“I want to speak to my Black trans folks first,” said Raquel Willis, a transgender rights activist. “We’ve been told we’re not enough [by]…parents, lovers, johns, schools, and institutions. But the truth is, we’re more than enough.” Her words went out to a historic crowd: a sea of 15,000 people (an estimate delivered by the
Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images for Michael Kors“I have long thought that the fashion calendar needs to change.” By Maddison Glendinning Date June 15, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter In the wake of social distancing measures, store closures and fashion week cancellations as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, brands have begun to reassess the way
A sign is posted in front of a Hertz car sales and rental car office on August 8, 2017 in South San Francisco, California. Getty Images Hertz Global Holdings warned potential buyers in its common stock offering that it’s almost certain that the equity will become worthless. Hertz said in a government filing Monday that
Josh Gad was able to reunite the surviving original cast of Ghostbusters. Gad got Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Annie Potts, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, and Dan Aykroyd to join in for his Reunited Apart series. Jason Reitman has been very busy editing Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which also reunites the original cast and will hit
British jazz pianist Keith Tippett, who collaborated with prog rock pioneers King Crimson, has passed away at the age of 72 after suffering from a heart attack. Tippett, who was featured on three King Crimson albums — In the Wake of Poseidon (1970), Lizard (1970) and Islands (1971) — died on Sunday (June 15) as confirmed in a
SoftBank Group-owned chip technology firm ARM said on Wednesday the chief executive officer of its China joint venture, Allen Wu, has stepped down and been replaced. ARM said ARM China’s board of directors has appointed Ken Phua and Phil Tang as ARM China’s interim co-CEOs to replace Wu, who headed the joint venture as chairman
HBO Max unveils Search Party season 3 trailer & key art After two acclaimed seasons on TBS, the Alia Shawkat-led mystery comedy Search Party is heading to fresh streaming service HBO Max for its upcoming third season and the platform has unveiled the official trailer and key art for the next chapter. The trailer can be viewed
Traditionally, a ballad was a song that was designed to be danced to, as the etymology of the word, Provençal balada meaning ‘dance, song to dance to’, ultimately from late Latin ballare. The great British ballads – and we say ‘British’ because many of them were Scottish rather than English in origin – date from
After sexual assault allegations were brought to light concerning Graves earlier this week, the internet is taking a hard look at how artists respond to the news. While most artists have tweeted their support for the brave women came forward, some fans are pressuring artists to go further and remove all music that feature “canceled”
New research from strategic communications consultancy Kekst CNC reveals that the UK is one of the countries with the fewest worries about the health implications of 5G. That comes as something of a surprise, given the vigour with which our nutters set about telecoms gear in April. But it looks like that spasm of vandalism
Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images“I am beautiful, I am strong, I do my job, and I stay on my job.” By Maddison Glendinning Date June 11, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Lizzo has even less space in her life for body-shaming trolls than she does for anything to fit inside the Jacquemus handbag she wore
Passengers wait to disembark the plane on their arrival at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, on April 23, 2020. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images As the U.S. economy makes further progress in recovering from the harsh blow of the coronavirus pandemic, certain industries are showing signs of recovery. Home purchases are up
The Mandalorian breakout star Baby Yoda, aka the Child, has been given the mashup treatment once again. This time he is blended in together with the villainous Darth Maul and the results are quite surprising. Who knew something so evil could be so cute? Maul has continued to be one of the most intriguing villains
You can add Dead Cross to the list of bands showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement through music. The group, which features singer Mike Patton, drummer Dave Lombardo, guitarist Michael Crain and bassist Justin Pearson, have taken on Black Flag’s “Rise Above,” complete with a video expressing their stance. Also expressing their stance
June 12, 2020, 10:06am Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library initiative, which made more than 1.3 million books available online for free, will end early as publishers sue for copyright infringement. The nonprofit began offering free books during March as the coronavirus pandemic forced Americans to quarantine in their homes and libraries and schools began to
No nail appointment, no problem With nail salons across the country closed for the foreseeable future, there’s never been a better time to take our manicures into our own hands. If you’ve already mastered gel polish removal and salon-quality manis, why not give one of these simple nail art ideas a try? All you need to get
‘O how much more doth beauty beauteous seem’: so begins the 54th sonnet in Shakespeare’s sequence of 154 poems. It’s not the most famous poem in the sequence by any means, and the sentiment it expresses is straightforward – perhaps to the point of being rather slight. But not all sonnets have to tie themselves
Ubbi Dubbi Gets Freaky Deaky is the ultimate collaborative event coming this Halloweeen — and now we have the official lineup drop to back it up! The b2b action is insane with 12th Planet b2b Riot Ten, Adventure Club b2b Snails, Boogie T b2b Dirt Monkey, Freddy Todd b2b Mr. Bill, Sage Armstrong b2b Lucati,