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AFGHANISTAN US transfers Kandahar Airfield to Afghan forces

BY J.P. LAWRENCE Stars and Stripes KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. forces have left Kandahar Air- field, a southern Afghanistan base that was once one of the largest NATO and coalition installations in the country, Afghan and U.S. of- ficials said. The airfield has been trans- ferred to the Afghan security forces, a U.S. defense official said Thursday on condition of anonym- ity because they were not autho- rized to speak on the matter. The official did not say when the base was transferred or when the last U.S. service members left, cit- ing security concerns. The Afghan Defense Ministry said earlier this week that the Army pursues handover wouldn’t occur until sometime after the Eid al-Fitr ho- liday, which ends Saturday. “The handover of Kandahar Airfield was coordinated, both ‘thermal toughness’ with senior leaders in (the Afghan government) and with our Afghan

ALEX SKRIPNICHUK/U.S. Army partners in the 205th Corps,” said Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, participate in an assault exercise at Donnelley Training Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for Area, Alaska, on Feb. 11. Army scientists are looking into methods for keeping soldiers warm and preventing frostbite and hypothermia. the American-led and NATO coa- lition in Afghanistan, on Thurs- day. Bodybuilding technique for getting pumped could warm troops in Arctic The United States did not hold a handover ceremony at the base, BY JOHN VANDIVER medical solutions needed to fight and win in that involves restricting blood flow with a which housed an estimated 30,000 Stars and Stripes the frigid temperatures,” the U.S. Army Re- tourniquet-style band while exercising. SEE KANDAHAR ON PAGE 4 Bodybuilding tourniquets and cocoa bean search Institute of Environmental Medicine The technique, popular among some supplements could find their way into soldier said in a recent statement. weightlifters in search of bigger biceps bulg- toolkits as the Army looks for ways to keep Army scientists are looking to enhance the es, causes a burst of blood flow into the exer- RELATED troops warm in the Arctic, where the service “thermal toughness” of soldiers and make cised muscle once the band is released. Defense officials give expects more forces to be headed in the com- sure they don’t succumb to frostbite and hy- John Castellani, a physiologist who leads ing years. pothermia, the statement said. Army research efforts in management of cold Congress few answers “As an increasing number of Soldiers pour The techniques go beyond just bundling up. weather injuries and treatment, said recent about Afghan stability into the Arctic, it’s important that Army scien- To improve blood flow, the Army is examining tists ensure that Soldiers will have the bio- a bodybuilding technique known as occlusion, SEE THERMAL ON PAGE 6 Page 4 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER

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BY LOLITA C. BALDOR Such a change would be a major Associated Press reversal of military practice and a WASHINGTON — Reports of shift long sought by congressional sexual assaults across the U.S. lawmakers. Austin has given ser- military increased by a very small vice leaders 30 days to review the amount in 2020, a year when recommendation and come back troops were largely locked down to him with their input. for months as bases around the The military’s handling of sex- world grappled with the CO- ual assaults and other violence in VID-19 pandemic, according to the military has come under sig- U.S. officials. nificant scrutiny in the aftermath TIMOTHY HAMLIN/U.S. Army Officials familiar with the data of a series of violent crimes, in- A U.S. Army Stryker Mobile Gun System variant belonging to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, said sexual assault reports went cluding murders and suicides last fires at targets during a 2019 gunnery exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. up by about 1%, compared with year at Fort Hood, Texas. More the 2019 totals. They said the Ar- than two dozen Fort Hood soldiers my and Marine Corps saw slight died in 2020, including Spc. Va- increases in the number of re- nessa Guillen, who was killed by a US Army to retire older ports, while the Navy and Air fellow soldier. Force saw small decreases. Offi- Her death prompted an inde- cials spoke on condition of ano- pendent review, which found that nymity to discuss data not yet military leaders were not ade- Stryker vehicle variant made public. quately dealing with high rates of In 2019, there were more than sexual assault and harassment at BY JOHN VANDIVER technology. The system enabled neuver Short Range Air Defense 7,800 reported sexual assaults, up the post. The chairman of the in- Stars and Stripes Stryker brigades to support infan- system, known as M-SHORAD, from more than 6,000 the previ- dependent review panel told STUTTGART, Germany — trymen by destroying or sup- mounted on its Stryker A1 vehi- ous year. It is unclear how much members of Congress in a hearing The Army is eliminating the pressing hardened enemy bun- cles. of a role the pandemic played in earlier this year that the base Stryker Mobile Gun System, a ve- kers and sniper positions in urban The system will “defend ma- the small increase in assaults last leadership was focused on mili- hicle that played a large role dur- combat zones. neuvering forces against un- year. tary readiness, and “completely ing the wars in Iraq and Afghan- It was also the first Army sys- manned aircraft systems, rotary- While small, the increase is and utterly neglected” the sexual istan but proved vulnerable to tem fielded with an autoloader, wing and fixed-wing threats,” the likely to only fuel the escalating assault prevention program. As a roadside bomb attacks by insur- which the Army said became Army said in a statement. debate about the Defense Depart- result, he said, lower-level unit gents. costly to maintain over time. The Given concerns about the ment’s failure to reduce the num- commanders didn’t encourage The Army will divest itself of Stryker MGS was based on a flat- Stryker MGS vulnerabilities, Ar- ber of sexual assaults and harass- service members to report as- the Stryker variant by October bottom chassis that “was never my officials decided it was time to ment over the last decade or saults, and in many cases were 2022 in a move focused on freeing upgraded against more modern invest in other modernization ef- more. And it will do little to quash shaming victims or were actually up money for more modern sys- threats such as improvised explo- forts to improve the rest of its growing arguments that military the perpetrators themselves. tems. sive devices or anti-tank mines,” Stryker fleet. prosecutions of the crimes must Those conclusions have “This decision comes after a the Army said. “Decisions on when it is best to be taken away from commanders spurred military and defense comprehensive analysis high- In recent years, the Army has divest a system currently in the and turned over to civilians. leaders to pursue new solutions to lighted obsolescence and system- upgraded Stryker systems with force are not taken lightly,” Lt. Defense Secretary Lloyd Aus- the problem, which has stymied ic issues with the system’s dated more powerful weapons systems Gen. James F. Pasquarette, Army tin’s first directive after he took Pentagon officials for years. cannon and automatic loader,” designed partly in response to deputy chief of staff for pro- office in January ordered senior Formal reports of sexual as- the Army said. concerns about a more aggressive grams, said in a statement. “The leaders to look into their sexual saults have steadily gone up since Various other Stryker plat- Russia. Army has done its due diligence assault prevention programs, and 2006, including a 13% jump in forms, including the Double V- In April, the Germany-based to ensure lethality upgrades will he later created an independent 2018 and a 3% increase in 2019 Hull, will continue to be support- 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Ar- remain intact to provide our panel to study the matter. That that included a much larger 9% ed, the Army said. tillery Regiment was the first to Stryker formations the capabili- panel has already recommended increase for the Air Force, ac- The Stryker Mobile Gun Sys- field a new mobile air defense ties they need in the future.” that decisions to prosecute ser- cording to Pentagon data. tem was developed in the early system that helps defend against vice members for sexual assault The 2019 report found that com-

2000s with what the Army at the threats while soldiers are on the [email protected] be made by independent author- manders took some kind of action time deemed state-of-the-art move. The unit will use the Ma- Twitter: @john_vandiver ities, not commanders. on close to two-thirds of the cases. Worker for contractor accused of selling US Air Force data Associated Press Miami-based aircraft mainte- he ran out of his home in Trabuco If convicted, the defendants ment reserved for “technical data SANTA ANA, Calif. — An em- nance company, according to a Canyon, south of Los Angeles, ac- could face a maximum sentence of of such military significance that ployee of a U.S. Department of De- statement from the U.S. Attor- cording to court filings. 10 years in federal prison, prose- release … may jeopardize an im- fense contractor and another man ney’s Office. Yousuf was not authorized to cutors said. portant technological or oper- were arrested Wednesday on sus- Yousuf, 43, earned more than sell the technical orders and Cha- The documents involved in the ational military advantage of the picion of participating in a scheme $130,000 from selling the docu- vez was not authorized to receive case cover installation, operation, United States.” Chavez resold the to steal and sell sensitive U.S. Air ments to Marc Chavez, a Southern them, prosecutors said. maintenance and handling of Air orders to customers for a profit, Force technical data, federal pros- California man who illegally re- Yousuf and Chavez are charged Force equipment and material, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. ecutors said. sold the data to his customers, the with one count each of theft of gov- according to the affidavit. Officials said investigators dis- Sarfraz Yousuf of Miramar, statement said. ernment property. It wasn’t im- Authorities said Yousuf sold 34 covered the scheme while looking Fla., is accused of acquiring 1,875 Chavez, 53, acquired the infor- mediately known if either man has Air Force technical orders to Cha- into a separate case involving the Air Force documents while work- mation on behalf of LTC Products, an attorney to speak on their be- vez for $2,170, including one illegal sale of government data by ing for Summit Aerospace Inc., a an aerospace data company that half. marked with a distribution state- a U.S. Navy employee. PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WAR ON TERRORISM Congress gets few answers on Afghan stability in future BY LOLITA C. BALDOR working on it,’” said Alabama Rep. Associated Press Mike Rogers, the top Republican WASHINGTON — Defense offi- on the committee. “I’m of the opin- cials had few solid answers ion this should have been resolved Wednesday as frustrated lawmak- before you announced you were ers sought details on how the Unit- leaving.” ed States will keep the terrorist President Joe Biden announced threat from reemerging in Af- last month that all U.S. troops ghanistan after American and coa- would be out of Afghanistan by lition troops leave later this year. Sept. 11. There are at least 3,300 Under persistent questions American troops and special oper- from members of the House ations forces there now; hundreds Armed Services Committee, the more have gone in to provide secu- officials said discussions and ne- rity and logistical help for the ROBERT CLOYS/U.S. Air Force gotiations are continuing on al- withdrawal. A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle turns around in 2016 at Kandahar International Airport, Af­ most every aspect of the pullout: Military leaders have said they ghanistan. A U.S. defense official said Kandahar Air Base was turned over to Afghan forces this week. the post-withdrawal security of will monitor threats from “over Afghanistan, the training of Af- the horizon,” to ensure that al-Qai- ghan troops, intelligence collec- da and other groups cannot again Kandahar: tion, protections for Afghans who use Afghanistan as a base to US troops leave airfield have helped coalition troops and launch attacks against the U.S. But the potential for a U.S. diplomatic those leaders have provided few presence in the nation. details. without official handover ceremony The testimony from David Hel- Helvey acknowledged there are vey, acting assistant defense sec- no agreements yet with any of Af- FROM PAGE 1 that U.S. troops left this week Fighting over the winter led to at- retary for the Indo-Pacific, and ghanistan’s neighbors to allow the troops and contractors at the without a ceremony. tacks on the city’s outskirts and Brig. Gen. Matthew Trollinger, U.S. to base troops there or permit height of the war. “They left in the night” and militants fired on Kandahar Air- deputy director for political and overflights into Afghanistan, in- A spokesman for Afghanistan’s there are no more U.S. forces in field this spring, in an attack that military affairs on the Joint Staff, cluding for surveillance. He said 205th Atal Military Corps said the Kandahar, “not at this moment,” U.S. forces said caused no injuries laid bare the lack of solutions so far the State Department is leading departure of U.S. forces from the said Gen. Faqir Qowahi, com- or damage to equipment. on how the Biden administration the effort in talks with other coun- base came as a surprise and with- mander of the military side of the The U.S. plans to fully withdraw will monitor and possibly fight tries. out coordination. The move left Kandahar Airport. its 2,500-3,500 service members threats in Afghanistan from “over Pressed by lawmakers on Afghan officials uncertain wheth- Massoud Pashtoon, the facili- from Afghanistan by Sept. 11. On the horizon.” whether the U.S. would stay long- er the U.S. left Tuesday night or ty’s director of civil aviation, also Monday, U.S. Central Command “What we’ve heard today is er in Afghanistan if needed to get Wednesday morning. told Stars and Stripes that U.S. said the withdrawal was 6-12% when it comes to basing, when it all those solutions worked out, “The Americans have vacated troops had left. complete. comes to the visas for these people Helvey said the withdrawal time- their bases and they have left,” Al- Security has diminished in the who have helped us, when it comes line and the negotiations are on vi said. province around the base since Stars and Stripes reporters Zubair Babakarkhail and Caitlin Doornbos contributed to this report. to training the Afghan forces going parallel tracks, “but are not link- An Afghan security official at last year’s U.S.-Taliban deal and [email protected] forward, we’re hearing, ‘We’re ed.” the Kandahar airport confirmed subsequent drawdown of troops. Twitter: @jplawrence3 Plan to help Afghans who worked with US troops remains unclear

BY SARAH CAMMARATA House committee. out,” he said. Stars and Stripes “The DOD needs to do some work ... It Military translators and other Waltz asked Helvey what is WASHINGTON — House law- has to be a higher priority in these next contractors can apply for the visa preventing the Defense Depart- makers on Wednesday called for out of fear that insurgents could ment from evacuating interpret- an immediate increase in the four or five months as we head to target them and their families for ers, along with others, such as pol- number of special immigrant vi- working with Americans since iticians and school teachers who sas available for thousands of Af- September.” U.S. troops invaded Afghanistan “have stood with us.” ghan interpreters and translators in 2001 following the 9/11 terrorist “We are continuing to work who aided American forces and Adam Smith attacks. with our Afghan partners,” Hel- are now scrambling to escape House Armed Services Committee chairman The fiscal year 2020 National vey responded. their country in the midst of the Defense Authorization Act added But Waltz pressed for a com- U.S. drawdown. politico-military affairs, on how difficult for people to provide nec- 4,000 more visas to the program. mitment from Helvey to make But lawmakers also said they the Pentagon is working with the essary documentation. Yet almost 19,000 applications U.S. allies a priority. were uncertain whether they State Department and other agen- Yet lawmakers have stepped up were stalled as of September “These people who have stood could take the needed action cies to help Afghans who are wait- calls for President Joe Biden’s ad- 2019, according to the 2020 review with us are being hunted down as ahead of the annual defense bill ing for a visa that would offer safe ministration to protect interpret- of the program by the State De- we speak. They are being execut- that is typically used to boost the passage to the United States. ers, as well as other contractors, partment. ed. Their family’s lives are on the number of visas that can be is- “It doesn’t sound like we have a since he announced a plan to pull Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., a line,” the congressman said. sued. sufficient plan to protect” Af- out the remaining U.S. forces former Army Green Beret who Helvey said the Defense De- During a hearing of the House ghans and their families, Rep. from Afghanistan by Sept. 11. served multiple deployments in partment is working with other Armed Services Committee, law- Adam Smith, D-Wash., said at the “The DOD needs to do some Afghanistan, said one of the inter- agencies to provide support to in- makers grilled Defense Depart- hearing on the military’s plan to work. Whether it’s temporary preters with whom he worked terpreters and translators, but he ment officials David Helvey, act- depart from Afghanistan. protective status, whether it’s up- was executed along with mem- offered no clear answer on an ing assistant secretary of defense The visa program has long been ping the visas. It has to be a higher bers of his family for having docu- evacuation plan. for Indo-Pacific affairs, and Brig. criticized for bureaucratic ineffi- priority in these next four or five mentation that he needed to get

Gen. Matthew Trollinger, the ciencies and problems with the months as we head to Septem- the visa. [email protected] Joint Staff’s deputy director for application process that make it ber,” said Smith, chairman of the “We need to evacuate them Twitter: @sarahjcamm Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 PACIFIC Coast Guard cutter crew saves turtle en route to Guam

BY DANIEL BETANCOURT The Los Angeles stop is for re- Stars and Stripes supply and maintenance before the The Coast Guard cutter Freder- cutter heads across the Pacific, ick Hatch is mixing business with Evelyn mentioned in the email. fun in the sun as it makes its way to Positioning the trio of cutters at its new homeport on Guam, ac- Santa Rita, Guam, a U.S. island ter- cording to posts on the ship’s offi- ritory, is meant as a response to cial Facebook page. “coercive and antagonistic behav- The newly commissioned Senti- ior from China,” Coast Guard com- nel-class fast response cutter left mandant Adm. Karl Schultz said in Key West, Fla., in late April on an October 2019. approximately 70-day voyage to The Myrtle and Oliver have al- the U.S. island territory. There it ready saved mariners in distress, will join two other fast response intercepted narcotics and boarded cutters, Myrtle Hazard and Oliver several vessels to deter unregulat- Henry. ed fishing in Oceania. The fast-re- After transiting the Panama Ca- sponse cutters are conducting nal, the Frederick Hatch took part longer missions over greater dis- in unspecified law enforcement ac- tances than the older patrol boats tivity and watched passing dol- they are replacing. phins, according to a May 3 post. Each fast response cutter costs After a port call at Huatulco, about $65 million, according to a Mexico, a former fishing village March report by the Congressional turned tourist destination, it contin- Research Service. Forty of 64 cut- ued to Puerto Vallarta. Along the ters the Coast Guard has funded way, the crew stopped to rescue a U.S. Coast Guard are in service, according to the re- sea turtle entangled in trash, held Crew members of the Coast Guard cutter Frederick Hatch rescue a sea turtle entangled in trash following port. man-overboard and small-boat a port call earlier this month in Huatulco, Mexico. The Frederick Hatch, built in drills and found time for some fish- Louisiana by Bollinger Shipyards, ing, according to a post on May 7. The Frederick Hatch made rin Evelyn from 14th Coast Guard ter’s May 3 Facebook post. carries a crew of 24. Their families On Sunday, the cutter’s last night these port calls in Mexico to refuel, District in Hawaii said by email In Los Angeles, the Frederick will join them in Guam, according in Mexico, the Puerto Vallarta Na- resupply and to let crew members Thursday to Stars and Stripes. Hatch crew was welcomed by a to the Coast Guard. vy League hosted a reception for stretch their legs after a difficult Evelyn could not provide details pod of gray whales and a seal rest- the crew filled with plenty of food Panama Canal transit, Coast Guard on Thursday about the law enforce- ing at their anchored ship, accord- [email protected] and a beautiful view. public affairs officer Lt. Cmdr. Ka- ment activity referenced in the cut- ing to a Thursday post. Twitter: @Beta_Stripes PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 MILITARY DOD seeks 85 F-35s in next year’s budget

BY TONY CAPACCIO lay in completing combat testing, Bloomberg uncertainty over when a decision The Biden administration will authorizing full-rate production seek $11 billion to buy 85 Lock- will take place and growing con- ALEX SKRIPNICHUK/U.S. Army heed Martin F-35 jets in the com- cerns about the jet’s roughly $1.72 Paratroopers take a pause as they pull an Arctic shelter during an assault exercise at Donnelley Training ing fiscal year, tracking a plan trillion “life-cycle” cost, which in- Area, Alaska, on Feb., 11. outlined last year by the Trump clude acquisition and mainte- administration, according to a nance and operations over dec- U.S. official. ades. Thermal: Army to test warming methods With a $715 billion budget re- The Block 4 upgrade program’s quest for fiscal year 2022, the Pen- $14 billion estimated cost is more should prepare for Arctic deploy- and comes amid concerns that tagon had considered increasing expensive than many Army, Navy FROM PAGE 1 ments and how to deal with cold- melting Arctic sea ice will lead to the quantity of next-generation and Air Force acquisition pro- studies have shown that occlusion weather injuries. increased competition for re- fighters it planned to buy but de- grams. training could increase normal “This is going to be a significant sources. Russia has expanded cided to instead focus on using ad- With the F-35 essentially a fly- blood flow. The Army is expected update to the Army’s medical military operations in the region, ditional funding to upgrade the ing computer, keeping the jet’s to investigate next year whether guidance on cold weather,” Cas- and China, which doesn’t border F-35 with new capabilities every upgrades on track and adequately the technique can be used to im- tellani said. “We are particularly the Arctic, is seeking a foothold by six months, the official said. funded are more important to the prove hand function in cold focused on the treatment sections. calling itself a near-Arctic state. “It’s not unusual for a new ad- Biden Pentagon than increasing weather. We are also adding new guidance In its 2018 Arctic policy docu- ministration’s first budget to quantities of current model air- The team also is examining the derived from significant data ment, Beijing said it has “rights in change relatively little from its craft that will need to be eventu- effect of a cocoa-based flavanol findings on performance in cold, respect of scientific research, predecessor,” J.J. Gertler, a mil- ally upgraded, Stacy Cummings, supplement, the Army said. wet environments, like swamps navigation, overflight, fishing, itary aviation analyst for the non- the acting undersecretary for ac- “The researchers are now test- and bogs.” laying of submarine cables and partisan Congressional Research quisition and sustainment, told a ing if taking this supplement The effort comes as the Army pipelines in the high seas and oth- Service, said in an email. “But us- Senate Armed Services subcom- could increase blood flow to the makes the Arctic more of a focus. er relevant sea areas in the Arctic ing the prior number for FY 22 mittee last month in written testi- hands and fingers, improving In March, the service announced Ocean,” and has “rights to re- adds fuel to the idea that the big mony. hand dexterity in the cold,” the a new strategy for the High North, source exploration and exploita- changes for the program will Upgrading the F-35’s hardware Army said. dubbed “Regaining Arctic Dom- tion.” come in ‘23,” he said. and software systems “through The work is part of a broader inance.”

At an estimated cost of $398 bil- the Block 4 modernization effort push by the service to update 2005 The plan calls for specially [email protected] lion, the F-35 is America’s biggest is critical for ensuring our war- health guidelines on how soldiers trained Arctic combat brigades Twitter: @john_vandiver weapons program, a critical part fighters remain equipped with the of U.S. and allied efforts to up- best tools available,” Cummings grade their armed forces. Yet wrote. “The department has pri- while the $715 billion defense oritized modernization to keep Germany: Fully vaccinated travelers budget number is public, the Pen- these capabilities on track, work- tagon hasn’t yet detailed how that ing to provide a stable, realistic will be spent and there is no for- funding baseline.” from US will not need to quarantine mal release date yet from the Of- “Accelerating or increasing fice of Management and Budget. procurement quantities” of earli- BY KARIN ZEITVOGEL The rules apply to anyone who tries are required to quarantine The Defense Department “will er F-35 variants “is counterpro- Stars and Stripes has spent 10 days immediately for five days, and those traveling respond to questions on the spe- ductive and wastes scarce re- KAISERSLAUTERN, Germa- preceding travel in the U.S. or any to Germany from 10 countries cifics of the budget request after it sources as such planes will need ny — People traveling to Germany other risk area. where coronavirus variants are is submitted,” Laura Seal, a spo- to be pulled from the flight line from the U.S. do not need to quar- The U.S. was lowered from a known to be circulating must keswoman for the department’s and retrofitted when Block 4 ca- antine if they are fully vaccinated “high incidence” to “risk” area by quarantine for 14 days, with no F-35 joint program office, said in pabilities deliver,” she added. against coronavirus, can show RKI in early March, as vaccina- possibility of testing out. an email. The “JPO doesn’t have Among the Block 4 areas that they have recovered from CO- tion campaigns picked up across Brazil, India and eight countries anything to provide in advance.” need additional funding — U.S. VID-19 or produce a negative test the country. The risk categoriza- in southern Africa are on RKI’s The number of F-35s sought by taxpayers and allied partners are result, the health ministry in Ber- tion is the lowest health threat lev- list of countries where variants the administration, as well as absorbing a $444 million overrun lin said Thursday. el in RKI’s ranking system. are known to be circulating. spending on upgrades to the na- caused by Lockheed Martin sub- “Proof of vaccination or of re- As of Tuesday, 46% of Ameri- France, a popular travel destina- tion’s nuclear arsenal, the Navy contractor issues on a key hard- covery from COVID-19 can re- cans had received at least one tion for many U.S. service mem- shipbuilding budget and ques- ware upgrade called TR3 that’s place a negative test certificate dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the bers and their families in the Kai- tions over whether the Army will the first step to increasing the and exempt you from quarantine fourth highest vaccination rate in serslautern area, is a high inci- absorb major cuts to its modern- power and memory of the jet. on entry,” if arriving from a coun- the world after Israel, the United dence country. So are Bahrain, the ization plans will be the most Jessica Maxwell, a Pentagon try designated a risk area for the Kingdom and Bahrain, according Netherlands and Turkey, all of scrutinized issues in President spokeswoman, said in a statement virus by Germany’s infectious dis- to data compiled by Oxford Uni- which house U.S. military installa- Joe Biden’s first defense budget. that “the budget must balance eases agency, the Robert Koch In- versity’s Our World in Data team. tions. Of the 85 jets, 48 will be requested many factors to ensure our mili- stitute, the German Health Minis- Several countries with a U.S. The Czech Republic, which bor- by the Air Force, sticking to last tary can meet national defense try said on its website. military presence, including Af- ders the German state of Bavaria, year’s plan, according to the bud- objectives now and in the future.” A negative antigen or PCR test ghanistan, Belgium, Djibouti, Po- where some 38,000 U.S. troops, get data. The department “remains com- is still required by airlines before land and Romania are also consid- contractors and their families live, The so-called Block 4 upgrade mitted to using taxpayer dollars traveling, the health ministry said. ered risk areas by RKI and are was lowered from high incidence program on the F-35 has largely responsibly and acquiring F-35s Antigen tests must be no more covered by the same, eased entry to risk area in early May. escaped public scrutiny while the as affordably as possible while al- than 48 hours old and PCR tests no rules. jet continues to grapple with other so meeting current Warfighter more than 72 hours old on arrival But passengers arriving in Ger- [email protected] issues. Those include a major de- needs,” Maxwell said. in Germany. many from high incidence coun- Twitter: @stripeszeit Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Paralympic hopefuls in Japan face restrictions

BY SETH ROBSON team’s flag at the Beijing games in Stars and Stripes 2008. TOKYO — Athletes in Japan for “It showed me how much ability pre-Olympic and Paralympic there is in my disability,” she said. competition spend most of their Experience in Iraq is something time in hotel rooms and train only a Stockwell draws on during races. few hours each day, according to a “When I’m on a racecourse and disabled Iraq War veteran prepar- I’m trying to push myself a little ing to race in Yokohama on Satur- harder, I think that I’m one of the day. lucky ones and I think about those The limits on the athletes’ move- who made the ultimate sacrifice,” ments are part of the Japanese she said. “It gives me that extra government’s effort to stem the push to get to the finish line.” coronavirus’ spread ahead of the A mother of two who fuels up for coming summer games. Tokyo is competition with oatmeal, bread, experiencing a wave of new infec- and peanut butter, Stockwell has a tions that started in early April. team of supporters who had hoped Yamashita Park, just south of to be with her in Japan. Instead, the Japanese capital, is hosting they will watch on television. Sat- World Triathlon Championship urday’s race will be shown live by Series and World Triathlon Para Japanese broadcaster NHK from Series races in the leadup to the 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. games in July. Stockwell traveled with U.S. ser- One of those who will compete is vice members on her flight to Ja- former Army lieutenant and 2016 pan and hopes members of the mil- Paralympic paratriathlon bronze itary community will be rooting for medalist Melissa Stockwell. her. The 41-year-old Colorado native TRAVIS MENDOZA/U.S. Navy Race organizers have barred deployed to Iraq in March 2004 Former Army soldier Melissa Stockwell speaks to injured service members at San Diego’s Balboa Naval spectators from Yamashita Park with the 1st Cavalry Division out of Medical Center in 2010. Stockwell is in Japan for the World Triathlon Para Series race. during the event and have asked Fort Hood, Texas, and lost a leg people not to gather and cheer about a month later to a roadside said. “We are all happy to be here half-mile swim, 13-mile cycle and Stockwell was taken to the 31st along the course route, which runs bomb in Baghdad. She was the first and be racing and this kind of 3.1-mile run during the Yokohama Combat Support Hospital in Bagh- through surrounding neighbor- female American soldier to lose a comes with it.” race, which is a qualifying event dad’s Green Zone for initial sur- hoods. limb in the Iraq War. Stockwell said she expects ath- for the Paralympics, she said. gery before a flight out of Balad Air Competitors will next head to Since arriving in Japan on Tues- letes’ restrictions will be the same Ranked in the top six triathletes Base to Landstuhl Regional Medi- England for another paratriathlon day, Stockwell, who was medically during the Olympics, which run worldwide in her class, Stockwell cal Center, Germany, and another before the final qualifying event in retired from the Army in 2005, and July 23-Aug. 8, and the Paralym- said she was physically fit before back to the States, she said. Wisconsin June 27 other athletes have been stuck in pics, slated for Aug. 24.-Sept. 5. her injury but not a competitive “Losing a leg, you’re not sure Athletes are grateful that the their hotel rooms in Yokohama’s Tokyo, Osaka and its neighbor- athlete. what life will be like,” she said. Olympics and Paralympics are go- Chinatown and only allowed to ing prefectures of Hyogo and Kyo- The attack that cost her a leg “You’re not sure about independ- ing ahead despite the pandemic, leave at set times for training in a to are under a state of emergency happened on a routine convoy. ence and whether you can be an Stockwell said. pool or on stationary bikes and until May 31 in which some busi- There was a big explosion and a lot athlete again.” “All of us racing want to be back treadmills. Food is left at the ath- ness hours are curtailed, alcohol of blood. Sports were a big part of her re- here later this year,” she said. letes’ doors, she said during a sales are reduced, and employees “My leg had been severed, but I covery, Stockwell said. She was phone interview Thursday. are encouraged to work from didn’t know it,” she said. “There the first Iraq veteran to compete in Stars and Stripes reporter Hana Kusumoto contributed to this report. “It’s not optimal, but everyone home. wasn’t a lot of intense pain until the the Paralympics. She swam frees- [email protected] who is here has to deal with it,” she The triathletes will complete a medic put a tourniquet on.” tyle and butterfly and carried the Twitter: @SethRobson1 CDC discovers three variants ‘of concern’ from Guam samples Stars and Stripes Health and Social Services on put more strain on health care re- fornia variant first appeared in a minors ages 12 to 17, effective im- Three COVID-19 variants “of Wednesday. sources, lead to more hospitaliza- batch received March 19, while mediately. On Monday, the Food concern” have been identified Of those, four were identified as tions, and potentially more the U.K variant showed up in a set and Drug Administration ap- among a handful of coronavirus the United Kingdom variant, one deaths.” received May 3. proved the two-shot Pfizer vac- samples collected on Guam this was the California variant and one So far, the CDC said, studies “It has been verified that none cine for that age group. A CDC ad- spring, according to the U.S. terri- was the South African variant. suggest that all authorized vac- of the patients who tested positive visory panel has since endorsed tory’s Joint Information Center. “These variants seem to spread cines are effective against these with the variants were fully im- the FDA decision. Seven samples taken in March more easily and quickly than oth- variants; however, more studies munized with the COVID-19 vac- The island has recorded 8,063 and April underwent genome se- er variants, which may lead to are underway. cine,” the information center said COVID-19 cases and 139 deaths quencing by the Centers for Dis- more cases of COVID-19,” the cor- To date, Guam has submitted 86 Wednesday. during the pandemic. ease Control and Prevention, onavirus respiratory disease, the COVID-19 samples to the CDC for Guam announced on Thursday which returned the results to CDC said on its website. “An in- genome sequencing, according to that it is expanding eligibility for [email protected] Guam’s Department of Public crease in the number of cases will the information center. The Cali- the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Twitter: @StarsAndStripes PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK US deaths fall to lowest level in 10 months

Associated Press more than a quarter-million in early rus deaths.” Indiana reported one at the rate that it could, and that has ty are cautiously optimistic, con- COVID-19 deaths in the United January. COVID-19 fatality Tuesday. Kan- been achieved," he said. “We have in cerned about the many people who States have tumbled to an average of The last time U.S. deaths from the sas, which peaked at 63 reported effect tamed the virus.” have decided against getting vacci- around 600 per day — the lowest lev- pandemic were this low was in early deaths on Dec. 22, has been in the About 45% of the nation's adults nated or have grown lax in guarding el in 10 months — with the number of July of last year. The number of peo- single digits since February and are fully vaccinated, and nearly 59% against infections. The county has lives lost dropping to single digits in ple with COVID-19 who died topped seen multiple days with just one vi- have received at least one dose, ac- recorded just three confirmed cases well over half the states and, on out in mid-January at an average of rus-related death. cording to the Centers for Disease in the last two weeks, according to some days, hitting zero. more than 3,400 a day, just a month Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious Control and Prevention. This week, Johns Hopkins data. Confirmed infections have fallen into the biggest vaccination drive in disease specialist at Johns Hopkins Pfizer's vaccine won authorization “What I’m afraid of is people be- to about 38,000 per day on average, the nation's history. University, said that vaccinations for use in 12- to 15-year-olds, a move lieving this whole thing is over and their lowest mark since mid-Sep- The Boston Herald put a huge ze- have played a crucial role even as that could make it easier to reopen you don’t have to worry about it any tember. While that is still cause for ro on its front page Wednesday un- the nation struggles to reach herd the nation's schools. more,” Dean said. “I think compla- concern, reported cases have plum- der the headline “First time in near- immunity. “The primary objective Physicians like Dr. Tom Dean in cency is our biggest threat right meted 85% from a daily peak of ly a year state has no new coronavi- is to deny this virus the ability to kill South Dakota’s rural Jerauld Coun- now.” US military relaxes restrictions for those vaccinated in Japan BY JOSEPH DITZLER to take a vaccine,” he said. “I am ve- Stars and Stripes ry mindful that you have a personal TOKYO — U.S. military bases in choice to get the vaccine.” Japan are starting to adjust their Friedel also said an “effort be- coronavirus restrictions to give hind the scenes” could bring the their vaccinated population leeway Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the to travel and take part in activities base in the next month. The two- that were off-limits during the pan- shot vaccine is approved by the demic. Food and Drug Administration for None of the U.S. commands in emergency use for children ages 12 Japan reported new cases of CO- to 17, though Friedel said it may be VID-19, the coronavirus respirato- limited at Misawa in the near term ry disease, by 6 p.m. Thursday. In to recipients ages 16 to 18. South Korea, the U.S. military an- On Thursday, Marine Corps Air nounced Thursday that another 10 Station Iwakuni amended its travel service members tested positive af- restrictions to allow inoculated in- ter arriving from the United States dividuals to travel through 13 pre- since late April. fectures labeled the “Red Zone” AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes In northeastern Japan, Misawa without having to quarantine after Petty Officer 1st Class Antonio Ledesma receives the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at Naval Air Facility Air Base commander Col. Jesse returning to the air station. Inocu- Atsugi, Japan, on May 7. Friedel designated 19 prefectures lated people may also “participate where vaccinated people may trav- in all off-base activities except bars, tancing and the basic list of off-lim- base posted May 7 on Facebook. Monday and Wednesday via the el but unvaccinated individuals nightclubs, and adult-only estab- its businesses like karaoke clubs, The now-familiar measures ap- Patriot Express. may not, according to a base Face- lishments,” according to a base Pachinko parlors, onsens, bars, ply to all: social distancing, masks Another five service members book post Wednesday. Another 11 Facebook post. nightclubs, and adult-only estab- and frequent handwashing. tested positive after arriving at In- are off-limits to everyone at Mis- However, inoculated service lishments. The U.S. Army on Okinawa pub- cheon International Airport via awa and the remainder are open for members and Defense Depart- At Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, lished a similar list May 7 on Face- commercial flights on May 5, 7 and travel to anyone. ment civilian employees at the air vaccinated personnel are permit- book. It puts 12 categories off-limits 8, according to USFK. Talking Thursday on American station south of Hiroshima must ted inside movie theaters again and to unvaccinated people, mostly in- Eight tested positive on their first Forces Network Radio, Friedel said have approval from a lieutenant six other categories of indoor activ- door activities that include orga- mandatory test prior to entering the decision springs from an evi- colonel in command or a designat- ities that are denied the non-vacci- nized sports, group physical train- quarantine, and two were positive dence-based risk assessment. The ed authority to travel to the Red nated. ing, martial arts and festivals with on the test required to exit quaran- risk of acquiring and spreading the Zone. Vaccinated individuals may dine large crowds. tine, according to USFK. All 10 coronavirus is lower for vaccinated Anyone not vaccinated is barred indoors; visit tourist attractions, In South Korea, U.S. Forces Ko- were quarantined at either Osan or people, he said. from the Red Zone, according to the festivals and concerts; swim at in- rea said five service members test- Camp Humphreys. “This is not something you base, and is prohibited from attend- door pools or go bowling; and other ed positive for COVID-19 after ar- should consider as a punishment at ing mass gatherings, large groups, activities, according to updated riving at Osan Air Base from the [email protected] all, or an incentive to try and get you activities that prevent social dis- health protection measures the United States on April 26, May 5, Twitter: @JosephDitzler US sees unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low

Associated Press from a revised 507,000 a week grown more confident and, on able to staff up as quickly as they ed the actual volume of job cuts. WASHINGTON — The num- earlier. The number of weekly average, are flush with cash af- would like. In April, employers added ber of Americans seeking unem- jobless claims — a rough mea- ter limiting their spending dur- Economists monitor weekly 266,000 jobs, far fewer than ex- ployment benefits fell last week sure of the pace of layoffs — has ing the pandemic. Stimulus jobless claims for early signs of pected and a sign that some busi- to 473,000, a new pandemic low fallen significantly from a peak checks have also bolstered many where the job market is headed. nesses struggled to find enough and the latest evidence that few- of 900,000 in January. Instead of bank accounts. Since the pandemic, though, workers. The surprisingly low er employers are cutting jobs as cutting jobs, many employers Now, more Americans are these numbers have become a gain raised concerns that busi- consumers ramp up spending are struggling to attract enough venturing out to shop, travel, less reliable barometer than nesses may find it hard to hire and more businesses reopen. applicants for open positions. dine out and congregate at en- they normally are. States have quickly as the economy keeps Thursday’s report from the With hiring up, vaccinations tertainment venues. The reo- struggled to clear backlogs of improving and that regaining Labor Department showed that increasing and the economy ac- pening has proceeded so fast unemployment applications. pre-pandemic employment lev- applications declined 34,000 celerating, consumers have that many businesses aren’t yet And suspected fraud has cloud- els could take longer than hoped. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION US agents see more singles crossing border

BY ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON attention, single adults represent Associated Press a growing number of border en- LA JOYA, Texas — Parents counters, nearly two of every emerge from the brush into a three in April. They are less likely baseball field, carrying exhausted to surrender to authorities than children. Border Patrol agents families and children, making dictate orders: Families with them less visible. GREGORY BULL/AP young children in one line and un- The Border Patrol’s 173,460 to- Migrants arrive at an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.­Mexico border on accompanied children in another. tal encounters in April were up 3% Wednesday, in La Joya, Texas. The smallest of three lines is for from March, marking the highest single adults. level since April 2000. The num- ended in expulsions under pan- massive attention on families and said. The scene Tuesday night in La bers, released Tuesday, are not di- demic-related authority that be- unaccompanied children con- While agents try to count how Joya, a town of about 4,000 people, rectly comparable because most gan under former President Do- sumes agents’ time and has creat- many people elude capture, Fish- plays out nightly in Texas’ Rio of those stopped were quickly ex- nald Trump and continued under ed an opening for single adults and er thinks it would be “a guess at Grande Valley, presenting Joe Bi- pelled from the country under fed- Biden. drug smugglers to elude author- best” in the Rio Grande Valley, the den with one of the most serious eral pandemic-related powers Biden, however, exempts unac- ities. busiest corridor for illegal cross- challenges of his young presiden- that deny rights to seek asylum. companied children from expul- Michael Fisher, the Border Pa- ings. Its often thick brush has tra- cy — high numbers of migrants Being expelled carries no legal sion, allowing them to stay in the trol chief from 2010 to 2015, said ditionally not had many sensors, crossing the U.S.-Mexico border consequences, so many people try U.S. while pursuing asylum some agency leaders have told and many families and children to seek asylum. April was the sec- to cross multiple times. claims. Families with young chil- him that agents are spending 40% cross in large groups. The Border ond-busiest month on record for Single adults — more than half dren are also often released in the less time patrolling and more on Patrol’s most trusted method of unaccompanied children encoun- of them from Mexico — drove the U.S. while their cases wind “processing, doing meals” and du- counting how many people get tered at the border, following increased activity. The Border Pa- through the bottlenecked immi- ties related to the increased num- away relies on observing tiny hu- March’s all-time high. trol had 108,301 such encounters gration courts. bers of children. man traces: dusty footprints, torn But while asylum-seeking fam- in April, up 12% from March. Some current and former bor- “The line is very thin right now, cobwebs, broken twigs, overturn- ilies and children dominate public Nearly nine of 10 adult encounters der enforcement officials say and the cartels exploit that,” he ed pebbles. Line of challengers 7 charged after mummy await Cheney after of spiritual leader found Associated Press shrine” and “have what appears to DENVER — Prosecutors have be glitter type makeup on around House GOP ouster charged seven people after the the eyes,” according to the affida- mummified body of the leader of a vits. Investigators searched an Associated Press from a retired Army colonel to a spiritual group called Love Has SUV on the property and said the CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For pro- rural kombucha brewer, is on the Won was found decorated with backseat was laid down in a posi- Trump Republicans, removing minds of Cheney allies and oppo- Christmas lights and glitter in tion “consistent with someone Rep. Liz Cheney from House GOP nents alike. what appeared to be a shrine in a transporting the mummified re- leadership was relatively easy. “There’s going to be an awful lot southern Colorado home. mains.” Booting her from office will be an- of them. It’s probably going to split Amy Carlson, 45, who was Two children — a 13-year-old other matter. the vote,” observed Mark Falk, a known as “Mother God” by her girl and a 2-year-old boy — were The rush to punish Cheney for Cheyenne resident planning to followers, was found dead in a in the home at the time, which pre- her criticism of former President vote against Cheney. home in the tiny, rural town of sumably led to the child abuse Donald Trump and his loyalists is Trump has promised to endorse Moffat on April 28, according to charges. The follower who report- drawing a cast of Wyoming pri- a Cheney challenger, but the win- arrest affidavits. Each of the de- ed the body also told investigators mary challengers so big it could dow of opportunity for Cheney’s Rep. Liz Cheney, R­Wyo. fendants is facing charges related that he was prevented from leav- ultimately help her win again next opponents to do much else to nar- to tampering with or abusing a ing the home with his son, prompt- year. Another boost for Cheney is row the field may have closed. A She’s since knocked off little- corpse as well as child abuse. ing a false imprisonment charge a pile of campaign money and a bill, backed by Trump’s son Do- known Republican and Demo- They appeared in court virtual- against one of the defendants. family legacy that has helped her nald Trump Jr. to institute pri- cratic opponents alike with ease, ly Wednesday to be advised of the According to the affidavits, the before. mary runoffs, failed in the Wyom- all while building up a formidable charges, which were filed May 6. sheriff’s office has received Still, there’s no doubt that her ing Legislature in March amid fundraising operation. From Ja- A coroner’s office has not said how “many complaints” from families campaign to call out Trump’s lies concerns about costs and making nuary through March, she or when Carlson died. across the country saying Love about fraud in the 2020 election is big changes to the election system brought in $1.5 million — her best One of Carlson’s followers, who Has Won is brainwashing people firing up opposition — in the proc- on short notice. quarter yet. has not been charged, told investi- and stealing their money. ess revitalizing old complaints Cheney, meanwhile, has proved Her national profile as a daugh- gators that he took in the group be- Carlson’s followers believe she about a politician some see as she can rebound from ignominy to ter of former Vice President Dick cause they needed a place to stay, communicated with angels and more in touch with Washington in- prevail in a crowded field of Re- Cheney doesn’t hurt. And she and he found the body in a back that she was leading them to a siders than Wyomingites. publicans — it’s how she first got could even get a boost from her bedroom when he returned home great awakening, The Denver Over a year remains before elected. After ditching an ill-re- status as Democrats’ new favorite from a trip to Denver. He called Post has reported. The group, Wyoming’s deadline to file for the ceived run for Senate in 2014, she Republican. Wyoming allows vot- police and said he believed the which established itself in south- August 2022 Republican primary, came back to run for the House in ers to register at the polls, and its group had brought Carlson’s body ern Colorado in 2018, offers “spiri- but already at least six Republi- 2016, winning almost twice as Democrats often switch affiliation to his home from California. tual intuitive ascension sessions” cans plan to run against her. many votes as the runner-up in a to vote in a hotly contested Repub- “The mummified remains ap- and sells spiritual healing prod- The growing scrum, ranging nine-way primary. lican primary. peared to be set up in some type of ucts online. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 NATION Furious officials act fast on street racing Cities see surge in illegal activity amid pandemic

BY ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old moth- er of two, was driving home in sub- urban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her. Sanford was remembered by friends as kind and thoughtful, but now she will also be remembered THOMAS PEIPERT/AP for something else: a new state law A driver warms up before a race that requires jail time for all convic- at Bandimere Speedway west of tions for drag racing and stunt driv- Denver this month. The Colorado ing. State Patrol runs a program in Across America, illegal drag rac- hopes of luring racers away from ing has exploded in popularity since public areas to a safer and more controlled environment. the coronavirus pandemic began, with dangerous upticks reported from Georgia and New York to New ANNA SPOERRE, THE OREGONIAN/AP of volatile demonstrations, while Mexico and Oregon. Street racers gather on an August 2018 evening in a parking lot in Portland, Ore. Across America, police our staffing numbers have dwin- Street racers block roads and are confronting illegal drag racing, whose popularity has surged since the coronavirus lockdowns began. dled,” said acting Lt. Michael Ro- even interstates to keep police away Drivers have blocked off roads to race and to etch donut patterns on pavement with their souped­up cars. berts, who is tasked with addressing while they tear around and perform illegal street racing. “We often do stunts, often captured on videos that are fighting back with new laws. mously approved the measure, set- “Racing up and down our streets not have the bandwidth to address go viral. Packs of vehicles, from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed ting it up for a floor vote. is so deadly, especially while more the street racer calls.” souped-up jalopies to high-end the bill named for Sanford last week In Mississippi, Republican Gov. kids, seniors, pedestrians and cy- In Denver, police have deployed a sports cars, roar down city streets, after it passed the General Assemb- Tate Reeves signed into law in clists are out during this pandemic,” helicopter to track races, closed through industrial neighborhoods ly. Besides mandating at least 10 March a bill that allows state troop- said Albuquerque Mayor Tim Kell- lanes often used by racers and sent and down rural roads. days of jail time for all drag racing ers to respond to incidents in cities. er. officers to places where racers Experts say TV shows and movies convictions, the measure requires On New Year’s Eve, drivers blocked Street racing in an industrial meet. On April 3, a mother was glorifying street racing had already people convicted a third time within traffic on an interstate highway in neighborhood of Portland, Ore., killed when a street racer broadsid- fueled interest in recent years. five years to forfeit their vehicles. Jackson, the state capital, for an scares people who work there. A ed her car in downtown Denver. Then shutdowns associated with “This illegal activity is very dan- hour while they spun out and did do- motorcyclist was killed last month In one of the most notorious inci- the pandemic cleared normally gerous,” the Republican governor nuts, etching circles in the pave- in a crash that police said apparently dents, hundreds of street racers clogged highways. said at a bill-signing ceremony. ment. Even though the highway pa- involved racing. clogged a stretch of interstate in Those with a passion for fast cars “Our goal is simple: to protect every trol headquarters was nearby, Kathryn, an employee in the nearby Aurora on March 7 while often had time to modify them, and family in every community.” troopers couldn’t respond because neighborhood’s Portland French they raced and cruised. Police to show them off, said Tami Eggles- In New York City, authorities re- they were prohibited from handling Bakery, says the roadside and its 2- warned other motorists to stay away ton, a sports psychologist who par- ceived more than 1,000 drag racing incidents in cities with over 15,000 mile straightaway are littered with amid reports of guns being bran- ticipates in legal drag racing. complaints over six months last people. alcohol containers on Mondays af- dished and fireworks going off. “With COVID, when we were year — a nearly fivefold increase In Arizona, the state Senate has ter weekends of racing and stunts. The events have given more ur- separated from people, I think peo- over the same period in 2019. passed a bill to impose harsher pe- Spray-painted lines mark start and gency to a long-standing effort by ple sort of bonded in their interest “Illegal street racing puts lives at nalties. It now awaits a House vote. finish lines. Parking lots are scarred the Colorado State Patrol to lure groups,” said Eggleston, who is also risk and keeps us up at night,” said Under an ordinance approved in by circular tire tracks or completely street racers to a safer environment. the provost of McKendree Universi- New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman. March by the Phoenix City Council, eroded in places by spinning tires. The agency's “Take it to the Track” ty, a small college in suburban St. “While there’s been less traffic dur- police can impound a car involved in “A lot of the employees are afraid program features weekly contests Louis. “So that need to want to so- ing the pandemic, some drivers street racing or reckless driving for to go anywhere near them, honestly. at Bandimere Speedway, in the foot- cialize and be around other people have used this as an opportunity to up to 30 days. Meanwhile, the death There’s been a couple of shootings,” hills west of Denver. brought the racers out.” treat our streets like a NASCAR toll climbs. On May 2, a 28-year-old said Kathryn, who didn’t want her “You can bring out whatever you But people have been killed. The speedway.” woman was killed in Phoenix when last name used because she was have, be it a supercar or mom’s snarl of engines and traffic tie-ups The Democratic lawmaker has astreet racer crashed into her car. A worried about possible retaliation minivan, grandpa’s Buick,” Troop- have become huge annoyances. introduced legislation that would man was arrested on suspicion of from street racers. er Josh Lewis said at the racetrack Racers have been reported wielding authorize New York City to operate manslaughter. Portland police say they’re too last week. “And you can race a cop, guns and strewing beer cans in its speed cameras overnight and on Police in Albuquerque, N.M., overwhelmed to do much about it. and do so legally.” parking lots. weekends in hot spots for illegal handed out thousands of tickets for “The city of Portland has experi- Lewis then beat a Toyota SUV on Now, police in many cities are street racing. The Senate Transpor- speeding and racing since a crack- enced an enormous increase in our the quarter-mile track, reaching 88 stepping up enforcement, and states tation Committee recently unani- down began in October. shooting rate, a staggering amount mph in his Dodge Charger. Gas stations await relief from panic-buyers as pipeline restores service

The Washington Post somware hack — thought to be the the start-up period,” according to gas to $3.02 on Thursday, its high- tificial crunch, according to Pa- The nation’s largest fuel pipe- biggest known cyberattack on a company statement. est level since 2014 according to trick De Haan, head oil analyst at line may officially be back in ser- U.S. energy infrastructure — Despite warnings from govern- AAA. GasBuddy. The panic has driven vice, but much of the Southeast forced it offline last week. But the ment officials and experts, pan- Some signs of improvement up U.S. gas demand more than 11% was still waiting for relief Thurs- Alpharetta, Ga.-based company icked drivers have flocked to surfaced overnight in Atlanta; so far this week, De Haan tweeted. day after the panic buying that warned that it could be a few days pumps all over the Eastern U.S., Charlotte, N.C.; and Raleigh, N.C., On Wednesday, President Joe cleaned out more than half the gas before kinks in the supply chain draining more than 12,000 sta- which were among the hardest-hit Biden signed an executive order stations in Georgia, Virginia and are worked out. tions, including many that would metro areas. But as of Thursday aimed at shoring up the federal the Carolinas. “Some markets served by Colo- not otherwise have been affected morning more than 70% of sta- government’s digital defenses, to Colonial Pipeline announced nial Pipeline may experience, or by the pipeline hack. The height- tions in North Carolina remained guard against future attacks like Wednesday evening that it was continue to experience, intermit- ened demand also pushed the na- dry, and states as far as Delaware the one that tied up Colonial Pipe- restarting operations after a ran- tent service interruptions during tional average price for a gallon of and Kentucky were feeling the ar- line. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 WORLD Hamas, Israel fighting escalates even amid talks

Associated Press another and Israel carried out Egyptian intelligence officials maneuver.” He told Israeli public inside their homes or the nearest GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Ha- waves of bone-rattling airstrikes. said. They spoke on condition of television station Kan that tanks, mosques instead of out in the mas sent a heavy barrage of rock- Since the rockets began Monday, anonymity because they were not armored personnel carriers and open, as is traditional. ets deep into Israel on Thursday, Israel has toppled three high-rise authorized to talk to the press. artillery were being readied “for Hassan Abu Shaaban tried to and Israel pounded Gaza with buildings that it said housed Ha- Still, both Israel and Hamas this option for mobilization at any lighten the mood by passing out more airstrikes. The relentless es- mas facilities after warning civil- seemed determined to press given moment.” candy to passers-by after prayers, calation of hostilities came even as ians to evacuate. ahead. But the level of forces was not but acknowledged “there is no at- Egyptian negotiators held in-per- Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Even as word came of the believed to be strong enough yet mosphere for Eid at all.” son talks with the two sides, inten- death toll has climbed to 87 Pales- mediators’ presence, Gaza mili- for a possible ground invasion. In Gaza’s southern town of sifying efforts at mediation. tinians, including 18 children and tants fired a volley of some 100 Israeli Prime Minister Benja- Khan Younis, dozens of mourners Previous fighting between Is- eight women, with 530 people rockets nearly simultaneously, min Netanyahu visited batteries of marched through the streets car- rael and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, in- wounded. Islamic Jihad con- raising air raid sirens around the Iron Dome missile defense rying the bodies of an 11-year-old cluding a devastating 2014 war, firmed the deaths of seven mili- southern and central Israel. system, which the military says and a 13-year-old killed when an was largely confined to the impov- tants, while Hamas has acknowl- There were no immediate re- has intercepted 90% of the 1,200 Israeli airstrike hit near their erished and blockaded Palesti- edged 13 of its militants killed, in- ports of damage or casualties — rockets that have reached Israel home Wednesday. nian territory and Israeli commu- cluding a senior commander. Is- but the barrage appeared aimed at from Gaza so far. In Israel, rocket fire brought life nities on the frontier. But this rael says the number of militants demonstrating that Hamas’ arse- “It will take more time, but ... we to a standstill in southern commu- round seems to be rippling farther dead is much higher. nal was still full even after three will achieve our goal — to restore nities near Gaza, but also reached and wider than at any time since Seven people have been killed nights of airstrikes and the killing peace to the State of Israel,” he as far north as the Tel Aviv area, the 2000 Palestinian intifada, or in Israel. Among them were a sol- of several Hamas leaders in- said. about 45 miles away, for a second uprising. dier killed by an anti-tank missile volved in the rocket program The previous evening, Israeli straight day. While some rocket attacks have and a 6-year-old child hit in a rock- Wednesday. TV reported that Netanyahu’s Se- Israel diverted some incoming reached the Tel Aviv area, Arab et attack. “The decision to bomb Tel Aviv, curity Cabinet authorized a wid- flights from Ben Gurion Interna- and Jewish mobs have rampaged Many world leaders have con- Dimona and Jerusalem is easier ening of the offensive that the mil- tional Airport, near the city, to the through the streets, savagely beat- demned the violence and urged for us than drinking water,” a itary said has already hit 600 tar- Ramon airfield in the country’s far ing people and torching cars. restraint, and a visit by Egyptian spokesman for Hamas’ military gets in Gaza. south, the Transportation Minis- Flights have been canceled or di- security officials was a significant wing declared in a video message. In Gaza, a pall was cast over Eid try said. Several flights have also verted away from the country’s development in international ef- Dimona is the site of Israel’s nu- al-Fitr, the holiday at the end of been canceled. main airport. forts to bring about a cease-fire; clear reactor. Ramadan’s month of daily fasting. Hamas said it fired its most Weary Palestinians, mean- such efforts have been key to end- In another sign fighting could It is usually a festive time when powerful rocket, the Ayyash, to- while, somberly marked the end ing past rounds of fighting. The of- escalate further, the Israeli mili- families shop for new clothes and ward Ramon, 110 miles from Ga- of the Muslim holy month of Ra- ficials met first with Hamas lead- tary’s chief spokesman, Brig. Gen. gather for large feasts. za. The rocket landed in a desert madan on Thursday as militants ers in Gaza before holding talks Hidai Zilberman, said forces were Instead, Hamas urged the faith- area, and no air raid sirens sound- fired one barrage of rockets after with the Israelis in Tel Aviv, two “preparing the option of a ground ful to mark communal Eid prayers ed, Israeli media reported. PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WEEKEND

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GADGETS Mini projector for Star Wars fans BY GREGG ELLMAN Tribune News Service If you’re a Star Wars fan — and I know there are a lot of you out there — Anker launched the Nebula Capsule II Star Wars R2-D2 Limited Edition Smart Mini Projector in time for this year’s May 4 Star Wars “holiday.” The space-inspired pocket-sized projector came about when Nebula joined forces with Star Wars. Based on the popular films, Anker refers to the An- droid TV cinema as a pocket-sized movie droid for Star Wars fans featuring the look of R2-D2. The portable movie theater is built just like it’s named, a capsule, mea- Twitter has launched a tip­jar feature suring 8.86-by-4.61-by-4.41 inches, weighing 26.1 ounces. to let people send money to creators It’s perfect for bringing any of the ever-popular movies online. Users can add links to digital to life on a screen in your own home, and with ease. pay accounts to their Twitter profile, With my personal outdoor movie environment in place so fans can show their appreciation. for a 6-foot screen, the Nebula Capsule II Star Wars R2-

BILL O’LEARY/The Washington Post D2 was perfect for an early-evening movie night. With the advanced DLP chipset, it projects up to a 100- inch diagonal 720p image, ideal for any backyard envi- A penny for your tweets ronment. Android TV 9.0 is the built- Twitter now has a tip jar that lets you collect money for posts in operating system, mean- BY RACHEL LERMAN ask for help. Online crowdfunding for “A lot of work goes into my feed so ing there’s no The Washington Post basic expenses has surged during the if you want to support my work or just end to what can Ah, Twitter, the place where you pandemic. say thank you, you can now click on be projected can slam out 280-character rants and And it’s a time when creators have the icon circled in red to tip me,” he with more than raves for thousands of readers. And a certain degree of choice in what tweeted. 5,000 apps, now get paid for them. social media platform they decide to The rollout has not been without including You- Twitter has released a “tip jar” use, and when upstarts such as audio- hiccups. Cybersecurity expert Rachel Tube, Hulu and feature to allow users to add links to chat app Clubhouse and subscription Tobac pointed out online that if a user Twitch. There’s their Venmo, Cash App or other dig- newsletter site Substack are courting chooses to tip through PayPal, the also a compan- ital payment accounts to their bio, so creative users. recipient will get the sender’s ad- ion Nebula app their Twitter fans can send a few There are entire career fields dress. Twitter’s product lead, Kayvon available for bucks when a tweet really hits the based on the strategy of tweeting and Beykpour, responded quickly that the Android and iOS nail on the head. social media communications, says address reveal was on PayPal’s side, smartphones. Maybe it’s the daily news analysis Brooke Erin Duffy, an associate pro- but that Twitter “will add a warning Connections to you provide to followers. Maybe it’s fessor at Cornell University who for people giving tips via Paypal so display almost the makeup tips you take time to craft studies the intersection of media, that they are aware of this.” every video and tweet out. Maybe it’s a call for culture and technology. And some PayPal spokesperson Justin Higgs format include help when you’ve fallen on hard times jobs that rely in part on Twitter, in- said that PayPal has two options USB-C (cable or want to support a charity. cluding jobs in media and creative when people send money: a “goods included) Anker Followers can now click on the icon fields, have long been considered and services” option, which includes HDMI, USB, Nebula Capsule II Star Wars R2­D2 and see links to whatever payment precarious. an address for shipping, and a aux-out, Wi- Limited Edition Smart Mini Projector services the account holder added “In recent years and especially “friends and family” option. Users Fi, Bluetooth and go directly to those sites to finish against the backdrop of the pandem- can choose “friends and family” to 4.2 and built-in Chromecast. Just plug in your devices tipping. ic, the precarity has intensified,” she avoid sending their addresses, though and get the popcorn ready. Tipping creators online has gained said. “For those individuals that use it the goods and services choice has Some key R2-D2 projector display features include significant steam in the past few tangentially or essentially to work, it’s increased buyer and seller protec- DLP technology, producing a native resolution of 1280- years, as people rely on streams on a form of labor. There’s time, energy, tions. by-720 with a brightness of 200ANSI lumens. The RGB Twitch, YouTube, TikTok and other insight, thoughtfulness put into it.” Duffy also cautioned that the social LED lamp life lasts for 30,000 hours. The device is pow- sites as a primary form of communi- Tip jars started popping up on media economy is lopsided and can ered by a 9,700 mAh/3.7 Lithium Polymer battery, good cation. Some sites, such as Twitch, accounts shortly after Twitter an- reflect existing social inequalities, for 2.5 hours of video playtime or 20 hours of playing have tipping features built in, while nounced the feature May 6. Skin-care which could play out in who gets music. A power delivery charger is included for contin- others rely on creators to “drop their influencer Hajar Mohammad turned tipped and who doesn’t. uous play. Cash Apps” in their bios. It has be- on her tip jar account and joked: “If For now, only select users can turn The focus adjustment has a 1-second autofocus with an come common to see people add their you ever thought I looked beautiful u on the tip-jar icon, which appears auto keystone correction. You’ll hear a clear and power- Venmo handles or their Ko-fi ac- have to tip me. I’m sorry I don’t make next to the “follow” button on mobile ful sound from the internal built-in 8W speaker, which counts to their social media profiles, the rules.” apps. Twitter turned on the feature produces pulse-pounding clarity for movies or when it’s so fans can thank them with cash. “As a skin care creator, a lot of my for some creators, journalists, experts used as a freestanding portable and wireless speaker. But officially supporting tipping is followers have expressed interest in and nonprofits, the company said last Controlling the speaker is easy via app, the included one more way for social media sites to tipping me for my skin care advice week. remote control, or physical buttons for power, volume attract entertaining and informative and tips,” Mohammad said in an Then again, some are suggesting and selections. Once you get it playing, there’s very little creators and to keep them coming email. “Though I don’t expect them that the tip jar could be used in the you must do. back. And Twitter, which is essential- to, I think this allows for an easy do- opposite way it is intended: to tip After Anker made the Star Wars R2-D2 mini projector ly providing an easy-to-find link box nation for the knowledge I share!” people not to share their thoughts. public, I emailed a few friends who are Star Wars fanat- for tips, isn’t taking a cut of any mon- Freelance journalist Yashar Ali, Several people tweeted a sign that ics. Rather than take the time to reply, they immediately ey dropped into the virtual jar. known for sharing news analysis on reads: “Buy my silence. Permanently. called for more information and availability. With this People are also getting more com- Twitter, also activated his tip jar May $8,000 per month. For $8,000 a reaction, I’m sure it will be a big hit. fortable turning to strangers online to 6. month, I will stop.” Online: anker.com; $699.99 Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 WEEKEND: MOVIES Experience is the best teacher Oyelowo fulfills directing passion in ‘Water Man’

BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. Associated Press hile starring in films like “Selma” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” actor David WOyelowo discovered a new passion: directing. Oyelowo was inspired to step behind the camera after learning nuances of the craft from respected directors like Ava Du- Vernay and Will Gluck. His desire to act and direct in the same movie grew even more after seeing successful efforts from his friends Nate Parker in “The Birth of a Nation” and Joel Edgerton in “The Gift,” as well as Mel Gibson, who won an Oscar for best director for “Braveheart.” For years, Oyelowo picked their brains to feel confident enough to make a leap of his own. The actor’s directorial debut, “The Water Man,” arrived in theaters May 7. The film was produced by Harpo Films with Oprah Winfrey serving as executive RLJE FILMS/AP producer. Actor­director David Oyelowo, left, speaks with actors Amiah Miller and Lonnie Chavis, right, on the set of “The Water Man.” Oyelowo said he learned about having a grasp on the movie’s theme from Du- Vernay. He credits Gluck with teaching said she learned that her father was diag- him the importance of a director capturing “I’ve sort of had my own film school nosed with pancreatic cancer shortly after all of the elements in a film: wardrobe, through working with several she landed the role of Mary, who is bat- photography, editing — as well as each tling leukemia in the film. actor’s performance. great directors. (Directing) came “I had to self motivate a strength that “I’ve sort of had my own film school just wasn’t there,” said Dawson. As her through working with several great direc- as a byproduct of my acting father was starting chemotherapy treat- tors,” said Oyelowo, who stars in the film ments, she sent him a photo of her balding with Rosario Dawson. “(Directing) came career. I wanted to direct character in solidarity. as a byproduct of my acting career. I Dawson said Oyelowo — whose late wanted to direct because I’ve been around because I’ve been around some father battled cancer — helped her along some of the best people in the world.” the way. She said Oyelowo made things “The Water Man” tells a story about a of the best people in the world.” easier for herself and the crew, calling hopeful boy named Gunner who is looking David Oyelowo him a consummate actor and storyteller. to save his severely ill mother, played by “He was clear about his vision and Dawson. The boy and his friend venture tone,” she said. “We didn’t have a into a remote forest to search for a myth- whole lot of time in the world, but ical figure, who Gunner believes carries relationship between her son and hus- it still felt like we did. He really the secret to everlasting life. band.” allowed us to play and find our Oyelowo said he was drawn to the script Chavis said Oyelowo helped him moments, find our pauses and because the story reminded him of his pull into the emotional state of our bursts of energy. He’s such favorite fantasy films like the ’80s classics Gunner. an actor’s actor.” “The Goonies” and “Gremlins.” “There was a scene where I Oyelowo said he wants to “Those films have some heavier themes had to climb this big log, and I direct more projects, if he can where kids are still involved,” said Oyelo- was really afraid of heights juggle that with his busy acting wo, who plays Gunner’s father, Amos. at the time,” Chavis re- career. He likes mixing reality “This film has that sort of a young person membered. “So Mr. David and fantasy, but he’s also pas- in jeopardy theme, which I loved growing pulled me aside and he sionate about telling African up.” gave me a personal stories. Oyelowo said the film’s driving force is story about his life ... “I think there are just some Gunner, played by 13-year-old Lonnie something to tap into incredible stories that are not Chavis, who stars on the NBC hit drama my own life. He was sequels or remakes,” Oyelowo series “This Is Us.” doing all this for the said. “In some ways, they’ve “It’s the power of sacrificial love,” Oye- love and the passion slept on Africa as a producer of lowo said. “You have this kid who is pre- that he had for the great stories and great content. pared to risk everything to save his moth- film.” I really want to be a part of see- er. You have this father who is prepared to After reading the ing those kind of stories in a glob- save his son. You see a family who is im- script, Dawson said al presence.” perfect, but they have a love that I think is she related to Gunner’s pretty much perfect. They define sacri- character, who has to ficial love. She’s ill, but she doesn’t think face his parent’s mortal- TAYLOR JEWELL, INVISION//AP about herself. She’s thinking about the ity just like her. The actor PAGE 16 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: MOVIE REVIEWS A rare treat ‘The Water Man’ is a sensitive family film grounded in real life

BY ANN HORNADAY The Washington Post n “The Water Man,” an assured, richly appointed directorial debut by David Oyelowo, the filmmaker nods toward his aesthetic roots when his main char- Iacter briefly opens his “E.T.” lunchbox. That flash of retro pop culture feels right at home in this sensitive family drama, in which Lonnie Chavis plays Gunner Boone, a serious-minded only child who has just moved with his parents, Amos (Oyelowo) and Mary (Rosa- rio Dawson), to fictional Pine Mills, Ore. Gunner is happier sketching his graphic novel — about a detective investigating his own murder — than tossing the football Amos eagerly brings into his room, only to be re- buffed; the two have a strained relationship, especially compared with the intuitive closeness Gunner shares with his mom. But that relationship has its own challenges, many of which hover around its edges, as Mary fights a terminal illness while trying to keep its ravages and fatal implications a secret from her son. KAREN BALLARD, RLJE FILMS/ShivHans Pictures Such are the somber underpinnings of “The Water David Oyelowo and Rosario Dawson play Amos and Mary in Oyelow’s directorial debut, “The Water Man.” Man,” which centers on Gunner’s search for the title char- acter, a local legend said to possess powers of immortality. Still, the overarching tone of “The Water Man” is one of tacular natural vistas, “The Water Man” is that rare family With the help of a coolly self-possessed older girl named Jo impending grief, real-world anxieties that Oyelowo doesn’t film that isn’t a nonstop CGI stunt or lowest-denominator (Amiah Miller), Gunner sets forth on a frightening life-or- shy away from, and that he and his fellow castmates lean exercise in cheap laughs. Rather, it’s grounded in recog- death quest that will put the two in increasing danger as into with just a light enough touch to keep things from nizable, if admittedly unwelcome, realities of real life, even they plunge deeper into the mysterious forest bordering getting maudlin. (Supporting players include Maria Bello when it indulges in occasional flights of fancy (the pencil- their town. as the local sheriff and Alfred Molina as an eccentric fu- drawing animations that bring Gunner’s work to life are Based on a script by Emma Needell, “The Water Man” neral director.) Chavis, best known from his work on the particularly arresting). Oyelowo brings a thoughtful sensi- wears its inspirations proudly, from that Spielbergian television show “This Is Us,” brings admirable focus to his bility and thoroughgoing good taste to the kind of movie lunchbox to frequent references to Sherlock Holmes. Oye- role as a young man who’s both wiser than his years and Hollywood doesn’t produce anymore but shouldn’t be so lowo does a superb job of balancing the story’s most som- utterly unprepared for the most devastating losses of quick to discard. There are as many absorbing, affecting ber elements with preteen adventure and moments of adulthood; he and Miller have an easy and convincing family films to be made as there are families to enjoy them. mordant humor: In a quiet moment with Mary, Gunner chemistry as temperamental opposites who nonetheless “The Water Man” is rated PG for mature thematic elements, scary images, peril and asks if she knows where people go when they die. “That develop a bond borne of shared pain. some strong language. Running time: 92 minutes. Now playing in theaters and premi- one’s easy,” she replies. “Cheesecake Factory.” Filmed with an eye for rich production values and spec- um video-on-demand. ‘Here Today’ lacks the life it’s trying to celebrate

BY KATIE WALSH ing Zweibel’s nugget of story and she’s from, her hopes, her pain, Tribune News Service running with it. what makes her so cheerful in Billy Crystal is always a wel- The comedy show, featuring the first place or why she even come presence on screen. In his some ghastly (on purpose) wants to be friends with Charlie. last film, 2019’s “Standing Up, sketches, is the cleverest subplot, The same goes for every other Falling Down,” he played a quir- exploring the comedy generation character in Charlie’s orbit, and ky dermatologist helping a come- gap. But it’s not well-integrated that is the film’s fatal flaw. dian get out of a rut. In “Here into the main story of Emma and As a performer, Haddish nor- Today,” which Crystal wrote and Charlie’s friendship, and the film mally brings a jolt of chaotic directed (his first feature in 20 feels disjointed. Plus, Emma and energy to liven the proceedings. years), the tables are turned, as Charlie’s friendship is so out- But here, likely because the char- he stars as a comedy writer who landishly fantastical, one may acter is so underwritten, she learns to love life again thanks to pause to wonder if Emma is a feels tight, the fun forced. Em- an unlikely friendship. A takeoff real person, or some kind of ma’s function is merely to sup- on the Alan Zweibel short story apparition who only appears to port Charlie and loosen up stuffy “The Prize,” Crystal writes him- Charlie. white people, and the lack of self a honey of a role that he Emma is a dreaded combina- anything authentic for Haddish performs with his signature tion of stereotypical character to riff on is palpable. charm and wit. But he seems to SONY PICTURES/AP tropes. She’s a Manic Pixie It’s hard to pick apart a film have forgotten to write any of the Tiffany Haddish, left, and Billy Crystal form a friendly bond in “Here Dream Girl by way of the Mag- that is as well-intentioned as other roles with the same depth, Today,” the first film written and directed by Crystal in 20 years. ical Negro, her character serving “Here Today,” which earnestly which is a darn shame. only to cheer up Charlie and spur wants to celebrate life, and every Forgetting is the central con- family and co-workers at the up the totality of former “Sat- him to work on his memoir. All beautiful, tragic, poignant and ceit of “Here Today.” Charlie late-night sketch show where he urday Night Live” writer Zwei- we know about Emma’s life is surprising moment. But for a (Crystal) is a legendary comedy works. Unexpected salvation bel’s short story. From that that she sings in a band called film that seeks to be so humanist, writer grappling with his de- arrives in the form of a wacky strange encounter, Crystal extra- “Slippery When Wet,” and she there’s only one truly human mentia diagnosis. Though his subway singer, Emma (Tiffany polates the dementia, and the has an ex-boyfriend whom she’s character in it. As likable as he is, short-term memory is slipping, Haddish), who waltzes into his odd-couple friendship that blos- dead-set on making jealous with that oversight is impossible to Charlie’s past tends to come life over lunch. soms between Emma and Char- her friendship with Charlie. Her ignore. rushing back in overwhelming This meet-cute, the result of a lie. He dreams up the comedy personality is “outgoing” and “Here Today” is rated PG-13 for strong language flashbacks, and he initially tries charity auction, and a subsequent show where Charlie works, much “funny hats,” but we haven’t a and sexual references. Running time: 116 minutes. to hide his struggle from his seafood allergic reaction, makes like “Saturday Night Live,” tak- clue as to her background, where Now playing in select theaters. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 17 WEEKEND: MOVIE REVIEWS Reunited, and they kill so good Revenge-heist mashup ‘Wrath of Man’ pairs Ritchie’s kinetic filmmaking style with a tight-lipped but expressive Statham

BY MARK KENNEDY — until we are introduced to a Associated Press new armed robbery crew led by ason Statham says very, “Burn Notice” star Jeffrey Dono- very little in his new film. van. Perfect for a heist flick, he The English actor must virtually swipes the film from Jhave only needed to under Statham’s glare. memorize about three pages of Donovan’s crew is made up of dialogue. But, as always, he’s disgruntled U.S. military men very expressive with his hands. whose return to civilian life And the guns in them. hasn’t gone smoothly, so they “You ain’t much for talking, turn to crime. “It’s a lot more are you, Mary Poppins?” he is profitable than killing Arabs,” asked tauntingly. What’s your one says helpfully. guess that whoever said that is These military guys make good going to survive this movie? criminals since they adore recon Steely Statham reunites with and planning. They have their director-writer Guy Ritchie for a sights on a big heist at Fortico stylish revenge-heist mashup Security, but their bravado is “Wrath of Man,” building on a METRO GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURES/AP undercut when their crime-scene partnership that has previously Jason Statham stars in “Wrath of Man” as a security officer on a mission to avenge his son’s death. diorama uses toy cars with hand- produced “Lock, Stock and Two lettered labels reading “SWAT.” Smoking Barrels,” “Snatch” and soon shines at Fortico Security, by Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson and Dave” and “Bullet” — and his Also, their choice of silver Prius “Revolver.” mainly because he is so deadly Marn Davies — leans on a classic ultra-violence set to discordant as their getaway ride is welcome Both men are in their ideal that he kills would-be thieves — Ritchie trick of scrambling time music has not dimmed: Listen to news to the small community of element in “Wrath of Man” — including a moonlighting Post by jumping ahead and then back. “Folsom Prison Blues” while a both the criminally inclined but Statham on a cool and consistent Malone — without ever crouch- That adds a little faux-European man is being beaten with his environmentally conscious. murder spree of bad guys and ing or dodging. He just walks chic to what is pretty much a head in a plastic bag. A showdown between Donovan Ritchie capturing it all with his straight toward them, pumping predictable Yankee formula. “Wrath of Man” finds Ritchie and Statham is in the cards, kinetic filmmaking style and bullets and never misses. Viewers are given helpful title in a moody midlife mood, his though Statham is warned by the restless camera. It turns out that this guy is not cards — like “Five Months Lat- urge to be quirkily unpredictable opposing robbers that, “Today is Loosely based on the 2004 the overqualified security officer er” and “Five Months Earlier” — now contained, even as his cam- not the day to be a hero.” Alas, French film “Cash Truck,” the we thought. He’s undercover on a but they often seem to conflict era still swings around, going it’s in his DNA. He IS going to be story starts with a messy, bloody mission to avenge his son’s death. with each other and also step on backward, ahead or soaring the hero today, despite what assault on a Los Angeles armored “I do bear a grudge,” he admits the very-Ritchie chapter titles above. There is menace, a dull seems like a deflating ending and truck hauling money and thrill- in one of the few moments he (“Bad Animals, Bad” and “Liver, darkness and stillness, as if he’s a lot of spent casings. But he’s a ingly returns again and again to speaks. (A co-worker has a more Lungs, Spleen & Heart”). watched “Heat” too many times. hero with few words. this key moment. extreme observation: “I’m start- Ritchie’s love of colorful nick- The film starts to leak mo- “Wrath of Man” is rated R for strong violenc3, Statham is hired as a guard in ing to think he’s a psychopath.”) names is also again evident — mentum — like drops of blood language and some sexual references. Running the aftermath of the attack and The screenplay — co-written look for guys named “Boy Sweat from a body pumped with bullets time: 119 minutes. Now playing in select theaters. Courtroom drama ‘Monster’ a worthy watch, even if dated BY LINDSEY BAHR between a prestigious high school, where Associated Press he studies film, and his beautiful home “Monster,” a courtroom drama starring with his supportive parents (Hudson and Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jeffrey Wright, Jen- Wright) interspersed with his real-time nifer Hudson and Jennifer Ehle, isn’t imprisonment and trial. actually new at all. It’s the first feature from director An- Yes, the Netflix film adapted from an thony Mandler, a prolific and influential acclaimed book by trailblazing author celebrity photographer, commercial and Walter Dean Myers is about a Black teen music video director who has worked with who is in prison for the possible murder of everyone from Nike to Beyonce. Mandler a Harlem drugstore owner. It premiered makes “Monster” look beautiful, perhaps at the Sundance Film Festival in January too beautiful at times, employing glossy 2018 and has been sitting on various commercial-ready techniques that could shelves since. It was acquired by one com- rub some the wrong way. There’s no doubt pany, re-titled and planned for a fall 2019 that he knows how to compose a shot and release. But that didn’t pan out, and then make a great-looking film. late last year Netflix swept in and took it. Where “Monster” stumbles is in its NETFLIX/AP It’s not a huge problem for the film pacing. The book was adapted for the Kelvin Harrison Jr., left, and Nasir “Nas” Jones appear in a scene from “Monster.” itself, which is a solid debut even if it can screen by Colen C. Wiley, Janece Shaffer be a little dull and too sleek at times. But it and Radha Blank (whose 2020 Sundance narrating his own story and waiting to role and masterfully conveys fear and does feel ever so slightly dated and dis- film “The Forty-Year-Old Version” made reveal the whole truth. deep anguish in the sometimes-tedious connected from the protests and move- it to Netflix before this). At times it’s con- “Monster” is a commentary on the pre- trial scenes. Between “Luce,” “Waves” ments of the past year, and knowing the templative and poetic, and there is a par- judgments that society makes about Black and this, it’s a wonder why he isn’t a big- context helps explain why. ticularly harrowing scene, deep into the teenagers accused of crimes. Even Steve’s ger star. Harrison Jr. plays Steve Harmon, a film, where you see the circumstances of lawyer (Ehle) has limited hope that they’ll Despite some shortcomings, though, well-off Harlem teenager who’s been Steve’s arrest. Heck, there’s even some win. The jury, we’re consistently told, is “Monster” remains a worthy watch if just accused of being involved in a bodega “Rashamon” discussions with his film unconvinced too, and may have already for Harrison’s performance. And hopeful- robbery that ended in the owner’s murder. teacher (Tim Blake Nelson). But at other made up their minds against him. But as ly Mandler will get another shot at a film He’s on the security footage, and the oth- points, it is simply a procedural and not a an audience member, there’s never that soon, as well, and that this time it won’t sit ers involved have also said he was there. terribly engaging one at that since the conflict — you never have any doubt that on a shelf for three years. We see flashbacks to the days leading up audience is intentionally left in the dark you’re rooting for Steve even as the ambi- “Monster” is rated R for language throughout, some violence to the incident, letting us know about his about what he did or didn’t do. This is how guity is teased out. Harrison Jr. can’t help and bloody images. Running time: 98 minutes. Now streaming nice, untroubled life where he splits time the book is structured as well, with Steve but be empathetic — he is superb in the on Netflix. PAGE 18 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: BOOKS

STACEY WESCOTT/TNS Christina Hunger’s dog, Stella, plays at Gregory Island Dog Park on April 21 in North Aurora, Ill. A speech­language pathologist, Hunger developed a way for her dog to “talk.” Conversations with my canine Speech pathologist recounts how she taught her dog to ‘talk’ and offers tips for others to try with their pets

BY DARCEL ROCKETT the ability to and feelings, make observations and to be what it is now,” Hunger said. Chicago Tribune say words participate in short conversations. For “I wanted this full story that showed ore than a year into the through anoth- example, Stella used the phrases “help, my perspective, and all of the steps pandemic, your book- er medium. The beach, love you” to ask her owners to teaching her and how I was processing it, shelves may be so crowded skills and tools take her to the beach. She then pressed and what I was comparing this to and Mwith books that you can’t she used to help the buttons to make the phrases “love human language development,” she said. imagine adding another. But a 3-year-old children com- you, water” and stood next to her beach “But I also knew that I wanted to help dog named Stella will have you rethink- municate, Hun- collar. people teach their own dogs, and so that ing that. ger has applied And this all started when Hunger was the goal from the start to find a hap- Not familiar with the brown pup with a to Stella’s com- asked what would happen if she tried the py medium and a good balance between white belly, a mix of Catahoula and Aus- munication language interventions with her puppy those.” tralian cattle dog? She’s quite development. that she used with her young human There are scenes in the book that will Q&A the social media sensation, “All I wanted clients at a clinic in Omaha, Neb. have pet lovers and those who have nev- with 788,000 followers on was to be able In the book, Hunger draws on her er owned pets smiling: such as Stella Instagram, 101,000 followers to share this language techniques to take readers saying “bye” to Hunger’s guests to usher on YouTube and 28,000 followers on story in its entirety and help people see through major life shifts with Stella at them out the door since it was past her Facebook, and now there’s a book dedi- Stella’s communication from my lens as her side, concluding every chapter with bedtime. The scenes, coupled with fun- cated to all that she’s learned in her short a speech therapist,” Hunger said. takeaways for those who want to teach damentals about speech and how we life. Stella can communicate with hu- She programmed “recordable answer their dog to communicate. Hunger said learn, are engaging. mans using a device created by her own- buzzers” with words like “play,” “out- she’s received thousands of emails from We talked with Hunger before the er, Christina Hunger. side” and “water,” then added “walk,” pet owners with questions about her release of her book to find out more In “How Stella Learned To Talk,” “bye,” “help,” “no” and “come.” These “Hunger” method, which she hopes the about Stella and Hunger’s developing Hunger, a speech pathologist and Aur- days, Stella knows and uses 48 words or book answers. relationship and how families can form a ora, Ill. native, takes us through her phrases (including “love you”) on a “I wanted people to understand the stronger bond with their furry family journey teaching Stella how to talk via board on which she communicates with whole story because I think when there’s member. The interview on the next page augmentative and alternative communi- her owners. She can combine up to five something so new and groundbreaking has been condensed and edited. cation. AAC is a tool that gives people words to create unique phrases, ask and like this, you have to be in the person’s with severe speech delays or disorders answer questions, express her thoughts perspective and understand how it came SEE TRICKS ON PAGE 19 Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 WEEKEND: BOOKS From anguish to comedy Rogen’s memoir ‘Yearbook’ highlights sardonic wit, knack for mischief

BY THOMAS FLOYD ity, and this book thrives at both a celebrity story. At the risk of The Washington Post explaining and encapsulating a alienating many a megastar, n “Yearbook,” Seth Ro- generational comedic voice. Rogen promptly gets blunt: A gen’s candid collection of That said, a built-in knowledge loopy conversation with George sidesplitting essays, the of Rogen and appreciation for his Lucas, when the “Star Wars” Iactor and filmmaker re- stoner humor is recommended, mastermind seemed to be sin- calls being dumped three days because there is almost no recap- cerely preparing for the apoc- into his first relationship, then ping of his filmography or public alypse in 2012, is eye opening. penning a stand-up joke about persona. (Plus, it’s a delight to The saga of “The Green Horn- that fleeting flirtation. Rogen was read the text with his cadence et’s” troubled preproduction 16, and he fondly looks back on and hearty laugh in mind.) features a disastrous dinner with that set as the first time he con- When Rogen mentions two Nicolas Cage, who was up for the verted anguish into comedy. kids he spotted across the room villain role but purportedly “I was at a Vancouver area bat mitzvah pitched the character as a White proud of it,” decades ago and reveals them as Bahamian, then years later asked he writes. Evan Goldberg and Sammy Fo- if James Franco snatched the “Probably gell, “Superbad” fans will cheer. idea for “Spring Breakers.” Deal- way too A story about Jerry Seinfeld ings with Tom Cruise, Kanye proud.” dropping in at a Los Angeles West and Steve Wozniak feel Rogen, comedy showcase and forcing a similarly on the nose — so much now 39 and a young Rogen to follow his act will so that they almost play like seasoned have “Funny People” fans nod- too-good-to-be-true satire. veteran of ding in recognition. Yet, for the When Rogen gets to “The In- mining his unfamiliar, the author rarely terview,” the Sony hack and the pain for oth- spells out how these events influ- North Korea-centric comedy’s ers’ amuse- enced his work. canceled theatrical release, he ment, still subscribes to that Rogen opens the book not with offers a sobering glimpse of the comic code. That much is clear in a Hollywood-spun yarn, but ru- studio system’s fickle mach- his episodic memoir, which minations on his endearingly inations. Although politics aren’t skims past his career-defining eccentric parents and grandpar- a defining aspect of “Yearbook,” success stories — “Freaks and ents. His father — described as Rogen doesn’t shy from current Geeks,” “Knocked Up” and “This obsessive compulsive, very liber- events. Whether he is expressing Is the End” among them — but al and “simultaneously bald and frustration with the stigmatiza- TNS dedicates entire chapters to crit- always in dire need of a haircut” tion of marijuana, bemoaning Seth Rogen’s “Yearbook” is an assortment of hilarious anecdotes ical misfires “The Green Hornet” — is lovingly roasted with partic- antisemitic rhetoric on Twitter or best suited for those who know and appreciate the actor well. and “The Interview.” ular vigor. “Yearbook” then reflecting on the Capitol insur- And “Yearbook” is all the bet- progresses to a slew of youthful rection, he is brief but pointed. gnant analogy, Rogen defends his illustrations from artist Son of ter for it. Rather than a check- misadventures, including one Naturally, Rogen’s relationship lifestyle by equating marijuana Alan. Most important, Rogen the-boxes origin story or didactic involving a mohel who paid a with weed is baked into the text. with more conventional crutches. understands the value of the scroll through his IMDb page, 14-year-old Rogen to write jokes This is mostly an excuse to recall “Weed is my sunglasses. Weed unexpected laugh, when a sen- Rogen opts for a nonlinear as- for his circumcision ceremonies. outrageous drug trips — a flight is my shoes,” he muses. “I’m not tence takes such a startling turn sortment of anecdotes that high- It speaks to Rogen’s storytell- complicated by a hangover, a pot quite cut out for this world, but that the reader can only cackle. lights his sardonic wit, knack for ing prowess and eventful ado- brownie and an Angry Whopper weed makes it OK.” But considering Rogen’s comic mischief and find-the-humor-in- lescence that by the time he gets from Burger King is a riot — All along, clever setups and credentials, it should come as no life ethos. Throw in Rogen’s to his Hollywood experience, one though he does pause for intro- payoffs permeate Rogen’s prose, surprise that “Yearbook” de- proclivity for well-timed profan- almost forgets that this is, in fact, spection. In a surprisingly poi- which is punctuated by absurdist serves such superlatives. Tricks: Hunger says she, Stella ‘have more of an equal relationship’ It’s definitely possible to teach older Are you still teaching children to How has your relationship changed with FROM PAGE 18 dogs. A lot of people who have seen this communicate, or have you completely Stella now that she can articulate so well? Chicago Tribune: Given the pandemic, and have immediately started with their turned your focus on Stella? I think we have a very different rela- your tips could be something fun to pets who are older have had success. I I’m not doing one-on-one therapy any- tionship than most pet and pet owners. engage the whole family. Was that the think for my personal journey with Stella, more. I reduced my hours and then stop- Before I even got into teaching Stella plan for the release of the book? it really helped that she was a puppy be- ped when I was really getting into writing words and adding vocabulary for her, I Hunger: It’s kind of funny how it ended cause this was brand new, and I was just the book. I feel like this whole experience was always thinking, why is it that dogs up working out with the pandemic be- taking it step by step. I did see Stella as has propelled me toward a new way to would have to do what we say all the time? cause now there’s so many more dog own- like a blank slate. teach about speech therapy and AAC. I’ve We’re giving them commands, and they’re ers in the world, because so many people Can the average person build a always absolutely loved working with kids, never able to say back to us. What if they adopted pets in their home. I think the communication device for their pet? but I always wanted to be able to teach want us to come or what if they don’t want book will have an even bigger impact now. I started by buying a box of recordable about this on a broader scale. I just didn’t to do something right now? What I wanted was to show people answer buzzers. They’re super easy to use. know how that was going to happen. Now I feel with her ability to use words, we what’s possible (in) this whole new era of You just put batteries in them and press a this is such a special opportunity to really have more of an equal relationship than a interspecies communication. Since it came button and record any word into them. educate the masses about AAC language, lot of pets and pet owners. I really take out, people from around the world have Recently, I partnered with Learning Re- speech therapy, and take a subject that is into consideration her wants and needs started teaching their own dogs; some sources, the company who makes the normally so niche and help it become and thoughts. people have started teaching cats. And buttons, and created a pack that comes really mainstream and understood. And I also just feel like I understand her I’ve seen people try with some other ani- with the buttons and also activities and Stella knows 48 words, but are you still so much better too. I understand what’s mals too. It’s so exciting to see this enthu- tips written by me, so that when people get adding words? important to her. I understand when siasm, curiosity and empowerment that their first pack of buttons or more later on, I don’t think we’ve reached the thresh- things are tough, when changes in rou- people can just try something and see how they have some more activities that they old yet. I’m curious about when she’ll tines are difficult, when she’s upset, when it goes, and see what they discover. can do and some guidance of how to get plateau. Every word that we’ve introduced she’s really happy. So, I just think we have You and Stella met when she was started with their dogs. That’s all really so far, she’s still learning. ... There have such a greater understanding of each weaned. Is it easier to teach a young dog easy to find on Amazon. It’s called the been dogs who have been documented to other because we have this shared lan- tricks versus an older dog? “Talking Pet Starter Set.” know over 1,000 words. guage. PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: VIDEO GAMES

Fearsome 9­foot vampire Lady Dimitrescu awaits players in a giant castle full of spooky creatures as part of Resident Evil VIII: Village. Capcom photos

Hit them where they live Resident Evil VIII: Village rekindles illogical, weird magic of series

BY GENE PARK Ethan must topple to rescue his daughter. Yes, it’s anoth- The Washington Post er horror game about the travails and emotions of being a esident Evil is about the balance of fear and dad. The premise is stale, so it’s good that the four “chil- power. It’s a staple of the series. At the begin- dren” of the chief antagonist, Mother Miranda, try to ning of each game, the player is meant to feel breathe life (or death?) into it. Not all of them do. A third Roverwhelmed and confused. By the end, they villain’s section of the horror theme park is a swampy can fight back against these emotions — usually with a trial-and-error drudge, and his fight fails to excite. Village is full of gory sights, sounds and experiences. rocket launcher. Dimitrescu is charismatic to the detriment of your Resident Evil VIII: Village continues this tradition, other foes. She is imperious and poised, and you’ll find it hapless, entangled victim. By the end of the game, Ethan dropping faceless protagonist Ethan Winters — also the impossible to unglue your eyes from the screen any time Winters is no longer the serious and scared hero of Bioha- star of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard — in the middle of a she appears, or even as she stalks you throughout her zard. He’s the tragic superhero protagonist of a Zack wildly unfamiliar situation. But if you loved the under- castle. No one, not even the mysterious Mother Miranda, Snyder film, a singular, narrow vision of emotion maxi- stated horror of Ethan’s adventure in the seventh game, commands as much attention, and it’s hard not to notice mized to mythology. It’s here where Resident Evil returns you’ll only get a bit of that here. In once she exits the stage. to its classic escalation of stakes and action. Unlike the fact, you’ll likely leave disappoint- Fortunately, the horror showcase that follows is imme- lonely Biohazard, Village ends with a muddy conspiracy ed. But if you’re like me and your diately terrifying. Anyone concerned that Dimitrescu’s and muddier motivations, and at a scale we haven’t seen favorite title is Resident Evil 4, this flamboyance might subdue the game’s fear factor need since the loud, ridiculous Resident Evil 6 of 2012. will delight. not worry. The next monster is a constant startling pres- This is why your enjoyment of Village depends on what Built like a Disneyland of horror ence, with a face so unsettling it had the polar opposite you want out of Resident Evil. I love when Village leans tropes and gore, the eponymous effect of Dimitrescu: I kept having to look away. into camp and slapstick goth violence. I love when it mag- village funnels you toward gory Village gives players plenty of opportunity to explore. ically, without logic, gives me the tools I need to fight sights and sounds, with Ethan cir- It’s very much a lighter Metroid experience, where ac- against the madness. cling a drain of carnage. Resident complishing certain tasks gives you the key to explore A mercantile system also returns in the very large body Evil games are almost literally more areas and find more secrets. The actual village hub of the Duke, who lords over the proceedings with a visceral experiences, holding up guts and gross things up has a few locked doors and treasure chests with ample watchful eye. The Duke is absolutely related to the fa- to the camera to intimidate, bewilder and occasionally rewards and story nuggets about what exactly is going on. mous “What’re ya buying” anonymous merchant of RE4, even charm. The good news: Village is a visually stunning It’s surface-level stuff, and hardly any of it is coherent or whose identity has confounded fans and lore theorists. ride. Later in the game, when the action ramps up, I compelling, but this is Resident Evil, not The Last of Us. But the Duke gives a few more clues about the nature of couldn’t help but compare it to 2019’s Call of Duty: Mod- Make no mistake: the environment isn’t interactive, it’s these retailers, and about the whole series in general. ern Warfare, with its arresting visual and audio fidelity. mostly there to set a majestic mood while leaving just After buying one of the many upgrades for your weapons (Just swap the guns and militants for werewolves and enough visual cues to push you forward. This game is far (which persist in future playthroughs), the Duke will biomechanical freaks). from clever, and the puzzles are about as hard as they cheerfully tell you to “have a wonderful adventure.” Village quickly moves along narrative beats familiar to were in the recent remakes. But the backdrop for these The Resident Evil series is eternally challenged by Resident Evil 4 veterans, including oddball villains like simplistic puzzles almost never gets old to tour. Outside of balancing its aggressive violence, the grim beauty of its the now-infamous Lady Dimitrescu, the 9-foot-tall vam- the village and the castle, the story takes you to the ex- environments, and the whimsy of its typecast, entirely pire that dominated the game’s marketing. She and the pected tropes of past Resident Evil titles, but plays with moronic characters. Village almost walks that line — until other lords of the village conjure gleeful energy through- your expectations enough to keep it engaging and surpris- it can’t help itself, and runs amok with its own imagina- out the game, fabulous and fearsome. It’s the kind of gory ing. tion. Many fans, myself included, will welcome it. glamour the series sometimes loves to dress itself in. As audience surrogate and everyman, Ethan Winters is Platforms: PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Now we turn to some bad news: Dimitrescu is far from not an interesting or wise character. But Village eventu- Xbox Series X/S the game’s focus. Rather, she’s just one of four villains ally turns him into a sympathetic one, painting him as a Online: residentevil.com/village Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Siena is Italy’s medieval soul Here’s a reminder of the fun and economic irrelevance pre- that awaits us in Europe at the served its Gothic identity. other end of this crisis. This is most notable in Il Cam- po, where I begin my stroll. At tretched across a Tuscan the center of town, this great hill, Siena offers perhaps shell-shaped piazza, featuring a Italy’s best medieval sloped red-brick Sexperience. Courtyards floor fanning out sport flower-decked wells, from the City Hall churches modestly share their tower, is designed art, and alleys dead-end into for people, of- red-tiled rooftop panoramas. fering the perfect CAMERON HEWITT/Rick Steves’ Europe This is a city made for strolling. invitation to loiter. Siena’s main square and gathering place, Il Campo, has plenty of space for loitering. With its stony skyline and rustic It gets my vote for brick lanes tumbling every which Rick the finest piazza in But the Church still has its Next, I get lost on purpose in Panforte is Siena’s claim to way, the town is an architectural Steves Europe. place. If Il Campo is the heart of Siena’s intriguing back streets, caloric fame. This rich, chewy time warp, where pedestrians Most Italian Siena, the Duomo is its soul — studded with iron rings for teth- concoction of nuts, honey, and rule and the present feels like the cities have a church on their and my next destination. A few ering horses and lined with col- candied fruits impresses even past. main square, but Il Campo gath- blocks off the main square, sit- orful flags. Those flags represent fruitcake haters. Local bakeries Today, the Sienese remember ers Siena’s citizenry around its ting atop Siena’s highest point the city’s contrade (neighbor- claim their recipe dates back to their centuries-old accomplish- City Hall, with its skyscraping and visible for miles around, this hoods), whose fierce loyalties are the 13th century. Some even ments with pride. In the 1300s, 100-yard-tall municipal tower. white- and dark-green-striped on vivid display twice each sum- force employees to sign nondis- Siena was one of Europe’s largest The public is welcome inside cathedral is as ornate as Gothic mer during the Palio, a wild closure agreements to ensure cities and a major military force, the City Hall where, for seven gets. Inside and out, it’s lavished bareback horse race. they won’t reveal the special in a class with Florence, Venice centuries, instructive frescoes with statues and mosaics, in- Wandering further into the far spice blend that flavors their and Genoa. But weakened by a have reminded everyone of the cluding works by Michelangelo reaches of the city, I’m tempted version of this beloved — and plague and conquered by its effects of good and bad govern- and Bernini. The stony heads of by Sienese specialties in the very dense — cake.

Florentine rivals, Siena became a ment. One fresco shows a utopian nearly 2,000 years of popes — shops along the way: gourmet Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com) writes Europe- backwater — and it’s been one republic at peace; the other fres- that’s more than 170 so far — pasta, vintage Chianti, boar pros- an guidebooks, hosts travel shows on public TV and radio, and organizes European tours. You can ever since. Siena’s loss became co depicts a city in ruins, overrun ring the interior, peering down ciutto, and the city’s favorite email Rick at [email protected] and follow his the traveler’s gain as its political by greed and tyranny. on all those who enter. treat: panforte. blog on Facebook. Exploring the traces of Germany’s Siegfried Line The Siegfried Line was a World War II German defen- Saarland sive system stretching some 390 miles along the western border of the old German Empire. Referred to as the Just to the northwest of the famous bend in the Saar Westwall by the Germans, it ran from Kleve, on the bor- River known as the Saarschliefe, a circular walking trail der with the Netherlands, to the town of Weil am Rhein, winds through a well-preserved section of the wall made near the Swiss border in the south. up of numerous dragon’s teeth. The freely accessible site Built between 1938 and 1940 according to Adolf Hitler’s is located along the L177 highway between Orscholz and plans and roughly opposite to the French Maginot Line, Oberleuken. Online: tinyurl.com/45t9ezj2 the defensive line built in part by vast numbers of forced laborers was made up of some 18,000 bun- Rhineland-Palatinate kers, tunnels, trenches, tank traps and The Westwall Museum Irrel, near the Luxembourg other fortifications. Although it had a role border, is housed in a Siegfried Line bunker built to se- to play in Nazi propaganda, the first real iStock cure the main connecting road between Cologne and action along its length came about as a The Siegfried Line’s distinctive “dragon’s teeth” anti­tank Luxembourg. Its walls of reinforced concrete were up to consequence of Allied advancement follow- obstacles delineate this portion of the World War II two meters thick on the exterior. The museum illustrates ing the D-Day landings. On Aug. 24, 1944, defense system in Germany. how a crew of 84 would have manned this three-level Hitler gave a directive for renewed con- underground fortress. The volunteer-run museum is open Karen struction on the Siegfried Line, and from of Aachen. By some estimates, around 24,000 of the ap- on Sundays only. Admission is 3 euros for adults, 1 euro Bradbury September 1944 to March 1945, the Sieg- proximately 120,000 American troops who fought there for children. Online: westwallmuseum-irrel.de/en fried Line was subject to a large-scale died in battle, with thousands more succumbing to in- The Siegfried Line Museum at Pirmasens, located near Allied offensive. juries later on. German deaths are estimated at 12,000. the village of Niedersimten, lies underground in what Although much of the wall has been purposefully oblit- The “Hürtgenwald 1944 and in Peace” is a volunteer- used to be the fortifications of the enormous bunker-like erated, pieces of it still stand, from concrete pillbox bun- run museum that exhibits items from both German and Gerstfeldhöhe. Vaulted galleries blasted out of solid rock kers to the anti-tank obstacles known as dragon’s teeth. American troops recovered from the forest, backed up by stretch for more than half a mile. A 90-minute guided tour Since 1997, under the banner of “Der Denkmalswert des photos, films and newspaper clippings and bolstered by passes by weaponry, military equipment, reconstructed Unerfreulichen” (The Value of the Unpleasant as a Me- firsthand witness accounts. The museum located in Hürt- soldiers’ quarters and scrawled messages left by Amer- morial), efforts have been made to preserve the remains genwald-Vossenack is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sun- ican soldiers. The museum is open 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sat- of the Siegfried Line as a historical monument. Here are days between March and November; entry costs 5 euros. urdays and Sundays from April to October. Entry costs 8 some places where the stories of those who built, fought Online: museum-huertgenwald.de euros adults, 6 euros for children and is free for ages five and died along its way can still be heard. (Note that mu- Other things to see nearby include the Vossenack and under. Online: westwall-museum.de seums remain closed for the time being; times given re- church, the site of fierce fighting, and a cemetery for the The area surrounding Bad Bergzabern bears other flect non-pandemic operating hours.) German soldiers fallen in war. The Kall Bridge Trail in traces of the section of the Siegfried Line referred to as Schmidt has a poignant history. Burgberg, Castle Hill in the Otterbachabschnitt. Along the so-called Westerwall- North Rhine-Westphalia English, in Bergstein, also known as Hill 400, is topped by weg, an eight-mile trail, one can find the remains of bun- The first clashes along the Siegfried Line began in an observation tower offering sweeping views of the for- kers, dragon’s teeth and wet and dry tank traps. The 36 August 1944, with fighting concentrated in the Eifel re- est; a pair of bunkers are also nearby. Online: tiny- information boards along the route provide context to the gion’s Hürtgenwald (Hürtgen Forest) 12 miles southeast url.com/w5aappzj sights. Download the pdf flyer at tinyurl.com/4p7fjzvs PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: QUICK TRIPS

PHOTOS BY JOHN VANDIVER/Stars and Stripes Horschbachschlucht, a river trail near the town of Murrhardt in Baden Wuerttemberg, is an interesting place for a weekend hike. The area is about 30 miles northeast of Stuttgart. Brighten a gloomy day As rainy day hikes near Stuttgart go, Horschbachschlucht is a good one

BY JOHN VANDIVER On the QT Stars and Stripes he endless German coronavirus lockdown has Address: Schwarzenmuehle 1, Murrhardt 714540 resulted in a mind-numbing blur of excursions Hours: 24 hours to woody hiking trails for trudges through the Costs: Free Directions: Parking for trail is about a one-hour drive from Stutt- muddy springtime slop. T gart. Take the B-14 heading north for about 25 miles. Then contin- For me, all trails merge into one dreaded feeling of ue on Umgehungsstrasse to Maerchenstrasse and then to Berliner gloom. So when it was suggested that I, on a gray wet Strasse and finally to Schwarzenmuehle. April Sunday, pack up the family for yet another hike into Parking: there are multiple parking lots near the trails. some forgettable wood, I balked. Food: Pack your own. After some words of encouragement, I relented. And John Vandiver off we went, to Horschbachschlucht, a river trail that I suspected was as unappealing as the sound of its name. Luckily, it passed before turning into a downpour and we Upon arrival at the trail site, which is located just out- pressed on, jumping over rocks and trying not to slip side the town of Murrhardt, there was a pleasant sur- down the muddy banks. prise: friends mysteriously parked nearby. With coro- Finally, we made it to a larger waterfall that dropped 40 navirus rules restricting the size of gatherings, it was feet. It was a good stop for the kids to climb and run prohibited for multiple families to meet up together. But around. We eventually walked out of the gorge, where accidents do happen. there were places to sit or set up a picnic. With the sun peeking through the gray sky, things were There also were other trails to continue hiking and looking up. And as we walked, my mood lifted thanks to a paths for mountain bikers. After resting up, we headed narrow walking path that twisted and turned along the back in the direction of our starting point, opting for the Horschbach, a tributary that flows into the Murr river. high ground instead of following in our footsteps back Because of heavy rainfall in the days before, the path down along the river. was slippery in places, which meant everyone had to be If the coronavirus lockdown proves endless, this is a on alert. It was a pleasant distraction and offered a chal- trail I would hike again. If not, I will bid Germany’s damp A rocky waterfall provides a nice place for kids to explore lenge. Along the way, the children ran down to investigate trails adieu. and climb about at the end of a hike along the a small waterfall after hearing its sounds in the distance. [email protected] Horschbachschlucht, northeast of Stuttgart. The way did get tougher as we got pelted with rain. Twitter: @john_vandiver Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 WEEKEND: FOOD & DINING

The sashimi salad from Kokoro in Nuremberg is a healthy way to start before moving on to the main offerings. Kokoro Nuremberg Location: Am Neuen Museum, Luitpoldstrasse 3, 90402 Nurem-

PHOTOS BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON/Stars and Stripes berg Hours: Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 A variety of items from Kokoro in Nuremberg, Germany, including salmon sashimi, pirikara, California, momo and p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and midori rolls. Kokoro also serves warm Japanese dishes as well as curries from Thailand and Indonesia. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Prices: Appetizers and soups run from 4 to 10 euros. Most rolls cost 5-8 euros, with signature rolls as much as 13 euros. Local orders by phone or the Kokoro website get a 10% discount. Menu: German and English Information: Online: kokororestaurant.de; email: hello@kokoror- Feeding the whole person estaurant.de; Phone: 0911-664-868-01 Immanuel Johnson Mind, body and soul, Kokoro in Nuremberg will fill you up

BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON But since this is a Japanese restaurant, that’s what I Stars and Stripes ordered. okoro is a difficult word to translate, but it in- The sashimi salad provided a healthy, tasty start. It’s a corporates the concepts of mind, heart and mixed-leaf salad with avocado, topped with raw fish mar- spirit. inated in wasabi soy sauce. It includes their house dress- K It’s an ambitious name for a restaurant fit- ing. tingly located in the heart of Nuremberg. I considered the tuna tataki to be in between an appetiz- It faces the same challenge as other Japanese restau- er and main course. It’s gently grilled to pink with a black rants in much of inland Europe — there just isn’t a wide sesame coating that gave it that “wow” factor. variety of fish avail- As far as drink recommendations, if you’ve never tried AFTER able. But Kokoro Asahi beer, you should. It’s one of the big three producers does well with salm- in Japan and known for a dry finish that doesn’t interfere HOURS on, tuna and the read- with the typically subtle flavors of Japanese food. GERMANY ily available seafood The beer itself is brewed with rice, something you won’t standards. get in a standard German beer. Kokoro has been in Several of the rolls are far from traditional, but then business since 2015 and is run by the Sakao family. Like all again this isn’t Kyoto. The pirikara roll is spicy tuna, chili restaurants surviving the pandemic, it has gone from in- sauce and chili. So much for subtlety. I’m a spicy food fan, house dining to takeout. It also offers a delivery option so it worked for me. through its website. The other roll I loved was the momo roll, which is one of Raw fish is the primary draw, but not the only one. their signature choices. It’s salmon tartare, mango, cucum- “We have a lot of meat and vegetarian dishes — I like the ber, spicy sauce, torched salmon, tobiko, chili mayonnaise warm Japanese dishes more than sushi,” said Huong Lan and unagi sauce. There’s no actual momo, which means Nguyen, who became the restaurant’s manager last sum- peach. It sounds like a lot going on, but the flavors mesh mer. well together. Dumplings and shrimp are among the cooked appetiz- Kokoro isn’t the first place a tourist goes in Nuremberg, ers, while noodle fans can go for the yaki udon, which is home of distinctive bratwurst and sauerkraut, big pretzels fried noodles with vegetables and a chicken option. There and famous gingerbread. But if you’ve done all that and are also some curries and dishes from Thailand and In- don’t mind spending a little more, it’s a worthy option. Kokoro does well with the limited fish options available in donesia, which are among the more budget-friendly of- [email protected] Germany, creating choices, such as the gently grilled tuna ferings. Twitter: Manny_Stripes tataki, with that certain “wow” factor. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: QUICK TRIPS Close encounter of the fishy kind Sea Life Busan Aquarium in South Korea takes you underground and under the sea

BY MATTHEW KEELER Stars and Stripes eneath the sands of Haeundae Beach, Sea Life Busan Aquarium features hundreds of species of marine life and face-to-face Bexperiences suitable for all ages. The aquarium is the largest sea-life experience in Busan, South Korea, and the only one underground in the entire country. Sea Life is home to more than 250 species, rang- ing from the smallest clownfish to enormous sharks that trained divers feed by hand for all to see. The marine exhibit also features the more adora- ble creatures, such as dozens of penguins, otters and even an enormous, three-finned sea turtle that is just waiting to photobomb guests at every oppor- tunity. One of the most unique exhibits at this aquarium is the Rock Pool, which allows visitors to hold live starfish, sea snails and several other harmless sea critters. Spend all the time you want in a 260-foot under- On the QT water tunnel inches away from stingrays, sharks Directions: 612-846 Haeundae-gu, Haeundae Haebyun Ro and dozens of other sea life. The giant groupers will 266, Jung-dong, Busan. By subway, get off at Haeundae stare back at you as you marvel at their size. Station and use exit 3 or 5. Parking is available for a fee. Various shows are performed throughout the day, Times: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 including feedings for sharks, penguins, otters and a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. stingrays. For an additional fee, staff will take Costs: 29,000 won for adults and 23,000 won for children guests in a glass bottom boat over the 790,000-gal- ages 12 and younger. lon main tank for a more personal experience. Food: You’ll find dozens of restaurants in the immediate area. For an adult, 29,000 won (about $25) will provide Information: Online: visitsealife.com/busan/en unlimited time to discover each species. Admission Matthew Keeler costs 23,000 won for children 12 and younger. Be- fore going, it’s worth visiting the aquarium’s En- glish website for additional discounts. PHOTOS BY MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes [email protected] Sea Life Busan Aquarium in South Korea is home to more than 250 species of sea life, ranging from the smallest Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 clownfish to enormous sharks that trained divers feed by hand for all to see.

A giant grouper hangs out at the bottom of a main tank Jellyfish take on the color of a pink LED light at Sea Life Visitors will be grateful that this pair of piranha at Sea Life that holds 790,000 gallons at Sea Life Busan Aquarium. Busan, Korea’s only underground aquarium. Busan Aquarium are on the other side of the glass. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 25 WEEKEND: FOOD & DINING DIY dining experience At Okonomiyaki Columbus in Yokohama, diners do the cooking

BY JONATHAN SNYDER Stars and Stripes AFTER f you find yourself wander- ing around the Yokohama HOURS area near Chinatown and JAPAN Ihave never tried Japanese savory pancakes, check out Oko- nomiyaki Columbus. Okonomiyaki Columbus Okonomiyaki — a mix of wheat flour-based batter, cabbage and Location: 1-3-7 Matsukagecho, Naka egg — comes with an assortment Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231- PHOTOS BY JONATHAN SNYDER/Stars and Stripes 0025 of meat, seafood or vegetable Okonomiyaki Columbus in Yokohama, Japan, provides the ingredients, but diners cook the meal. Hours: Open 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for options that you cook yourself at lunch and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner your table. Monday through Friday; open 11:30 condiments available on your This shop, which uses seasonal, a.m. to 10 p.m. weekends and table. Be adventurous and add organic vegetables, offers two holidays. sauces and mayonnaise on top styles of okonomiyaki, Hiroshima Prices: Okonomiyaki starts at about and start digging in. and Kansai. Hiroshima style $7. For the quality of food I re- typically includes noodles and Dress: Casual ceived, the price was very reason- uses a special sauce. Directions: A two-minute walk from able at about $7. If you come hun- Okonomiyaki Columbus is on Ishikawacho Station. GPS: N 35° gry, there is an all-you-can-eat the smaller size with limited seat- 40.0052’, E 139° 45.9792’ option for about $10 and all-you- Information: Online: okonomiyaki- ing, and you’ll notice that all the can-drink of non-alcoholic bever- columbus.com tables have a grill in the middle. age options for an additional $4 This style of dining is best enjoyed Jonathan Snyder that’s available from 11:30 a.m. to with friends, but if your okonomi- 2 p.m. yaki is undercooked or over- Then pour some cooking oil on the You may upgrade and add some cooked, you have only yourself to grill’s hot surface. premium items such as yakisoba, blame. Next, pour the bowl’s contents udon, kimchi fried rice and salad I ordered the Kansai-style onto the grill. Use two spatulas to for the equivalent of about $5. octopus okonomiyaki, and the move the batter into a pancake. Okonomiyaki Columbus also waitress brought a bowl with the Wait until one side is nice and offers the Korean equivalent of ingredients in it. This was my first golden brown before flipping it okonomiyaki, a spicy offering try at okonomiyaki, and the staff over. called chijimi, and a dish with was more than willing to show me Wait just a little longer until you Tokyo roots, monjayaki, that is how to cook at my table. feel the pancake is cooked thor- also similar to okonomiyaki.

You first want to mix every- oughly. [email protected] Okonomiyaki dining is best enjoyed with friends, but if you undercook thing up really well in the bowl. There should be a bunch of Twitter: @Jon_E_Snyder or overcook this Japanese pancake, you have only yourself to blame. Noodle fans will love this spicy lo mein BY GRETCHEN MCKAY For noodles: Pittsburgh Post­Gazette 12 ounces sliced or cubed boneless chicken breast This spicy, Thai-inspired lo mein is a winner because it 1 tablespoon vegetable oil comes together in a flash, and is so full of flavor. I make it 3 carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks with creamy peanut butter, but you could substitute any ½ pound red cabbage, sliced thin nut butter. Boneless chicken breast adds protein, but 2 or 3 scallions, thinly sliced and divided into white vegetarians could swap in extra-firm tofu. The noodles bottoms and green tops also play nicely with shrimp or thin strips of beef. 8 ounces fresh or dried lo mein noodles If the sauce is too thick, add a little more vinegar or Directions water. Sambal oelek, an Indonesian chile paste made with Fill a medium pot about three-quarters full with water, hot chilies, salt and vinegar, adds a gentle heat. Taste as and bring to a boil. you go to create your desired spiciness. While water is heating, make sauce: In medium bowl, GRETCHEN MCKAY/Post-Gazette whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, Lo mein noodles tossed in a spicy peanut sauce get an Chicken Lo Mein with Spicy Peanut Sauce sesame oil, honey, ginger, garlic and sambal oelek. extra boost of flavor from tender chunks of chicken. Ingredients Add about ¼ cup water and mix to combine; you can For sauce: add a little more if you like a thinner sauce. Set aside. the veggies are softened and the chicken is cooked 1 ⁄3 cup smooth peanut butter Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt through. ¼ cup soy sauce and pepper. Add cooked noodles and peanut sauce and cook, stir- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to a large nonstick pan, ring occasionally, for 2 minutes, or until the noodles are 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil and heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken coated and the sauce has thickened. 1 tablespoon honey and sliced carrots in an even layer, and cook 3-4 minutes Remove from heat, and season with a little salt and 1 inch piece of ginger, finely minced without stirring, or until well browned. pepper, if desired. 1 clove garlic, minced Add sliced cabbage and white portion of sliced scal- Serve noodles with sliced green tops of the scallions. 1 heaping tablespoon sambal oelek lions. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring once or twice, until Serves 4. PAGE 26 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Exploring the fragile world

SCENIC LUXURY CRUISES AND TOURS/The Washington Post Passengers from the Scenic Eclipse explore the area around Detaille Island, Antarctica, in Zodiac boats. Antarctic tourism is booming and tour operators hope passengers will return home committed to serving as climate ambassadors for the frosty continent and the rest of the world’s wild places. Antarctica’s booming tourism trade hopes to groom a sea of climate ambassadors

BY ELIZABETH HEATH Special to The Washington Post he passengers have journeyed a long way to get here, including Ta likely tumultuous 36-hour trip through the 500- mile-wide Drake Passage, re- garded as one of the world’s roughest bodies of water. Some board Zodiac rafts for the short ride to shore, where, from a distance, they will observe and photograph nesting penguins. Others will set off in kayaks; if they’re lucky, a curious fin whale or orca might pop up to check them out. Still others will snorkel, dive, snowshoe, or even take a submarine or hel- icopter ride. They will have the landing spot to themselves for a few hours, and thanks to a scheduling and communication system among all vessels in the area, they probably won’t see another ship — though the pen- guins will see a stream of par- ka-clad intruders all day long. SUSAN PORTNOY, AURORA EXPEDITIONS/The Washington Post Passengers from Aurora Expeditions’ Greg Mortimer ship photograph a colony of King penguins in Antarctica. Expedition operators to SEE ANTARCTIC ON PAGE 27 the Antarctic agree that their mission is to provide an experience for the traveler that is sustainable and leaves minimal human traces. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 27 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Antarctic: Cruises to the frozen continent show impact of climate change

FROM PAGE 26 These travelers are among an elite group who have journeyed to Antarctica, one of the most remote, pristine and inhos- pitable places on Earth. Some come for the intimate wildlife encounters. Some come to see calving glaciers and climate change in action. Some come just to say they have been here. For the expedition teams who guide guests through this frag- ile, fast-melting ecosystem, the hope is that passengers will go home committed to serving as ambassadors for Antarctica, messengers for the need to arrest climate change and save not just Antarctica, but the rest of the world’s wild places. Tourism in Antarctica is booming — more than 50,000 expedition cruise tour- ists visited the continent in the 2019-2020 season, which was cut short because of the pandemic. It’s regulated, but by a body where membership is voluntary. It’s privi- leged. Only ships with 500 or fewer berths can make landings in Antarctica, and those passengers typically pay at least $15,000 for an 11-to-20-day cruise. (Some pay two or three times that.) And it’s com- plicated. Antarctica is a continent with no country, no full-time inhabitants, and no one who is obligated to make decisions, defend it, or act on its behalf. MICHAEL S. NOLAN, LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS/The Washington Post Not every cruise is a five-figure expen- A minke whale emerges near Zodiac boats carrying Lindblad Expeditions passengers in Paradise Bay, Antarctica. diture. Another 18,000 people saw the Antarctic Peninsula from a distance in the Antarctic Treaty System, an interna- most luxurious ships operating in the their mark, Liggett says, in the form of 2019-2020, aboard one of many “cruise- tional agreement to protect the stateless region. “You have to protect your income, footpaths, soil erosion, unintentional dis- only” voyages on big ships that per indus- continent, has any real authority. First and our income is Antarctica.” turbances of nesting birds, and under- try rules are not allowed to discharge enacted during the Cold War and now Even Illes, who as a third-party observ- water noise from ships’ engines and mo- passengers on the continent. These itiner- signed onto by 52 nations, including the er is quick to criticize the cruise industry torized small watercraft. aries can run as low as $3,000, though United States, Russia, China and Austra- as well as the broader travel industry, says Safety is another concern, as more ships Thomas Illes, a shipping and cruise ana- lia, the treaty ensures that the Antarctic IAATO operators are different. “They head to the region, inevitably with less lyst, adviser, and university lecturer, jokes will be used only for peaceful and scien- know their business model is based on an experienced crew. “This is not a place for that from those ships, “sure, you’ll see tific purposes. It sets guidelines for tou- intact nature,” he says. “Even though it’s amateurs,” says Lindblad. “You go to the penguins — as little black dots.” rism and tour operators, but on a day-to- self-regulated, it’s one of the very few Antarctic and you go to a wild and woolly But the steep price tag of high-end ex- day basis, adherence and enforcement examples where it still works very well.” place.” One major fear is that a maritime pedition voyages doesn’t appear to be a Daniela Liggett, an associate professor accident, especially one involving a big disincentive to travelers — 14 new expedi- specializing in polar tourism and Antarctic ship in a region with no emergency in- tion vessels are scheduled to come online “Sustainable travel, governance at the University of Canterbu- frastructure, could result in high loss of in 2021, most with fewer than 200 berths. ry in New Zealand, points out that a lot of life and a devastating environmental di- Ice-classed, luxury vessels cost from $65 with a minimal the expedition leaders are former re- saster. million to nearly $200 million to build and searchers. “These are educators who are “Tourism doesn’t ‘benefit’ Antarctica,” outfit, and there would be no supply with- footprint and passionately speaking on behalf of the says Lindblad, whose company runs all out demand. Expedition cruise lines re- Antarctic and wilderness and conserva- carbon-neutral cruises. “It’s not like there port encouraging levels of interest and environmental tion initiatives.” Plus, she adds, “many of are local communities that are helped bookings for the 2021-2022 Antarctic sea- the smaller-scale operators are passionate economically. The impact,” he says, “is in son, and even greater enthusiasm for impact, is our about Antarctic conservation, and that’s how people think about the world more 2022-2023. why they started in the first place.” broadly, and Antarctica is a stage to help Tourism to Antarctica is regulated by mission.” “Sustainable travel, with a minimal understand the implications of climate the International Association of Antarctica footprint and environmental impact, is our change.” Tour Operators (IAATO), founded in 1991 Monique Ponfoort mission,” says Monique Ponfoort, CEO of “We all take the education part of our by seven tour operators, including long- CEO of Aurora cruiselines long-standing polar expedition cruise line mission seriously,” Bolton says. “Every time guide Sven Lindblad of Lindblad Aurora, one of the earliest IAATO mem- operator has different types of program- Expeditions. Though membership is vol- function on something of an honor system bers. It is a mission that is ostensibly ming, but it all contains a green, envi- untary, IAATO now has more than 100 that, so far, is working. “Gross violations shared by all expedition operators in the ronmentally friendly message.” She refers members, all directly or peripherally and noncompliance with agreed-upon region, and one that’s based on a genuine to Antarctica as a living classroom and engaged in Antarctic tourism. Members rules would very likely ruin the business’s desire to protect the region and educate cites the “now I get it” moments that so must agree that their activities have “mi- reputation,” says Illes. “And the people in guests. Most operators provide monetary many passengers have. “Seeing your first nor and transitory impact,” according to power” — he cites Lindblad as one of the or collaborative support to conservation iceberg calve makes you realize how small Gina Greer, the organization’s executive IAATO’s most formidable voices — initiatives in the region, and Liggett says you are and what your place on the planet director. Greer’s been with IAATO for a “would probably not just stand idly by and they help in other ways, whether through actually is.” year and says she’s not found a more cohe- certainly not keep quiet.” sharing information, bringing supplies to And the unscripted interactions with sive organization. “The collaboration One after another, the tour operators, remote research stations or letting scien- animals also make a big impression on among members is high. They’re all work- marketing staff, scientists and industry tists hitch a ride home — though presum- guests. While IAATO rules dictate that ing together to help manage activities and experts interviewed for this article echoed ably not in one of the Jacuzzi suites. humans must stay five meters away from be respectful to the environment. They all the same refrain — it’s in the cruise indus- Yet tourism in Antarctica is not without wildlife, wildlife can come to them. And it benefit from their shared knowledge of try’s own best interests to protect Antarc- impact. Most of the travelers who have often does, whether it’s a friendly penguin, the region and agree on guidelines that tica. “The industry wants a future,” Lind- life-changing experiences on their cruises a seal fleeing a pod of hungry orcas or an everyone works to meet.” blad says. And if there’s no Antarctica, sail back to Ushuaia, Argentina, from intrigued cetacean. “From personal expe- Still, when it comes to setting and en- there’s no business. “Beyond a moral where they head home on carbon-cough- rience,” says Bolton, who recalls being in forcing the rules of Antarctic tourism, ethos, there’s a business model,” says Lisa ing long-haul flights. And even though a kayak when a whale breached beside from ships’ emissions to the rules around Bolton, general manager of product for tourists traipse on just a tiny percent of her, “being snotted on by a whale is a shore excursions, IAATO lacks teeth. Only Scenic, whose Scenic Eclipse is one of the Antarctica’s landmass, they still leave marvelous interaction with nature.” PAGE 28 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: MUSIC

COMMENTARY

THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

GLEN E. FRIEDMAN FROM THE BOOK “MY RULES”/The Washington Post Bad Brains, circa 1981, from left: Dr. Know (Gary Miller), H.R. (Paul Hudson), Earl Hudson (front) and Darryl Jenifer. The world is fast, but DC hardcore/punk pioneers Bad Brains were even faster

BY CHRIS RICHARDS believers as the kind of people who saw the credo of “positive mental attitude,” a can-do The Washington Post Virgin Mary in their toast, either. That’s be- concept that H.R. had borrowed from the lectrocution, convulsion, cause the two indomitable albums that Bad popular 1937 self-help tract “Think And Grow possession, all of the Brains dropped in this era — a self-titled Rich.” The group’s advocacy for that mind- above, all at once. That’s debut from 1982 and 1983’s “Rock For Light,” set, abbreviated in H.R.’s lyrics as “P.M.A.,” what it looks like, but it’s both being self-reissued this year along with registered in bright contrast to the nihilistic not. It’s H.R., frontman of most of the band’s ’80s output — are gloom that clouded the dawn of the punk era. Bad Brains, leading his crammed with anthems of exhilarating Instead of shouting at an impending apoc- untouchable hardcore speed, secret finesse, deep purpose and im- alypse, Bad Brains seemed to be barreling Epunk band through a blazing three-night mutable optimism. The world has sped up their way toward whatever might come after. stand at New York’s CBGB in December 1982 over the past four decades, but this music still These albums teem with other cosmic during which various forces appear to be feels fast. In increasingly hyperbolic times, it contradictions, too. The songs sound furious guiding his body: electric currents, neural remains extraordinary. and ecstatic, the performances feel raw and misfires, holy spirits. But there’s only one And from those fortunate enough to have Bad Brains precise, and all together, what seems like a force at work here, music, and he’s channel- caught it in the air between 1979 and 1983, The front cover of Bad Brains’ molten volatility ultimately cools into a sus- ing it through the entirety of his physical the testimony is practically unanimous. “I’d self­titled album from 1982. The tained act of supreme control. The only un- form until total abandon and complete self- never seen anything like them,” said Denise influential band is reissuing most ambiguous feature of the Bad Brains’ sound awareness seem to conjoin. Is that what free- Mercedes, guitarist of the Stimulators, de- of its ’80s output this year. is speed. dom is? scribing her first Bad Brains show in the This all happens inside the 60 minutes of pages of “NYHC,” Tony Rettman’s oral histo- Speed of sound “Bad Brains Live at CBGB 1982,” which ry of New York hardcore. “The moment that Tempo is a clockable thing. It’s a quantita- doesn’t really play like a concert film so they hit, it was like a bomb going off. It was tive way to try to understand music’s qual- much as camcorder evidence of a super- louder, it was faster.” itative mysteries. But with Bad Brains, speed natural event repeated three times within 72 So, an explosion? That might describe Bad is something to commit your attention to, hours. Brains’ kinetic power as a physical sensation, even if you’ve heard the songs 500 times. We need footage like this to exist. Other- but it doesn’t fully account for the music’s There’s a nonperishable generosity to music wise, we might not entirely believe the eye- meaning. And as detonative as their songs that moves this fast. It can reveal new in- witnesses who still describe Bad Brains as felt, this band wasn’t destroying anything. formation each time it races by. the greatest live band to ever visit our plane. Instead, they were inventing a powerful That said, we probably wouldn’t dismiss sound that adhered to their foundational SEE POWER ON PAGE 29 Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 29 WEEKEND: MUSIC Power: Bad Brains made an unprecedented noise

FROM PAGE 28 instinctual response to hardcore Still, it’s easy to get dazed by punk, and the term “mosh” is the simple physical feat of it. believed to originate from Bad Imagine four Olympians sprint- Brains speaking in reggae slang ing 100 meters in lockstep toward and Jamaican patois from up a photo-finish tie for gold, and onstage, asking the crowd to you’re starting to get a picture of “mash it up.” the kinesthetic telepathy between In all that push and shove, a guitarist Gary “Dr. Know” Mill- sort of End Times optimism er, bassist Darryl Jenifer, drum- began to foment around the Bad mer Earl Hudson and his older Brains. The band grew more brother H.R. (born Paul Hud- fervent in its spirituality and had TNS son). According to the band, Earl fully adopted Rastafarianism by Prince performs at the 2004 set the tempo, starting the songs 1982 with H.R. singing about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a simple four count, but in fall of Babylon, a biblical concept induction ceremony. Bad Brains nobody leads, nobody that dovetailed neatly with the chases, nobody hurries ahead, doom-saying so common to punk Epic clip now nobody lags behind. Speed be- at the outset of the Reagan era. comes an expression of collectiv- Just as he had repurposed Hill’s features even ity. Or maybe even a virtue. pseudo-metaphysical greed man- In terms of a career, the quar- tra into an underground human- tet didn’t get off to the quickest ist rally cry, he learned how to more Prince start. Bad Brains formed in articulate a pacifist vision in a Los Angeles Times Washington, D.C., in the late ’70s, serrated punk snarl. “We don’t Music fans who hang around first as Mind Power, a jazz fusion want no violence, we don’t need YouTube have likely seen the group inspired by Chick Corea no wars,” H.R. sings on “Rock 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Mahavishnu Orchestra, but for Light,” the band’s brightest clip of Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, eventually changed its name and flash of utopianism. “We just Steve Winwood and Dhani Harri- vision after discovering the Sex want what’s right: Rock for son performing the Beatles song Pistols and the Damned. Hoping light.” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” to combine those British sneers during George Harrison’s in- with the radiance of Jamaican Timeless at any tempo duction ceremony. If so, they’ve reggae, they proceeded to make GLEN E. FRIEDMAN FROM THE BOOK “MY RULES”/The Washington Post It’s strange how we use the seen Prince, off to the side during an unprecedented noise that H.R. of Bad Brains does a backflip onstage at CBGB in Manhattan, word “timeless” to praise the the verses, casually walk to cen- would inspire the D.I.Y. ethos of circa 1982. The band’s physicality had a big impact on punk. music we feel most loyal to — ter stage as the bridge approach- Minor Threat and their peers, especially since music is a tem- es and proceed to pour forth a quickly making Washington the sometimes lived and rehearsed. tablish the entire concept of poral art that relies on time in guitar solo so achingly beautiful epicenter of American hardcore. The results sound as bright, American self-help — an opti- order for it to be experienced. that it’s become canon. When Bad Brains relocated to scorching and unrepeatable as mism industry that Barbara And while it might be tempting to On May 4, seemingly out of the New York in 1981, they kick- that lightning bolt striking the Ehrenreich meticulously de- think of recorded sound as a blue, veteran TV producer Joel started the scene there, too, then Capitol dome drawn on the al- bunks in her 2009 book “Bright- replayable swatch of frozen time, Gallen, who directed and pro- spent the rest of the decade dodg- bum’s iconic cover. It’s the kind Sided: How Positive Thinking is scientifically, only light experi- duced the original Hall of Fame ing fame. One of the band’s earli- of record that forms a permanent Undermining America.” Ehren- ences true timelessness. Einstein broadcast, uploaded a re-edited est managers, Mo Sussman, crease in your memory the mo- reich describes “Think and Grow taught us that time and space are version of that performance with shopped the group to major la- ment you first encounter it. Rich” as one of the “classics of relative: The closer you get to a simple comment: “17 years bels as “the Black Beatles,” but Listen for the 501st time and self-delusion” designed to “har- traveling through space at the after this stunning performance the band had already developed you’ll hear new sparks shooting ness the subconscious mind to speed of light, the slower time by Prince, I finally had the chance to go in and re-edit it a phobia of the fine print on re- off it, too. For instance, ever conscious greed.” will move — and at light speed, slightly — since there were sev- cord contracts — especially H.R., notice that the most torrential H.R. allegedly latched onto the time stops. The mathematical eral shots that were bothering whose mercurial behavior fore- moments of Dr. Know’s guitar idea of “positive mental attitude” physicist Roger Penrose had a me. I got rid of all the dissolves shadowed his later struggles with solos tend to move up the fret- by complete accident, pulling the nice way of putting it: “Eternity and made them all cuts, and mental health. Later in the ’80s, board like a rainstorm in re- book off his father’s bookshelf is no big deal to a photon.” added lots more close-ups of when H.R. reportedly skipped verse? Or how at the end of an after an argument about the Try keeping these ideas in Prince during his solo. I think it’s out on a meeting with Chris especially locomotive burst of direction of his life. In “Finding your head space when listening better now. Let me know what Blackwell, the Island Records words, H.R. likes to curl his last Joseph I,” a 2017 biography of to “Rock For Light,” an album in you think. Joel.” founder credited with launching syllable into a vertical shriek? H.R. by Howie Abrams and which producer Ric Ocasek As fans recently marked the Bob Marley and U2, it seemed Now listen to the rhythm section James Lathos, the singer de- helped push Bad Brains even fifth anniversary of Prince’s like Bad Brains would remain an and try to imagine that 100-meter scribed the band’s abiding ideol- closer to light speed by speeding death, the original version of that off-and-on proposition. dash again, only this time at a ogy as a swirl of tenacious self- up the tapes while remixing the performance surpassed 100 mil- Back in 1981, the band was still 45-degree incline. Velocity is improvement and wishful clair- album with Jenifer in 1991. The lion views on YouTube. From a all the way on, at least onstage. speed plus direction. This is voyance: “I think the philosophy forthcoming “Rock for Light” visual perspective, this re-edit “The way the world was moving ascension music — a sound ris- was to have something positive to reissue restores the perform- improves on the televised ver- in that era was making all of us ing in the direction of higher say — have some kind of proph- ances to their original speed sion. What was once phenomenal play faster,” Jenifer, the band’s consciousness. etic message that would prove to (slower) and pitch (lower). It footage that seemed to be caught most discreet virtuoso, told Filter Punk and P.M.A. people that we could do some- sounds infinitely better. (Maybe off guard by Prince’s magic has magazine in 2007. “We intended thing better.” we can forgive a guy who named been subtly transformed, through to play fast, but not as fast as we It seems absurd that a book What kept Bad Brains’ P.M.A. his band the Cars for wanting to expert editing, to illuminate the morphed into playing. We were like “Think and Grow Rich” had from evaporating into hardcore make a fast thing go faster.) solo that shook the hall. Better only speeding up with the times, any kind of formative influence woo-woo was the band’s ability to And at life speed, the band’s angles. More close-ups. A num- the motion of the whole scene.” over a developing punk scene shape reality, to transpose its ideas hit harder, especially the ber of split-screen shots that That’s one way to survive on a skeptical of capitalism, spiritu- optimism into a sound that litera- title track’s cosmic refrain: Rock beam in on Prince’s fretting planet that’s spinning too fast: ality and the notion of hope in lly moved people — including for light, rock for light, rock for fingers. More Prince. Outpace it. You can hear the general, but everything about H.R., who occasionally punctuat- light. In this moment, and in so The solo? A work so virtuosic band winning the race on their Bad Brains seemed to defy the ed his bandmate’s nonstop many others, Bad Brains invite that little red Corvettes are self-titled debut, something they odds. Written during the Great sound-gestures by landing back- us to yearn with them, to move crammed with the bodies of recorded quickly and erratically Depression by failed business- flips onstage, something he first with them, to sprint alongside writers who have attempted to across the spring, summer and man Napoleon Hill, the book practiced as a child while swim- them as they accelerate into a describe it. For Prince fans — fall of 1981 at 171-A, a four-track offered techniques for amassing ming in the ocean. That physical- realm of pure energy and free- and pretty much everyone with a recording studio and perform- personal wealth through positive ity extended to the audience, too. dom where the music might live soul who sees it — Gallen’s reedit ance space on Manhattan’s Low- thinking, and its success as pe- Before it became ritualized, forever and eternity is no big further underscores Prince’s er East Side where the band rennial bestseller helped to es- slam-dancing emerged as an deal. genius on the electric guitar. PAGE 30 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: TELEVISION

ANTONIO CALANNI/AP Author and screenwriter Antonio Dikele Distefano, right, and actor Giuseppe Dave Seke walk in Milan, Italy, on April 27. Their Netflix series “Zero,” which premiered globally last month, is the first Italian TV production to feature a predominantly Black cast. ‘I never saw myself represented’ Netflix series ‘Zero’ seen as window to multiculturalism in Italy, inspiring Black Italians who feel invisible and marginalized BY COLLEEN BARRY in the culture, and because it creates a win- discovers he has a superpower that allows of Tunisian descent. Associated Press dow to changes in Italian society that swaths him to become invisible. He uses it to help his “We said we were sorry, and we made a he Netflix series “Zero,” which of the majority population have not acknowl- friends in a mixed-race Milan neighborhood. formal commitment to inform all of our premiered globally last month, is edged. It’s a direct play on the notion of invisibility editors to ask that they don’t use blackface the first Italian TV production to Activists fighting racism in Italian televi- that was behind the Black Lives Matter pro- anymore,” Giovanni Parapini, RAI’s director Tfeature a predominantly Black sion underline the fact that it was developed tests that erupted in Italian squares last for social causes, told The Associated Press. cast, a bright spot in an otherwise bleak by Netflix, based in the United States and summer following George Floyd’s murder in He said that was as far as they could go due to Italian television landscape where the per- with a commitment to spend $100 million to the United States. Black Italians rallied for editorial freedom. sistent use of racist language and imagery is improve diversity, and not by Italian public changes in the country’s citizenship law and The associations said they viewed the sparking new protests. or private television. to be recognized as part of a society where commitment as positive, even if it fell short of Even as “Zero” creates a breakthrough in “As a Black Italian, I never saw myself they too often feel marginalized. asought-for ban, since RAI at least recog- Italian TV history, on private networks, represented in Italian television. Or rather, I “When a young person doesn’t feel seen, nized that the use of blackface was a prob- comedy teams are asserting their right to use saw examples of how Black women were he feels a bit invisible,” Seke said. “Hopefully lem. racial slurs and make slanty-eye gestures as hyper-sexualized,’’ said Sara Lemlem, an this series can help those people who felt like Parapini, however, said the public network satire. The main state broadcaster RAI is activist and journalist who is part of a group me or like Antonio ... There can be many did not accept the criticism of the Cambie- under fire for attempting to censor an Italian of second-generation Italians protesting people who have not found someone similar RAI group “because that would mean that rapper’s remarks highlighting homophobia racist tropes on Italian TV. “There was never to themselves, and live still with this dis- RAI in all these years did nothing for in- in a right-wing political party. And under aBlack woman in a role of an everyday wom- tress.” tegration.” outside pressure, RAI is advising against — an: a Black student, a Black nurse, a Black The protest movement has shifted from He noted that the network had never been but not outright banning — the use of black- teacher. I never saw myself represented in targeting Italian fashion, where racist gaffes called out by regulators and listed program- face in variety skits. the country in which I was born and raised.” have highlighted the lack of Black creative ming that included minorities, from a Gam- With cultural tensions heightened, the “Zero,” which premiered on April 21, workers, to Italian television, where a move- bia-born sportscaster known as Idris in the protagonists of “Zero” hope the series — landed immediately among the top 10 shows ment dubbing itself CambieRAI held pro- 1990s to plans for a televised festival in July which focuses on second-generation Black streaming on Netflix in Italy. tests last month demanding that Italian state featuring second-generation Italians. Italians and is based on a novel by the son of Perhaps even more telling of its impact: and private TV stop using racist language Dikele Distefano said for him the goal is Angolan immigrants — will help accelerate The lead actor, Giuseppe Dave Seke, was and blackface in skits. not to banish racist language, calling it “a lost public acceptance that Italy has become a mobbed not even a week later by Italian CambieRAI plays upon the name of Italian battle.” He sees his art as an agent for multicultural nation. schoolchildren clamoring for autographs as state TV, RAI and the Italian language com- change. “I always say that Italy is a country tied to he gave an interview in the Milan neigh- mand “you will change.” The movement, He is working on a film now where he aims traditions, more than racist,’’ said Antonio borhood where the series is set. Seke, a 25- bringing together second-generation Italians to have a 70% second-generation Italian cast Dikele Distefano, who co-wrote the series year-old who grew up in Padova to parents from a range of associations, also wants RAI and crew. “Zero” has already helped create and whose six novels, including the one on from Congo, is not a household name in Italy. —which is funded by mandatory annual fees positions in the industry for a Black hairsty- which “Zero” was based, focus on the lives of “Zero” was his first foray into acting. on anyone owning a TV in Italy — to set up an list, a Black screenwriter and a director of the children of immigrants to Italy. “If you ask these children who is in front of advisory council on diversity and inclusion. Arab and Italian origin, he noted. “I am convinced that through these things them, they will never tell you: the first Black Earlier this month, RAI responded to an “The battle is to live in a place where we all —writing novels, the possibility of making a Italian actor. They will tell you, ‘a superhero,’ earlier request by other, longer-established have the same opportunity, where there are series — things can change,” he said. or they will tell you, ‘Dave,’” Dikele Dis- groups asking that it stop broadcasting shows more writers who are Black, Asian, South “Zero” is a radical departure because it tefano said, watching the scene in awe. using blackface, citing skits where perform- American, where there is the possibility to provides role models for young Black Ital- In the series, Zero is the nickname of a ers darkened their skin to impersonate sing- tell the stories from the point of view of those ians who have not seen themselves reflected Black Italian pizza bike deliveryman who ers like Beyonce or Ghali, an Italian rapper who live it,” he said. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 31 WEEKEND: TELEVISION Flipping the script on ‘fat’ Over its 3 seasons, mission of Bryant’s ‘Shrill’: Redefine how a TV hero should look BY GEOFF EDGERS The Washington Post here was talk, at one point, of calling Aidy Bryant’s show “fat b—.” T “As you can imagine,” the “Saturday Night Live” star said recently during a lunchtime interview in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, “the studio and network were like, ‘Uh, no.’” In the end, Hulu and the producers set- tled on “Shrill,” a title that has served Bryant well in her first starring role. On May 7, the actress and comedian marked the start of the show’s third and final season Hulu and an eight-episode goodbye to Annie Julia Sweeney (left) plays Vera, mother to Aidy Bryant’s Annie (right), in “Shrill.” Easton, the aspiring journalist who has, over time, found her outdoor voice, morph- mother, Vera. The show is also packed with “Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m going to that’s the reason I’m there at the doctor’s ing from sheepish, insecure and single to scene-stealers, including John Cameron do,” she says, turning away to go back to office,” she says. “And there’s an assump- confronter of hapless boyfriends, bad boss- Mitchell, who plays the narcissistic editor of her friends. tion that if you’re fat, you’ve given up on es and internet trolls. the alternative weekly, and Lolly Adefope, Rushfield, who worked as a writer on yourself. And it’s like, I exercise all the “Shrill” has been a revelation both for her best friend and roommate. “Parks and Recreation” before “Shrill,” time. I don’t eat doughnuts for breakfast, Bryant’s performance, which has shown a The show’s center, though, is clearly said that the breakup moment didn’t come lunch and dinner.” dramatic range to match her sketch-tested Bryant. On “SNL,” she’s shown her versatil- naturally for Bryant. She suspects she’s In those little moments, “Shrill” shares comedy chops, and for its mission. That ity, whether playing Sen. Ted Cruz, Lil’ almost too nice to immediately snap into something with “Insecure” and how Issa begins with the f-word: fat. It’s a term not Baby Aidy in music video spoofs, or sev- dumping mode. Rae’s HBO show deals with race. The office usually passed around in polite society. enth-grade travel expert Carrie Krum “We would do the scene, and I would talk politics, dating drama and friendships could When Alexandra Rushfield, one of the (“The best thing about Columbus ... is my to the director, and the director would just theoretically exist on any show. But “In- show’s producers, went to pitch “Shrill” to cousin’s neighbors are boys!”). “Shrill” be like, ‘Meaner, meaner,’” Rushfield says. secure’s” Blackness is what allows it to potential networks three years ago, “I finds her operating in a different kind of “And it was hard for her to get there, but capture the micro jabs of racism that per- would say ‘fat,’ and I could see people creative space, where her spontaneous and she definitely did. And it might have been vade so much of daily life. In “Shrill,” long cringe.” natural sense of humor, often translated better because it was hard to get there.” stretches have nothing to do with weight But being fat is part of what the series is through sarcastic eye rolls and self-depre- Bryant does not mind the word “fat.” In until a moment — the checkup, a T-shirt about. “Shrill” is based on Lindy West’s cating asides, is more sustained. fact, she prefers it to the many euphemisms giveaway, mother Vera’s awkward attempt memoir, sparked by her viral 2011 column, As the show has progressed, Annie has (“sturdy,” “big-boned,” “chubby”) used to to keep a waiter from delivering a bread- “Hello, I Am Fat,” in Seattle’s alternative grown into its title, becoming stronger, supposedly soften the impact of the word. basket — provides a reminder. newspaper, the Stranger. West’s story res- more confident and assertive. A turning During the Season 3 opener, Annie goes One of “Shrill’s” trademarks is also how onated with Bryant. In an industry that point came at the end of Season 2, when she for a routine physical, and her regular doc- the show does not use “fat.” There is a clear usually mocks or sidelines anyone who dumped her boyfriend, Ryan, after he tor is away. The sub, who has never met effort made to not link the chaos that sur- doesn’t fit the on-screen norm, she would spread word of a tryst they had in the news- her, casually mentions that she should rounds Annie’s life to her weight. It’s about employ Annie to deliver a radical message: paper’s server room. It was a tough mo- consider gastric bypass surgery. being young and searching for her place in that our ideas of beauty and self-confidence ment, as Ryan, the sometimes adorable, Bryant based the scene on a real experi- the world. It’s not about finding an easy have been hollowed out by decades of Shal- more often aggravating man-child, had ence when she had to see a doctor as part of punchline. There are no “fat Monicas” or low Hals and that our hero can be a hilari- been trying to be a good boyfriend. But the standard insurance process before Klumps-esque dinner table scenes. ous, blue-eyed, full-figured — “fat,” as Annie needed more. filming 2016’s “The Big Sick.” During an “Where you find the laughs is a choice, Bryant would put it bluntly — woman in a “I want an adult,” she tells him in the examination, the doctor raved about gastric and I think she knows how she can get bathing suit. emotional parting scene. “I want a real bypass, telling her that “people do it all the laughs without being in some way hurtful,” “It is a descriptor and, like, I am fat,” says partner.” time.” says “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels, who is Bryant, 33. “To me, it’s like taking the pow- “So you’re going to date other guys?” he “Their assumption is that I have that as a an executive producer on “Shrill.” er out of it. It doesn’t have to be so loaded. asks. goal, and just by looking at me, they assume Will “Shrill” leave a lasting impact on It’s just true, and sitting with that, it makes how fat people are treated in comedy? Mi- it easier for me. It just feels a little less chaels was reminded of several popular, old frightening.” “It is a descriptor and, like, I am fat. To me, “SNL” bits, including John Belushi gnawing For Bryant, “Shrill” has been immersive, on a chicken breast while playing Elizabeth as she has also served as one of three, it’s like taking the power out of it. It doesn’t Taylor and Chris Farley’s shirtless Chip- hands-on producers alongside Rushfield pendales dance. The late Farley’s sad de- and West. That’s meant watching each cut, have to be so loaded. It’s just true, and scription of his style was often “fatty falls overseeing the music and recruiting some down.” of the actors. Luka Jones, who plays the sitting with that, it makes it easier for me. It “How things change is really who’s doing aforementioned boyfriend, was part of the talking,” Michaels says. “If it’s someone Bryant’s 2016 short (co-written with Chris just feels a little less frightening.” they trust as much as they trust Aidy, I Kelly), “Darby Forever.” Julia Sweeney, think they’re much more willing to take whom Bryant grew up admiring on old Aidy Bryant what she says seriously. And that’s a good “SNL” clips, plays her passive-aggressive Star of “Shrill” use of a comedy platform.” PAGE 32 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: HEALTH & FITNESS

BY LISA GUTIERREZ to restaurants, they’re going to all The Kansas City Star these places; they’re putting them- fter a relatively quiet selves at risk,” she said. winter at Pediatric “If they end up catching strep, Partners in Overland which is what parents are always APark, Kan., the sick kids hopeful for because you can treat it, have come roaring back this spring. or you’re exposed to COVID ... it They’re coughing. They have means you’re letting your guard fevers. Their throats hurt. Could down. Lots and lots of kids are they have COVID-19? getting sick, and sometimes it’s Pediatrician Kristen Stuppy says hard to tell. It could be allergies if she doesn’t know: Many parents it’s just the sniffles and it’s pollen are refusing to have their sick season and everything else. But, it children tested for the virus. could also be, especially if they “We’ve had parents tell us, for have the fever and they feel sick, instance, ‘No we have a big tourna- more likely some sort of an in- ment this weekend; I don’t want to fection.” have to deal with COVID,’” Stuppy She said undiagnosed coro- told The Star. “And they’re forget- navirus “increases all of our risks ting the fact that it’s still going to be because if these kids truly have COVID even if you don’t know that COVID and they’re going back out it’s COVID. So from a public health to school, they’re going to their perspective, it scares me.” sports, they’re going to friends’ So many parents have been houses to play in the basement turning down her advice to have without their masks on, they’re their kids tested for COVID-19 that increasing the risks to the commu- her practice posted an alert on its nity.” Facebook page exhorting parents “Because we know with COVID to stay vigilant. iStock you have to stay home longer than a “Sadly, many parents are now Parents’ and kids’ schedules are getting busier, but with the increase in activity comes increased pressuretypical cold because there’s not that declining COVID tests,” Stuppy to ignore any symptoms that might indicate exposure to COVID­19. herd immunity that we have with wrote. “I do not know why we’re other viruses,” Stuppy said. “If seeing this — and each parent may you’re treating it like another virus have a different reason, but without and just continuing your life, then testing, we do not know accurate you’re putting everybody else at local rates and COVID will be more risk, especially those who have not likely to spread ... which means Diagnosing ignorance been vaccinated, which includes your family is probably interacting the other kids that they’re playing with these kids at the store, sport- with.” ing events, and school.” Doctors are concerned about the public health implications of Med school 101: It’s always better The American Academy of Pedi- to know what the illness is than not atrics recommends that children parents declining to have their sick children tested for COVID-19 know, Schaffner said. and teens who have COVID-19 virus remains in the community testing, but I have quite a few that including fatigue, headache, nasal “Because you can’t predict if symptoms should be tested imme- and prevent it from spreading by come in on day 4-5 of symptoms, congestion, diarrhea and poor your particular patient is going to diately — “especially important if having people isolate. having been in school/daycare up appetite or poor feeding. However, have complications down the they have in-person school, sports “I definitely see over the last until that point.” like adults, children can be asymp- road,” he said. “And if you didn’t do or jobs, so that anyone who may month more and more people “This is why the pandemic will tomatic. the test and you don’t know that have been exposed can be alerted,” refusing tests,” Stuppy said. never end.” “While children infected with your child does or does not have the pediatrics group says. If they “Whereas at the beginning they “Parents are concerned that if SARS-CoV-2 are less likely to de- COVID, that will put you off on a have COVID-19, they need to iso- were upset that we couldn’t offer a another child, or their child, is velop severe illness compared with different trail trying to deal with late for 10 days, at least. test. I think the tide has definitely diagnosed with COVID, that will adults, children are still at risk of whatever complication might come Stuppy thinks some parents changed.” put kids into quarantine: It will developing severe illness and com- up. So having the information is in aren’t willing to take the safety It’s not clear how common it is upset their school schedule, their plications,” the CDC says. your child’s best medical interest.” precautions that come with a diag- for parents to refuse the test for recreational schedule; the parents “For many kids it seems like it’s a Stuppy believes people in gener- nosis. their children, say representatives may have to adjust their work mild disease and I think they’re al are just tired of COVID-19 and “What it should change is the of pediatric associations in Kansas schedule,” said Dr. William banking on that,” Stuppy said of “want it to go away. And ignorance behavior the family has as far as and Missouri. Schaffner, a professor of preven- parents. “But they’re forgetting is bliss,” she said. staying home, being safe inside the But Stuppy has tried to gauge the tive medicine in the health policy that some kids get really sick. She also thinks some families home, wearing masks and things situation among her fellow pediat- department at the Vanderbilt Uni- There are long-term complications feel secure because parents and like that,” she said. “I’ve had a lot of ricians on Twitter. versity School of Medicine in Nash- that even if they weren’t hospital- grandparents have been vaccinat- parents I’m doing telemedicine “Is anyone else finding a signif- ville. “So they’re saying ‘Well, he’s ized they can suffer from prolonged ed. visits with and they’re sitting on the icant number of parents refusing going to get over it anyway. Let’s issues. And we don’t know the late “So they feel like with kids, CO- couch next to their kid who has a COVID-19 testing when their kids just not make the diagnosis, and we effects. VID has not been an issue. They’re fever, cough, sore throat, has been have symptoms? I’m seeing it more don’t have to go through all that “We want to feel like, ‘Oh, most of not concerned if the kid has CO- exposed to COVID, whatever the and more. So frustrating!” she hullabaloo.’ the people are fine.’ So a lot of ‘os- VID,” she said. “But the reality is risk factors are. They know this kid tweeted. “That’s beyond unfortunate. trich head in the sand’ kind of stuff kids can get sick, and we have no likely has COVID and they’re sit- Some of the responses she got: That’s selfish. And it’s not in the going on.” idea which kids for certain are ting there holding the kid on their “Yes including a parent who is a public interest; it’s in your own That more kids are getting sick going to be one of those 80% who lap, no mask on. I think the reality is pediatrician. I just can’t anymore.” narrow interest. It’s not in your right now is a sign to Stuppy that don’t need hospitalization, who not hitting families.” “Not necessarily refusing but I child’s best interest.” parents are “dropping their guard” don’t need anything, and we don’t Public health officials have said will (note) that I do a lot more ex- The most common symptoms of and “not staying away from others know the late effects. for weeks that overall interest in plaining now about why we still COVID-19 in children are cough unmasked.” “And I still think we can’t dis- COVID-19 testing is down, which is have to test than I did 6 months and/or fever, according to the Cen- “Kids all the time, they’re going count that this virus is going to do problematic because it makes it ago.” ters of Disease Control and Preven- to birthday parties in those indoor things in the future. We just don’t difficult to know how much of the “Haven’t had many declining tion. But there can be other signs, bounce house places. They’re going know.” “We’ve had parents tell us, for instance, ‘No we have a big tournament this weekend; I don’t want to have to deal with COVID. And they’re forgetting the fact that it’s still going to be COVID even if you don’t know that it’s COVID.” Kristen Stuppy pediatrician at Pediatric Partners in Overland Park, Kan. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 33 WEEKEND: FAMILY

Confessions of a relapsed TV junkie In the basement of a dingy community center, a fluores- cent light buzzes over a dozen or so people seated in a circle. Some nibble anxiously at store-bought sandwich cookies, while others sit in nervous silence. There is a screeching of chair legs against linoleum as one bleary-eyed woman stands with a trembling Styrofoam coffee cup to speak.]

“Hello, (clears throat) my name is Lisa ... and I, ... I am a binge watcher. It’s been one week since my last television fix, and I’m here to share my story ... ” TANYA HAYLES/AP Believe it or not, there was a time when I didn’t know what Tanya Hayles poses with her son Jackson, 7, in this undated photo. Hayles, founder of the online network Black binge watching was. While our Navy family was stationed in Moms Connection, said she has noticed discussions among members about how remote learning has allowed Germany, we felt lucky that American Forces Network aired Black mothers to better shield their children from racism. day-old episodes of “Survivor” and “American Idol.” The rest of the time, we entertained ourselves with middle-of- the-night football broadcasts, quirky BBC shows and strange AFN public service announcements. But when we moved back to the States, my husband and I ‘We feel safer’ at home finally discovered the joys ofdigital video recording. Despite this, our television use was purely recreational. We were mere “social watchers,” catching a recorded program here Black mothers say remote learning offers students reprieve from racism and there, and streaming a movie over the weekend. Little did we know, we were perched on the slippery slope BY CHRISTINE FERNANDO “Racism in schools plays a huge, huge role in a fam- of instant gratification. Associated Press ily’s choice to do home schooling,” Ali-Coleman said. Eventually, we needed more episodes to be entertained. efore schools shuttered during the pandemic, “That racism can manifest in a lot of different ways, Our digitally savvy kids introduced us to the allure of ser- Ayaana Johnson worried every time she from a teacher who criminalizes every behavior to not vices such as video on demand and Hulu. How intoxicating it dropped her daughters off at school. recognizing how curriculums exclude the experiences was to take a double hit of “The Bachelor” and chase it with B Johnson, a Black woman, says racism is of Black people to not presenting Black children with “Dr. Pimple Popper” all in one evening! rampant in her predominantly white Georgia town. At the same opportunities, such as accelerated classes, as Soon, we were hooked. There was no going back. her daughters’ school, a student once used racial slurs white children.” Before we knew it, we were spending perfectly sunny and told another child he doesn’t play with “brown peo- Ali-Coleman chose home schooling for her own weekends holed up in our base house watching episode after ple.” She says teachers are quick to punish or repri- daughter partially due to racism in schools. And while episode of random television series. We told everyone that mand Black children, and Ku Klux Klan flyers can be remote learning is different from home schooling, she we were “just catching up on ‘Modern Family’” or “simply found in mailboxes. said she understands how the switch to remote learning wondering what all the hubbub is about ‘Stranger Things.’” “I knew from pregnancy on that this would be some- would make Black parents feel more empowered and Ironically, it was the show “Breaking Bad” that nudged us thing we’d have to deal with,” said Johnson, who asked able to oversee the racism their children are facing. into the deep, dark abyss. We’d been jonesing to see the that the town not be identified because she was con- Many remote learning parents have also reached out series for a while, and when we found out that the episodes cerned about potential fallout. “This is the kind of area to her for advice after seeing for the first time the rac- were streaming, we knew we’d just scored. we live in, so you can imagine that you’re always going ism their children face. During our epic three-week “Breaking Bad” bender, we to feel protective of your children.” “I think this has been eye-opening to a lot of parents,” hit rock bottom. Our family room looked like the scene of a As schools reopen across the country, Black students she said. “They’re finally getting to see what goes on in rave party, strewn with soda cans, popcorn and Chinese have been less likely than white students to enroll in classrooms for Black and brown students, and I think takeout boxes. Our permanently dilated pupils stared, trans- in-person learning — a trend attributed to factors in- many are dismayed.” fixed, into the psychedelic LCD screen. cluding concerns about the disproportionate impact of Many parents also say they feel more empowered in We were so strung out after that binge, we quit cold tur- the coronavirus on communities of color, a lack of trust having more control over what their children learn. key, satisfying our cravings with short doses of “House Hun- that their schools are equipped to keep children safe, While many schools largely ignore or gloss over Black ters” and “The Office” reruns in hopes that we’d avoid the and the large numbers of students of color in urban history, culture and voices, remote learning allows painful withdrawal symptoms of rapid detox. districts that have been slower to reopen classrooms. parents to better see what’s missing. Just when we thought we had a handle on our addiction, But many Black parents are finding another benefit to Johnson does this through efforts like socially dis- the pandemic hit, rendering us helpless to resist. “Tiger remote learning: being better able to shield their chil- tanced backyard African dance lessons. Tanya Hayles, King” merely whet our appetites for the yearlong relapse. dren from racism in classrooms. founder of Black Moms Connection, an online network Every night we took to our well-worn spots on the sofa and “Now that they’re home, we feel safer,” said Johnson, of more than 16,000 Black mothers with chapters across held remotes with trembling hands, in search of relief from who was keeping her two young daughters home despite North America and Asia, said she makes sure to monitor the unprecedented boredom and monotony of quarantine. options being made available for in-person learning. Black History Month lessons to fill in any gaps in cov- Now that we’ve been vaccinated, one would think that we’d White students have been far more likely to be back erage. peel ourselves away from our television pacifier. However, in the classroom, with 52% of white fourth-graders re- Hayles said she has noticed discussions among mem- ads have been popping up for “City on a Hill,” “The Real ceiving full-time, in-person instruction in February, the bers about how remote learning has allowed Black Housewives of New York” and “Sasquatch.” Season four of latest month with results available from surveys by the mothers to better shield their children from racism. “The Handmaid’s Tale” premiered April 28th, and we still Biden administration. By contrast, less than a third of A mother of an 8-year-old son in Toronto, Hayles has haven’t finished watching “Goliath” and backlogged epi- Black and Hispanic fourth-graders were back at school seen the benefit of remote learning in her own life. Most sodes of “Schitt’s Creek” ... What’s a TV junkie to do? Binge full time, along with just 15% of Asian American stu- days, she works at a table beside her son to keep an eye watch, of course! dents. on him and the classroom, where a lack of diversity Mark my words: I’m quitting binge watching for good this Even before the pandemic, concerns about racially among students and staff at her child’s affluent, pre- time. I’m 100% serious. Summer is coming, I’m vaccinated, hostile environments contributed to large numbers of dominantly white school is a concern. and I’ll be spending time outdoors. I swear, I’ll get clean. Black parents turning to home schooling, said Khadijah “When your child enters the school system, you are And I’ll start just as soon as the new season of “The Hand- Ali-Coleman, co-director of Black Family Homeschool no longer just a parent,” she said. “You’re an advocate, a maid’s Tale” is over.

Educators and Scholars. There has since been a surge in detective, a cheerleader, so many things. And in some Read more at themeatandpotatoesoflife.com, and in Lisa’s book, The Meat and Potatoes of home schooling among Black families. ways, remote learning makes that work easier.” Life: My True Lit Com. Email: [email protected] PAGE 34 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 WEEKEND: CROSSWORD AND COMICS

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E R U C I P E N O O B A B D E N I P O K C A S N A R D R A W A P U G E L Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 35 FACES Calling it a day Ellen DeGeneres to end TV talk show after 19 seasons

BY MARK KENNEDY Associated Press llen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show. E The daytime host, who has ERIC MCCANDLESS/AP seen a ratings hit after allegations of run- Caleb Kennedy, performing on “American Idol” May 9 in ning a toxic workplace, has decided that Los Angeles, has dropped out of the competition after a the upcoming 19th season will be the video circulated showing him sitting next to someone last, ending in 2022. It coincides with the wearing what appears to be a Ku Klux Klan hood. end of her contract. “You may wonder why I’ve decided to end after 19 seasons. The truth is, I al- Finalist Kennedy ways trust my instincts. My instinct told me it’s time,” a tearful DeGeneres said Wednesday during a taping for Thurs- exits ‘American Idol’ day’s show. Associated Press “I promise you that we’re going to A 16-year-old “American Idol” contestant has dropped have a fantastic final season. It will be a out of the singing competition after a video circulated of season where I truly get to say, ‘Thank him sitting next to someone wearing what appears to be a You. Thank you all.’ Every day will be a Ku Klux Klan hood. celebration,” she said. Caleb Kennedy, advanced into the Top 5, apologized for She used humor to lighten the mood the video on Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday, saying and the message. “it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that “In 1997, I knew it was time to come way.” out on my sitcom and live my truth,” De- Kennedy’s mother, Anita Guy, told the Herald-Journal Generes said, recalling a vivid, inspiring that the video was filmed when Kennedy was 12 and had dream in which a bird escaped its cage been taken out of context. She said Kennedy had been im- because it had to be free. itating characters from the film “The Strangers: Prey at “Recently, I had a dream that a bird, JOHN LOCHER/AP Night.” beautiful bird with bright red feathers, Ellen DeGeneres tapes an episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2016 in “It had nothing to do with the Ku Klux Klan, but I know came to my window and whispered, Burbank, Calif. DeGeneres, who has seen ratings plunge after allegations of that’s how it looks. Caleb doesn’t have a racist bone in his ‘You can still do stuff on Netflix,’” a running a toxic workplace, has decided her 19th season will be the last. body. He loves everyone and has friends of all races,” Guy deadpan DeGeneres said, drawing said. laughs from the virtual studio audience. hurtful to me,” they didn’t influence her million people this season, from 2.6 mil- In his post, Kennedy said: “I was younger and did not “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” which decision to leave the show, DeGeneres lion viewers to 1.5 million viewers. think about the actions, but that’s not an excuse. I wanna say started airing in 2003 and is distributed told The Hollywood Reporter. “I DeGeneres was the recipient of the sorry to all my fans and everyone who I have let down.” by Warner Bros., has a mix of dancing, wouldn’t have come back this season” if Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for The three-second video, which was sent on Snapchat, games and giveaways along with A-list they had, she said. American Humor in 2015 and the Presi- shows Kennedy leaning against a wood-paneled wall wear- celebrities. But the host, who built her “Although all good things must come dential Medal of Freedom under Barack ing a blue T-shirt and baseball cap. After one second, he brand on the motto “Be Kind,” opened to an end, you still have hope that the tru- Obama in 2016. In addition to her talk turns his phone to a friend sitting next to him whose face season 18 in September with a lengthy ly great things never will,” Mike Dar- show, she has had a hand in Fox’s “The was obscured — except for two cutouts for eyes — by what apology. nell, president of unscripted TV for War- Masked Dancer,” NBC’s “Ellen’s Game appeared to be a white KKK hood. Three of the show’s producers exited ner Bros., said in a statement Wednes- of Games” and HBO Max’s “Ellen’s ABC confirmed that Kennedy would no longer be part of over the summer amid allegations of a day. “It was and is an indelible piece of Next Great Designer.” the competition, adding that this Sunday’s episode will fea- dysfunctional workplace that harbored the television landscape, and it will be DeGeneres’ scripted TV show “Ellen” ture the top four finalists instead. misbehavior, including sexual miscon- sorely missed.” became a historic landmark in TV histo- The judges and host Ryan Seacrest have not publicly ad- duct and racially insensitive remarks. Nielsen data shows “The Ellen DeGe- ry in the 1990s when her character came dressed Kennedy’s departure. ABC has not indicated how While the allegations were “very neres Show” viewership dropped by 1.1 out as gay. the show will handle the news during Sunday’s episode. Universal Pictures International apologizes for male voice casting From wire reports characters played by Kevin Spacey, Javier thankful that we can address the situation but does plan to reveal its fall 2021 schedule Universal Pictures International is apol- Bardem, Jim Carrey and Woody Harrelson. on this film and prevent similar mistakes on Friday. ogizing for casting a male actor to voice La- The controversy led Universal Pictures from happening again on future projects,” verne Cox’s character in “Promising Young International, which handles distribution of the statement added. Actor Phylicia Rashad to lead Woman.” the movie in Europe, to issue an apology. It Howard College of Fine Arts The Italian premiere of the Oscar-win- also announced that it would work to fix the Acclaimed drama ‘This Is Us’ ning revenge thriller has been postponed to situation, thus changing the movie’s release Famed actor Phylicia Rashad is return- a later date, after a trailer of the Italian- date. ending with sixth season ing to her alma mater as the new dean of the dubbed version of the movie outraged some “We are deeply grateful to Laverne and It looks like this is the end for “This Is Howard University College of Fine Arts. viewers. the transgender community for opening our Us.” The longtime performer and Tony Award According to The Guardian, the since-re- eyes to a bias that neither we nor many in NBC’s Peabody Award-winning family winner, who role to cultural prominence as stricted clip showed a conversation be- our industry had recognized,” a spokesper- drama is coming to a conclusion with the Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” grad- tween Cox’s character, Gail, and the film’s son told The Guardian. upcoming sixth season. uated magna cum laude from Howard with protagonist Cassie, played by Oscar-nomi- “While there was no malicious intent be- According to The Hollywood Reporter, a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 1970. nated actress Carey Mulligan. hind this mistake, we are working diligently producers had long planned to close out the Rashad’s return to campus represents a The choice for the actor to give Gail her to fix it. We have begun redubbing Ms Cox’s show’s run during the 2021-22 broadcast reemergence of the fine arts college; the Italian voice, however, struck a chord voice with female actors in our internation- season. In 2019, when the network renewed College of Fine Arts was merged into the among viewers. In “Una Donna Promet- al territories and are pushing back release the Dan Fogelman-created series for three College of Arts and Sciences in the late ’90s. tente,” Cox’s character was voiced by 59- dates to ensure the correct version is avail- seasons, sources told the outlet that season Rashad, in a statement, said it was a “privi- year-old Roberto Pedicini, a male voice ac- able. six would likely be the last. lege” to play a role in “reestablishing the tor known as the official Italian voice of “We are sorry for the pain caused but are The network hasn’t confirmed the report College of Fine Arts.” PAGE 36 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Judge accused of assault now faces ethics charges KNOXVILLE — A Ge- GA orgia judge accused of assaulting an inmate who he said repeatedly cursed at him during a hearing is now facing ethics charges, according to a state judi- cial agency. The Georgia Judicial Qualifica- tions Commission’s investigative panel alleges Crawford County Chief Magistrate Cary Hays III followed the inmate into a hallway after a December first appear- ance hearing, then grabbed him and pushed him against a wall while the man was handcuffed and restrained at his feet. Hays, who was sworn into office in 2017, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday that he did not injure the inmate “in any way.” “The inmate continued to curse me over and over and over and over again,” the newspaper quot- ed the judge as saying. “At some point, I’d just heard enough of it.” The man began cursing at Hays when the judge set his bond, ac- cording to the complaint. Police: Dunkin’ customer fatally punched by worker

TAMPA — Police said a CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP FL Dunkin’ store employee fatally punched a 77-year-old cus- tomer in Florida after the employ- Me and my shadow ee said the man repeatedly used a Frederick Kaehler, of Winona, Minn., rides up a ramp at Lauridsen Skatepark, on Tuesday, in Des Moines, Iowa. racial slur against him. The victim, a man who police Presidents George W. Bush, and THE CENSUS freeways early Tuesday until it did not name, was punched May 4 his father, George H.W. Bush, also burst into flames and the driver and died last Friday. That led to a had visited the farm. The approximate number of people from 18 states who ap- unsuccessfully tried to run away. manslaughter charge against Co- In 2019, Scamman Farm was 60 plied to relocate to West Virginia’s capital city through th Officers followed the truck- rey Pujols, 27, who worked at the named to the National Register of Charleston Roots program, according to officials. The program was launched trailer combo for about two hours store. Historic Places. The barn dated in April by the city and the Charleston Area Alliance to attract full-time employ- as rush hour traffic stacked up. Pujols told police that the man back to the 18th century. ed remote workers and those looking to fill high-demand jobs, officials said An ABC7 helicopter showed an was “extremely rude” and had Tuesday. Incentives include $5,000 toward initial expenses, as well as men- officer putting a spike strip in the called him a racial slur. Pujols, torship, networking and membership opportunities, news outlets reported. truck’s path and the vehicle soon Bear has close call on State residents could also receive $1,000 for recruiting family or friends. who is Black, said he confronted utility poles in border city slowed, but it continued on as a the man about the slur, at which fire developed in the wheel well of point the 77-year-old repeated it. DOUGLAS — Resi- East Patchogue, hit a parked car, port that the first-grader had dam- a flattened front tire. The slur was not described fur- AZ dents of an Arizona bor- crashed through a fence and aged some computer equipment The slow-moving truck finally ther by police. der city were left in disbelief by a drove into a backyard pool, police and that the mother would have to pulled off the freeway in Bellflow- A Tampa Police Department re- surprise visit from a bear. said. pay for it, officials said. The moth- er and the driver jumped out as port says after he was punched, The Arizona Game & Fish De- Perez, the sole occupant of the er reportedly told the staff mem- the cab burst into flames. The the victim fell backward and hit partment said the bear appeared car, was not injured, police said. ber that the girl was also causing driver was captured and firefight- his head on the concrete floor. Sunday in downtown Douglas. She was arrested on charges of damage at home, but she was ers extinguished the truck fire. Pujols was jailed Tuesday with- The animal climbed up two utility driving while ability impaired by afraid to spank the child. The out bail on a charge of aggravated poles and even sat on the wires. alcohol and drugs and criminal mother then asked whether a 12 winners share jackpot manslaughter of a person older State wildlife officials, Douglas possession of a controlled sub- school staff member could spank in ice guessing game than 65. police, the Cochise County Sher- stance. the girl, officials said. The staff iff’s Office and U.S. Border Patrol member explained that the moth- NENANA — The 12 Fire destroys barn at farm closed off U.S. Highway 191 and No charges for principal er would have to give permission AK winners of this year’s dating to 18th century tried to get the bear to leave. who spanked student, 6 in person and be present for the Nenana Ice Classic will get equal Authorities said the seemingly punishment, officials said. shares of the jackpot in Alaska’s STRATHAM — A fire unfazed bear eventually climbed CLEWISTON — A Flor- A video secretly taken by the favorite guessing game, an official NH destroyed a barn at a down and scampered off. FL ida elementary school mother and later turned over to said Tuesday. New Hampshire farm that’s been principal will not be prosecuted law enforcement shows the prin- Each ticket holder correctly the backdrop for political events Police say drunken driver for spanking a 6-year-old girl in cipal and staff member, both guessed the ice would go out 12:50 for Republican presidents and crashes into fenced pool front of her mother last month, of- women, holding the girl in place p.m. on Friday, April 30, said ice candidates through the years. ficials said. while the principal spanks her classic manager Cherrie Forness. The fire burned down the Scam- RONKONKOMA — A The State Attorney’s Office that three times. The mother can be The ticket holders will each get man Farm barn in Stratham. The NY Long Island woman covers Hendry County released a heard thanking the principal near $19,465.92 for guessing the exact fire broke out a little after 10:30 has been charged with drunken memo last Friday explaining that the end of the video, officials said. time when the ice would move p.m. Monday. Fire crews from nu- driving after she drove her car in- corporal punishment is legal in enough to trigger a mechanism merous towns responded. The to a backyard swimming pool, po- Florida and that the principal of Pursuit of reported stolen that stops a clock inside a tripod cause of the fire is under investi- lice said. Central Elementary School in Cle- U-Haul comes to fiery end set up on the Tanana River. gation, the Stratham Fire Depart- Samantha Perez, 24, was driv- wiston appeared to have explicit The event began in 1917 as a bet ment said. ing a Mazda in Ronkonkoma at permission from the child’s moth- BELLFLOWER — A among railroad engineers waiting In 2011, Mitt Romney an- about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when er. CA reportedly stolen U- for river ice to break up. nounced at the farm that he was she failed to negotiate a turn, Suf- A school staff member called Haul truck towing a trailer was running for president. Former folk County police said. Perez, of the girl’s mother on April 13 to re- pursued on Southern California From wire reports Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 37 PAGE 38 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 Eugene Sheffer Crossword Frazz Dilbert

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Pearls Before Swine Pearls Before 6 “Orange Is the New Black” 1 Implement 28 Impediment setting 2 Grecian vessels 30 Right angle 12 To a greater 3 Summary 31 Zodiac extent 4 Buckeyes’ sch. animal 13 Save 5 Soccer prize 33 Hit CBS 14 Agree (with) 6 High school series 15 Mobster’s code dance 34 GPS suggestion of silence 7 Staff anew 39 Resurrected 16 “Casablanca” 8 British verb 41 Hide ending 42 Regrettably Non Sequitur role 17 — bean 9 Classic word 43 “Mona —” 19 Nile viper game with tiles 45 Legendary loch 20 Profs’ degrees 10 Failed at-bats 47 Tennis great 22 Pen tip 11 Tide type Arthur 24 Little rascal 12 Roman 1101 48 Ogler’s look 27 Canyon sound 18 “Moby-Dick” 49 Mag. staff 51 Altar affirmative 29 Driver with narrator 53 Dig in a handle 21 Sneaky chuckle 32 Shade provider Answer to Previous Puzzle

Candorville at the shore 35 Church service 36 Bygone days 37 Stately tree 38 Knightly address 40 Summers in Paris 42 TV alien 44 “To Live and Die —” 46 Yarn Carpe Diem 50 Be a go-between 52 Stopped 54 Stage comments 55 Mascara targets Beetle Bailey Bizarro PAGE 40 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander GOP, Dems should be nervous about 3rd-party effort Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander BY HENRY OLSEN by majorities of Republican voters. Repub- of writing in a candidate or voting for Liber- Special to The Washington Post lican dissidents may cite Trump’s character tarian nominee Jo Jorgensen. Such voters EDITORIAL ore than 100 Republicans, in- as their motivation for wanting to leave, but also backed Democrats in the key Arizona Terry Leonard, Editor cluding former officeholders many are also closer on key policy issues to and Georgia U.S. Senate races and many [email protected] and high-ranking staffers, re- President Joe Biden and his wing of the House races. These people would surely be portedly plan to create a third Democratic Party than they are to the GOP more comfortable in this new party than in a Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor M party if the GOP doesn’t pull back from its mainstream. Democratic Party that increasingly moves [email protected] embrace of former President Donald This is why any third-party effort would leftward on economics and culture. A new Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content Trump. That should worry Republicans — likely not attract many current Republicans. party that stands for the 2004-era Bush Re- [email protected] and Democrats, too. Even Republicans who share these views publican principles may draw more voters Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation These officials broadly represent a group are deathly afraid of Democrats and their from Democratic ranks than from Republi- [email protected] that is a significant minority within the elec- agenda. Third parties in the United States of- cans. torate. They tilt mildly to the right on eco- ten attract higher levels of support early in a This prospect should not, however, deter Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital nomics, are generally centrist on matters of campaign only to lose most of those voters as Republican leaders from trying to get these [email protected] culture and do not highly prioritize concerns they realize that their preferred candidate people back on board. The Republican Party from the religious right even if they nomi- won’t win. There aren’t enough dissatisfied, cannot gain control of the federal govern- BUREAU STAFF nally support them. Not so long ago, they anti-Trump Republicans to mount credible ment without attracting some people who were an important, perhaps even the ruling, challenges in safe GOP and winnable states did not vote for Trump. That includes ex- Europe/Mideast element in the GOP. They dominated Re- and seats. Ambitious Republican politicians panding the party’s appeal with working- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] publican thinking during the George W. and large donors want to be winners, not class non-whites, but it also means getting +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 Bush administration and battled the tea par- spoilers. some former Republicans back in the GOP Pacific ty and their religious right allies in the early But winning may not be this effort’s goal. tent. A majority party in the United States is Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief 2010s. Even if this new party attracted only 3% to always a coalition, and that means the ardent [email protected] The rise of Trump changed that. Trump’s 5% of the total vote in the 2022 midterms, Trump backers need to share space with +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 victory in the 2016 GOP primary exposed that small difference could be enough to those who think Trump made himself anath- Washington this group’s lack of support among voters. Its make a difference. Ralph Nader’s quixotic ema on Jan. 6. That won’t be an easy coalition Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief preferred candidates — Jeb Bush, Marco Green Party campaign for president in 2000 to form, but it’s an effort that must be made. [email protected] Rubio and John Kasich — were easily swept only got 2.7% of the vote, yet his vote total ex- Ultimately, Republicans threatening to (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News aside by Trump and tea party favorite Texas ceeded George W. Bush’s winning margin in flee will need to decide which party tent they [email protected] Sen. Ted Cruz. Many of these people reject- New Hampshire and Florida. Had Nader not feel less comfortable living in. Unless the de- ed Trump from the start, refusing to endorse been on the ballot, Vice President Al Gore mand for this new party exceeds anyone’s CIRCULATION him and preferring to vote for Hillary Clin- likely would have won. A breakaway Consti- wildest expectations, they will have to de- ton or a third-party candidate. But Trump’s tutional Conservative Party, to give the ven- cide whether they would rather coexist with Mideast unexpected triumph sent them reeling even ture a name, could similarly determine the progressive, woke left or the Trumpist, Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager [email protected] further. which party controls the House and Senate. nativist right. Politics is not the “Hokey Po- [email protected] Today, they find themselves out of power That might perversely work to the GOP’s key” where people can keep putting one step DSN (314)583-9111 and out of step with the broader Republican advantage. Democrats attracted the lion’s in a party and take another one out. Europe electorate. Polls show Trump remains a share of voters who fit this group’s issue Third parties rarely get off the ground. Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager popular figure among Republicans. More stance and demographics. Indeed, five of the We’ll see whose partisan house gets [email protected] importantly, many of the issue stances that eight people mentioned as potential signato- smashed if this effort really takes off. [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 these Republicans planning to leave the par- ries on this letter publicly announced they ty continue to tout, such as encouraging im- would vote for Biden last year, and surely Pacific Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist and a senior fellow migration and global trade, are not shared others followed George W. Bush’s example at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 CONTACT US COVID-19 forged manufacturing into something better Washington tel: (+1)202.886.0003 BY DREW GREENBLATT creation are exploding. Advanced tools are educating and training. A study by Deloitte 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 Special to The Baltimore Sun empowering manufacturers to design and and The Manufacturing Institute predicts 2.1 Reader letters rial by pandemic — that’s how I’ve troubleshoot products in new ways. 5G is million manufacturing positions will go unfil- [email protected] come to see the past year. CO- strengthening our connections. And people led by 2030 as the skills gap widens. It is crit- Additional contacts VID-19 challenged my company to across the country have deepened their sup- ical that we raise awareness among young stripes.com/contactus Tcontinue providing valuable and port for local manufacturing, embracing people, job changers, educators, parents and necessary products to our customers, while products and inputs that are made in America. community leaders about the possibilities OMBUDSMAN adapting, evolving and innovating. I’m proud We also anticipate major national over- available in our industry, which is growing in- Ernie Gates to say that we, along with our colleagues na- hauls. Ambitious and long overdue federal in- creasingly digital. That’s why I support the tionwide, passed the test. frastructure investment, for example, may NAM and MI’s “Creators Wanted” initiative. The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow When COVID-19 hit, manufacturers acted soon upgrade roads, bridges, water systems, Members of Congress and the administra- of news and information, reporting any attempts by the military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s decisively to protect our workers as we pro- broadband internet, electric grids, transpor- tion have work to do as well. Reshaping educa- independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns duced the essential goods Americans need. tation and more, bringing jobs and prosperity tion and skills training is just the beginning. and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fairness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman We pivoted quickly to overhaul factory lines to to communities nationwide. Leaders can also expand export opportuni- welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted by make personal protective equipment, pro- But there are also potential threats on the ties, maintain access to reliable sources of email at [email protected], or by phone at 202.886.0003. duce vaccines and medical supplies and — in horizon. Some elected leaders are contem- American energy, fix our immigration system my company’s case — cut, bend and weld steel plating raising tax rates on small businesses and finally offer a secure future to Dreamers, Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- into test-tube racks for COVID-19 research, like mine and on larger corporations, which many of whom contributed above and beyond days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and which we’d never done before. Now I am con- would put America behind most of the rest of on the health care front lines and in manufac- Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals fident that we are emerging as a more resilient the developing and developed world. After the turing operations during the pandemic. We’ll postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, and innovative industry. 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We shouldn’t put that at risk. will create — if we do more to facilitate advan- channels and use appropriated funds for distribution to to meet the demands of the 21st century. Instead, policymakers should seek ways to cement across all economic sectors. remote locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. The appearance of advertising in this publication does It’s an exciting era. According to the Nation- sustain manufacturers’ momentum. Right It turns out COVID-19 was America’s blast not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense or al Association of Manufacturers’ quarterly now, we have about half a million open jobs. furnace, but it forged us into something better. Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. 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COLLEGE FOOTBALL TENNIS AUTO RACING NCAA FCS Playoffs Italian Open na Williams (8), United States, 7-6 (6), 7-5. Drydene 400 lineup Championship Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, def. NASCAR Cup Series Sunday, May 16 Wednesday Sofia Kenin (4), United States, 6-1, 6-4. Race Sunday At Frisco, Texas At Foro Italico Iga Swiatek (15), Poland, def. Madison At Dover International Speedway South Dakota St. (8-1) vs. Sam Houston Rome Keys, United States, 7-5, 6-1. Dover, Del. (9-0) Purse: Euro 2,082,960 Angelique Kerber, Germany, def. Simo- Lap length: 1.00 miles Surface: Red clay na Halep (3), Romania, 1-6, 3-3, ret. (Car number in parentheses) PRO SOCCER Men’s Singles Men’s Doubles Round of 32 1. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, .000 mph. Round of 32 2. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, .000. MLS Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, def. Matwe Middelkoop, Netherlands, and 3. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, .000. Cameron Norrie, Britain, 6-2, 6-3. Marcelo Arevalo-Gonzalez, El Salvador, 4. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, .000. def. Daniel Evans and Neal Skupski, Bri- EASTERN CONFERENCE Roberto Bautista Agut (10), Spain, def. 5. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, .000. Cristian Garin, Chile, 7-6 (5), 6-3. tain, 6-3, 6-2. 6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, .000. WLTPts GF GA Dominic Thiem (4), Austria, def. Marton Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (2), Croa- 7. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, .000. Fucsovics, Hungary, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-0. tia, def. Cristian Garin, Chile, and Alexan- 8. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, .000. Montreal 2 1 2 8 8 6 Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, def. Gianluca der Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 7-5. 9. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, .000. Mager, Italy, 6-4, 6-4. Fabio Fognini and Lorenzo Musetti, Italy, New England 2 1 2 8 6 6 10. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, .000. Andrey Rublev (7), Russia, def. Jan-Len- def. Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Ca- 11. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, .000. NYCFC 2 1 1 7 9 3 nard Struff, Germany, 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-4. bal (1), Colombia, 7-6 (7), 6-4. 12. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, .000. New York 2 2 0 6 7 5 Alexander Zverev (6), Germany, def. Hu- Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Horacio 13. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, .000. go Dellien, Bolivia, 6-2, 6-2. Zeballos (4), Argentina, def. Andres Molte- Orlando City 1 0 3 6 5 2 14. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, .000. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. David ni and Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 6-3, 15. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, .000. Nashville 1 0 3 6 6 4 Goffin (12), Belgium, 6-2, 6-1. 7-5. 16. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, .000. Adrian Mannarino and Benoit Paire, Atlanta 1 1 2 5 5 4 Aslan Karatsev, Russia, def. Daniil Med- 17. (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford, .000. vedev (3), Russia, 6-2, 6-4. France, def. Andrea Vavassori and Loren- Columbus 1 1 2 5 3 3 18. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, .000. Stefanos Tsitsipas (5), Greece, def. Ma- zo Sonego, Italy, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8. 19. (42) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, .000. ELAINE THOMPSON/AP Philadelphia 1 2 2 5 4 5 rin Cilic, Croatia, 7-5, 6-2. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Filip Polasek (3), 20. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, Slovakia, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germa- Inter Miami CF 1 2 2 5 5 7 Matteo Berrettini (9), Italy, def. John .000. Eastern Washington quarterback Millman, Australia, 6-4, 6-2. ny, and Alex de Minaur, Australia, 7-6 (5), 21. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, .000. Eric Barriere is a member of The Toronto FC 1 2 1 4 6 8 Denis Shapovalov (13), Canada, def. Ste- 5-7, 10-7. 22. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, .000. D.C. United 1 3 0 3 4 9 fano Travaglia, Italy, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Ben 23. (43) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, .000. Associated Press FCS Mclachlan, Japan, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Chicago 0 3 1 1 3 9 Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Jannik Sin- 24. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, .000. ner, Italy, 7-5, 6-4. Argentina, and Fabrice Martin, France, 6-7 25. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, .000. All­America team announced Cincinnati 0 2 1 1 2 10 Women’s Singles (7), 6-4, 10-6. 26. (7) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, .000. Wednesday. He’s also a finalst Round of 32 Andy Murray and Liam Broady, Britain, 27. (38) Anthony Alfredo, Ford, .000. WESTERN CONFERENCE Karolina Pliskova (9), Czech Republic, def. Luke Saville and Max Purcell, Austra- 28. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, .000. for the Walter Payton Award. lia, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-6. WLTPts GF GA def. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-2, 6-3. 29. (77) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, .000. Ashleigh Barty (1), Australia, def. Yaros- Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Sa- 30. (41) Cole Custer, Ford, .000. lisbury (5), Britain, def. Sander Gille and Seattle 4 0 1 13 11 2 lava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1. 31. (78) BJ McLeod, Ford, .000. Elina Svitolina (5), Ukraine, def. Amanda Joran Vliegen, Belgium, 6-3, 2-6, 12-10. 32. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, .000. San Jose 3 2 0 9 10 6 Anisimova, United States, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Women’s Doubles 33. (15) James Davison, Chevrolet, .000. LA Galaxy 3 1 0 9 8 8 Coco Gauff, United States, def. Maria Round of 32 34. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, .000. Barriere Sakkari (17), Greece, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. Asia Muhammad, United States, and Ga- Houston 2 1 2 8 6 5 35. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, .000. Jessica Pegula, United States, def. Nao- briela Dabrowski, Canada, def. Alla Ku- 36. (53) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, .000. Vancouver 2 2 1 7 5 4 mi Osaka (2), Japan, 7-6 (2), 6-2. dryavtseva, Russia, and Monica Nicules- 37. (52) Josh Bilicki, Ford, .000. Colorado 2 1 1 7 5 5 Veronika Kudermetova, Russia, def. cu, Romania, 6-2, 6-1. Caroline Garcia, France, 6-4, 6-4. Round of 16 Drydene 200 lineup Sporting KC 2 2 1 7 6 7 Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Petra Kvi- Latisha Chan and Hao-Ching Chan, Tai- tops FCS Real Salt Lake 2 1 0 6 6 4 tova (11), Czech Republic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. wan, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and NASCAR Xfinity Series Austin FC 2 2 0 6 5 5 Garbine Muguruza (12), Spain, def. Ber- Darija Jurak, Croatia, 6-3, 6-4. Race Saturday narda Pera, United States, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5. Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara, Ja- At Dover International Speedway FC Dallas 1 1 2 5 6 5 Ekaterina Alexandrova, Russia, def. Jen- pan, def. Giulia Gatto-Monticone and Bian- Dover, Del. LAFC 1 1 2 5 5 4 nifer Brady (13), United States, walkover. ca Turati, Italy, 6-1, 6-0. Lap length: 1.00 miles Aryna Sabalenka (7), Belarus, def. Sara Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Mar- (Car number in parentheses) All-America Portland 1 3 0 3 4 8 Sorribes Tormo, Spain, 7-5, 6-1. keta Vondrousova, Czech Republic, def. 1. (18) Daniel Hemric, Toyota, .000 mph. Minnesota 1 4 0 3 4 10 Petra Martic, Croatia, def. Kristina Mla- Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, and Lau- 2. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, .000. Note: Three points for victory, one point denovic, France, 7-5, 6-3. ra Siegemund, Germany, 1-6, 6-4, 10-8. 3. (19) Brandon Jones, Toyota, .000. for tie. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Ajla Toml- Sara Errani, Italy, and Irina-Camelia Be- 4. (20) Harrison Burton, Toyota, .000. janovic, Australia, 6-2, 7-6 (3). gu, Romania, def. Zheng Saisai, China, and 5. (8) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, .000. Wednesday’s games Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, def. Sere- Ellen Perez, Australia, 6-3, 3-6, 10-7. 6. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, .000. first team Toronto FC 2, Columbus 0 7. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, .000. BY RALPH D. RUSSO New England 1, Philadelphia 1, tie GOLF 8. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, .000. Montreal 2, Miami 0 9. (02) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, .000. Associated Press Houston 1, Sporting Kansas City 0 10. (1) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, .000. Minnesota 1, Vancouver 0 LPGA Tour money leaders 15. Anna Nordqvist 14 $572,179 11. (39) Ryan Sieg, Ford, .000. Eastern Washington quarter- Seattle 1, San Jose 0 16. Moriya Jutanugarn 13 $551,475 12. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, .000. back Eric Barriere, Sacred Heart Thursday’s game Through May 9 17. Stacy Lewis 17 $513,863 13. (10) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, .000. 14. (2) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, .000. Chicago at D.C. United Trn Money 18. Madelene Sagstrom 16 $492,083 running back Julius Chestnut and 19. Mirim Lee 8 $479,344 15. (22) Austin Cindric, Ford, .000. Saturday’s games 1. Jin Young Ko 4 $1,667,925 16. (44) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, VMI receiver Jakob Herres are 2. Sei Young Kim 9 $1,416,993 20. Carlota Ciganda 12 $477,707 .000. Toronto FC at New York City FC 21. Georgia Hall 12 $444,563 among the Walter Payton Award Austin FC at LA Galaxy 3. Inbee Park 13 $1,377,799 17. (36) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, .000. Montreal at Atlanta 4. Danielle Kang 13 $897,872 22. Hannah Green 14 $442,843 18. (68) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, .000. finalists highlighting The Associ- New York at Philadelphia 5. Nasa Hataoka 12 $854,024 23. Mel Reid 16 $441,415 19. (98) Riley Herbst, Ford, .000. 20. (61) David Starr, Toyota, .000. FC Dallas at Minnesota 6. Austin Ernst 17 $771,092 24. Ashleigh Buhai 16 $429,628 ated Press FCS All-America team Houston at Colorado 21. (66) Timmy Hill, Ford, .000. 7. Amy Olson 16 $763,832 25. Yealimi Noh 16 $415,307 22. (4) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet, .000. released Wednesday. Nashville at Real Salt Lake 26. Lexi Thompson 12 $404,237 Portland at San Jose 8. Minjee Lee 16 $724,273 23. (99) BJ McLeod, Toyota, .000. The two biggest awards in Divi- 9. Lydia Ko 13 $677,545 27. Jennifer Song 16 $393,883 24. (15) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, .000. Sunday’s games 10. Brooke M. Henderson 10 $648,604 28. Celine Boutier 18 $384,353 25. (74) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, .000. sion I football’s second tier will be 26. (17) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, .000. Vancouver at Sporting Kansas City 11. Ally Ewing 14 $629,772 29. Jennifer Kupcho 14 $381,160 Miami at Cincinnati 27. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, .000. handed out Saturday. The Payton 12. Jasmine Suwannapura 17 $587,829 30. Megan Khang 14 $377,242 28. (0) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, .000. Columbus at New England 31. Gaby Lopez 12 $371,650 award goes to the player of the Orlando City at D.C. United 13. Angela Stanford 16 $586,321 29. (92) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, .000. Los Angeles FC at Seattle 14. Nelly Korda 12 $575,894 32. Ariya Jutanugarn 13 $368,414 30. (47) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, year and the Buck Buchanan .000. DEALS 31. (78) Jesse Little, Toyota, .000. Award honors the top defensive 32. (23) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, .000. 33. (26) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, .000. player in the FCS. The AP’s All- Wednesday’s transactions Lee from Syracuse (Triple-A Northeast). GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed QB Blake 34. (48) Jade Buford, Chevrolet, .000. America first team includes five PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Reassigned Bortles to a one-year contract. 35. (90) Kyle Sieg, Chevrolet, .000. BASEBALL RHP Archie Bradley to Lehigh Valley (Tri- HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed WR Nico 36. (07) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, .000. of the 16 Payton award finalists Major League Baseball ple-A East). Collins to a four-year contract. 37. (6) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, .000. American League SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed 1B Eric LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed CB 38. (13) Matt Jaskol, Ford, .000. and 10 of the 18 Buchanan final- BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Nick Pi- Hosmer and RF Wil Meyers on the 10-day Asante Samuel Jr. to a four year contract. 39. (5) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, .000. ists. vetta on COVID-19 IL. Recalled RHP Eduard IL. Recalled LHP Nick Ramirez and OF Brian LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed LS Colin 40. (52) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, .000. Bazardo from Woscester (Triple-A East). O’Grady from El Paso (Triple-A East). Se- Holba on waivers. Barriere passed for 2,448 yards DETROIT TIGERS — Released RHP Fran- lected the contract of OF Patrick Kiviehan NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed DB Eric IndyCar schedule and winners klin Perez on unconditional waivers. from El Paso. Burrell and RB Stevie Scott. and 19 touchdowns in seven Placed C Grayson Greiner on the 10-day IL. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived RB April 18 — Honda Indy Grand Prix of Ala- WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated bama (Alex Palou) games for Eastern Washington. Selected the contract of C Eric Haase from RHP Wander Suero from the 10-day IL. Op- Austin Walter. Toledo (Triple-A Midwest). WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — April 25 — Firestone Grand Prix of St. Pe- The second-team quarterback tioned RHP Paolo Espino to Rochester (Tri- tersburg (Colton Herta) KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reassigned ple-A East). Signed LT Charles Leno to a one-year con- RHP Kyle Zimmer to Omaha (Triple-W tract. May 1 — Genesys 300 (Scott Dixon) was Cole Kelley from Southeast- BASKETBALL May 2 — XPEL 375 (Pato O'Ward) East). National Basketball Association HOCKEY ern Louisiana. MINNESOTA TWINS — Signed RHP Bran- National Hockey League May 15 — GMR Grand Prix, Indianapolis. MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Waived F Rodions May 30 — Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis. don Koch and 2B Sherman Johnson to mi- Kurucs. EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled C Kyle Chestnut led FCS in rushing at nor-league contracts. Placed LHP Devin Turris from minor league taxi squad. June 12 — Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix 1, ORLANDO MAGIC — Signed F Ignas Braz- Detroit. 171 yards per game. He was Smeltzer on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP deikis to a remainder-of-the-season con- MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled RW Shaun Anderson from St. Paul (Triple-A Jesse Ylonen from Laval (AHL). Recalled D June 13 — Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix 2, tract. Detroit. joined in the first team backfield East). Womens National Basketball Association Xavier Ouellet, G Charlie Lindgren, RW Mi- — Activated C Ara- chael Frolik and RW Alex Belzile from mi- June 20 — REV Group Grand Prix at Road OAKLAND ATHLETICS CHICAGO SKY — Waived G Brittany America, Plymouth, Wis. by North Dakota’s Otis Weah, who mis Garcia from IL. Recalled RHP James Boyd-Jones. nor league taxi squad. Kaprielian from Las Vegas (Triple-A OTTAWA SENATORS — Recalled C Jean- July 4 — Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, averaged 7.1 yards per carry. CONNECTICUT SUN — Waived G Kamiah Christophe Beaudin and D Lassi Thomson Lexington, Ohio. West). Optioned RHP Jordan Weems and C — Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto. Austin Allen to Las Vegas (Triple-A West). Smalls. from Belleville (AHL). Recalled Cs Logan July 11 Herres led the nation in receiv- National League DALLAS WINGS — Waived F Megan Gus- Brown and Parker Kelly from minor league Aug. 8 — Big Machine Music City Grand tafson. Prix, Nashville, Tenn. ing at 122 yards per game. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Selected taxi squad. INDIANS FEVER — Waived F Unique ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled G Joel Hofer Aug. 14 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway Northern Iowa nose tackle the contract of RHP Seth Frankoff from Re- Road Course, Indianapolis. no (Triple-A West). Recalled INF Andrew Thompson and G Kathleen Doyle. from Utica (AHL). Reassigned C Dakota NEW YORK LIBERTY — Waived F Joyner Joshua to taxi squad. Recalled LW Klim Aug. 21 — Bommarito Automotive Group Jared Brinkman leads the first- Young from Reno. Placed RHP Christian 500, Madison, Ill. Walker on the 10-day IL retroactive to May Holmes. Kostin from Avangard Omsk. (KHL). Reas- team defense, along with PHOENIX MERCURY — Waived G Tiana signed LW Nathan Walker to Utica (AHL). Sept. 12 — Grand Prix of Portland, Por- 9. Designated 1B Wyatt Mathisen for as- tland, Ore. signment. Mangakahia, C Ciera Johnson and Sara Bli- TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Reassigned G McNeese State defensive lineman cavs. Joseph Woll to Toronto (AHL)<. Sept. 19 — Firestone Grand Prix of Mon- ATLANTA BRAVES — Activated RHP terey, Monterey, Calif. Chris Martin from the 10-day IL. Placed FOOTBALL SOCCER Isaiah Chambers, who had 14 National Football League Major League Soccer Sept. 26 — Acura Grand Prix of Long LHP Grant Dayton on the 10-day IL retro- Beach, Long Beach, Calif. tackles for loss this season. active to May 9. Optioned RHP Bryce Wil- ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived K Elliot LOS ANGELES FC — Loaned G Tomas son to Gwinnett (Triple-A Southeast). Re- Fry. Romero and Fs Bryce Duke, Danny Musov- Sanford defensive back Chris called LHP Sean Newcomb from Gwinnett. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed WR Rash- ski, Alvaro Quezada, Christian Torres, IndyCar points leaders COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled RHP od Bateman to a four-year rookie contract. Kwadwo Opoku and Cal Jennings to Las Edmond was a first-team selec- Justin Lawrence from Albuquerque (Tri- BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DE Carlos Vegas (USL Championship). Through May 9 tion after intercepting four passes ple-A East). Basham to a four-year contract. SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed M Reed 1. Scott Dixon, 153. MIAMI MARLINS — Selected the contract DENVER BRONCOS — Sigmned S Caden Baker-Whiting to a four-year contract. 2. Pato O'Ward, 131. this season, and Presbyterian li- of RHP Cody Poteet from Jacksonville (Tri- Sterns and OT Ryan Pope. Signed RT Bob- TORONTO FC — Signed F Dom Dwyer 3. Alex Palou, 127. ple-A East). Designated RHP Luis Madero by Massie to a one-year contract. through 2022, pending receipt of the inter- 4. Josef Newgarden, 116. nebacker Colby Campbell was a for assignment. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived OL Sam national transfer certificate (ITC). 5. Graham Rahal, 107. first-team pick after leading the NEW YORK METS — Placed OF Albert Al- Jones. Signed OT Eric Fisher and DT Ant- D.C. UNITED — Acquired M Drew Skun- 6. Simon Pagenaud, 102. mora on the 10-day IL. Recalled OF Khalil waun Woods. drich from Loudon (USL). 7. Colton Herta, 100. nation with 96 tackles. PAGE 42 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 MLB/NHL

Yankees, Scoreboard Padres deal American League East Division with COVID WLPct GB Boston 22 16 .579 _ New York 20 16 .556 1 outbreaks Toronto 19 16 .543 1½ Tampa Bay 19 19 .500 3 Associated Press Baltimore 16 21 .432 5½

The San Diego Padres and Central Division New York Yankees are both WLPct GB short-staffed due to COVID-19 Chicago 21 13 .618 _ outbreaks, but neither has had to Cleveland 20 14 .588 1 interrupt their schedule. Kansas City 16 19 .457 5½ San Diego stars Fernando Ta- Minnesota 12 22 .353 9 tis Jr. and Wil Myers have tested Detroit 12 24 .333 10 positive, and Eric Hosmer, Jur- West Division ickson Profar and Jorge Mateo WLPct GB were held out of Wednesday’s Oakland 23 15 .605 _ doubleheader in Colorado due to Houston 20 17 .541 2½ contact tracing. The Padres were Seattle 18 19 .486 4½ off Thursday before starting a Texas 18 20 .474 5 Los Angeles 16 20 .444 6 home series against NL Central- leading St. Louis on Friday night. National League Yankees shortstop Gleyber East Division Torres was kept out of Wednes- WLPct GB RYAN REMIORZ / AP day night’s starting lineup at New York 18 13 .581 _ Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is the clear leader for the league’s MVP award this year. Tampa Bay as a precaution as Philadelphia 20 17 .541 1 the number of confirmed posi- Atlanta 17 19 .472 3½ tive tests among the team’s Miami 16 20 .444 4½ AROUND THE NHL Washington 13 19 .406 5½ coaching and support staff reac- hed seven. Central Division Manager Aaron Boone said WLPct GB MLB’s Joint COVID-19 Health St. Louis 22 15 .595 _ Milwaukee 20 17 .541 2 McDavid is obvious MVP and Safety Committee is waiting Cincinnati 17 17 .500 3½ and reviewing a number of test Chicago 17 19 .472 4½ results. The members of New Pittsburgh 15 21 .417 6½ York’s traveling party have been West Division tested at least three times each WLPct GB leader in shorter season since Tuesday. The Yankees have been relax- San Francisco 22 14 .611 _ San Diego 21 17 .553 2 ing virus protocols since April 30 Los Angeles 20 17 .541 2½ No one comes close to Edmonton captain’s 100-plus point scoring total this year after passing MLB’s 85% vacci- Arizona 17 20 .459 5½ nation threshold among tier 1 Colorado 13 24 .351 9½ BY JOHN WAWROW Associated Press staff, including players, coaches Thursday’s games and trainers. Boone said the vac- Toronto at Atlanta Using any metric, Connor Kansas City at Detroit cinations were blunting the vi- Minnesota at Chicago White Sox McDavid’s 100-plus point season rus’ effects, with only one person N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay makes the Edmonton Oilers cap- Oakland at Boston showing symptoms. Texas at Houston tain the clear frontrunner for the Cleveland at Seattle New York wrapped up its se- Philadelphia at Washington NHL MVP award. St. Louis at Milwaukee ries Thursday at Tampa Bay. San Francisco at Pittsburgh Other than teammate Leon Of the seven members of the Cincinnati at Colorado Draisaitl’s 81 points entering play Miami at Arizona traveling party with confirmed Tuesday, no one else was within COVID-19 cases, Boone said six Friday’s games 30 points of McDavid in his bid to Kansas City (TBD) at Chicago White Sox were without symptoms. All sev- (TBD) win a second Hart Trophy. N.Y. Yankees (Kluber 2-2) at Baltimore en cases are “breakthrough” (Kremer 0-3) Determining the league’s other cases, meaning they were fully Chicago Cubs (Williams 2-2) at Detroit award finalists is far more chal- (Skubal 0-5) vaccinated, which the CDC has L.A. Angels (Canning 3-2) at Boston (Pi- lenging, given how difficult it is to vetta 5-0) said is possible but considered N.Y. Mets (Peterson 1-3) at Tampa Bay judge one player’s production ver- rare. A team spokesperson said (Glasnow 4-2) sus another when teams played Philadelphia (Velasquez 1-0) at Toronto he believed they all received the (Matz 5-2) division-only opponents over a Kansas City (TBD) at Chicago White Sox Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (TBD) condensed 56-game schedule. Oakland (Montas 4-2) at Minnesota CHRIS O'MEARA/AP Still, MLB and the Yankees (Shoemaker 2-3) “That’s the one thing that is re- were comfortable going forward Texas (Benjamin 0-1) at Houston ally going to make it difficult be- Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, right, is a (Greinke 2-1) with Wednesday night’s game Cleveland (Civale 5-0) at Seattle (TBD) cause the fact is there’s been so candidate for the Vezina Trophy for the top goaltender. San Francisco (Gausman 3-0) at Pitts- against the Rays at Tropicana burgh (Anderson 3-3) many games in such a short Field. MLB had postponed 45 N.Y. Mets (Peterson 1-3) at Tampa Bay amount of time,” NBC analyst positive goal-differential. The goalie is likely between Tampa (Glasnow 4-2) games last season and seven this Atlanta (Smyly 1-2) at Milwaukee Pierre McGuire said. “And what East also had the fewest points, 29, Bay's Andrei Vasilevskiy and Phi- (Houser 3-3) season because of outbreaks. Cincinnati (Miley 4-2) at Colorado (Már- happens in the North (Division) separating first- and sixth-place lipp Grubauer of Colorado. Sources with the league said quez 1-4) may be a little bit different than teams. Among the candidates making a Washington (Scherzer 2-2) at Arizona its contract tracing could not (Smith 1-2) what happens in the West or the “The East, that’s been a mur- case for coach of the year honors Miami (Alcantara 1-2) at L.A. Dodgers identify a player who was a close (TBD) Central or the East.” derer’s row for most of the sea- are Carolina’s Rod Brind’Amour, contact and would need to miss St. Louis (Oviedo 0-1) at San Diego (TBD) Voters will have to rate players son,” McGuire said. “The North, Florida’s Joel Quenneville and games. The league also feels be- Saturday’s games on a curve based on the unique di- it’s just been four teams for most Minnesota’s Dean Evason. As for N.Y. Mets at Tampa Bay cause the Yankees have such a Oakland at Minnesota visional differences. of the season, and that’s why I Selke, McGuire wondered wheth- high rate of vaccination, it helps Chicago Cubs at Detroit If the all-Canadian North could think the numbers are inflated, er the award, predominantly is- L.A. Angels at Boston contain the spread and the ef- N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore be considered one of the NHL’s because the bottom-end teams sued to centers, might go to a win- Kansas City at Chicago White Sox fects on those who test positive. Texas at Houston weakest divisions based on sepa- haven’t been very good.” ger for the first time since Dallas’ While there was no team meet- Philadelphia at Toronto ration between the top four and McGuire believes the toughest Jere Lehtinen won in 2003. The Cleveland at Seattle ing to discuss playing like there San Francisco at Pittsburgh bottom three teams, the East and decisions will be between the Jack wingers deserving consideration Atlanta at Milwaukee was before Tuesday night’s Cincinnati at Colorado Central might have been the Adams (coach of the year) and include Boston’s Brad Marchand, game, Jameson Taillon said that Washington at Arizona toughest. They were the only divi- Selke Trophy (top defensive for- Vegas’ Mark Stone and Florida’s St. Louis at San Diego players were taking it seriously. Miami at L.A. Dodgers sions to feature five teams with a ward). The Vezina Trophy for best Aleksander Barkov. Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 43 NHL Kraken Scoreboard East Division GP WLOT Pts GF GA Chemistry 101 y-Pittsburgh 56 37 16 3 77 196 156 sign 1st x-Washington 56 36 15 5 77 191 163 x-Boston 56 33 16 7 73 168 136 x-N.Y. Islanders 56 32 17 7 71 156 128 N.Y. Rangers 56 27 23 6 60 177 157 Pens credit protocols with team bonding Philadelphia 56 25 23 8 58 163 201 BY WILL GRAVES player New Jersey 56 19 30 7 45 145 194 Buffalo 56 15 34 7 37 138 199 Associated Press BY TIM BOOTH Central Division PITTSBURGH — Nearly three Associated Press GP WLOT Pts GF GA dozen players made their way SEATTLE — Whether he devel- through the Pittsburgh Penguins y-Carolina 56 36 12 8 80 179 136 ops into a star or never plays a game x-Florida 56 37 14 5 79 189 153 locker room during the regular at the highest level, Luke Henman x-Tampa Bay 56 36 17 3 75 181 147 season, a byproduct of an injury will forever have a place in the histo- x-Nashville 56 31 23 2 64 156 154 list that seemed to remain in a con- ry of the Seattle Kraken. Dallas 56 23 19 14 60 158 154 stant state of flux. Chicago 56 24 25 7 55 161 186 The 21-year-old center became Detroit 56 19 27 10 48 127 171 Some, such as captain Sidney the first player ever signed by the Columbus 56 18 26 12 48 137 187 Crosby, have been around seem- Kraken on Wednesday when he in- West Division ingly forever. Some, such as well- ked a three-year entry-level con- GP WLOT Pts GF GA traveled forward Frederick Gau- tract with the expansion NHL club, dreau, stuck and stayed. Some, x-Vegas 56 40 14 2 82 191 124 which is set to be- x-Colorado 55 38 13 4 80 192 132 such as massive rookie winger Ra- gin its first season x-Minnesota 55 35 15 5 75 178 153 dim Zohorna, made memorable this fall. x-St. Louis 55 26 20 9 61 162 167 cameos before disappearing back Henman is cur- Arizona 56 24 26 6 54 153 176 into the ether. Los Angeles 55 21 27 7 49 142 165 GENE J. PUSKAR/AP rently with the San Jose 56 21 28 7 49 151 199 Each of them, however, contrib- Blainville-Bois- Anaheim 56 17 30 9 43 126 179 uted in some way to the franchise’s The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, left, celebrates his briand Armada of North Division first division title in seven years. first­period goal with Bryan Rust during their game against the New the Québec Ma- The Penguins rarely missed a beat Jersey Devils on April 22. Pittsburgh won the East Division. GP WLOT Pts GF GA jor Junior Hock- —particularly over the season’s fi- Francis y-Toronto 55 35 13 7 77 185 144 ey League. He nal two months — even with a li- way in the hotel with nothing but strange way may have accelerated x-Edmonton 55 35 18 2 72 182 150 will complete the season with the x-Winnipeg 55 29 23 3 61 166 152 neup that fluctuated from game to time on their hands and each other. the bonding process. One that Armada — who are currently in the x-Montreal 56 24 21 11 59 159 168 game and sometimes shift to shift. “Through the whole season, ev- could prove to be invaluable as the playoffs — before joining Seattle for Ottawa 56 23 28 5 51 157 190 And while the players pointed to ery night we were all ordering food Penguins prepare to host the New its rookie training camp later this Calgary 52 23 26 3 49 138 149 coach Mike Sullivan’s steady lead- to the hotel because that was our York Islanders in the opening Vancouver 51 21 27 3 45 135 169 year. x-clinched playoff spot ership and Crosby’s consistent ex- only means of getting food some round of the playoffs. “When you play hockey as a kid y-clinched division cellence as the fulcrum around food in us, hanging out and talking “When teams have strong rela- Tuesday’s games growing up, your dream is to sign an which the rest of the organization and playing games together and all tionships off the ice, my experi- Washington 2, Boston 1 NHL entry-level deal and today is Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 0 swung, there may have been an- that type of stuff,” defenseman ence has been that they play hard one of the best days of my life and Wednesday’s games other accomplice: the league’s CO- Mike Matheson said Wednesday. for one another on the ice,” Sulli- Edmonton 4, Montreal 3, OT I’m going to remember it forever,” Ottawa 4, Toronto 3, OT VID-19 protocols. “It was kind of like minor hockey van said. “That could very well be Henman said. “I’m just kind of try- Vegas 6, San Jose 0 The policies put in place to pro- where you spend the whole tour- one of the unintended benefits of St. Louis 4, Minnesota 0 ing to enjoy and focus on that.” Colorado 6, Los Angeles 0 tect the players during the pan- nament just hanging out in the ho- this unusual circumstance.” For now — and at least until the Thursday’s games demic created a bubble of sorts tel with your teammates. And I A circumstance in which Pitts- Minnesota at St. Louis expansion draft this summer — Los Angeles at Colorado when teams went on the road. A think that was a great opportunity burgh thrived. The Penguins over- Henman is the face of the Kraken on Vancouver at Calgary bubble that prevented them from to get to know each other even came a sluggish start to finish on an Friday’s game the ice. He brings a strong pedigree peeling off into small groups to go more so than we would have in a 18-5-2 tear that vaulted them past Toronto at Winnipeg after playing the past five seasons Saturday’s game out to dinner or coffee. A bubble regular season.” Boston and Washington into first for Blainville-Boisbriand, including Vancouver at Edmonton that often left them stranded in a A development that in some in the East. the past two seasons as captain of the Armada. Henman had a team-high 43 points in 32 games for the Armada Playoffs: Leafs, Habs renew old rivalry this season, including 16 goals and 27 assists. He has scored six goals in Associated Press Cup championships set by the New eight playoff games this season. TORONTO — It’s been more than York Rangers from 1940-94. Kraken general manager Ron four decades since the Montreal Toronto and Montreal built their Francis said Henman was the scout- Canadiens faced the Toronto Maple rivalry as the only two Canadian ing staff’s clear choice to target for Leafs in the Stanley Cup playoffs. teams in the NHL from 1938 until the team’s first signing, and the de- Now, at long last, they’ll meet again. Vancouver’s addition in 1970, but cision went beyond his productivity And it’s a big deal for Canadiens the hype around the upcoming se- on the ice. goaltender Jake Allen, even if there ries doesn’t appear to have made its “To me, character is a big part of won’t be any fans in the stands be- way yet into the Toronto dressing who you want in your organization. cause of COVID-19. room. It’s always easy when things are go- “To be able to play the Leafs in the “We didn’t even bring it up or dis- ing well but when things are tough, first round of the playoffs, even just cuss it this morning,” Leafs coach it’s the guys with the character that playing the Leafs in general, is a spe- Sheldon Keefe said after the team’s are able to pull you out of those cial feeling,” Allen said. “It’s been skate on Wednesday. tough situations,” Francis said. “Ev- such a long time since that’s hap- “I’m not going to talk about the se- erybody we’ve talked to and pened. We’ve got to cherish it.” ries until the series comes to Day 1,” checked out in regards to Luke’s The meeting of the Original Six ri- added forward Mitch Marner, who character was outstanding, and the vals in the first round was confirmed appeared annoyed to be asked about fact that he was a captain for a cou- Tuesday night when the Winnipeg NATHAN DENETTE/AP it a second time. ple of years, his leadership skills Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks Montreal Canadiens forward Corey Perry, left, hits Maple Leafs Maybe it’s a case of the coaches sort of bear that out. That was a big 5-0. That result locked in the top four forward Auston Matthews on May 8 in Toronto. and players sticking to a script be- part of our decision making.” teams in the NHL’s North Division fore a potentially testy postseason Henman was originally a fourth- and set up the matchup between the The Canadiens and Leafs have fourth straight time. The Leafs, who showdown. Or maybe the rivalry round pick by Carolina in the 2018 division-leading Leafs and fourth- met 15 times in the postseason. Mon- won the season series with Montreal has simply been diluted over time. NHL Draft. He was not offered an place Habs. The North Division treal holds an 8-7 edge, including a 7-2-1, haven’t won the Stanley Cup None of the players were alive in entry-level contract by the Hurri- playoffs could start as early as May four-game sweep in their last meet- since 1967, a span of 54 years that 1979 and Canadiens coach Domin- canes after the 2020 season and re- 19. Toronto hasn’t won a playoff se- ing in the 1979 quarterfinals en route matches the NHL record for the ique Ducharme was only six years turned to Blainville-Boisbriand. ries since 2004. to winning the Stanley Cup for the longest drought between Stanley old. PAGE 44 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 NBA

Scoreboard Hawks, Knicks reach playoffs Eastern Conference Atlantic Division WLPct GB Rebuilding teams end x-Philadelphia 47 22 .681 — x-Brooklyn 46 24 .657 1½ postseason droughts x-New York 38 31 .551 9 Boston 35 35 .500 12½ BY PAUL NEWBERRY Toronto 27 42 .391 20 Associated Press Southeast Division ATLANTA WLPct GB he Atlanta Hawks spent x-Atlanta 39 31 .557 — three miserable years x-Miami 38 31 .551 ½ totally rebuilding their Charlotte 33 36 .478 5½ team, all with the idea of Washington 32 38 .457 7 T Orlando 21 48 .304 17½ finally making a big move this sea- Central Division son. Yet, as the All-Star break ap- WLPct GB proached, they were limping along y-Milwaukee 44 25 .638 — Indiana 33 36 .478 11 with one of the worst records in the Chicago 29 40 .420 15 NBA. Cleveland 22 48 .314 22½ Coach Lloyd Pierce was fired. Detroit 20 50 .286 24½ Nate McMillan took over as the in- Western Conference terim boss. Suddenly, the Hawks looked like Southwest Division a totally different team. WLPct GB It all paid off Wednesday night, Dallas 41 29 .586 — when Atlanta clinched its first Memphis 36 33 .522 4½ playoff berth since 2017 by rally- San Antonio 33 36 .478 7½ New Orleans 31 39 .443 10 BUTCH DILL/AP ing for a 120-116 victory over the Houston 16 54 .229 25 Washington Wizards. Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, lef,t had 33 points Wednsday as the Hawks beat the Washington Northwest Division “This is what I came down here Wizards 120­116 Wednesday, wrapping up their first postseason berth since 2017. WLPct GB for, to try to help this team get to y-Utah 50 20 .714 — the next level,” said McMillan, defensive end to hold the Wizards x-Denver 45 24 .652 4½ who figures to get serious consid- scoreless over the final 2½ min- Portland 41 29 .586 9 eration for coach of the year hon- utes. Minnesota 22 47 .319 27½ ors despite his interim tag. “These “Really, where I’ve seen us grow Oklahoma City 21 49 .300 29 guys have stood up and accepted is our finishes,” McMillan said. Pacific Division that. I’m just thrilled to death that I “We’ve been able to put together WLPct GB can be part of this.” 48 minutes and finish those x-Phoenix 48 21 .696 — The Hawks aren’t the only new- games.” x-L.A. Clippers 46 23 .667 2 comer to the playoff scene. No one is more excited than L.A. Lakers 40 30 .571 8½ Golden State 37 33 .529 11½ The New York Knicks snapped Young, the charismatic point Sacramento 31 38 .449 17 an even-longer drought, securing guard who was essentially handed their first postseason berth since the keys to the franchise in 2018 Tuesday’s games Minnesota 119, Detroit 100 2013 when Boston lost in Cleve- when Schlenk worked out a still- Denver 117, Charlotte 112 L.A. Clippers 115, Toronto 96 land. debated deal on draft night that Miami 129, Boston 121 New York has been one of the sent Luka Doncic to the Dallas Ma- Memphis 133, Dallas 104 Indiana 103, Philadelphia 94 NBA’s biggest surprises under vericks. Brooklyn 115, Chicago 107 Milwaukee 114, Orlando 102 their first-year coach, Tom Thibo- Young was an All-Star Game Sacramento 122, Oklahoma City 106 deau, with a 38-31 record after sev- starter in his second season, and Golden State 122, Phoenix 116 L.A. Lakers 101, New York 99, OT en straight losing seasons. The he’s averaging more than 25 points Wednesday’s games Knicks could have clinched their a game in Year 3 of his blossoming Atlanta 120, Washington 116 Cleveland 102, Boston 94 spot Tuesday in Los Angeles, but career — all before his 23rd birth- Brooklyn 128, San Antonio 116 the Lakers rallied to beat them in ASHLEY LANDIS/AP day. Dallas 125, New Orleans 107 Portland 105, Utah 98 overtime. New York Knicks forward Julius Randle, center, has helped the team He’s still a bit irked that he L.A. Lakers 124, Houston 122 They got in a night later. reach the playoffs for the first time since 2013. didn’t get picked for this season’s Thursday’s games All-Star Julius Randle made it All-Star Game in his home city. L.A. Clippers at Charlotte Milwaukee at Indiana clear the Knicks have bigger goals. nel moves by then-coach Mike Bu- the parts to mesh together — and “I feel like I haven’t gotten the Orlando at Atlanta Philadelphia at Miami “Check it off the list. We not denholzer, the Hawks slipped for Pierce wasn’t around to see it to recognition and the guys on this San Antonio at New York close to done,” he wrote on Twit- two straight seasons before Travis fruition. team haven’t gotten the recogni- Denver at Minnesota Sacramento at Memphis ter. Schlenk was brought in as general Schlenk made the coaching tion that we deserve,” Young said. Toronto at Chicago The Hawks were 14-20 when manager and given a mandate to change after watching the Hawks “But that comes with winning.” Portland at Phoenix Friday’s games Pierce was fired on March 1, just totally overhaul the roster by own- continually blow leads in the Now, he’ll certainly get plenty of Cleveland at Washington days before Atlanta hosted the All- er Tony Ressler. fourth quarter. Of their first 20 attention. Denver at Detroit Orlando at Philadelphia Star Game. Schlenk relied heavily on the losses this season, 13 were by 10 Young is headed to the playoffs Utah at Oklahoma City L.A. Clippers at Houston Since McMillan took over, the draft to build the core of the team, points or less. Only two of the de- for the first time — maybe even Sacramento at Memphis Hawks are 25-11. The only team landing Young, John Collins, Ke- feats could be classified as blow- with the home-court advantage in Toronto at Dallas New Orleans at Golden State with more victories since the 34- vin Huerter and De’Andre Hun- outs. the opening round. Saturday’s games game point in the season? The ter. For good measure, there was a Enter McMillan, who had 16 With two games remaining in Boston at Minnesota Charlotte at New York Phoenix Suns, who are 26-9. shrewd trade to acquire rebound- years of head coaching experience the regular season (both at home Chicago at Brooklyn “It just shows we had it all ing machine Clint Capela. with three different teams and had against a pair of the league’s weak- L.A. Lakers at Indiana Miami at Milwaukee along,” said Trae Young, the face Through the entire process, the joined Pierce’s staff before this est teams, Orlando and Houston), Phoenix at San Antonio of the Atlanta franchise. “We just Hawks were clearing out salary season to provide a seasoned as- the Hawks have a half-game lead Sunday’s games Boston at New York needed to believe in each other cap space with an eye toward mak- sistant. for the No. 4 seed over Miami and Charlotte at Washington and go out there and do it.” ing a big splash in free agency dur- With McMillan at the helm, the the Knicks. Cleveland at Brooklyn Dallas at Minnesota The Hawks fell on hard times af- ing this past offseason. Schlenk Hawks are 12-5 when the margin is “Just knowing how hard it is to Denver at Portland Houston at Atlanta ter posting a franchise-best 60-22 was able to sign Bogdan Bogda- 10 points or less. get to this position, to have to liter- Indiana at Toronto record in 2014-15, when they reac- novic and Danilo Gallinari, both of In the playoff-clinching victory, ally build our entire team to get to L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City L.A. Lakers at New Orleans hed the Eastern Conference finals whom brought much-needed ex- the Hawks rallied from a 13-point this position, makes it that much Memphis at Golden State Miami at Detroit in the team’s deepest playoff run perience and leadership to their deficit in the fourth quarter. more gratifying that we’re here,” Milwaukee at Chicago since moving to Atlanta in 1968. young teammates. Young and Collins hit huge shots, Young said. “But we’re not satis- Orlando at Philadelphia Phoenix at San Antonio With some questionable person- It took nearly half a season for all and Atlanta clamped down at the fied, that’s for sure.” Utah at Sacramento Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 45 HORSE RACING/NFL Beyond: Kinley’s ambition goes beyond football

FROM PAGE 48 The pandemic was particu- bring me in. The emotions larly hard on Navy players. flipped real quick. It turned in- They were basically restricted to tears of joy and of celebra- to their dorms after a coronavi- tion. It was definitely a mo- rus outbreak on campus. ment to remember.” “It’s difficult, for sure, espe- Actually, two teams had cially being one of the team called wanting to sign the 6- captains, just trying to keep the foot-2, 204-pound Kinley. You team focused,” Kinley said. “It could’ve found both playing in was weird. You’d got through a whole week of practice, and CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP Super Bowl 55 in February in Tampa. then on Thursday you would Trainer Bob Baffert won’t be at get a text from the team saying Pimlico Race Course this week The first to call when the after Derby winner Medina Spirit draft ended was the Kansas that the game is going to be failed a postrace drug test. City Chiefs. But the Bucs had canceled on Saturday. So a lot the upper hand because line- of guys would be disappointed, backers coach Mike Caldwell as you know. But we always have to keep the end goal in had played college football Preakness mind. Control what you can with Kinley’s father, Richard, control.” at Middle Tennessee State. Since high school, Kinley al- Kinley’s older brother, Jonath- ways had been involved in stu- excitment an Brown, played one season dent government. After seeing for Bruce Arians with the Ari- the murder of George Floyd zona Cardinals. over the summer, he helped “I felt I had a connection dulled by create a council for racial down there heading down to equality at Navy and was part Tampa,” Kinley said. of a Midshipmen diversity Kinley was scheduled to ar- team. “We started holding dif- scandal rive in Tampa with the rest of ferent panels, getting people his rookie class on Wednesday Associated Press involved,” Kinley said. “Get- night. They will undergo phys- BALTIMORE — Even though ting people educated about icals Thursday and have mini- Bob Baffert isn’t at Pimlico Race what goes on around our coun- camp practices Friday and Course this week, his shadow hangs try. ... We made a lot of efforts Saturday. over the Preakness, the Triple in the Yard. We just had our Crown and horse racing. If there was a depth chart for first diversity conference a This should have been another the 2021 Bucs, with their 22 re- couple weekends ago, which is celebration of Baffert, the face of turning starters, Kinley’s the sport with two Triple Crown tri- good. And we had some fruitful name would appear near the discussions. But it’s just the be- umphs on his résumé, coming off an bottom. But if you know any- upset win at the Kentucky Derby ginning, it’s just the start.” thing about Kinley, you know it and looking for a record eighth PAUL W. GILLESPIE/TNS Politics is in Kinley’s future. Preakness victory. Instead, Derby may not be there for long. Navy's Cameron Kinley (3) goes up to disrupt a pass to South Florida's But first, he owes the Navy five winner Medina Spirit failing a pos- Coming out of Lausanne Kevin Purlett (81) during the second quarter at Navy­Marine Corps years of service. He won’t be trace drug test for the steroid beta- Collegiate School in Memphis, Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 19, 2019. immediately commissioned as methasone has put Baffert and the Tenn., Kinley was a three- an officer when he graduates sport in the spotlight for all the sport star who earned varsity ther and leader in the future. I had on the field. He’s been a May 28 in order to pursue his wrong reasons. letters in basketball, football was going to place myself in an good defensive back for us, be- NFL career. But eventually he “The whole atmosphere here has and track. His dream was to at- uncomfortable situation, cause of his length and speed changed,” rival trainer and friend will be a leader in the Navy’s tend Vanderbilt. He also took which is going to cause me to and physicality. He played a information warfare depart- D. Wayne Lukas said Wednesday. visits to the U.S. Air Force A- “The enthusiasm, the feel of excite- grow. Also, the academics here lot of corner for us and can play ment. cademy, Princeton and Yale. ment is not here. That’s what’s bad are top-notch. A degree from a lot of different positions. He’s All that will have to wait. for the industry right there.” But his blood pumps Navy here will open doors for me.” just a player that did every- Due to COVID-19, Navy Baffert’s horses are under the blue. Actually, Kinley was the one thing for us. couldn’t host a pro day, so Kin- watchful eye of assistant trainer “My grandad is a retired who has spent the last four “It was tough last year. Take ley convinced coaches from Jimmy Barnes and Maryland Rac- Chief in the Navy. Navy was years trying to open doors for out the football, it was a tough the rival Memphis program to ing Commission officials who set my first offer, and ever since everyone else. year. I thought he did as good a let him participate in their conditions for additional testing and then, he was putting a little bug Navy head coach Ken Niu- job as a captain as anyone workouts. He ran the 40-yard monitoring for them to be allowed in my ear,” Kinley said. “I matalolo has encountered a we’ve ever had. He did a great dash in 4.52 seconds and had a to run Saturday. didn’t know too much about few good men who played at job inspiring our guys.” 33-inch vertical jump. If three rounds of testing come the military. I wasn’t very in- back clean, Medina Spirit will likely Annapolis and went onto NFL Before he returned to Navy Like the other Bucs corner- terested. My dream school has be favored in the Preakness and, if careers: Patriots long snapper for summer workouts, Kinley backs, he is long and strong successful, would be two-thirds of been Vanderbilt, but when that Joe Cardona, Dolphins wide had a brush with death. He was and athletic. the way to Baffert’s third Triple didn’t go as planned, I was like, receiver Malcolm Perry and involved in a serious car acci- When his NFL career ends, Crown in six years — albeit with a let me buckle down and look at Keenan Reynolds, a former dent in June. “It had just start- he has long-term plans to run giant asterisk. what I have. A lot of my teach- option quarterback who ed to sprinkle, I was coming for President of the United While this is not intentional dop- ers at my high school were tell- played slot receiver for the around a bend on a highway. I States. ing with performance-enhancing ing me to look into this oppor- Baltimore Ravens and Seattle hydroplaned, started spinning, At the graduation and com- drugs like the charges facing indict- tunity. Seahawks. then I hit an 18-wheeler that missioning ceremony, he will ed trainers Jason Servis and Jorge “When it came down to it, “As far as Cameron Kinley, came off the side of the road,” give a speech. Vice President Navarro, it’s another blotch on Baf- Navy was the total package. he’s everything that’s great Kinley said. “I was lucky to fert’s record that in a best-case sce- Kamala Harris will be there. First and foremost, I knew I nario shows his barn doesn’t pay about our country,” Niumata- walk away from that with no “We come here to lead,” Ni- close enough attention to the medi- was going to be able to develop lolo said. “He epitomizes what injuries and still be alive. For umatalolo said, “and he was cations being given to top-notch as a man, which was going to our program is all about. He’s sure, God was watching over the leader amongst the best racehorses. make me a better husband, fa- one of the best captains we’ve me.” leaders in the country.” PAGE 46 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 NFL Reunion Tour College teammates getting back together in pros

BY MARK LONG Associated Press DID YOU KNOW?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tre- The Steelers drafted teammates for vor Lawrence was fielding calls, the fifth straight year. GM Kevin posing for pictures and still hug- Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin ging everyone in sight when he re- plucked two guys from Tennessee alized the Jacksonville Jaguars (2017), Virginia Tech (2018), were about to be back on the clock Michigan (2019) and Maryland during the first round of the NFL (2020) before reuniting offensive Draft. tackle Dan Moore and linebacker The No. 1 overall pick paused Buddy Johnson from Texas A&M with a pair of fourth-round picks in the in-house festivities and turned the NFL Draft this year. up the sound on the big-screen tel- evision. SOURCE: Associated Press His phone buzzed a few minutes later. So teams were forced to get cre- “We’re picking Travis,” a text ative — or possibly predictable — from Jacksonville’s brass read. to scout college football’s top tal- The spoiler alert created anoth- ent. After all, you can’t watch Law- er celebration at Lawrence’s draft rence without noticing Etienne. party in South Carolina. Lawrence Same goes for Tagovailoa and and standout running back Travis Waddle, Burrow and Chase, and Etienne were teammates again, Hurts and Smith. reunited in the NFL after spend- And talking to college coaches ing three years together in college. at length was a viable option for “It just makes it special,” Law- gaining information on players. So rence said. “I’ve got someone to it would have been somewhat ex- come with me from Clemson, and pected that NFL teams digging for it’s just awesome.” details on one guy might find out The Jaguars chose Etienne at tidbits on another, a teammate. No. 25, using their first two picks “Does it help? Certainly,” Jag- on college teammates for the first uars general manager Trent time since drafting UCLA tight Baalke said. “There’s a lot of fa- end Marcedes Lewis (No. 28) and miliarity with each other, both in running back Maurice Jones- the pass game and the run game, Drew (No. 60) in 2006. so I think it does help.” Jacksonville’s latest reunion There’s little doubt that Jack- was one of several similar ones sonville, Miami, Cincinnati and around the league. Philadelphia are all trying to re- Miami paired Alabama receiv- capture some of the chemistry and er Jaylen Waddle with his college success their tandems (or trios) quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa. Phi- enjoyed in college. Alabama ladelphia got Alabama receiver (2015, ’17, ’20), Clemson (’16, ’18) BRIAN BLANCO/AP DeVonta Smith and quarterback and LSU (’19) combined to win the Clemson running back Travis Jalen Hurts back together and past six national championships. Etienne takes the handoff from added center Landon Dickerson a Having someone on your roster quarterback Trevor Lawrence on day later. with insider knowledge helps, too. Dec. 19, in Charlotte, N.C. The Cincinnati rejoined receiver Ja- Bengals coach Zac Taylor went to Tigers’ duo will look to pick up ’Marr Chase with his quarterback Burrow and asked specifically where they left off together in Jacksonville after both were at LSU, Joe Burrow. New England about Chase before the draft. taken by the Jaguars in the first reconnected two pairs of college “I don’t know that I needed a lot round of the NFL Draft. teammates: quarterback Mac of convincing,” Taylor said. “I just Jones and defensive tackle Chris- said, ‘On a scale of 1 to 10, what Dan Moore, that’s my guy. ... It’s tian Barmore from Alabama; and would be your excitement level if all about having guys that you defensive end Ronnie Perkins and we added Ja’Marr Chase?’ And he trust and the guys at the Steelers running back Rhamondre Steven- said, ‘10.’ That’s a pretty good an- in the locker room are fired up son from Oklahoma. swer.” about it. I’m ready to go to work.” Pittsburgh used fourth-round It shouldn’t have been a sur- No one seems more excited picks to reunite offensive tackle prise to see the Patriots and Steel- about landing a teammate tandem Dan Moore and linebacker Buddy ers go the teammate route in the than the Jaguars, who got two of- Johnson from Texas A&M. draft. After all, two of the NFL’s fensive stars and possibly the No. 1 Coincidence? Probably not after most successful franchises have AP photos QB prospect to come out of college a year in which evaluating and been doing the same for years. Miami Dolphins quarterback and former quarterback at Alabama Tua in nearly a decade. getting to know prospects was Since selecting guard Logan Tagovailoa, left, will have the opportunity to reconnect with former They surely can gleam plays more challenging than ever. Mankins (first round) and defen- Alabama teammate Jaylen Waddle, right, after the Dolphins selected from Clemson and shouldn’t have The NFL prohibited scouts from sive back James Sanders (fourth) the wide receiver with the sixth pick at the NFL Draft on April 29. any problem getting those two on traveling last season because of from Fresno State in 2005, New the same page from Day 1. COVID-19 concerns. The league England and coach Bill Belichick Tide standouts Dont’a Hightower, Virginia Tech (2018), Michigan “It provides you with a sense of also banned testing, interviewing have drafted college teammates Anfrenee Jennings and Damien (2019) and Maryland (2020) be- normalcy having Trevor here, just in person or giving medical exams 12 times in 16 years. He took three Harris. fore turning to the Aggies. being with him the past three to any draft-eligible player at any Florida players in 2010 and three “Like a group coming back “It’s an unbelievable feeling,” years,” Etienne said. “With or location except a school’s pro day Rutgers players in 2013. home,” Barmore said. said Johnson, a linebacker with without Trevor, I’d be making or at an all-star game. This year, the Pats doubled up The Steelers drafted teammates the Aggies. “If you look at the re- plays; that’s kind of what I’m here The NFL also eliminated pri- on teammates and loaded up on for the fifth consecutive year. cent years, the Steelers have al- to do. I’m just thankful that I have vate workouts, facility visits, din- Alabama guys. General manager Kevin Colbert ways picked some of the players Trevor and we’re on the same ners and film sessions with draft Jones and Barmore joined a ros- and coach Mike Tomlin plucked from same teams that played to- team. We don’t have to fight prospects. ter that already included former two guys from Tennessee (2017), gether. So, for me to go play with against each other.” Friday, May 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 47 NFL Bucs-Cowboys open first 17-game season Brady matchups, two games in London among highlights of expanded schedule

BY ROB MAADDI head coach and I am happy our Associated Press fans will be there to kick off the The NFL is returning to London season with us.” in October and Tom Brady begins Reigning AFC champion Kan- his pursuit of an eighth Super sas City hosts the Cleveland Bowl title against Dak Prescott Browns in a playoff rematch in and the Dallas Cowboys when Week 1. The Chiefs eliminated the Tampa Bay hosts the league’s an- Browns in the divisional round nual kickoff game on Sept. 9. last season despite losing Patrick The first game in London since Mahomes to a concussion. the coronavirus pandemic will be “Every year stands on its own played on Oct. 10 as the Atlanta merit. For us, the focus is on the Falcons face the New York Jets. A 2021 season,” Browns coach Ke- week later, the Jacksonville Jag- vin Stefanski said. “Now, I realize uars meet the Miami Dolphins. that last game last year ended in Both games will be played at the Kansas City, so that certainly is stadium of Premier League soc- something we have to learn from. cer team Tottenham. The Falcons It will truly be a matchup that is and the Jaguars will be the home unique to 2021. The game won’t teams. start in the fifth quarter from last The NFL’s first 17-game season year’s game.” ALASTAIR GRANT/AP opens on the same field where the Two other matchups feature The NFL is returning to London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which hosted a game on Oct. 13, 2019. Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs to playoff teams facing off in their The first game in London since the coronavirus pandemic will be played on Oct. 10. become the first team to win a Su- first game. The Pittsburgh Steel- per Bowl at home. It’ll be Pres- ers, who lost to Cleveland in the Bills visit the Saints in the prime- home game this year. take a plane trip after Week 10 be- cott’s first game since sustaining a wild-card round, visit the Buffalo time matchup. “One of the tremendous bene- cause they have four home games, gruesome ankle injury last Octo- Bills, who reached the AFC title Four teams play on Christmas. fits of each team playing 17 regu- a bye, and train rides for three ber. game. Baker Mayfield and the Browns lar-season games is the ability for road games against the Giants, Brady returns to New England Carson Wentz and the Indiana- go to Green Bay and the Colts visit us to bring more games to more Jets and Washington. to face Bill Belichick and the Pa- polis Colts host Russell Wilson Kyler Murray and the Arizona fans,” NFL Commissioner Roger ■ The Raiders have back-to- triots in a Sunday night game on and the Seattle Seahawks. In Phi- Cardinals. Goodell said. “The CBA with the back road games only once in Oct. 3. ladelphia, Wentz was 0-4 against The Bills visit the Chiefs in a re- players and the recently complet- Weeks 14-15 at Kansas City and Other highlights from opening Wilson. match of the AFC championship ed media agreements provide the Cleveland. weekend include Matthew Staf- The Las Vegas Raiders host the game on Sunday night Oct. 10. A foundation for us to continue to ■ The Titans have five consec- ford playing his first game for the Baltimore Ravens in the first potential Rodgers-Mahomes grow our game around the utive games against playoff teams Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Monday night game. The Green showdown is set for Week 9 in world.” from Oct. 18 to Nov. 14. Their eight night against the Chicago Bears Bay Packers open the season with Kansas City. The regular season concludes games against 2020 playoff teams with SoFi Stadium welcoming or without Aaron Rodgers at New Ten teams are scheduled for a on Jan. 9, 2022, featuring all divi- sets a franchise high since the fans for the first time. Orleans minus the retired Drew league-high five prime-time sional games for the 12th consec- team became the Titans in 1999. Most teams are expected to be Brees. games: Ravens, Cowboys, Pack- utive season. Super Bowl 56 is on ■ Lawrence and Zach Wilson, at full capacity following a season Jaguars fans have to wait until ers, Rams, Steelers, Seahawks, Feb. 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. the top two picks in this year’s played before limited crowds be- the second game to see No. 1 over- Chiefs, Saints, 49ers and Bucca- The Pro Bowl will be played a draft, are scheduled to meet in cause of COVID-19. all pick Trevor Lawrence in per- neers. week earlier at Allegiant Stadium Week 16 when the Jaguars visit “We are excited our fans get to son. Jacksonville opens at Hous- The 17th game, which was add- in Las Vegas. the Jets. If both players start, it’ll experience a couple of home ton and hosts Denver in Week 2. ed in the new CBA last year, fea- Some scheduling notes: be the fourth game in NFL history prime-time games and our play- Detroit, Dallas and New Or- tures teams from opposing con- ■ The Browns play the Ravens between rookie starting quarter- ers certainly feed off the fans’ en- leans host games on Thanksgiving ferences that finished in the same twice in a three-week span with backs selected first and second ergy,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel Day. The Lions face the Bears in place within their respective divi- Cleveland’s bye sandwiched in overall. said. “We will be opening at home the first game. The Cowboys play sions at the end of the previous between. ■ Fifteen games are rematches for the first time since I became the Raiders in the second one. The season. AFC teams have the extra ■ The Eagles don’t have to of Super Bowls. Both networks get double header for Week 1

BY JOE REEDY one network over the other. Both can show- seen. Night Football” will have Tampa Bay’s trip to Associated Press case their games and give our fans something If the reigning NFL MVP is traded, Mulvi- New England on Oct. 4, which is one of three An additional week of regular-season special.” hill said Fox has the ability to adjust the num- scheduled appearances by the defending games will benefit NFL fans right from the The featured games in the 4:25 p.m. win- ber of times the Packers are featured by ad- champions. start. dow on Sept. 12 will be Green Bay at New Or- justing doubleheaders or moving around “This is going to be the most anticipated In order to keep an equal number of dou- leans on Fox and Cleveland at Kansas City on kickoff times. game in a long time. That is the one we really bleheaders between CBS and Fox, the league NBC. “The Packers are an important brand for wanted. Everything we got after that is gra- has decided to make Week 1 a doubleheader Fox has traditionally had the Week 1 dou- us and the best outcome would be the reign- vy,” said Fred Gaudelli, the executive pro- for both networks, which is also what they do bleheader, but Fox Sports executive vice ing MVP back in Lambeau Field,” he said. ducer of “Sunday Night Football”. on the final week. president Michael Mulvihill doesn't mind “We had to move around some things last NBC will close the regular season with six Blake Jones of the league's scheduling de- sharing the day. year when the NFC East teams struggled. We straight division matchups, which hopefully partment said the success of the doublehead- “It is a fun way for the season to start. It’s are pretty insulated and in position to keep should bolster the schedule during the sec- ers during the final week was one of the driv- really a feast,” he said. that 4:25 p.m. window good." ond half and create more compelling match- ing forces behind adding it to the opening Green Bay will be featured on Fox 11 times Besides Week 1 and Christmas Day, Green ups with playoff spots on the line. week. It also means Fox and CBS will each — including Christmas Day against Cleve- Bay is Fox's featured game on Nov. 7 when it “Monday Night Football” will have eight have 10 doubleheaders during the season. land — along with two Sunday night games visits Kansas City. games that are divisional matchups. That in- “It is an amazing amount of football and on NBC and a Monday night appearance. NBC was the winner of Tom Brady’s re- cludes three in the first five weeks and four in everyone gets four games (two each on Fox Whether or not that includes Aaron Rodgers turn to Foxborough and the most anticipated the final five weeks, including the Browns and CBS),” Jones said. “It is also not favoring as the Packers quarterback remains to be matchup of the regular season. “Sunday and Steelers on Jan. 3. PAGE 48 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, May 14, 2021 Playoff ready SPORTS Hawks, Knicks end long postseason droughts ›› Page 44

NFL Beyond qualified Former Midshipmen DB Kinley getting opportunity with Bucs, but that may just be the start for ambitious Navy standout

BY RICK STROUD Tampa Bay Times e is beyond qualified to defend a nation. You would think somebody would trust him to protect the goal line. “I’ve gotten to fly planes, sail the seas,” said former Navy defensive back HCameron Kinley. He has been president of his class at the U.S. Naval Academy since his junior year. He was the team captain who held the Midshipmen together when the coronavirus pandemic interrupted their season for a month in 2020. But when the NFL Draft ended last week, Kinley’s name had not been called. For about 10 minutes, the square-jawed Kinley had run out of stiff upper lips. “I had a lot of family and friends around me, so there was just a little disappointment,” Kinley said during a break between final exams. “I felt like I let some people down. Having my little brother there. I tried to set the example for him. He plays col- lege football. So I had just a little disappointment come over me after I found out my name wasn’t called in the draft. “So I took a little walk down the street with my cousin. We were just kind of talk- ing it out. I let a few tears out, and “We come here to I got a call from my agent saying lead, and he was that Tampa the leader amongst Bay wanted to SEE BEYOND the best leaders in ON PAGE 45 the country.” Ken Niumatalolo Navy head coach, on Cameron Kinley

Former Navy defensive back Cameron Kinley was scheduled to arrive in Tampa Bay with the rest of his rookie class on Wednesday after signing on as an undrafted free agent with the Bucs last week. ROB CARR/TNS

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