Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1919, William Kaye Estes, American psychologist and academic (died 2011) was born. In 1943, Chantal Mouffe, Belgian theorist and author was born. In 1955, Cem Hakko, Turkish fashion designer and businessman was born. In 1959, Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic was born. In 1960, Adrián Campos, Spanish race car driver (died 2021) was born. In 1963, A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed. In 1966, Mohammed Ghazy Al-Akhras, Iraqi journalist and author was born. In 1982, Stefan Hodgetts, English racing driver was born. In 2009, Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (born 1929) passed away. In 2013, Michael Baigent, New Zealand-English theorist and author (born 1948) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
‘We Won’t Get Old Together,’ From ‘Monsters.’ Director, Explores One Man’s Midlife Meltdown During the Pandemic in Bucharest
Romanian filmmaker Marius Olteanu (“Monsters.”) is readying his sophomore feature, “We Won’t Get Old Together,” a pandemic-set drama about a man struggling to rebuild his life from the ground up when everything around him comes crashing down. Olteanu is presenting the film this week in the Works in Progress program of the Transilvania Intl. Film []
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