30 nation states approved of the resolution on Thursday. (Getty) The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council has adopted a landmark resolution to combat the discrimination intersex people face. The first-of-its-kind resolution, which recognises that “persons with innate variations in sex characteristics” have faced discrimination in “all areas of life”, was agreed on Thursday (4
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Bigfoot isn’t the only elusive cryptid in horror. Director Kourtney Roy‘s feature debut, Kryptic, centers around an amnesiac in pursuit of a missing cryptozoologist and the Canadian cryptid she was pursuing. Don’t expect a straightforward approach to this cryptid tale, though. Kryptic earns its title and then some, unfurling an esoteric psycho-thriller that uses its forest dwelling
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Eric Carmen — famous for being the frontman of the Raspberries, and for multiple solo hits through the ’70s and ’80s, including “All By Myself” — has died … this according to his family. The sad news was posted to the singer’s own website, with a message posted from none other than his wife, Amy.
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View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images Lady Gaga is silencing transphobic social media trolls. The 37-year-old pop icon wrote a lengthy public statement in response to the hateful comments that TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney received over her recent International Women’s Day photo with Gaga last week. “It’s appalling to me that a post about [International]
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Asexual activist Yasmin Benoit. (Getty) Yasmin Benoit is shutting down preconceived notions of what it means to be asexual, one conversation at a time. The activist is tearing down barriers to representation and visibility as a model, having appeared at London Fashion Week this year. But despite amassing almost 75,000 followers on Instagram, whom she educates
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One of my all-time favorite movie quotes comes from David Arquette as Dewey Riley in Scream 2 when he says, “How do you know that my dimwitted inexperience isn’t merely a subtle form of manipulation, used to lower people’s expectations, thereby enhancing my ability to effectively maneuver within any given situation?” There’s something about Land
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News Pig Destroyer’s Blake Harrison Dies at 48 The grindcore band issued a statement commemorating Harrison, who played samples, noise, and other sound design: “You are etched into the bedrock of our lives” By Jazz Monroe March 11, 2024 Facebook X Pig Destroyer’s Blake Harrison, photo by Shane K Gardner and courtesy of Relapse Records
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Halifax-born filmmaker Ben Proudfoot says it’s “hard to believe” he’s now a two-time Oscar winner. The 33-year-old and his co-director Kris Bowers won the best short documentary trophy for “The Last Repair Shop” at a star-studded ceremony Sunday that included a spirited performance of the “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” by Canadian actor Ryan
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Every year, Muslim students from different Los Angeles high schools celebrate Independence Day together at Monarch Beach. But this year, while everyone’s waiting for the fireworks, an offshore explosion detonates, destroying the beach, injuring many and even causing death. Police detain six Muslim teenagers at the scene, calling it terrorism. Samia, Nasreen, Qays, Muzhda, Abdullahi
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The classic horror franchise The Omen returns to theaters with 20th Century Studios movie The First Omen, and a brand new 30-second TV spot has been unleashed this week. Nell Tiger Free (“Servant”) stars in The First Omen. Watch the new TV spot below, which features some new footage and promises “the most terrifying movie of the year.” The
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