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It was November 2018 when Francesca Specter broke up with the man she thought she would marry. She was living alone for the first time in her life, during a period where a lot of her friends began to cohabitate, when she fell into a spiral of avoiding spending time by herself. “I was staying
Shoppers walk through the King of Prussia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Jennah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retailers and their landlords are engaged in a high-stakes game of risk right now. And it will be a few years until we find out which party is on the winning side. As thousands of
A £5bn grant scheme to help pubs, restaurants and retailers hit hardest by lockdown restrictions is set to be unveiled by the chancellor in Wednesday’s budget. Rishi Sunak is also planning to support first-time buyers by incentivising lenders to accept deposits of just 5% for properties up to £600,000. The chancellor has warned hard decisions
After the riots at the Capitol on January 6, debate is swirling over how platforms moderate content and what is protected as free speech. It’s a messy and expensive process, with Facebook spending billions to review millions of pieces of content every day. While TikTok directly employs content moderators, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube outsource most
A member of the elusive group behind the Golden Globes has gone on the record about the way the organisation works – following a slew of accusations that votes can easily be influenced and that it prohibits new members from joining. Husam Asi, a BBC Cinematic presenter, is a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press
Nick Jonas, Kate McKinnon, Ego Nwodim and other SNL castmembers prove that morbid murder shows and docuseries are good enough to inspire a pop song. “Murder show, murder show/ I’m gonna watch a murder show/ Netflix, Showtime, HBO and Dateline/I’m gonna watch a murder show,” the ladies sang on Saturday night. The cast members paid
Ellen Pompeo penned an open letter the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and “White Hollywood” a day before the 2021 Golden Globes. Shared to her Instagram post, Pompeo’s letter calls out the HFPA for its lack of diverse members, a criticism that has echoed throughout Hollywood since an Los Angeles Times exposé revealed that the industry
Tonight (February 27), D’Angelo is leading a VERZUZ battle against an unannounced slate of competitors live from the Apollo Theater. Take a look via Instagram or Apple Music. VERZUZ events have so far been one-on-one battles with occasional surprise guests, like Dionne Warwick dropping in on Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle last year. D’Angelo’s approach
The COVID-19 pandemic shook up the world as we know it, and book festivals were no exception. Whether large or small, in-person book fairs simply couldn’t happen in 2020. Luckily, authors, readers, and booksellers are a resourceful bunch – and with the help of programmes like Zoom, Teams, and other video conferencing platforms, digital book
While walking down the aisle, saying your vows and enjoying a *delicious* wedding breakfast are all important parts of any big day, getting ready on your wedding morning is a time you’ll remember forever. Before you put on your wedding dress and fix that wedding makeup in place, you’ll enjoy a few irreplaceable hours with
Empty vials that contained a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus lie on a table as South Africa proceeds with its inoculation campaign at the Klerksdorp Hospital on February 18, 2021. Phill Magakoe | AFP | Getty Images Two people suffered severe allergic reactions shortly after getting Johnson & Johnson‘s
Glasgow MSP Anas Sarwar has been elected as Scottish Labour’s new leader – just 10 weeks before the Holyrood elections. The party was forced to vote for a new leader after Richard Leonard’s shock resignation in January, claiming his decision was in the “best interests” of the party. Mr Sarwar was quick to throw his
Countdown for the launch of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission commenced on Saturday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. “Countdown for the launch of #PSLVC51/Amazonia-1 mission commenced today at 08:54 am from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch is scheduled tomorrow at 10:24 am,” Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. Primary
A bike messenger carries a DoorDash bag during a delivery in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Still fresh off of a landmark victory in California, companies like DoorDash, Instacart, Lyft and Uber are preparing to bring their message supporting an independent workforce nationwide. But the companies will
Until recently, Andra Day was best known as a singer and especially for her ubiquitous Grammy-nominated track, Rise Up. The song has appeared everywhere from a McDonald’s drinks promotion, which saw her lyrics printed on cups, to recent TV hit The Masked Singer in the UK – with eventual winner Joss Stone performing a cover,
With the Golden Globes just about here, Twitter erupted with shock and dismay Friday that the ceremony’s founding organization, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has no Black members and hasn’t for the past 20 years. After the weak acknowledgement of the problem put out yesterday by the HFPA, the reality of the situation did not
UPDATE: The House of Representatives early on Saturday passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, a Covid-19 relief and recovery bill that would be Joe Biden’s first legislative achievement if it reaches his desk. The massive piece of spending legislation now goes to the Senate. The bill passed narrowly in the House, 219-212. Two Democrats,
The third episode of Bruce Springsteen and former President Barack Obama’s new Renegades: Born in the USA podcast gets released on Spotify on Monday, March 1. The episode, called “Amazing Grace: American Music,” will cover Springsteen’s early musical influences, the inspiration behind Springsteen on Broadway, Obama’s adolescent musical memories, and more. Hear a clip from
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