Month: July 2020

Army Sergeant Shane Ortega laces up boots before posing for a portrait at home at Wheeler Army Airfield on March 26, 2015 in Wahiawa, Hawaii. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Democratic lawmakers have pressed for an end to Donald Trump ‘s ban on transgender people serving in the military, in wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling
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The Cranberries’ 1994 sophomore album, No Need to Argue, featuring their smash hit “Zombie,” is getting an expanded edition, courtesy of Island/UMe. The collection arrives September 18 and features the full remastered album, plus B-sides, demos, and live tracks, including the previously unreleased “Yesterday’s Gone” and a demo of “Serious.” The 2xCD edition also includes
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Transgender inmate C. Jay Smith (Image: Medina Orthwein LLP) A transgender inmate who spoke out against repeated sexual abuse from prison guards and made #MeToo complaints could face another ten years behind bars after being “set up”, her lawyers say. C Jay Smith, 59, filed a federal lawsuit last Monday alleging that staff members at
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Video: The fight that started it all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slrZclKkNf4 That’s when an angry T.I. and Game stormed out of the club … mistakenly believing COPS beat their guys up. They got into it big time with the LAPD and that’s when the standoff begins. SUBSCRIBE: http://po.st/TMZSubscribe About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the
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Over the past 50 or so years, the required reading list in U.S. high schools has had few modifications. Most of the books that students are reading now are the same that their parents read. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, there are so many incredible, culturally important works of literature that are being
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Per authorities’ count, DeAngelo attacked 106 women, men and children in 11 counties all over California’s broad expanse, from Sacramento County in the north to Orange County down south, between 1973 and 1986. He’d break into people’s houses while they were sleeping, often calling beforehand and hanging up to make sure they were home. He would tie
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Fans can now watch one of Harley Quinn’s brutal fight moves from Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) in slow-motion. Birds of Prey is the most recent film in the DC Extended Universe, this time focusing on just Harley Quinn and cutting Joker out of the picture. While Birds of Prey was a box office disappointment, the
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Courtesy Like most creative minds dealing with tragedy, storied fashion houses are getting innovative in reaction to COVID-19’s impact on the industry. The suspension of IRL fashion presentations means that this season’s couture week doesn’t look anything like the extravagance we’re used to. Some designers tested out the video format, Balmain staged a boat show
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Eniola Aluko, sporting director of Aston Villa Women. (Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images) A sporting director at one of English women’s football’s top clubs has confidently said that a trans player would be welcomed by women’s football. After retired male footballer Thomas Beattie came out as gay last month – the first professional male
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Pearl Jam, the Eagles, Guns N’ Roses, and Green Day are among the bands who have received loans from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, Rolling Stone reports. According to data from the Small Business Administration and Treasury Department, the money will go to supporting and retaining the artists’ crews and staff; Rolling Stone notes
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Korean hit #Alive kicked up another $2.2M this weekend, holding well throughout the mid-weeks, but with an overall 63% Friday-Saturday-Sunday dip from the comparable weekend days last session. The timely thriller that’s set against the backdrop of a city in lockdown due to a virus has now grossed $11M. It’s a continued indication that moviegoers
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In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the Minneapolis police and the subsequent rise of anti-racism protests worldwide, we’re collectively looking for ways to consistently pull up and support for the Black community. Let’s start with our spending habits by being mindful of where we’re putting our hard-earned dollar bills, be
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Michelle Steel, president of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and a candidate in California’s 48th congressional district A video has surfaced of a Republican congressional candidate bragging about pulling her daughter out of college because she supported equal marriage. The video appears to show Michelle Steel, who is president of the Orange County Board
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Don Lemon and Terry Crews clashed in a CNN interview. (CNN/ YouTube) CNN news anchor Don Lemon clashed with actor Terry Crews during an interview on his controversial thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement. Crews, who was previously forced to apologise for saying children with same-sex parents “will be severely malnourished”, faced Lemon for a
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Who says kids these days don’t respect their elders? Juice WRLD is proclaiming Sting the greatest EVER … after the rock legend gave the rapper props for his huge hit, “Lucid Dreams.” SUBSCRIBE: http://po.st/TMZSubscribe About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape and changed the way
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It has never been quite so clear to me that I am living through a Major Historical Event that will end up in future history textbooks. There might even have to be a full three pages on 2020 in the updated version of the U.S. History textbook I remember from 11th grade. The type in
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Dave Chappelle threw a socially-distanced music festival in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio during the July 4 weekend, as Spin and Cincinnati’s CityBeat point out. Guest performers included Erykah Badu, Common, Questlove, Talib Kweli, Michelle Wolf, Tiffany Haddish, Michael Che, Jon Hamm, and Chappelle himself. According to Spin, Chappelle covered Radiohead’s “Creep,” Badu did
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