Month: August 2020

Fox teams up with The X-Files creator Chris Carter for an animated spin-off. The X-Files follows FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) as they investigate unsolved paranormal cases. The dichotomy between the two characters, Mulder’s belief in supernatural and Scully’s skepticism, drew in audiences. The series was heavily influenced by
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Paul Finch’s latest novel is a standalone thriller, but like his bestselling Heck series, One Eye Open is a police procedural. On the face of it, the traffic police might not seem the most promising division to write a thriller in, but Finch has once again produced a top notch example of British commercial crime
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Stock your closet with these quar-ready, WFH-friendly basics Like nearly every other facet of our lives, there’s a good chance the COVID-19 pandemic has totally upended your approach to fashion. Gone are the days of buying showy, impractical pieces just because. Our much narrower worlds means a few closet staples receive heavy rotation, while most
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Researchers found that, across two years, drag use and levels of sexual compulsivity decreased while using PrEP. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) People who use PrEP, a daily pill which prevents HIV transmission, are less likely to take illicit drugs and engage in compulsive sexual thoughts and acts, researchers said. Researchers in the Netherlands found
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Netflix is delaying a preview event of Chadwick Boseman‘s new film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, out of respect for those mourning his loss.  Prior to the actor’s death, Netflix intended to hold a virtual preview screening of the film based on the life of Ma Rainey, who is viewed as “The Mother of Blues.” According to Deadline, there was
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Exclusive Bulletproof vest sales are soaring for one black-owned company that says people are seeking heightened protection during these turbulent times. A spokesperson for the bulletproof vest business called Thyk Skynn, tells TMZ … it’s seen an increase in sales of nearly 400 percent over the past few months, and this week — in the
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). (Oli Scarff/Getty) Students in a London School of Economics (LSE) freshers group chat reportedly hurled homophobic slurs at each other because they “thought it would be bants”. One soon-to-be LSE student in the group chat posted screenshots of anti-LGBT+ messages on Twitter, and wrote: “Not this
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The estate of Leonard Cohen is “exploring” its legal options after his song “Hallelujah” was featured twice at the Republican National Convention Thursday night. Both the estate and Sony/ATV Music Publishing have confirmed to Pitchfork that the use was not authorized. Following Donald Trump’s acceptance speech for the Republican nomination, a recording of the song
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It started with one … just a lonesome Alfonso Ribeiro doing the “Carlton Dance” in L.A. … when suddenly, hundreds of people rushed in and joined in on the Tom Jonesness … and it was AWESOME. SUBSCRIBE: http://po.st/TMZSubscribe About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape
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For 45 years, Saturday Night Live has given sketch comedy fans a reason to stay at home on weekends, and recent events — this year in particular — have proven just how valuable that television tradition really is. To finish out the most recent season amid production shutdowns, even the cast and crew of the show had
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Back when the FLARE team shared an IRL office space (RIP to my abandoned aloe plant…), my mornings looked a little something like this: rush to get up the elevators in time for our 8:30 a.m. daily meeting (for which, I admittedly showed up to at approx 8:32 most days), hit the button on my
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North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, is out and about visiting cornfields and assessing damage from storms … just days after reports claiming he’s on his death bed. The dictator held an ear of corn and spoke with officials Thursday following Typhoon Bavi hitting the South Hwanghae Province this week … and the photos obviously fly
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