Politics: The who and what of Politics

Alaska Airlines now offers in-flight entertainment straight to your device 
Alaska Airlines is upping its in-flight entertainment game. The Seattle-based company this week began rolling out a new service called Beyond Entertainment, which gives travelers flying on Alaska’s 737 aircraft access to movies, TV shows, and other content on their own WiFi-enabled devices. Once a plane reaches 10,000 feet, customers can watch the digital content on their phone, tablet, or laptop with the Gogo Video Player, which is available from the server on-board or can be downloaded prior to takeoff. Content is updated monthly and will be free until February, when Alaska will charge for premium movies and TV shows starting at $1.99. There will still be 30 hours of short videos available at no charge. Alaska noted that customers will still be able to rent a portable video player starting at $8 per flight. This FAQ provides more information on Beyond Entertainment — which will be available on almost every 737 plane by April 2015 — including Alaska’s explanation for the difference between “entertainment direct to customer devices and our current Inflight Entertainment Players”:  

Sony hackers threaten 9/11-style attacks at opening of 'The Interview' 
The hackers behind a devastating attack on Sony are threatening an "11th of September"-style attack on movie theaters showing an upcoming film that pokes fun at North Korea's communist dictatorship, prompting the movie's stars to cancel media appearances. In a message emailed to various reporters and accompanying the latest in a series of leaks that have included employee emails, health and financial information, the hackers who call themselves

"Guardians of Peace" sent a grim warning to people planning to attend screenings of "The Interview," even warning people who live near cinemas to leave home, according to a report from Variety. “Warning…We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places “The Interview” be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to,”

reads the message posted on Tuesday. “Soon all the world will see what an awful movie Sony Pictures Entertainment has made. The world will be full of fear.”