Month: August 2024

Gov. Tim Walz spoke at the St. Cloud Veterans Center Outstation grand opening on June 13, 2024. Photo: Corey Schmidt / St. Cloud Times / USA TODAY NETWORK Republicans quickly coalesced yesterday around one line of attack against Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz (D) yesterday: tampons. “#TamponTim,” wrote Chaya Raichik, who’s behind the
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Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation by Dr. Jen Gunter Dr. Jen Gunter has been called “the Internet’s OB/GYN,” and for good reason. When she’s not writing books that demystify reproductive health, she’s combatting misinformation online and working to create “a better medical Internet” with the goal of making sure that anyone who
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Writer/Director Tilman Singer continues his streak of experimental high-concept horror with his sophomore effort, Cuckoo. The filmmaker boldly marches to the beat of his own drum, examining heady themes of grief, reproduction, and gendered expectations through inventive, playful horror. That Cuckoo plays it fast and loose with details and plotting means that this body horror entry will likely polarize,
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Right as Christopher Meloni was starting his work on Law and Order: SVU as Detective Elliot Stabler, the actor had another big acting gig in front of him. Meloni was cast as Julia Roberts’ fiancé in 1999’s Runaway Bride. This movie was a huge deal for many reasons. Not only was Roberts the queen of
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Serena Williams‘ adventures in Paris continue to serve drama. After the tennis star shared that she and her family—including daughters Olympia Ohanian, 6, and Adira Ohanian, 12 months, whom she shares with husband Alexis Ohanian—had been denied access to the Peninsula restaurant in Paris while in France for the 2024 Olympic Games, the establishment responded to her claims, explaining the reasoning
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US’ apparel and fashion sourcing executives have reported growing sourcing risks in 2024, ranging from navigating an uncertain economy and managing forced labour risks to responding to shipping disruptions and rising geopolitical tensions, according to the 2024 Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study by the US Fashion Industry Association. Over half of the respondents identified ‘inflation and
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Joe Rogan in his new Netflix special, ‘Burn the Boats.’ Photo: Troy Conrad/Netflix Reviews are in for Joe Rogan’s new comedy special and the consensus seems to be that the controversial podcaster’s “jokes” about the LGBTQ+ community were too tiresome and predictable to even warrant much outrage. In Burn the Boats, which streamed live from
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Sally Albright and Harry Burns, Bridget Jones and Mark Darcy, Anna Scott and William Thacker — the best romantic comedies of all time have given the world some of cinema’s most beloved pairings. But what about those movies that aren’t classic rom-coms? Plenty of sci-fi classics, adventure epics, soaring musicals and heartrending dramas have introduced
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Hello, reading superstars! I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far. Today is possibly the biggest new release day of the year. Just about every kind of genre you could want has a huge title coming out today, and probably some genres we haven’t even heard of yet, too. I love naming
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Bon Iver will perform at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday (August 7), when her tour of battleground states comes to Justin Vernon’s Eau Claire hometown, Billboard reports. The Wisconsin rally will be the second stop of Harris’ tour with her as-yet-unannounced running mate, after it kicks off in Philadelphia tomorrow. Though
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Oklahoma Educational Superintendent Ryan Walters Photo: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN Over a dozen public school districts in Oklahoma have said they won’t comply with a recent directive requiring them to teach about the Bible and the Ten Commandments. The state’s anti-LGBTQ+ Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters issued the directive
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Remember those classic Ben Cooper Halloween costumes? The plastic masks? The vinyl smocks? NECA has been turning those costumes into action figures with their Ben Cooper Costume Kids Collection, and the line is getting set to expand with another new wave! Wave four of this particular line is taking a “What If?” approach, imagining retro Ben Cooper costumes
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