For over a century, Hollywood has tended to portray Muslim men through a remarkably narrow lens: as terrorists, villains or dangerous outsiders. From shows such as “24” and “Homeland” to procedural dramas such as “Law and Order,” this portrayal has seldom allowed for complexity or relatability. Such depictions reinforce Orientalist stereotypes – a colonial worldview that treats cultures in the East as exotic, irrational or even dangerous.
Archives for November 3, 2025
Chiumento Law’s Diane Vidal and Vincent Sullivan Land Honors
Chiumento Law announced that Diane A. Vidal has been recognized as one of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Notable – Women Leaders in Law in the 2025 statewide publication. Chiumento Law also announced that Partner Vincent Sullivan has been named the recipient of the Kathy Para Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award.
Only Reduced Food Stamps Benefits Will Be Issued, and May Take Months to Get To You
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay about half of November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, though benefits could take months to flow to recipients, the department said Monday in a brief to a federal court in Rhode Island, despite a court order to tap the necessary money to distribute them.
Man Who Stole Coquina Rocks from Tuscany Subdivision Hawks Them on Facebook, Tipping Off Victim and Cops
Thomas Cameron Dupree, 37, was arrested on three felony charges after allegedly stealing numerous coquina rocks from a construction site at the Tuscany subdivision in Palm Coast then posting several pictures of the rocks on Facebook to sell them, tipping off his victim, who arranged a “buy.” Dupree was arrested in a sting operation.
Palm Coast Charter Review So Far: A Preamble, a Bill of Rights, Penalties for Misbehaving Council Members
No health benefits for Palm Coast City Council members, no pay increases beyond inflation, fines and penalties for misbehaving members (mayor included), prohibitions on meddling with city staff: those, along with a proposed preamble and a Bill of Rights are among the proposals the Palm Coast Charter Review Committee members appointed by the City Council have been discussing.
Flagler Beach Annexation of Veranda Bay Hits Another Obstacle; County Eyes a 215-Acre Buy
As the Veranda Bay development on the outskirts of Flagler Beach nears another attempt at annexation into the city, county government is throwing two new, seemingly contradictory wrinkles in the mix: a new, legal obstacle to annexation, and a hail Mary pitch to acquire over 200 flood-plain acres from the developer to protect Bulow Creek and minimize construction in flood zones. It’s not clear how raising a legal issue against the developer could win his support for a land sale.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, November 3, 2025
The Palm Coast Charter Review Committee meets, the Flagler County Commission holds a morning meeting, the Beverly Beach Town Commission meets, Joan Didion’s later writings, the Library of America edition.