Month: June 2021

The tennis player’s experiences at the French Open this week are an illustration of the fact that it’s still difficult for the world to see celebrities as whole people beyond their particular talents. By Erin Vanderhoof June 2, 2021 It’s possible to see the events that led tennis superstar Naomi Osaka to drop out of
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Honoring the finest works of translated fiction from around the world, the Booker International Prize has announced its 2021 winner, At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop, translated from French by Anna Moschovakis. BBC’s Colleen Harris hosted the virtual ceremony from Coventry Cathedral as part of Coventry’s UK City of Culture celebrations. The
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While conservative authors targeted Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the current Democratic standard-bearer is being overshadowed by the likes of “cancel culture,” antifa, and COVID restrictions. By Caleb Ecarma June 2, 2021 Following the 2008 election, one positive glimmer that Republicans found in Barack Obama’s victory was all the fodder his freshly inaugurated face created
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Lawrence Robb as Mackenzie Boyd in Emmerdale. (ITV) Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb has admitted the writers haven’t decided what his character’s sexuality is just yet as fans accuse the soap of queerbaiting. Robb plays Mackenzie Boyd on the long-running ITV soap opera. Recently, Mackenzie has been flirting with Aaron, leading fans to wonder if they’re going
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez‘s rekindled romance twenty years after they called off their engagement is prompting some of the couple’s other high-profile exes to join them on this walk down memory lane. Last week, Lopez’s ex-boyfriend Diddy playfully posted a #TBT paparazzi shot of himself and the singer holding hands during their short-lived late-90s
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The new era of Billie Eilish continues – and it’s comfier than ever. Billie ditched her streetwear and slime hair for besties and silky sleepwear, all while mocking foolish boys in ‘Lost Cause.’ Billie Eilish continued her rollout of Happier Than Ever, the eagerly-anticipated follow-up to her debut album, on June 2 with “Lost Cause.”
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A celebration of the Canadian import—a show about an Asian family that isn’t just about an Asian family—as its final season premieres on Netflix. By Brian Ng June 2, 2021 On March 8, the producers of Kim’s Convenience announced that the sitcom’s fifth season—which was then airing in Canada—would be its last. Their announcement apparently
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Anti-LGBT+ preacher Rick Wiles is said to be “very weak” as he battles COVID-19 in hospital (YouTube/RightWingWatch) Notorious far-right pundit Rick Wiles is getting a taste of his own bitter medicine after catching COVID-19, a disease he claimed was “God’s judgement” for LGBT+ people. The controversial figure, who claims God sent COVID-19 “to purge a
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When your local library does not have the book you want in their collection, what do you do? For most folks, particularly if they’re searching without the aid of a library staff member, the go-to solution is to purchase the book. But even then, costs can sometimes be prohibitively expensive or unjustifiable. Fortunately, many libraries
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“Pugilistic” new editor in chief Leah Finnegan and her burgeoning masthead are drawing raves, but Gawker veterans question the notorious site’s role in a changing media world—and if it’ll have free rein under Bustle Digital Group. “The Bryan Goldberg of it all is the $64,000 question,” says one. By Charlotte Klein June 2, 2021 Like
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Courtney Stodden was photographed kissing her fiancé Chris Sheng during a memorial day pool party, just hours before they got engaged on May 28. Courtney Stodden‘s boyfriend put a ring on it! The 26-year-old blonde beauty, who identifies as non-binary, was photographed enjoying a Memorial Day weekend pool party with their longterm love Chris Sheng, 41,
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English actor Amanda Pays is best know for her role as the sexy scientist and girlfriend Tina McGee — who cranks out cool inventions to help The Flash in his missions to keep the streets safe — in the fast-moving ’90s television show “The Flash.” Pays was cast alongside Norfolk native John Wesley Shipp who
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