Month: April 2020

Honey Davenport and Aja collaborated on Draw The Blood. (JJ Images) Drag Race stars Aja and Honey Davenport spoke to PinkNews about their new single, the challenges that come with being a queer performer of colour, and Drag Race’s big diversity issue. It’s well-established that the Drag Race fandom has a race problem. Since RuPaul
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Bill Withers has died, The Associated Press reports. According to The AP, the legendary soul singer-songwriter, behind enduring hits like “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean on Me,” and “Lovely Day,” died from heart complications on Monday, March 30. He was 81 years old. Born in rural West Virginia, Bill Withers endured poverty and heartbreak from an
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In what is considered an anomaly in the industry for an on-demand rental title (not sellthrough): Dreamworks Animation/Universal’s Trolls World Tour is now available for pre-order on FandangoNOW in advance of the pic’s April 10 availability date. While pre-orders for sell-through titles like Bad Boys for Life are quite common, that’s not the case with VOD rental titles. In
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The third book in Tom Bouman‘s Henry Farrell series has arrived, and it takes us back to Wild Thyme, Pennsylvania. The place has a fitting name. Sitting deep in the woods, nature is on everyone’s doorstep. Sometimes, it’s at their necks. Which is exactly how The Bramble and the Rose begins, as Farrell is called
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Dr. Frank Gabrin died in his husband’s arms just a week after showing coronavirus symptoms. He’d been reusing personal protective equipment between patients due to shortages. (Screenshot/YouTube) Two days ago, an emergency-room doctor called Frank Gabrin died in his husband’s arms due to complications from coronavirus – just a week after showing symptoms. Gabrin, 60,
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Tyrant by Stephen Greenblatt for $2.99 In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez for $1.99 Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein for $2.99 This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein for $2.99 Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand for $1.99 Amal
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A man in Uganda takes HIV medication. (Jean-Marc Giboux/Getty Images) In Uganda, LGBT+ people who were arrested in a “targeted” raid under the guise of coronavirus prevention are being kept in custody without HIV medication, activists said. Fourteen gay men, two bisexual men and four transgender women were arrested under lockdown measures on March 29
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Ellis Marsalis, the New Orleans jazz pianist and patriarch of an accomplished family of musicians, has died. The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music confirmed his death to NBC News. Branford Marsalis said his father died of COVID-19 complications. He was 85. Marsalis was the father of renowned musicians Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, and Jason Marsalis; his
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