Month: January 2022

Young readers who love to paint, sing or write—or just enjoy reading about the fascinating lives of creative people—will find plenty of inspiration in these three biographical books about Black women who made their marks in the fields of visual arts, music and literature. Ablaze With Color Author Jeanne Walker Harvey was inspired to write
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Janet Jackson, who struggled with body image issues throughout her life, recalls how even her brother, the late Michael Jackson, teased her about her looks as a child. She spoke about the matter in her new documentary, Janet Jackson., which she co-produced. It features rare commentary from the notoriously private “Rhythm Nation” singer and former child actress. “When I was
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In Civil War, Captain America and Iron Man clashed in an ideological conflict that tore the superhuman community apart. Steve and Tony went to the mat for their conflicting conceptions of liberty vs responsibility, leading to Captain America’s tragic assassination and Iron Man’s elevation to the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. But events didn’t have to go that way, and Tony
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Jordan Cashmyer’s family has revealed the cause of the late reality star’s untimely death. About a week after the “16 and Pregnant” star’s stepmom announced her passing in a Facebook post, Cashmyer’s family launched a GoFundMe to raise money for her 6-month-old daughter, Lyla, where they opened up about Cashmyer’s addiction struggles. “Our daughter Jordan
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Neither did Liu, who portrays the titular role in the 2021 Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, when he tweeted about the coronavirus pandemic on the day Lilly shared her post. “I lost my grandparents to COVID last year. They were still waiting for their vaccines,” the actor tweeted. “I’m fortunate to have been double-vaccinated and boosted
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Chaos courtesy of Craig Conover. The Southern Charm star arrives to the Summer House on Monday’s all-new episode, and based on this sneak-peek clip, he’s hell-bent on stirring up major drama. The teaser begins with Craig talking to Lindsay Hubbard, who explains that she’s simply trying to be “a good friend” to Paige DeSorbo, who he
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Indian filmmaker Onir. (Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) A gay Bollywood’s director has blasted the Indian government’s decision to ban his film about a gay army officer. Onir, born Anirban Dhar, is best known for Mr Brother…Nikhil, one of the first mainstream Hindi films to explore HIV and same-sex relationships. Inspired by the real-life
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Two Oscars, two transformations—and for the first, playing Brandon Teena in the utterly devastating Boys Don’t Cry, Swank cut her hair short, taped her breasts down and stuffed her pants (as Brandon, who was born Teena Brandon, does in the movie) and ventured out into her Los Angeles-area neighborhood, introducing herself as “Hilary’s brother, James.” “I
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The fourth episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 saw the remaining queens deliver on unnecessary drama, tears and Jennifer Lopez. So, the usual, really. “She’s a Super Tease” kicks off with Jasmine Kennedie waxing lyrical about how she feels she should have won last week’s fashion ball over Willow Pill. It’s a fairly standard moment of
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News Japanese Breakfast Performs “Be Sweet” on Ellen: Watch A daytime television performance of the Jubilee single By Matthew Strauss January 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Japanese Breakfast on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, January 2022 (Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.) Facebook Twitter Japanese Breakfast brought her Jubilee single “Be Sweet” to The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Below, watch Michelle
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BookClubbish Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by BookClubbish. Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron for $2.99 The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas for $1.99 A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan for $2.99 The
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It was as if the redhead from Essex sprang from the earth ready to play Harry’s best mate, Ron Weasley. Grint—whose first big post-Potter honor was being part of the Olympic Torch relay before the London Olympics in 2012, an “amazing” experience he said he’d cherish forever— has acted primarily in British productions. Most notably he starred in The
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This is a golden age of streaming, and the various platforms currently out there have been releasing a multitude of new titles, both in movies and TV, in recent months. Since its inception, HBO Max has been a leader in this regard, not only distributing its own series but also bringing on-board shows that began elsewhere. RELATED: 10 HBO
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News Joni Mitchell Says She’s Removing Her Music From Spotify in Solidarity With Neil Young “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,” she wrote By Allison Hussey January 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, 1970 (Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Joni Mitchell has said
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