The dangerous thing about this iteration of the book banning brigade is that they are using strategies and resources that weren’t around in decades earlier. While book banners in the 1990s and the 2020s both equate queer books/kids/teachers/etc. with pedophilia, they are finding this (mis)information and spreading it faster than they ever could in years
Month: October 2022
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has denied a report he plans to lay off employees before the start of next month to avoid having to make special payouts as part of their compensation deal. In a response to a Twitter user asking about the redundancies reported in the New York Times, Musk tweeted simply: “This
Case 63 is devourable. Spotify does it again with a ten-episode series that will have you on the edge of your seat and craving more. A second season cannot come fast enough. Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac star in this thrilling podcast, and the chemistry between them is unparalleled. Case 63 is the English adaptation
Elon Musk tweeted a link to an unfounded rumour about the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband – just days after he bought the platform sparking fears it would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech. The tweet, which he later deleted, linked to an article by the Santa Monica Observer, an outlet that
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won the Brazilian election, narrowly beating Jair Bolsonaro, official figures show. It has been Brazil’s most polarised election in recent memory, pitting far-right incumbent President Bolsonaro against leftist former leader Lula da Silva. On his victory, Mr da Silva tweeted a simple picture of his hand over the Brazilian
Amid the relative political calm that’s washed across Westminster in the last five days, one issue has stuck out like a sore thumb. The reappointment of Suella Braverman as home secretary, a week after she resigned over security breaches, has baffled and bemused Conservative MPs and officials. Given Rishi Sunak set great store by his
Photography courtesy of MAC Cosmetics. Graphic by Kayleen DicuangoThe makeup giant has teamed up with Marvel Studios for the upcoming ‘Black Panther’ film. By Sarah Mariotti and Natasha Boateng Date October 29, 2022 Facebook Twitter MAC Cosmetics and Marvel Studios join forces for a Black Panther-themed makeup collection Mark your calendars, Canada! On November 1,
Bump watch…but make it spooky. Behati Prinsloo is getting into the Halloween spirit as she awaits the arrival of her third child with husband Adam Levine. On Oct. 29, the pregnant model posted a selfie wearing a black Aritzia long-sleeve shirt and yoga pants from Beyond Yoga as she cradled her growing baby bump in a comfy outfit. To complete
Hailing from Croatia, Matroda has become a household name within the house music community. Inspired by historic artists like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and Frank Sinatra, Matroda received classical training in keyboard, drums, and violin. Merging this knowledge with unique basslines, vocal chops, and other house components, this young producer has forged his own signature
In her debut novel, Sign Here, author Claudia Lux presents a modern vision of hell as a capitalist bureaucracy of the most inane, obnoxious variety. Souls arrive in Hell on different levels, depending on how badly they sinned in their former lives. The worst of the worst head to what is known as Downstairs. Some
As Henry Cavill announced at the top of the week, he’s back as Superman and his recent cameo during the end credits of Black Adam was but a “small taste of things to come.” It’s exciting news for the future of DC Movies, but while we wait for movement on the next appearance of the
Janelle Story was one of thousands of young people who went to Seoul’s Itaewon district to celebrate Halloween last night. She and her friends had specifically booked an organised bar crawl because “we knew it was going to be crowded”. South Korea stampede live updates Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player
Michael Gove has defended cabinet colleague Suella Braverman’s controversial reappointment, describing her as a “first-rate, front-rank politician”. Ms Braverman was forced to resign from Liz Truss’s government after she sent an official document from her personal email to a fellow MP and copied in another MP by mistake. New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under
She’s no longer a bachelorette. The Bachelor alum Madison Prewett and Grant Michael Troutt have officially tied the knot after a ceremony in Texas on Oct. 29. “It’s like heaven knew I needed you,” the bride wrote on Instagram with a photo from her big day. “10.29.22.” The bride, 26, wore a dress and veil by NARDOS with Natalie Mas doing
The rise of Fred again.. has been nothing if not meteoric. Since the release of his first Actual Life album during the pandemic, interest in the producer/DJ has skyrocketed across the dance music spectrum, with many festivals that booked him unable to keep up with the hype and placing him too early in the day or
I love subscription boxes. I consider it a person failing of mine that I will pay mightily to have a stranger send me things they have decided I want. But it’s like presents! I love presents! And I have to say, after spending an entire year reading only books from bookish subscription boxes, many of
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