Tosin Cole was larking about on the set of the Warner Bros House Party reboot in Los Angeles when an email dropped from casting director Kim Coleman (BlacKkKlansman) about Emmett Till’s story. “I was like, ‘I’m filming for months non stop, I want to go home,’ ” he recalls thinking. “They wanted me to go for Medgar
It’s a new year, meaning that the groups and individuals creating hell for public educators will be developing their new plans for continued “work.” What began as an attack on “Critical Race Theory” in 2021 — spearheaded by the right-wing darling Christopher Rufo — has morphed into disdain for other categories of teaching and books,
News Lana Del Rey Details New Album, Pushes Back Release Date Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd will arrive two weeks later than previously announced By Allison Hussey January 13, 2023 Facebook Twitter Lana Del Rey, November 2022 (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Lana Del Rey has shared the
A year after the Brits abolished gendered award categories, yesterday it was announced that all the nominees for “Best Artist of the Year” for 2023 are men, and so are four out of five nominees for “Best Album of the Year.” Did anyone else see that coming? After this morning’s headlines, there was a collective
Cornell University’s Cannabis Workshop Initiative and the Harlem Business Alliance in partnership with Cann I Create host an event that brings minority owned business education of the cannabis industry to the state of NY, in honor of Martin Luther King day– Their focus is to raise the entrepreneurial bar in black & minority communities by teaching people about the Cannabis &
On December 23 of 2022, a little over two weeks ago, Dr. Sergio Canavero, a neurosurgeon in Turin, Italy, published a shocking medical paper in the journal Surgical Neurology International. The paper laid out a horror-movie proposition, transferring the brain of an aging human to a younger, more athletic body, thus lengthening the life of the
In this article DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Delta Air Lines fourth-quarter profit and revenue topped expectations on Friday, but shares fell on the carrier’s outlook for the first quarter. Delta said it expects to earn 15 cents to 40 cents a share on an adjusted basis in the first quarter of 2023
Rishi Sunak has said Boris Johnson intends to stand in his current Uxbridge seat at the next general election – after allies suggested the pair could strike a deal to avoid a leadership challenge. Yesterday, Sky News reported that close allies of former PM Mr Johnson had claimed he could agree not to challenge Mr
The Tesla Model Y (left) and Model 3 electric cars at the company’s official launch event in Bangkok on Dec. 7, 2022. The Model 3 is the company’s entry-level sedan. The Model Y is categorized by some as an SUV and others as a crossover. Lillian Suwanrumpha | Afp | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker
Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges at Southwark Crown Court in south London. Appearing via videolink under his full name – Kevin Spacey Fowler – the two-time Oscar winner wore a pink tie, a light blue shirt and black blazer for Friday’s hearing. The 63-year-old spoke to formally enter his pleas
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of Paramount+’s original series Lioness, headlined and executive produced by Zoe Saldaña and also starring Nicole Kidman, who executive produces, and Laysla De Oliveira. Freeman will play Edwin Mullins, the United States Secretary of State in the show, from Taylor Sheridan, MTV Entertainment Studios and 101
Refresh for more After being charged for stealing liquor from a Vermont neighbor back in May, Ezra Miller’s plea deal for a reduced sentence of trespassing was accepted by a Superior Court judge in the Green Mountain state. In addition to paying $500, Miller will also need to serve one-year on administrative probation. “The court
In a fantastic collaboration between two top-notch institutions working against censorship and book bans, high school students across the country are invited to apply to and take part in the Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute. Brooklyn Public Library–named Librarians of the Year from Library Journal for their Books Unbanned program–and PEN America–a leader in tracking
News 8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Margo Price, Belle and Sebastian, 03 Greedo, and More Also stream new releases from BabyTron, Rozi Plain, One Step Closer, Oliver Coates, and Daniel Pioro By Jazz Monroe and Rob Arcand January 13, 2023 Facebook Twitter Margo Price, photo by Alysse Gafkjen Facebook Twitter With so
New cookbooks land on the market weekly, serving up mouthwatering inspiration to beginners and experienced home cooks everywhere. But with such an abundance of choice – and with every book tailored to a different style of cookery – it can be tricky to know where to start. The best cookbooks are full of inspiration for
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bob Iger, chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Co. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist investor Nelson Peltz spent about 30 minutes Thursday morning speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer and David Faber in a wide-ranging interview about why he wants a
Boris Johnson has become the number one most donated to MP this parliament after receiving a single donation of one million pounds. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had previously been the most donated to MP with £740,000 in multiple donations, Sky News’ Westminster Accounts tool showed. But the money from Brexiteer and crypto investor Christopher
Astronomers have detected in the stellar halo that represents the Milky Way’s outer limits a group of stars more distant from Earth than any known within our own galaxy — almost halfway to a neighboring galaxy. The researchers said these 208 stars inhabit the most remote reaches of the Milky Way‘s halo, a spherical stellar cloud
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during a “First Tool-In” ceremony at the TSMC facility under construction in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Caitlin O’Hara | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook will receive a pay cut in
Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock and roll legend Elvis, has died, her mother has said in a statement. The 54-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, California, on Thursday morning. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, said: “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news