Metro Weekly Magazine: Print Edition for Oct. 10, 2019
By Randy Shulman
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October 10, 2019
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Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat seeking a return to the Senate from Ohio, is pushing back against an attack ad claiming he supports gender-affirming surgeries for minors, calling it false and attacking Republican opponent Sen. Jon Husted for voting to block the release of the Epstein files.
Brown lost his seat to Republican Bernie Moreno in 2024, despite outperforming Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Ohio by more than seven percentage points. He is now challenging Husted, who was appointed to the Senate rather than elected.
Brown's race is a key contest in Democrats' effort to regain control of the Senate, making him a target of conservative political action committees desperate to defeat him and preserve the Republican majority.
A Texas school district canceled a high school production of Little Shop of Horrors after officials objected to a female student playing the musical's male lead, citing the state's controversial anti-drag law.
Ana Mota, a senior at South Grand Prairie High School, was cast as Seymour, a nerdy flower shop worker who discovers a strange, bloodthirsty plant.
Mota has performed in several local productions, playing Jack in Into the Woods and the title character in Pinocchio. Having played male characters before, she thought nothing of auditioning for Little Shop of Horrors, noting that cross-gender casting is common in theater.
To pardon or to banish?
That is the question one Faithful was left with at the end of last week's episode. Alan reveals that Shane holds the Power of the Pardon (won during the last challenge for having the most gold) and must provide an answer. Despite voting for Victor's banishment only moments before, Shane single-handedly saves Victor's game.
At first, this move puzzled me. Even if Shane suddenly believes Victor to be a Faithful, why save him? The game only progresses if people go home: Traitors and Faithful alike.
However, Shane decides that "Fruitgate" has a little more juice. "Why would a Traitor run around speculating about a murder in plain sight?" he asks. To no one's surprise, Jay has something stupid to say. His retort? If Victor were seeking to frame another Traitor, such a move would make him look like a good guy. Traitor-on-Traitor crime is never a good strategy. Someone get this "body language expert" out of the castle ASAP.
