What Bud Light's Tepid Response to Anti-Trans Backlash Says

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1252 words  |  Kelle Repass

A recent partnership between prominent transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light prompted an anti-trans backlash from conservatives. As the LGBTQ+ community and allies have rallied to support Mulvaney, some have criticized Bud Light for not adequately defending her—and for not being more vocal in its support of the community. Mulvaney partnered with Bud Light earlier this month and made a sponsored Instagram post for the beer that showed a custom can featuring an image of her face. [Read More]

What Science Really Says About Grilled Meat and Cancer Risk

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  857 words  |  Patria Henriques

As backyard cookout season kicks into high gear, many people may be eyeing their sizzling burgers and dogs with suspicion. And for good reason: a number of studies published in the past two decades have turned up evidence that eating charred, smoked, and well-done meat could raise cancer risk—pancreatic, colorectal, and prostate cancers, in particular. A 2010 review of the evidence on cancer and “well-done” meat, conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt University, concluded that “the majority of these studies have shown that high intake of well-done meat and high exposure to meat carcinogens, particularly HCAs, may increase the risk of human cancer. [Read More]

What Size is a Crib Mattress and How to choose one

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  2021 words  |  Martina Birk

If you’re a new parent, you may be tasked with finding a crib mattress for your new crib. What is a crib mattress and how does it differ from a regular one? A crib mattress is a firm and supportive mattress specifically designed for babies’ cribs. It provides a safe and comfortable sleeping surface for infants and toddlers. The right size mattress is important for a baby's safety. If a mattress is too small it can leave gaps between the mattress and crib frame which could create a suffocation hazard if a baby gets stuck. [Read More]

Why You Shouldnt Trust Cheap Webcams

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  21 minutes  |  4284 words  |  Billy Koelling

As web-connected gadgets have become more popular, their prices have dropped accordingly. That comes as a surprise to no one who’s ever purchased the latest and greatest gear only to spot a better deal just a few months later. But with web security cameras, the cheaper price tags aren’t necessarily about good products getting less expensive over time. It’s really about the rise of cheap webcams flooding the market. With these devices, however, it’s buyer beware. [Read More]

Yemi Alade set to drop third EP, African Baddie on December 2nd

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  212 words  |  Martina Birk

The project is set for a 2nd December, 2022 release with Yemi already releasing the lead single 'Baddie' and ‘Bubble' featuring Spice. Speaking on her new EP, Yemi Alade said, “I’m an African ‘Baddie’, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have emotions. Every woman can relate to all the moods in this EP. One minute, we are begging a man not to hurt us again and the next we're in front of the mirror reminding ourselves who is really in control. [Read More]

5 romantic Nollywood films from the 2000s and where to watch them now

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  626 words  |  Tandra Barner

Although early Nollywood generally had some cringy productions, when you look at some of these films today, you find that they are not so bad. There are some exceptional ones, that delivered premium entertainment and had us glued to our cushions as we watched. They were good enough for us to join long queues at rental stores and spend allowances on VCD collections; such humble beginnings. Today, we’re talking about love and romance. [Read More]

Actress' Oscars hair-do inspired by Amasunzu hairstyles of Rwanda

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  31 words  |  Patria Henriques

Lupita Nyong'o, unknown to many, her hair was inspired by images of Amasunzu hairstyles traditional to Rwandan culture

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Barack Obama Interviews Marilynne Robinson: What We Learned

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  511 words  |  Kelle Repass

The New York Review of Books today published the first of a two-part interview President Obama conducted with the author Marilynne Robinson in September in Iowa, where Robinson lives. The interview, Obama explained, was a welcome change from the focus of many of his campaign visits, in past years, to the heartland state. “One of the things that I don’t get a chance to do as often as I’d like,” he said, “is just to have a conversation with somebody who I enjoy and I’m interested in. [Read More]

Bills-Jets Game Won't Be Played Sunday in Buffalo

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  355 words  |  Tandra Barner

November 20, 2014 5:14 PM EST The New York Jets-Buffalo Bills game will be played at Ford Field in Detroit at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, the NFL announced Thursday night. The game will be televised by CBS in the Buffalo and New York City markets. NFL vice president of football communications Michael Signora earlier announced that the game wouldn’t be played on Sunday in Buffalo. Signora said the decision to not play Sunday in Buffalo was made “due to public safety concerns and the ongoing weather emergency” and that the league was in the process of rescheduling and relocating the game. [Read More]

Breaking Bad: Toys R Us Pulls Walter White, Meth-Themed Toys

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  200 words  |  Kelle Repass

October 22, 2014 10:46 AM EDT Toys R Us said late Tuesday it had begun to immediately remove from its shelves a quartet of dolls based on AMC’s meth-themed Breaking Bad in response to outraged parents. “Let’s just say, the action figures have taken an indefinite sabbatical,” Toys R Us said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. The move comes just days after a Florida mother launched a campaign on Change. [Read More]