Month: January 2021

On Jan. 20, Fire Captain Andrea Hall made history as she led the Pledge of Allegiance for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s inauguration. In addition to a verbal recitation, Andrea led the pledge in American Sign Language — further emphasizing the event’s inclusive “America United” theme. To the best of the inaugural
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Echoing that sentiment was German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who said he was “greatly relieved,” adding, “Despite all the joy we feel today, we must not forget that even the most powerful democracy in the world has been seduced by populism. We must work resolutely to counter polarization, protect and strengthen the public square in our
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It is over a decade since Lisa Gardner last tempted her fans with a standalone crime novel. They say good things come to those who wait, so does Before She Disappeared meet expectations? I’m pleased to report that the answer is a resounding ‘yes’! Frankie Elkin is a middle aged white woman, an alcoholic and
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When Our Friend premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, it was simply called The Friend, but the slightly altered new title feels better for this touching true story based on Matthew Teague’s sensational award-winning Esquire magazine article. It was written about his family crisis when his wife, Nicole, was diagnosed with terminal cancer and died at just 34.
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We know zombies once walked the earth as humans, but what of humans who walk among us lacking humanity? Is an inhumane human indeed a human being? Of course, regardless of cruel disposition, a human being is not a supernatural or otherworldly being. Heartless and brutal actions may create perceptions about a human being becoming
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Modern Family fans, rejoice: The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is headed to E!. The Emmy Award-winning series bid a final goodbye in April of 2020, but now you can catch your favorite episodes and reunite with beloved characters like Phil, Gloria and Cam right here on E! in between Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Daily Pop and more E! shows. To
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Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrived at Joe Biden’s inauguration this morning, following the tradition of past American presidents and their spouses attending all inaugural ceremonies. Michelle wore a raspberry belted outfit and coat by Sergio Hudson for the event. MELINA MARAGetty Images Rob CarrGetty Images Today is deeply personal for
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All eyes were on Joe Biden at his January 20 inauguration, but, of course, former FLOTUS Michelle Obama also turned heads in her effortlessly fashionable ensemble. Michelle Obama continued her streak of looking utterly chic by arriving at Joe Biden‘s presidential inauguration in a stylish maroon coat. The former first lady, 57, arrived to the
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We can’t quite talk about WandaVision without considering the Scarlet Witch’s origins in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. And, of course, we can’t dive into Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff without mentioning her twin brother Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), aka Quicksilver. While Wanda has been a mainstay character in a handful of Avenger movies, we haven’t
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With a dramatically reduced crowd, beefed-up security, and a pandemic-era sense of solemnity, the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris was far from traditional. But as one of the largest-scale events to happen in Washington, D.C., since the pandemic began, it was also a prime opportunity for displays of fashion diplomacy,
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Lil Wayne received a full presidential pardon and Kodak Black received a commutation from Donald Trump in the president’s final hours in office, CNN and Reuters report. The two rappers’ reprieve comes amid a flurry of pardons as some of the outgoing president’s final acts. Other names on the presidential pardon and commutation list include
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Did Bright manage to keep it together? On Prodigal Son Season 2 Episode 2, things took a dangerous turn when a priest was found murdered. It made Bright remember another trauma from his childhood, something that he couldn’t push aside. Meanwhile, Ainsley was at odds with her mother over how to progress her career amid
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While we know them as distinct monsters nowadays, most tales of bogeymen tend to converge the further back you go. Vampires, werewolves and undead ghouls may have developed their own individual nuances and mythologies, but they’re really just variations of the same primitive human fears adjusted for different cultural climates. However, even among these infinite
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