John Lewis has always been fighting for civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. He’s been doing it for over 60 years so to say that his narrative is relevant more now than ever is a wild understatement. In the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble, director Dawn Porter (Trapped, Gideon’s Army) chronicles
A child was booted from her daycare because she wore a shirt promoting the Black Lives Matter movement. 6-year-old Journei Brockman had been enrolled in daycare at Arkansas’ His Kids Preschool for 6 months. The little girl wore a shirt to the school with the words, “Black Lives Matter” emblazoned on it. Her mom, Deval
Byron (Reckful) Bernstein, a former pro gamer, popular Twitch streamer and top player in World of Warcraft, has died at the age of 31. Bernstein died at his home in Austin, Texas, on Thursday following of string of posts about his mental health on Twitter. His brother, Gary Bernstein, suggested that he died by suicide.
Your first high-profile political moment came as a college freshman in Atlanta, when you participated in burning a Georgia state flag in protest of it including the Confederate battle emblem. Eighteen years later we’re still having these arguments. Is that depressing? Infuriating? I grew up in the South. I’m a daughter of the South. And
In Donald Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore on July 3, he announced that he was creating a ‘national garden’ full of ‘statues of American heroes’, but Twitter users weren’t impressed. President Donald Trump, addressed the strength of America in his speech and revealed that he is creating a “national garden” that will feature statues of
Two of the most popular Harry Potter fan websites are now publicly distancing themselves from J.K. Rowling, who became the subject of widespread controversy after repeatedly making transphobic remarks via Twitter last month. MuggleNet and the Leaky Cauldron issued a joint statement on Wednesday denouncing the author while also “rejecting” her public conflation of sex and gender.
This week on Inside the Hive, CNN’s Jake Tapper joins Joe Hagan for a wide-ranging conversation, from his role covering Donald Trump to the gripping new war movie The Outpost based on Tapper’s 2012 nonfiction book about a harrowing battle between 53 U.S. service members and more than 400 Taliban in which eight Americans were
Netflix’s new The Baby-Sitters Club adaptation is here to take us all back to Stoneybrook, Connecticut, and what a heartwarming trip it is. It’s been a long time since Ann M. Martin’s beloved books were last adapted to screen, and this 10-episode series is a refreshing, contemporary take on some familiar storylines. If you’ve already binged your
Lea Michele took to Instagram to share a photo of herself walking in nature while putting her bare growing baby bump on display in a black workout outfit. Lea Michele, 33, is getting closer than ever to being a mother and she proved it when she showed off her almost full-grown baby bump in a
More choice is best, it seems. Obviously, everyone is looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077, but that doesn’t mean other cyberpunk games like get left in the dust. Take Phigames’ Recompile, which will now launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in addition to being released on PC. No release date has been announced for
Play video content BACKGRID Brian Austin Green‘s opening up about his dating life … and sounds like he’s frustrated. The ‘90210’ star was out grocery shopping in Malibu Thursday when he got asked about the women he’s been spotted with recently, and … he felt like venting. As for his lunch date with Australian model
Pop Smoke’s posthumous album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon has been released. The album arrived nearly five months after the 20-year-old rapper was shot and killed inside the Los Angeles home he was renting, owned by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, in February. Authorities confirmed that an unknown number of
Indian sprinter Dutee Chand. (NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images) The fastest woman in India, Dutee Chand, has sought to inspire fellow sprinters and sporting enthusiasts alike to come out as queer and emphatically told same-sex couples: “Please, do not be afraid.” The 24-year-old told American diplomats, New Indian Express reported, that coming out as queer
Andrew Bird was the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. From his home, he performed “Manifest,” from 2019’s My Finest Work Yet, accompanied by members of his family. “Got the Bird Family Band together,” he wrote on Twitter. Check out their performance below. Following the release of My Finest Work Yet, Andrew
Breaking News Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg have separated after nearly 2 decades together … and say they’re heading for divorce. The “Dirty Dancing” star and her “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” star husband announced their split in dual social media posts Friday … revealing they separated in early 2020 after getting married in July 2001. Waiting
Jerritt ClarkGetty Images On Thursday, Khloé Kardashian apparently responded to rumors that she is engaged to Tristan Thompson, her daughter’s father. “Wait…what? lol,” she wrote on Twitter. “I just came online and I’m even confused lol,” she said in another tweet. “Basically my daily thoughts about 2020. But for real… wtf lol people just be
What a cursed fantasy agelessness is, one reiterated and reimagined many times since Bram Stoker introduced modern audiences to florid psychosexual vampirism. To be immortally young is to float above the petty ephemera of most people’s short lives, to consider a bigger picture—one both grand and terrifying. There’s an allure to these stories—wouldn’t it be
Machine Gun Kelly was seen getting into his luxe Aston Martin car in Sherman Oaks, California on Thursday, July 2, taking a tongue-in-cheek jab at his reputation with a graphic t-shirt. Machine Gun Kelly, 30, was ready for an overnight visit, it seems. The star — who was born Colson Baker — was spotted in
Eileen Shapiro is an ICONIC journalist who is world-renowned in the realms of music, television and film. A veteran entertainment personality, Eileen Shapiro gives readers an uncensored view of life as one of the most prominent celebrity journalists in the world on her international quest to meet and interview her biggest obsession, Adam Ant. Eileen
Warning: This article may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. Three months after going public with the harrowing and in-depth details of the life-changing kidnapping which she said led to her disappearance from the public eye a decade ago, Duffy — the iconic Welsh pop singer — is criticizing Netflix for
Songbird, a Michael Bay-produced thriller set during the current coronavirus pandemic, has been given a “Do Not Work” notice from the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film’s cast includes Demi Moore, Craig Robinson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Peter Stormare, and was set
Va va voom! Iconic television and movie star Sarah Jessica Parker stunned when she was spotted looking absolutely incredible at the beach. Summer is here and Sarah Jessica Parker has definitely gotten the memo! The 55-year-old broke from her New York City home for some fun in the sun in The Hamptons on Thursday, July
For the first time in nearly five years, David Gilmour has released a new solo song. It’s called Yes, I Have Ghosts. Though the acoustic guitar-driven track was initially released as part of an audiobook edition of Polly Samson’s A Theatre for Dreamers (2020) novel back in April, Yes, I Have Ghosts was given a worldwide release on
There is a lot to process from the coming Good Witch Season 6 finale. What can I tell you without ruining the experience? Quite a lot, actually. A season’s worth of stories culminate on Good Witch Season 6 Episode 10, and even if I give you hints of what’s to come, never guess the outcome.
It looks like the two-minute warning for the Washington football team’s disparaging name. On Friday, after mounting corporate pressure, the team announced “a thorough review of the team’s controversial nickname,” according to The Washington Post. Team owner Dan Snyder said the review would “take into account not only the proud tradition and history of the
This Fall, Scooby-Doo and the gang take part in their first Halloween movie mystery in Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!, a brand new animated feature that’s headed to home video. Ahead of the Digital/DVD release this Fall, Syfy Wire has shared the trailer today. This looks like a real Halloween treat, featuring Elvira, monstrous pumpkins and even
A German pastor has been charged with inciting hatred for referring to homosexuals as “criminals” and “a form of degeneration of society”. Olaf Latzel was pastor of Sankt Martini in the northern city of Bremen. The Bremen public prosecutor has brought charges of sedition against him for comments he made at a seminar in October
Jay-Z and his social justice team are going all out to get a Wisconsin cop fired and charged in the killings of 3 men of color — they’ve posted a full-page ad demanding it. Jay’s Team ROC took out the ad Thursday in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, calling for the immediate prosecution and termination of
The festival, named “A Night At The Drive-In,” has already started as of this past Wednesday, as Love and Basketball and Crazy Rich Asians opened the gates on this particular drive-in extravaganza. But there’s plenty of opportunities left to get in on the fun, as every two weeks a new pairing will be on display,
Chris Brown’s son Aeko is quarantined on the other side of the world with his mom, and the R&B singer wants nothing more than to be reunited with him. Chris Brown‘s son Aeko is quarantined in Germany, and the “Forever” singer is missing his mini-me more than ever! The seven-month-old is on the other side of the world