Month: August 2021

Structured like a play and filmed in inky black and white, actor Mark O’Brien’s feature directorial debut The Righteous is a dialogue-driven examination of grief, responsibility and penance. The film follows Frederic Mason (Henry Czerny), a former priest who left the brotherhood to marry Ethel (Mimi Kuzyk) and raise a little girl. Ethel is devout
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Social media conspiracy theorists have been buzzing this week that two members of the Kardashian-Jenner family could possibly be expecting: Kylie Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian. Kylie has ignored the secret pregnancy suggestion (and subtly shut rumors down by posting photos of her with alcohol and celebrating her birthday with sushi) while Kourtney spoke out directly
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Rihanna and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky had a late New York City date last night, ending their Pergola nightclub outing at 5 a.m. And as always, Rihanna brought her best summer date style to the occasion, pairing a Harley Davidson handkerchief top with very ripped jeans and sandal heels. DIGGZY/ShutterstockShutterstock Rihanna’s outing comes just over
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James Patterson’s MAX EINSTEIN series The planet is running out of time—and there is no Planet B. Max Einstein and her friends are World Champions in this newest adventure, where they: GET OUTDOORS: From racing across glaciers in Greenland to visiting the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, twelve-year-old genius Max and her
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When hitting “mute” is not enough. By Jordan Hoffman August 15, 2021 Dealing a death blow with one finger, Jennifer Lopez crossed the relationship Rubicon on Saturday when she unfollowed her former fiancée Alex Rodriguez on Instagram. The move was first reported on by Page Six, which must have some magical notification software that flags
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It’s not yet clear how long vaccinated people remain sufficiently protected from the virus, but the Biden administration doesn’t want to risk being caught unprepared.  By Charlotte Klein August 15, 2021 The Biden administration is working on a policy that could allow the general population to obtain COVID-19 vaccine boosters, part of a phased rollout
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A deliberately frustrating finale drove home the core themes of Mike White’s terrific series.  By Richard Lawson August 15, 2021 Though it opened with a mystery-box setup—who’s in the coffin getting loaded onto the airplane?—The White Lotus was far from a whodunit, or a who-died. It was, instead, a pretty matter-of-fact show, plain and harrowing
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An Illinois appellate court ruled Hobby Lobby violated the state’s anti-bias law by denying a trans employee access to the women’s bathroom. (Lewis Geyer/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty) Retail giant Hobby Lobby has lost its 11-year battle to ban a transgender woman from using the women’s bathroom while at work. The Illinois Second
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Several thousand LGBT+ people and their allies proudly marched for Bucharest Pride on Saturday (14 August), the first since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 8,000 people walked the streets of the Romanian capital waving colourful flags, blowing whistles and attempting to resume the spirit of Pride after last year’s event was cancelled.
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Play video content @syesha / Instagram This video shows former “American Idol” finalist Syesha Mercado absolutely beside herself, in tears, as law enforcement takes her newborn baby following a child protective services investigation … and the video is stirring outrage. Syesha sobbed as she reluctantly handed over her baby daughter to Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies
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Trans women at the Aurat March for International Women’s Day on March 08, 2021 in Karachi, Pakistan. (Betsy Joles/Getty Images) Police officers in Pakistan cruelly laughed at trans and cisgender activists protecting against a surge in transphobic violence that has seized the country. On Friday (13 August), more than 100 demonstrators gathered outside the National
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Rosanne Cash, Darius Rucker, Jason Isbell, and others noted the singer-songwriter’s passing.   By Jordan Hoffman August 14, 2021 Nanci Griffith, whose album Other Voices, Other Rooms won the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, died on Friday, as reported by the Associated Press. The Texas-born singer-songwriter with the high-pitched twang sang about
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By now, you’d have had to be in exile on a WiFi-barren island to avoid the buzz around HBO’s surprise summer hit The White Lotus. Set at a lavish Hawaiian resort, the deliciously mischievous show portrays a group of privileged, oblivious, mostly white guests and the frustrated staff members attempting to perfect their stay. Yet
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