News Quincy Jones Receives First Peace Through Music Award From U.S. State Department The award is part of a new “Global Music Diplomacy Initiative” between the State Department and the Recording Academy By Matthew Ismael Ruiz September 27, 2023 Facebook X Quincy Jones at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles, California, February 9, 2020. (Photo
In 1773, 12 years after she had arrived in Boston as an enslaved child, Phillis Wheatley set sail to London to promote her book of poems. This collection of poetry was the first ever published by a Black American. During the trip back home to Boston from London, Wheatley wrote a poem titled “Ocean” —
Let’s face it: trying to find a men’s aftershave that’s memorable enough to work as a gift for your dad/husband/brother/boyfriend can be a challenge. Even regardless of gender, new fragrances are always a tricky thing to figure out, especially if you’re trying to base your decision off online descriptions rather than, y’know, your nose. There
Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25, 2020. Zach Gibson | Bloomberg | Getty Images A new bill that aims to give the marijuana industry access to banking services is expected to move forward in the Senate on Wednesday. The
A cabinet minister has refused to commit to the UK staying as a signatory to the United Nations human rights convention following a controversial speech in the US by Suella Braverman on migration. The home secretary has faced severe criticism over her comments in Washington DC on Tuesday, where she said being gay or a
Bloomberg / Contributor | Getty Images Three weeks after Flexport founder Ryan Petersen fired Dave Clark as CEO and returned to run his supply chain software startup, the company has ousted its chief financial officer, and its human resources chief has resigned, CNBC has learned. Flexport informed CFO Kenny Wagers last week that he was
Dan Wootton has been suspended by GB News after a row about comments made by Laurence Fox on his programme. Fox was taken off air immediately following comments he made on air about a female journalist which have been described as “unacceptable, unjustifiable and indefensible”. Speaking on Tuesday night during an appearance on Dan Wootton’s
Late-night is back. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live! are also returning on Monday. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver returns on Sunday. It comes as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers also return on Monday. It marks the first time that the late-night shows
EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Fantastic Fest and Sitges 2023 movie The Invisible Fight from LevelK. Above is a new international teaser for the movie. The Estonian heavy metal kung fu comedy is written and directed by Rainer Sarnet (November) and got its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival.
News The 1975 Will Take Hiatus From Live Shows After This Tour, Says Matthew Healy “We’ll be going on an indefinite hiatus of shows, so it’s wonderful to have you guys with us tonight,” he told the crowd in Sacramento, California By Jazz Monroe September 27, 2023 Facebook X The 1975’s Matthew Healy, August 2022
Book Riot and the EveryLibrary Institute have teamed up for a survey that examines parents’ perceptions of public libraries and book bans. The survey asked questions like, “Do you feel your child is safe at the library?” “How comfortable are you with LGBTQ+ characters and themes in children’s books?” and “At what age should children
Laurence Fox has long positioned himself as a defender of free speech. The right to say whatever the hell pops into his head – consequences be damned – is one of many jagged hills that the ‘actor’ has chosen to die on. Is it a coincidence that Fox seems to exclusively use this God-given ‘right’
In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Target department store in North Miami Beach, Florida, on May 17, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Target said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in major cities across the country, citing violence, theft and organized retail crime. The company will close one
The United Nations’ refugee agency has rebuked Home Secretary Suella Braverman after she claimed the current asylum system is no longer fit for purpose. Ms Braverman called for a reform of the international system in a speech in Washington DC. She outlined how she believed the current system was “outdated”, and branded the number of
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission has filed its long-anticipated antitrust
Russell Brand has said he is “incredibly moved” by the “ongoing support” of his fans – following sexual abuse allegations against him. In his latest post on video platform Rumble, he said: “Thank you for joining us, I can hardly express my gratitude towards you sufficiently, and thank you for the ongoing support, all of
This is Day 76 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. A fourth straight day of rain in New York City — the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia — greeted striking film and television workers who were back on picket lines this week for the first time since the announcement of a deal between the Writers Guild and the Alliance
Netflix has dropped an official trailer for Fair Play. Starring Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton) and Alden Ehrenreich (Oppenheimer, Cocaine Bear, Solo: A Star Wars Story) and written and directed by first-time filmmaker Chloe Domont, the film was the breakout hit of the Sundance film festival this year. The film also stars Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer, and Sebastian De Souza. When a coveted promotion at
Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley are teaming for a West End stage production of Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1964 war satire, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Billed as the first-ever adaptation of a Kubrick work, Dr. Strangelove will star Coogan in multiple roles at London’s Noel
The Federal Trade Commission, alongside 17 states from California to Wisconsin, is suing Amazon for allegedly maintaining an illegal monopoly in their online retail space. They claim Amazon makes it impossible for other retailers to compete by doing things like placing ads within their search results and boosting their own products over third party listings,