Tag: Culture

The New Great Expectations Is Very Rude

In Knight’s adaptation, this arrangement is much the same as it is in the source material, but everything from Pip’s early aspirations to Havisham’s wealth to Jaggers’s business is couched in the explicit terms of imperialism. Before he’s even met Havisham and Estella, the young Pip tells Joe that he aims to leave this village […]

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Florida School Bans Ruby Bridges Movie After Complaint From a Single Parent

Indeed, the diversity in the movement can be seen in the nature of labor action these past few months. This week, workers at over 100 Starbucks locations nationwide went on strike to protest the company’s alleged union-busting schemes. Another union representing 30,000 Los Angeles school staff workers—including custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, special education assistants, […]

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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is going to be a dad

harry potter and the dadly hallows 9:33 AM March 27, 2023 The Boy Who Lived will soon become a dad.   Daniel Radcliffe and his longtime girlfriend, Erin Darke, are expecting their first child together, his representative confirmed to multiple outlets, including CNN.  Radcliffe has been dating Darke, who is also an actor, for more than a decade after […]

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Has the U.S. Lost Track of the Spies in Our Midst?

Still, the ancient war of spy vs. spy rages on. The FBI now opens a new counterintelligence case against Chinese spies and agents every 10 hours. In October, the CIA’s assistant director for counterintelligence sent an alert throughout the agency noting that, in recent years, dozens of recruited informants in China, Iran, Pakistan, and other […]

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Actor Jonathan Majors arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman

Jonathan Majors has been arrested in New York City after allegedly assaulting a woman, according to multiple reports. The actor’s arrest was confirmed to IndieWire by an NYPD spokesperson, who said police responded to a 911 call inside an apartment, and an investigation determined a 33-year-old male “was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old female,” […]

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Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities charged with illegally touting crypto

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged eight celebrities, including actress Lindsay Lohan, with illegally promoting crypto.  The SEC announced the charges against Lohan and seven others on Wednesday, saying they touted the crypto asset securities Tronix and/or BitTorrent “without disclosing that they were compensated for doing so and the amount of their compensation.” The other celebrities who […]

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Grappling With the Overthrow of Reconstruction

As Williams and others have put it, Reconstruction was not a failure: It was “overthrown.” To counteract the notion that Reconstruction’s promises were meaningless, Williams highlights the real gains that many freed Black Southerners made under the protection of Reconstruction laws and federal enforcement. Hannah and Samuel Tutson were born into slavery, but two years […]

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Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul, Soulja Boy, Lil Yachty And More Have Been Charged By The SEC For Promoting Crypto Without Disclosing They Were Paid To Promote Crypto

After only just emerging back into the public eye as the spokesperson for Pepsi’s questionable concoction of milk and cola with the questionable nickname “Pilk,” Lindsay Lohan is in hot water with the SEC over pitching crypto without disclosing that she was paid for the endorsements. She’s also not alone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, […]

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Fox News Host Whitesplains Why Conservatives Can’t Define ‘Woke,’ Says It’s Just A ‘Feeling’

NewsOne Featured Video Host Dana Perino at Fox News Channel Studios on May 17, 2022, in New York City. | Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty Last week, we reported that conservative “author” and self-proclaimed “woke” expert Bethany Mandel brain farted all over herself in a video she knew would go viral after being asked what […]

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Is Timberland Creating a New Generation of Black Hip-Hop Shoe Designers?

Originally designed to handle the harsh elements of a New England winter, Timberland boots have become a staple of hip-hop fashion. As much a part of the culture as bamboo earrings and Kangol hats, the impact of the classic yellow boot is undeniable. CC Off English l to r: Diddy, DMX and Rihanna in Timberland […]

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, in review

Pop mastermind Taylor Swift opened her industry-disrupting Eras Tour on Friday, taking over Arizona’s State Farm Stadium for a night of jaw-dropping visuals, potent power ballads, and bedazzled costumes strikingly coordinated with each chapter of her illustrious career. The 44-song tour de force, which began with Lover-era deep cut “Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince” […]

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Timberland Is Inspiring a New Generation of BIPOC Designers

Originally designed to handle the harsh elements of a New England winter, Timberland boots have become a staple of hip-hop fashion. As much a part of the culture as bamboo earrings and Kangol hats, the impact of the classic yellow boot is undeniable. CC Off English l to r: Diddy, DMX and Rihanna in Timberland […]

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What Is Elon Musk Building?

The biggest reason why Musk is unlikely to transform Twitter into something vastly different than what it is today, however, is that it would defeat the whole point of owning it in the first place. Twitter is—in its own skewed, imperfect way—still the closest thing we have to a digital town square. Given its disproportionate […]

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3-D Printed Houses Are Coming — Are They Your Path To Owning A Home?

Today, real estate feels like the separator between the haves and the have-nots. Someone saving up for a down payment could easily be disheartened to hear their degree, buddy Otto is now a professional landlord influencer who leverages debt to buy twelve townhouses for passive, cash flow positive, uber-wünder-wealth. Because everyone wants one, houses are […]

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Janet Malcolm’s Dangerous Method

What she doesn’t say, but is everywhere implied, is that the task “of housecleaning (of narrating)” leaves as many marks of the writer’s own personality—conscious or unconscious—as do the choices we make about decorating our own homes. This, of course, restates Malcolm’s enduring insight: that journalism (like biography) is a kind of theft. Journalists and […]

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Bride-to-Be Shares 5 Brilliant Money-Saving Spring Wedding Hacks

Erica Anderson and fiancé, WaynePhoto: Phylicia Duncombe (@pdphotography – Instagram) CC Off English If you’ve ever tried to plan a wedding, you already know it ain’t cheap. But you may not know that there are simple ways to cut costs that won’t compromise your dream of a beautiful day. For starters, the period between June […]

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The Wire star Lance Reddick dies at 60

Lance Reddick, the celebrated actor known for his roles in The Wire, John Wick, and more, has died. He was 60.  Reddick’s death was first reported by TMZ, which said his body was discovered at his Los Angeles home on Friday morning. No cause of death was provided, but the outlet cited law enforcement sources who […]

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A Bride-to-Be Shares Her Money-Saving Spring Wedding Hacks

Erica Anderson and fiancé, WaynePhoto: Phylicia Duncombe (@pdphotography – Instagram) CC Off English If you’ve ever tried to plan a wedding, you already know it ain’t cheap. But you may not know that there are simple ways to cut costs that won’t compromise your dream of a beautiful day. For starters, the period between June […]

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