on TODAY’s Facebook page with 897,746 likes. Her appearance also impacted Degeneres, who reacted to the news on Tuesday.
"RIP Talia Castellano"
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