Month: June 2022

Linda Villarosa grew up in a high-achieving Black family in a mostly white suburb of Denver. When she began writing about Black women’s health for Essence in the mid-1980s, her articles were all about self-help and self-improvement, based on the assumption that poverty and poor education were the reasons for detrimental health conditions among Black
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A meet-cute and whirlwind romance gets complicated by overbearing parents, and clashing religions make for a familiar setup to the romantic comedy. Writer/Director Gabriel Bier Gislason reinvigorates the concept by framing it through the lens of horror in Attachment. It’s not just an overbearing mother and Orthodox Judaism presenting roadblocks to budding love, but an ambiguous and eerie
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Members of the LGBTQ-inclusive Portland Mennonite Church. (Facebook/ Portland Mennonite Church) The Mennonite Church USA has passed a resolution acknowledging the harm it has done to LGBTQ+ folk, and removed a ban on same-sex marriage. The denomination is the largest Mennonite denomination in the United States, with 530 congregations and more than 60,000 members. On the
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Helen McCrory made quite the impression in the Harry Potter films, in which she played Narcissa Malfoy, mother of Draco and wife of Lucius. She had an acting career that expanded through television, movies, and stage productions, producing memorable work over the years. Unfortunately, McCrory passed away at 52 last year following a battle with
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The game is far from over, Squid Game fans. Netflix confirmed the second season pickup for its smash-hit Korean drama on Sunday. News of the renewal comes nine months after its high-flying series premiere on the streaming service. The pickup announcement included a letter from the series director, writer, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk. “It
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Chrishell Stause and G Flip are enjoying some koala-ty time together.  The Selling Sunset star, 40, and Australian musician, 27, attended the G’Day AAA Arts Gala together on June 11. The star-studded event, which was hosted by the American Australian Association, celebrates the strong partnership both countries as well as Australia and America’s best and brightest stars.   While the
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Finally, Kepler Interactive and Ebb Software’s Scorn seems to have beaten its development hell with an October 21 release date. Announced during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase during Summer Game Fest, the Giger-inspired first-person action title will be headed to the Xbox Series (including day one with Xbox Game Pass) and PC via Steam. And
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Out in the middle of the desert exists an abandoned amusement park with a terrible hidden history. Fourteen young adults, desperate for fame or money, have signed up to try and win a $50,000 contest. If they spend a week in the park without getting caught, the money is theirs. Ox Extreme Sports is running
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Refresh for latest…: Universal/Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World Dominion is putting its dino-print out in an additional 57 overseas markets this weekend after stomping into 15 early hubs last session. Through Thursday, the Colin Trevorrow-directed threequel has grossed $95.1M at the international box office. When including Friday’s China start, that rises to $110.4M. China, as we
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When rich women seeking a “migratory divorce” headed west by train to states with more lenient divorce laws in the 1890s—maids, lawyers and multiple wardrobe trunks in tow—they hardly looked like revolutionaries. Yet they started something. Historian April White’s exhaustive account, The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier,
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