Month: July 2020

Louie Gohmert has tested positive for coronavirus. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Anti-mask and anti-gay Texan lawmaker Louie Gohmert sent shudders through the Republican Party Wednesday (July 29) after announcing that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The 66-year-old, who once said gay men should be thrown onto a deserted island so they
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Alanis Morissette was the musical guest on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon!, and so was her daughter. Morissette performed the television debut of her new single “Ablaze” remotely from her home library while holding her daughter, who sang along and asked Morissette questions about the lyrics she was singing. Morissette’s
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Regina King’s feature directorial debut and two projects from Metis/Algonquin director Michelle Latimer are bound for the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers have announced all 50 titles for September’s pandemic-tailored event, which will include online public screenings geoblocked for Canada and drive-ins. In-theatre screenings are still up in the air. On the list is King’s
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If you’re looking for some light, cozy mysteries, you’ve come to the wrong place. These dark crime books aren’t for the faint of heart. Crime fiction includes a number of genres familiar to mystery readers. From courtroom dramas to psychological thrillers to police procedurals, crime fiction can come from many perspectives. But the books suggested
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The first-pitch fiasco was hardly the first time Donald Trump’s ego has dominated his dealings with Dr. Anthony Fauci. For weeks now the president, angered by the doctor’s good press and by his reliance on actual science to battle COVID-19, has been trying to undermine Fauci’s credibility. The relationship reached a farcical low point last
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The hope for NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell in the studio’s new unprecedented 17-day theatrical window collapse-PVOD deal with AMC Theatres is to make more money in the post theatrical windows which have waned in recent years. “Movies are our lifeblood,” said the NBCUniversal pro-PVOD exec, “Over the last couple of years, it’s become more increasingly
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It seems Nicola Peltz is already part of the Beckham family! She was recently spotted hitting up Victoria Beckham’s London store with her future sis-in-law Harper. Nicola Peltz, 25, is bonding with her fiance Brooklyn Beckham‘s family! The blonde beauty was spotted shopping up a storm with her future sister-in-law Harper Beckham, 9, on July 29,
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Pandemic be damned, the 45th Toronto International Film Festival is still taking place from September 10–19, 2020. While it’s unclear how things will unfold over the next few months, TIFF has assembled quite an impressive lineup, including three must-see Midnight Madness titles. The first, Shadow in the Cloud, from director Roseanne Liang, is teased for
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Kylie Jenner and Stassie Karanikolaou were making fans see double in their latest social media pic! Can you spot the difference? Kylie Jenner and her longtime BFF Stassie Karanikolaou reunited for one heck of a sexy Instagram photo on Thursday, July 30. The 22 and 23-year-old (respectively) looked identical to one another while rocking matching
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One early morning in mid-May, biotech company Moderna announced preliminary results from its Phase I test of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, and its stock value soared. A relatively young company focused on developing technology to use genetic material to cure or prevent disease, Moderna hasn’t yet brought any of its products to market. Nevertheless, it
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Intersex Justice activists protest non-consensual surgeries on intersex people. (IntersexJustice/ Twitter) A major children’s hospital in the US has become the first in the nation to apologise for performing unnecessary genital surgeries on intersex babies. After a years-long advocacy campaign backed by Indya Moore, Angelica Ross and Gabrielle Union, the Ann & Robert H Lurie
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British singer-songwriter Jorja Smith has shared a new song called “By Any Means.” The track is the lead single from Roc Nation’s forthcoming Reprise project—a collection of songs curated by the label, the proceeds from which will go to funding organizations that support victims of police brutality, hate crimes, and other violations of civil rights.
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High school was an awkward time that I could not wait to escape while it was happening and, though you couldn’t pay me to go back, it is still a time that is filled with some of my fondest bookish memories. I met friends who were avid readers and who shared their favorite books with
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