Month: February 2021

Matt James, the first Black romantic lead for ABC’s The Bachelor, spoke out against the controversies surrounding host Chris Harrison and contestant Rachael Kirkconnell. On Monday, James posted a statement on Instagram in which he condemns both Harrison’s and Kirkconnell’s actions. “The reality is that I’m learning about these situations in real time, and it
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EXCLUSIVE: George R.R. Martin is bringing more dragons to HBO. The Game of Thrones creator is exec producing a TV adaptation of Roadmarks from sci-fi novelist Roger Zelazny, which is development at the WarnerMedia cable network. The adaptation comes from Kalinda Vazquez, who has written on Star Trek: Discovery and was a co-exec producer on
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Grammy-winning electronic music pioneers Daft Punk have announced that they are breaking up after 28 years. The helmet-wearing French duo shared the news Monday in an 8-minute video called “Epilogue.” Kathryn Frazier, the band’s longtime publicist, confirmed the break up for The Associated Press. Daft Punk, comprised of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, have
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Mila Kunis is quite literally the luckiest girl alive.  That’s because she’s officially starring in—drum roll please—the film adaptation of Jessica Knoll‘s Luckiest Girl Alive. The mystery novel, which went on to become a New York Times bestseller in 2015, is now taking shape for the small screen at Netflix. On Monday, Feb. 22, the streaming platform confirmed
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Activists had been urging Zello to ban the militia channels that had begun to proliferate on the app during the Trump era, drawn by its walkie-talkie–like interface and its resemblance to ham-radio culture that has long been a staple in militia circles. On January 13, the app finally acted, banning more than 2,000 channels related
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In the rural university town of Okriki, on the outskirts of Port Harcourt in Nigeria, three university students are burnt to death – necklaced by an angry mob who are convinced they are thieves. There is no mystery as to who is responsible for their cold-blooded killings and no murderer to catch. Seven people have
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It can’t just be us that immediately flinches in fear of Miranda Priestly’s wrath every time we consider ‘florals‘ a major trend, regardless of whether it’s spring or not. But hear us out. This new take on your favourite print really is groundbreaking. Not only is it for autumn (see! Groundbreaking), but according to the
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EXCLUSIVE: Disability rights group the Ruderman Family Foundation has honored the final season of the Will & Grace revival as well as Fear the Walking Dead, Sex Education, Emmerdale and Call the Midwife with the latest round of recipients for the Seal of Authentic Representation. “After witnessing significant progress on authentic casting decisions in Hollywood in recent years, we are
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Paul Lubaczewski, author of the Amazon best seller “I Never Eat…Cheesesteak”, “Cult of the Gator God” and “A New Life” Paul has an upcoming collection of Appalachian Horror novelettes “3 Hits From the Holler” coming from St. Rooster Books on February 28th” Paul-The next two books will be 3 Hits from the Holler with St. Rooster
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We can’t imagine anyone but Anne Hathaway playing the awkward-turned-sassy Andy Sachs in iconic 2006 movie, The Devil Wears Prada. However, the A-lister, whose career was cemented after scooping the protagonist role, has revealed she was actually ninth (!) in line. The Oscar-winning star – who played Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep‘s) plucky assistant – revealed
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It’s another unpleasant week of news and probably one of the most devastating news was the winter strom that hit the country — specifically Texas. During the first part of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver unpacked the “full-blown humanitarian crisis” happening in Texas as the state was facing no electricity, lack of clean water and
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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s some endearing first footage from Mr Bachmann And His Class, Maria Speth’s feature doc which is premiering in Berlin’s Competition program this year. The movie is an intimate documentary portraying the bond between an elementary school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the provincial
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The HBO documentary Allen v. Farrow provides a look into the family dynamics of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow’s marriage and children. It’s a scandalous and often devastating story, with affairs and abuse leaving permanent marks on all of the children. Although their family was sprawling, the couple actually only had a few children together.
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