Month: August 2020

A gay senator in Ireland has put his social media accounts on private after he was subjected to “blatantly homophobic” abuse from a right-wing political party. Socially conservative political party Aontú, which was formed in 2019 and has just one elected representative, shared a photograph of gay Sinn Féin senator Fintan Warfield, which was taken
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The late electrical engineer “died suddenly following a brain aneurysm” last month, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  In a statement, a rep for Discovery expressed being “heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant.” “He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man,” the statement continued. “Our thoughts and prayers
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Detroit producer/DJ Black Noi$e has revealed the tracklist for his new project Oblivion, which comes out August 14 via Earl Sweatshirt’s Warner imprint Tan Cressida. The 13-track release has guest spots from Earl, Danny Brown, duendita, ZelooperZ, MIKE, Liv.e, and more. Below, check out a new song featuring BbyMutha called “Mutha Magick.” Check out Pitchfork’s
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Steve Barron Was “Basically Cut Out” Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles During Post-Production Despite director Steve Barron’s cruciality to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles getting made, especially with his ties to Jim Henson from the original The Dark Crystal, Golden Harvest, the studio backing the production, was not too happy with his vision for the film,
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Black LGBT+ lives land in the intersection of racism and homophobia. (Getty/Hollie Adams) Queer Black American men suffer disproportionate levels of police discrimination, which in turn may contribute to increased risks of HIV, depression and anxiety, a study has found. Research by Rutgers University, published in Social Science & Medicine, asked over 1,100 queer Black
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Created by Damon Lindelof, Watchmen continues the mid-1980s DC Comics series of the same name by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. More specifically, the HBO series takes place 34 years after the original story in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, a white supremacist attack on the local police department leaves only two surviving cops. As a result, laws are
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Earlier this month, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC helped secure legal representation for 227 inmates at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison, enabling them to file a class action lawsuit against the new Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and prison healthcare provider Centurion, alleging subpar living conditions at Parchman. According to documents viewed by
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SATURDAY UPDATE: Since cinemas reopened in China’s low-risk areas on July 20, the market today had its biggest day yet. Box office was $5.74M (RMB 40M) overall for the day, according to Maoyan figures. That reps a 38% jump from Friday. After leading last weekend and the midweeks, then dropping to No. 2 on Friday,
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We challenge you to take on any of these video game bosses without covering your eyes! For this list we’re looking at some of the most terrifying creatures video games have ever seen. Out countdown includes High Lord Wolnir “Dark Souls 3” (2016), The Crones “The Witcher III: Wild Hunt” (2015), Dead Hand “The Legend
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Child actor Kelley Parker gained fame at a very young age after she was cast to play the little, blonde homeless girl, Katie — who follows Michael Jackson around the city, dodges lethal injections from Mr. Big (played by Joe Pesci) and watches MJ turn into an epic, flying robot — in the ground-breaking 1988
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All of popular culture has gone topsy-turvy in 2020 due to the relentless coronavirus pandemic. Some things are impervious to change, however, and among them is the gifting suite. This sacred chamber, in which a nominated celebrity enters empty-handed and emerges with a swag bag of high-price gifts from brands eager for an endorsing photograph
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Dominique Rem’mie Fells was remembered at a vigil with candles, flowers and a mural bearing her name. (Facebook) Philadelphia’s Black LGBT+ community has remembered murdered trans woman Dominique ‘Rem’mie’ Fells with flowers, candles and a vigil. Fells, a Black trans woman whose dismembered body was found in a river in June, was 27 when she
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Rosie Duffield insisted “only women have a cervix” on Twitter. (Nicola Tree/Getty Images) Labour’s Rosie Duffield has slammed accusations that she’s “transphobic” as a “tedious Communist pile on” amid a heated online row about who can get cervical cancer. The controversy began late last night, when Duffield – who last week in parliament suggested a
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“Take me out to the balllllllll game…” Okay, fine, it’s on the couch. We’ll bring our own peanuts and Cracker Jacks. We don’t care because, as every new beer, snack food and sneaker commercial is giddily proclaiming, sports are finally back, baby! The NBA tipped off their restart from the Orlando bubble on Thursday and Major League Baseball is
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Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine is enjoying his first taste of freedom in about 21 months — his home confinement and GPS-monitored days are officially ending. The rapper’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, tells TMZ … Tekashi’s federal probation officer is going to the rapper’s home Saturday to remove his ankle monitor. We’re told 6ix9ine will also be provided
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