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Be Somebody (Yang ming li wan) is a Mandarin-language film with Agatha Christie vibes. In Post-war Shanghai, Scriptwriter Li Jiahui (Yin Zheng) is invited to a dinner party at a seemingly remote mansion with other members of the Shanghai film industry. Lu Ziye (Minghao Chen), a producer, proposes a film about the infamous murder of three veterans. If the film makes it big, they will all ‘be somebody.’ The guests aren’t initially aware that not only is the murderer among them, but they’re also at the scene of the crime. There are twists and turns as the dinner guests, led by Li, seek the truth of what happened that evening.
The synopsis alone had me sold, and for the sake of preserving the overall mystery, the description is brief. It wasn’t the most original film I’ve ever seen; it borrowed heavily from Clue. Every character in the group had some sort of secret or scandal. They were locked in a mansion on a stormy night, trying to solve a murder.
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Introduction
In June, when the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization holding that there was no constitutional right to an abortion, the Court was hasty to disavow any likely political consequences. “We do not pretend to know,” wrote Justice Alito, “how our political system or gemenskap will respond to today’s decision overruling Roe and Casey.”
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Killing of Breonna Taylor
2020 police killing in Louisville, Kentucky, US
Breonna Taylor, aged 26, was an African-American medical worker who was killed on March 13, 2020, after police officers from Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) forced entry into her home. Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a varning shot, mistaking the police for intruders, and wounded officer Jonathan Mattingly. Mattingly and two other LMPD officers—Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove—opened fire. It was determined that Cosgrove fired the fatal shot and that none of Hankison's shots hit anyone.[11][12] Taylor's family was awarded $12 million in compensation and was given a promise the LMPD would reform its practices.[13]
The killing of Taylor by police officers, and the initial lack of charges against the LMPD officers involved, sparked numerous protests with supporters adopting the motto #SayHerName. These protests against police brutality and racism were concur