Month: January 2024

Kamala Harris accused Trump of ‘bragging’ during a stop in Wisconsin on 22 January during the Fight for Reproductive Freedoms tour. ( Scott Olson/Alex Wong/Getty Images) Vice President of the US Kamala Harris has called out Donald Trump for “bragging” about the overturn of Roe v. Wade.  Harris accused Trump during a stop in Wisconsin
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News Tierra Whack Announces New Album World Wide Whack The Philadelphia rapper returns six years after Whack World with a project billed as her “debut album” By Eric Torres January 22, 2024 Facebook X Facebook X Tierra Whack has announced her long-awaited new album. World Wide Whack, billed as the Philadelphia rapper’s “debut album,” following
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Read Harder isn’t the only reading challenge happening in 2024, of course! That’s why I’m highlighting some of the other challenges you might want to add to your reading goals this year. Fellow Book Rioter Laura Sackton is hosting Queer Your Year 2024: a yearlong reading challenge that celebrates queer list. There are 48 challenges
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This column is about political burnout. You’re probably feeling it. You might be feeling it so acutely that you’re tempted to stop reading this sentence. But hear me out for a few paragraphs. Because this sense of exhaustion may be the defining feature of the 2024 presidential election cycle. Iowa caucus turnout numbers were weak.
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When New York State opened its borders to individuals seeking abortions—three years before the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision on January 22, 1973—it radically expanded access in America. But as The New Yorker documents in its film Deciding Vote, it wouldn’t have happened without the vote of one lawmaker. By Abigail Tracy January
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EXCLUSIVE: Sony, which kicked off CinemaCon last year, is skipping this year’s exhibitor-studio conference in Las Vegas, NV which runs April 8-11 at Caesar’s Palace. This happens from time to time when a major studio will sit out, and it’s not a diss to theater owners. The last time Sony didn’t attend CinemaCon was back
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The hottest topic in fashion circles recently? How runway looks have become more over-the-top than ever before. Think: Duran Lantink’s inflatable denim, Marni’s 3-D flowers, Christian Cowan’s giant fur balls, Schiaparelli’s skirt flanked by a supersized lobster, Rick Owens’ pronounced shoulders and sky-high capes that billowed in the wind (ditto for Mugler’s airy displays of
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View gallery Image Credit: David Fisher/Shutterstock/Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Elle King may have partied a bit too hard! The country star, 34, announced that she was drunk while performing as part of the Grand Ole Opry’s birthday celebration for Dolly Parton on Friday, January 19. In a fan-captured video, Elle struggled with the lyrics and made light of the
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Amateur etymologists—or professional ones who’ve run out of fancier words to dig into—may be interested to learn that the noun himbo entered the English language 36 years ago, thanks to Rita Kempley of The Washington Post. “Their chest measurements rival Dolly Parton’s,” she wrote. “Their brains would embarrass a squid. They…do nude scenes and are
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Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View
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View gallery Image Credit: Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Rachel McAdams, 45, gave Mean Girls fans a pleasant surprise when she made a cameo on Saturday Night Live last night. The actress, who starred as Regina George in the original 2004 hit film, showed up on the set of the sketch comedy series to introduce musical guest,
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