Month: August 2020

Over the years – especially recent ones – there have been many necessary conversations about the importance of increased representation in the U.S. publishing industry. Readers deserve to see themselves in the stories told and to be able to identify with the authors writing those books. This also extends to the diversity of publishing industry
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Nine Tory MPs have broken ranks and demanded the government urgently reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and improve lives for trans people in the UK. Conservative prime minister Theresa May pledged to reform the Gender Recognition Act at the 2017 PinkNews Awards, with the government carrying out a wide-scale public consultation in 2018. But
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When she met with McQueen for Small Axe, Wright was prepared to jump through hoops to land the role: “I was like, ‘What’s next? Do you want me to tape? Do you want me to come in for an audition?’ ” The director said he trusted her and cast her then and there. The role appealed
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Miss the ‘Love. Angel. Music. Baby.’ era of Gwen Stefani? Well, this early aughts vibe is reintroduced in Mark Ronson’s remix of Dua Lipa’s song ‘Physical,’ using Gwen’s heart-pumping vocals! No, it’s not an ode to Olivia Newton-John’s 1981 hit, but it’s just as fabulous. Dua Lipa released Club Future Nostalgia on Aug. 28, and
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The New Mutants director Josh Boone has slammed Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker for its weak attempt at LGBT+ representation. The Star Wars sequel, released in 2019, featured two unnamed female characters kissing in the background of a celebratory scene. It was widely seen as a sign of progress for a franchise that had never featured an LGBT+
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Ivanka Trump showered her father with compliments during her RNC speech, but viewers at home couldn’t wrap their heads around one of his titles — Defender of Common Sense?? Four nights of praise for President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention concluded with a speech from eldest daughter Ivanka Trump August 27. Ivanka, 38, told a
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals The Dog Stars by Peter Heller for #2.99 The Missing American by Kwei Quartey for $1.99 The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley for $4.99 The Compton Cowboys by Walter Thompson-Hernandez for $3.99 I Am Still Alive by Katie
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Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne are in mourning … ‘Scooby-Doo’ co-creator Joe Ruby has died. The animation writer and TV executive who co-created the famous cartoon series “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?” died Wednesday in Westlake Village, CA of natural causes … according to his family. Joe, along with his animation partner Ken Spears, worked
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Stephen Lim, also known as Nadia Business, had been on the waiting list for a kidney transplant for six years. (nadiabusinessqween/ Instagram) A drag queen fighting chronic kidney disease has become the first patient post-lockdown to receive a life-saving kidney transplant at a Manchester hospital. Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) was forced to stop performing transplant
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Christopher Nolan’s Tenet has begun its offshore rollout, and while Warner Bros is keeping a tight lid on grosses until fully reporting Sunday, some international box office information is available on the highly-anticipated title. In Korea, one of the key plays on Tenet, the Wednesday opening day was a little over $827K from 2,228 screens.
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