Despite $1.53 billion having been budgeted to clean up the perennially polluted Seine, reports swirled for months leading up to the Paris Games about whether it would be safe enough to hold the swimming leg of the triathlons and the 10-kilometer marathons in the river. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo went for a swim July 17
Month: November 2024
4 hours ago “We’ve got this”: More than 70 LGBTQ+ organizations release joint statement of solidarity A group of more than 70 LGBTQ+ organizations has released the following statement. Our LGBTQIA2S+ community has risen again and again to meet moments that have challenged our rights, our humanity, and our freedom. Today is no different. Ours
East Atlanta rapper Young Nudy and producer Pi’erre Bourne have shared the tracklist, cover artwork, and release date for their new collaborative album Sli’merre 2. The sequel to 2019’s Sli’merre is out November 13 via RCA. Leading the 16-song project is “Right Now.” Check out the new song below. Remarkably, “Right Now” is Young Nudy’s
Guillermo Del Toro, photo: Michael Desmond / © ABC / Courtesy: Everett Collection It’s no secret that Guillermo del Toro has iconic taste in movies. He’s a student of cinema and his creative output reflects his keen understanding of every aspect of the filmmaking process. One need look no further than the Oscar-winning creator’s Twitter
Gravitas For those of us who lived in Wichita, then eventually returned to our native Southern California, we came to know the combined cultural differences and similarities of diverse midwestern and southern California cultures. Wichita, Kansas was for years, home to Learjet, Cessna, and Beechcraft, and others in the industrial plane space. But, of equal
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. 15 Stress-Free Reads When you want the literary equivalent of a weighted blanket, reach for one of these. Celebs: They’re Just Like Us Paparazzi is a net negative in the world, but it does occasionally
Why Alanis Morissette Matters Megan Volpert University of Texas Press March 2025 Any girl who listens to “Right Through You” understands that it contains a series of checkboxes for all the awful grownup types that Alanis had already met. Alanis grew up to be the very successful Miss Thing, but she is still a thing—the
Top movie theater owner AMC Entertainment unveiled what it calls its “GO Plan” — short for “go on offense” — a set of major improvements to seating, projection and auditoriums during the next few years. CEO Adam Aron laid out details of the initiative during a quarterly conference call with investors and analysts, adding that
The Kardashians momager, Kris Jenner loves birthdays. Not just hers, but she likes to take part in all her children’s and grandchildren’s parties. Furthermore, she spares no expense for the annual Christmas party, baby shower, or any significant event in the Kardashian-Jenner lavish lives. But this year, as she turned 69, her self-absorbed birthday is
The best Christmas gifts and Hanukkah presents are cute, thoughtful, and will have your bestie raving about them for years to come. For the self-care enthusiast, discover an editor-loved scented candle. We’ve picked one from Emme NYC that smells like cherry blossom. If they’re deep into TikTok gua sha videos, shop a facial massage kit—it’s
An excerpt from John Gallagher’s latest column: Trump and his followers won’t get everything. But they will get enough. They will erode protections and damage democratic institutions. They will stack the odds in their favor so that it’s harder and harder for Democrats to succeed. The saddest thing to consider is that the damage was
Vice President Kamala Harris made a last-minute appeal to Pennsylvania voters last night (November 4) with a rally in Philadelphia. Joining her for the event was Lady Gaga, who played “God Bless America” and then closed out the evening with her Born This Way hit “The Edge of Glory.” Watch the performances below (beginning around
John Carpenter, on the set of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, 1986. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Everett Collection. John Carpenter is one of my favorite directors. Like many horror fans who grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I fell in love with his visual aesthetic.
A star-studded event that combined luxury art and Hollywood’s finest set the tone for the 2024 LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles. Co-chaired by Leonardo Di Caprio and LACMA trustee Eva Chow, the event brought out a slew of celebrities that put their best fashion foot forward. There was a surplus of celebs who arrived
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Rachel is a writer from Arkansas, most at home surrounded by forests and animals much like a Disney Princess. She spends most of her time writing stories and playing around in imaginary worlds. You can follow her writing
The long-promised, highly-anticipated album, Songs of a Lost World by legendary Gothic rockers the Cure, has finally arrived, their first studio album since 2008’s 4:13 Dream. It took 16 years for them to release new studio material, but what’s a decade-and-a-half between friends? A few weeks ago, the Cure unleashed a new single, “Alone”, and
It wasn’t the result that many in Hollywood wanted, but it’s the one they got. When PA called Pennsylvania for the Republicans, it confirmed what many in blue-leading names were hoping wouldn’t come to pass: That Donald Trump has passed 270-seat threshold to win the presidency that he previously held between 2016 and 2020 and
NBC’s Brilliant Minds offers the best neurodivergent representation I’ve ever seen. As an autistic person, I’m hyper-aware of the stereotypes and negative tropes that plague most characters who have any type of neurodivergence. Even The Good Doctor, despite making huge strides in this area, created more problems than it solved., though Brilliant Minds owes it
Jason Kelce has some regrets. Days after a video of him smashing the phone of a man who allegedly called his brother Travis Kelce a homophobic slur over his romance with Taylor Swift vent viral, the former Philadelphia Eagles player is speaking out. “I’m just gonna address it,” Jason told his brother in the Nov. 6
2 hours ago Barack Obama urges patience over vote counts. Here’s when results will come in. Former President Barack Obama Photo: screenshot Former President Barack Obama has urged voters to be patient while awaiting poll results, stating via X ,”It takes time to count every ballot.” “It took several days to count every ballot in
Oasis have announced the South American leg of their 2025 reunion tour. After shows in the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, and Australia, the band will perform in Argentina, Chile, and Brazil in November. See all of Oasis’ upcoming tour dates below. Demand for Oasis tickets has been unsurprisingly high, and it’s resulted in ticketing
The helpful folks at Rotten Tomatoes have revolutionized the way we watch movies. Instead of scouring reviews from numerous publications to get an idea of how critics felt about a particular picture, the site aggregates a critical consensus, providing a streamlined experience for movie lovers. Heck yes to convenient innovations. In addition to forever changing
Visit Greater Palm Springs Started in 2006 to parallel an annual design expo exploring mid-century architecture and design, Modernism Week in Palm Springs has grown into a landmark bi-annual event that provides a unique glimpse into the postwar architectural glamour and innovation epitomized by the cinematic California city. Its eagerly anticipated poolside parties and talks
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An illustration of the history of blues music would look a little like a meteorological chart, with centers of stylistic innovation marked with concentric lines and the direction of influence with arrows. At its center would be the blues birthplace, the Mississippi Delta, a vast tract of fertile cotton-growing ground. There would be Highway 51,
At the high point of her career, Sally Kirkland enjoyed the lifestyle of your average A-list star. In 1988, after more than two decades working in the business, she earned a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Anna, an indie drama in which she played a former Czech film star who has relocated to New
Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos is nearing the end of her journey and fans are anxious to know how it will all play out. Everyone saw Pascal Ibguis decide to leave before the evening portion of their fantasy suite date. They also saw her two dates take place with both Chock Chapple and Guy Gansert. These two
“For me, it was like, ‘I can’t actually endure it anymore,’” Samberg said on a July episode of Hart to Heart. “But I didn’t want to leave.” “Physically, it was taking a heavy toll on me and I got to a place where I was like I hadn’t slept in seven years basically,” he added.
Imagine a worst-case scenario in the aftermath. Vice President Kamala Harris wins the popular vote overwhelmingly, but Donald Trump prevails again in the Electoral College. Emboldened MAGA followers take to the streets to commemorate Trump’s victory. They’re met by a broad coalition of angry Harris supporters fighting for “fundamental freedoms” and protesting the will of
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