Month: February 2021

At 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, hundreds of Washington Post employees logged on to a video call for a pandemic-safe virtual farewell to Marty Baron, whose last day as executive editor is Sunday, February 28. Baron, who is retiring at age 66 after eight years at the Post and more than four decades in the
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The US House of Representatives has voted to pass the Equality Act, a landmark civil rights bill prohibiting discrimination against LGBT+ people in all 50 states. The House voted 224-206 on Thursday (25 February) to pass the sweeping legislation, which substantially expands the existing 1964 Civil Rights Act to include specific protections for sexual orientation
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The sight of a royal on Zoom has become almost commonplace in the year since the coronavirus pandemic began, but there was something especially striking about the Queen’s virtual meeting on Thursday with the health officials who are leading vaccination efforts across the United Kingdom. Her Majesty, who received the COVID vaccine last month, opened
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The joint efforts of Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have not gone unnoticed. The very opposite, in fact—they’re all anyone can talk about. Since the announcement [hyperlink https://www.elle.com/fashion/a31067150/raf-simons-prada-co-creative-director/] of their co-creative director titles in February 2020, right before the COVID-19 led to global lockdowns, the runway has drastically changed. Their debut collection last September came
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In honor of Women’s History Month, Loot Crate DX is honoring pop culture’s bravest heroines with their March-themed “Fierce” crate. “Pop culture’s famous female warriors are suiting up with collectibles and gear from Wonder Woman, Aliens, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, and “She-Ra”. This crate is fierce-filled with girl-powered goods you won’t find anywhere else.” “The
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Jamie Spears’ lawyer has claimed he ‘saved Britney’s life’ and defended his pop star daughter’s conservatorship in a new interview. Britney Spears‘ father Jamie Spears is attempting to rehab his image after the FX documentary Framing Britney Spears put Brit’s high-profile conservatorship back in the spotlight. His lawyer, Vivian L. Thoreen, appeared on the February 25
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Zella Day and Weyes Blood have shared the music video for their collaborative single “Holocene,” released earlier this month. Directed by Cameron McCool, the grainy black-and-white visual features both singer-songwriters in performance and taking in the grandeur of nature together. Watch that below. Back in 2019, Zella Day and Weyes Blood both joined Lana Del
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Paramount Pictures CEO Jim Gianopulos gets it; just like Disney CEO Bob Chapek gets it: You can’t have a successful streaming service without big theatrical event films. The two go hand-in-hand, so don’t try and muddy the waters. Big screen drives big franchises, which in turn drives streaming features and spinoff series. Exclaimed Gianopulos at
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Jane Fonda opened up during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres about re-wearing old outfits on the red carpet, and allowing her natural grey hair to grow out. Jane Fonda is embracing her roots! The 83-year-old actress and activist sat down with Ellen DeGeneres on the February 25 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, revealing she was loving
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Firesprite Games has announced that their sci-fi horror shooter The Persistence will be making the leap to next-gen with an Enhanced version for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC. The title was originally released last year for Xbox One, PC and PS4. The Persistence Enhanced “dials up the atmosphere and tension with improved lighting, UX
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