An armed Scotland Police officer. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Despite rocketing rates of violence against LGBT+ people in Scotland, absolutely no Police Scotland officers have been sent to a training course to better tackle the upsurge. According to the BBC, the country’s top police officer in 2016 said that tackling hate crime is an “absolute priority”
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Burna Boy has announced his Twice as Tall tour. He’ll play U.S. shows this spring, followed by stops in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Canada in the summer. Check out Burna Boy’s tour poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Burna Boy released
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Crime Fiction Lover contributor Kate Vane’s new crime novel, Still You Sleep, features online journalist Tilda Green and crime reporter Freddie Stone as they investigate the death of a young woman from a drug overdose. Here’s her pick of journalists in crime fiction. Journalists make great protagonists in crime fiction. They have the skills and
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Rapper Boosie Badazz unbraided basketball player Dwyane Wade for supporting his trans daughter, Zaya. (Screen capture via Instagram) Rapper Boosie Badazz said Friday that American gym chain Planet Fitness gave him the boot following his anti-trans comments towards Dwyane Wade’s trans daughter, Zaya. Earlier this week, the musician lit into the former NBA player for
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Cardigans don’t have to be stuffy. (Photo: Zara) The humble cardigan is having its moment in the spotlight—remember Katie Holmes’ viral cashmere moment? Far from stuffy, the timeless knit is a flattering and practical wardrobe staple that’s perfect for layering. Opt for a style that’s cinched at the waist for a polished look, or go cool
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A boundary-breaking Bollywood rom-com starring a same-sex couple has been banned from being screened in Kenya by the country’s film regulatory body. The Kenya Film Classification Board banned the film Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, which hit Indian theatres Friday to a consultation of five star reviews across the board. But in a statement to newsrooms, the board’s CEO Ezekiel Mutua
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Brandi Carlile has been named the Record Store Day 2020 Ambassador. She’s the latest in a line of artists selected by RSD organizers to represent the annual event, which falls on April 18 this year. Past artists to be named ambassador include Pearl Jam (2019), Run the Jewels (2018), St. Vincent (2017), and Metallica (2016).
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SplashNews.com Wendy Williams hit the town Friday night with what appears to be her new boyfriend. Williams grabbed dinner in New York City at Aroma Trattoria with Big Will, aka Willdaboss. He’s a jeweler in the Big Apple and he gave everyone a big hint the other day, after Wendy went on her show and
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Disney/20th Century Studios feature adaptation of Jack London’s Call of the Wild drew $1M last night from 6PM previews while STX’s horror sequel Brahms: The Boy II saw $375K at roughly 1,800 theaters last night. They’re the two wide entries in a post Presidents Day weekend which will see Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog the winner with $29M-$40M in weekend 2.
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T.I.’s letting things play out regarding his arrest last week after an incident with the security guard in his gated community … but doesn’t seem too concerned. 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 the public gets their news.
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Update 2/21/20: It’s official! The Friends reunion is happening, HBO Max announced on Friday. All six stars of the hit NBC sitcom — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, and Matt LeBlanc — will return for an unscripted reunion event at HBO Max, the new WarnerMedia streaming service that will feature
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