Covid-19 has changed the world forever, globally over 380,000 people have died and millions more have been on lockdown for months. We have all feared for our lives, families and livelihoods from this invisible threat. This shared experience is why I believe the world has finally ‘got it’ and understands the arbitrary and nuanced racism
There was a lot of excitement on Wall Street when the billionaire Len Blavatnik pocketed nearly $2 billion in cash after Warner Music, the world’s third-largest record label, completed its successful IPO on Wednesday. Lots of rich people made lots more money. It was the biggest IPO of 2020—thank you, Fed chairman Jerome Powell—and increased
UPDATED with more details: Crescent Drive Media, an investment company run by Paradigm boss Sam Gores’ billionaire brother Tom Gores, has taken an “ownership interest” in the agency, shoring up finances at the company hard hit by the coronavirus crisis. No terms of the deal were disclosed Thursday, but the new ownership block that now
John Boyega may no longer be part of the Star Wars galaxy after last year’s The Rise of Skywalker, but the passionately outspoken actor is still very much a part of the Disney family. Just hours after giving a powerful speech on the death of George Floyd, racism and police violence at a Black Lives
As a result of the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd last month, streams for N.W.A.‘s 1988 hip-hop anthem F-k tha Police have nearly quadrupled in overall numbers. The anti-racial profiling, anti-police brutality track saw a whopping 272 per cent increase in on-demand audio streams between May 27 and June 1,
Exclusive Kanye West‘s giving a huge assist to the families and legal teams fighting for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd … and helping in other ways too. The rapper’s donated $2 million, so far, to the cause and set up a 529 college savings fund to fully cover tuition for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter,
Angelina Jolie has definitely cemented herself as a powerhouse celebrity. With more than two decades in the spotlight, we’ve watched the actress change through the years and shut it down in countless badass movie roles. In her personal life, we’ve fawned over her famous romances and her sweetest moments with her six kids: Maddox, 18;
Meri Brown… out? Over the past couple days, Sister Wives fans have noticed that Brown has been busy at work, sharing Facebook posts to promote various LuLaRoe clothing items and outfits. This is not unusual. Brown has made a lot of money off the business endeavor. Meri, who shares daughter Mariah with Kody, also set up
Michael Buckner/Variety/Shutterstock Kristen Bell is opening up. Speaking with The Morning Beat, the Frozen star shared how she has been having conversations with her and husband Dax Shepard‘s daughters Lincoln, 7, and Delta, 5, about social injustice and how she has vowed to raise them to be “anti-racists.” “I’ve been trying to figure out how to
The Matrix franchise is filled with symbolism and a deeper meaning, aside from the awesome gunfights and action. In her same interview, Lilly Wachowski spoke to how the movies were “born out of a lot of anger and a lot of rage, and it’s rage at capitalism and corporatized structure and forms of oppression.” These
Iyanna Dior, a black trans woman who lives in Minnesota, is one of thousands who has been on the receiving end of violent attacks in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. A disturbing video clip of the attack, which reportedly took place on Monday, June 1, has been
All of the elegant summer vibes, none of the sweat This probably isn’t how you imagined your summer going. No sunny patio brunches, no after-work cocktails as the sun sets, no trips to the beach with friends. Just you, the walls of your freshly decorated living space and, if you’re lucky, some AC. Everything in
Whether you’re a member of #TeamPoe or #TeamTilly, the arrival of a new book featuring this most offbeat of crimefighting double acts is a reason for celebration. We first met Sergeant Washington Poe of the National Crime Agency and NCA analyst Tilly Bradshaw in the five-star The Puppet Show in 2018, followed by last year’s
Hang ten, Brody Jenner! Weeks after hanging out with his ex, Kaitlynn Carter, the hunky star of ‘The Hills’ left his shirt behind when he decided to catch a few waves in Southern California. Summer doesn’t officially doesn’t start for a few more weeks, but that didn’t stop Brody Jenner from kicking off the season
Last week marked 50 years since the Gender Pay Gap was introduced but, as data from The Trade Union Congress (TUC) revealed, working women are still underpaid and undervalued today. The current climate and lockdown has made it worse for women who are more likely than men to be key workers and earning a pretty
Amanda Seales is saying farewell to daytime talk show The Real. “My contract is up … and I didn’t renew it, because it doesn’t feel good to my soul to be at a place where I cannot speak to my people the way they need to be spoken to,” Seales said during an Instagram Live
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first English-language trailer for action-superhero movie Major Grom And The Plague Doctor, whose characters are based on the cult Russian comic book series published by Bubble Comics. Filmed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, the Batman-esque story follows a police officer who confronts a mysterious masked assassin nicknamed ‘The Plague Doctor’
Steven Avery, the convicted murderer, who is the subject and star of Netflix‘s hit crime documentary series Making a Murderer, has tested positive for COVID-19. The 57-year-old’s attorney Kathleen Zellner confirmed that her client had contracted the novel coronavirus in a tweet on Wednesday. “It is true that Steven Avery has tested positive for the COVID-19
They all have ways of figuring that out. Of course, executives make renewal and cancellation decisions based on many different factors: Buzz, awards potential, and critical adoration can make a difference. But TV has always been a numbers game, and without realizing it, we have exchanged one pitiless barometer—ratings—for another pitiless (and secret) barometer: whether
Detroit rapper Teejayx6 has released a protest song titled “BLACK LIVES MATTER.” The track is produced by TM88 and pays tribute to George Floyd, whose death by Minneapolis police last week has given rise to protests against police brutality nationwide. Listen to “BLACK LIVES MATTER” below. Teejayx6 joins many artists who have released protest songs
Itching for more cosmic horror in your video games? TeamKill Media are set to give you your fix with Quantum Error, which was announced back in March. And, with GamesRadar’s Future Games Show kicking off later this week, TeamKill Media are set to give us another peek. In a post on Twitter, the devs announced
Play video content Breaking News “Kimberly & Beck” Two radio hosts who made racists comments on-air during the Black Lives Matter protests are joining the ranks of the unemployed … they woke up to find out they were fired. Kimberly Ray and Barry Beck — now formerly known as “Kimberly & Beck” on Radio 95.1
Fred Willard died from a heart attack … according to his death certificate. According to the doc, obtained by TMZ, the veteran comedic actor’s immediate cause of death is a cardiac arrest. The underlying causes are listed as myelodysplastic syndrome and coronary artery disease. We broke the story … Fred died May 15, and his
BET is offering President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden the opportunity to face Black America in a presidential forum that would air on June 19, also known as Juneteenth, a day that celebrates the abolishment of slavery in this country. The network announced on June 2 that both Trump and Biden
Disney is a company that many criticize (and rightfully so), but at least they’re wielding their money and reach for good today. Pledging to donate $5 million dollars to organizations that fight for social justice, the company issued a statement and has been using their social networks to talk about racism and oppression in America.
To celebrate ‘black culture’ and George Floyd’s life, Prince Jackson borrowed his dad Michael Jackson’s iconic words from ‘They Don’t Care About Us.’ “Prince” Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., 23, didn’t have to look far to find inspirational words to bolster the Black Lives Matter movement. “’Beat me…Hate me…You can never break me.’ — Michael Jackson,”
Taking our beauty maintenance treatments in-house since the beginning of lockdown has been a (steep) learning curve. We’ve just about got to grips with shaping our own eyebrows and are pretty decent at disguising our grey hairs with the help of at-home hair dye. But there’s one treatment that we just haven’t been able to
Broadcast and cable networks will be covering Thursday’s memorial service for George Floyd, whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day has sparked days of mourning and protests throughout the country and the world against police violence and racism. The first of several memorial services for Floyd will be held Thursday in
4TH UPDATE, 6:45 PM: L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced at his news conference on Wednesday night that, barring a setback, the curfews in L.A. would be discontinued after tonight. Earlier in the day, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva characterized Tuesday night as vastly more peaceful than previous nights. Doubtless, that helped officials come to
Sometimes you have to fight hatred with love — and sometimes you have to fight it with BTS, Blackpink and Loona. Fans of Korean popular music, or K-pop, are using their fandom to drown out “racist” criticism of the George Floyd protests on social media by flooding certain Twitter hashtags with videos of pop stars.