May10

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Black Magic

For last week's headline theme, we gave this hint on Friday: "We will tell you there's a touch of evil in the theme." And we gave this hint on Saturday: "We've got one word for you: Rosebud." And now, reader B.R.M. in Aurora, CO, with the solution:

All of the headlines are movies that Orson Welles was involved in:

• Trump Legal News: The Trial (Day 10)—1962 drama film written and directed by Welles
• Trump 2024: The Catch-22 Shuffle—1970 film starring Welles
• Kristi Noem: Dog Shooting Is Now Officially Her Waterloo—1970 film starring Welles
• Ron DeSantis: Moby Dick, Meet Captain Ahab—1956 film starring Welles
• Evan Low: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow—1981 film presented and narrated by Welles, who also hosts some segments
• I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Butterfly—1982 film starring Welles
• This Week in Schadenfreude: Too Much Johnson—1938 film written and directed by Welles
• This Week in Freudenfreude: A Safe Place—1971 film starring Welles

According to IMDB, he actually appeared in all of these films, albeit briefly in some cases. We wanted to limit it to films he directed, but he didn't do enough to make it work.

Here are the first 30 readers to get it right:

1. M.B. in Albany, NY, who adds: "'Magnificent' clue."
2. G.W. in Avon, CT
3. J.T. in Philadelphia, PA
4. R.D. in Cheshire, CT
5. K.M. in Ypsilanti, MI
6. M.L. in New York, NY
7. M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
8. D.S. in Layton, UT
9. S.K. in Drexel Hill, PA
10. M.W. in Frederick, MD
11. N.S. in Los Angeles, CA
12. L.D. in Bedford, MA
13. B.R.M. in Aurora
14. J.N. in Zionsville, IN
15. M.V. in Aurora, CO
16. W.M.H.B. in Salamanca, Spain
17. M.R. in Concord, MA
18. D.B. in Glendale CA
19. J.L. in Walnut Creek, CA
20. G.K. in Blue Island, IL
21. E.B. in Avon, IN
22. R.R. in Lancaster, PA
23. D.C. in South Elgin, IL
24. D.M. in Austin, TX
25. R.C. in Des Moines, IA
26. D.S. in Mankato, MN
27. M.P. in Albany, CA
28. J.B. in Waukee, IA
29. J.C. in Trenton, NJ
30. L.W. in Nashville, TN

Black Magic is another Welles film, of course. We would have paid good money to be able to work in that champagne commercial where Welles was too drunk to deliver his lines properly, but there was no way to do it.

As to this week's theme, it includes some of the words to the right of the colon (but not all of them), the Israel headline is not part of the game, and it's in the category Arts & Entertainment. As to a hint, clicking on this link and listening for 10-15 seconds will tell you what you need from THIS item's headline, and will also give you a big clue as to the overall theme.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com, preferably with subject line "May 10 Headlines." (Z)