Orange Is The New Black Star Danielle Brooks on Fans
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
StyleWatch: You're starring in Orange Is the New Black and Broadway's The Color Purple. Both deal with heavy issues like racism and sexism. How has working on them changed the way you think?
Danielle Brooks: Art imitates life, life imitates art. You can't escape it—especially in the time that we live in. Having a voice is so important. If you have a platform, I believe you should use it. I am still figuring out how to make a difference beyond tweeting about something.
[Read More]Paul Ryan jokes that Guinness beers taste better in Ireland, but 'this isnt the year to bring up
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Martina Birk
During the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon with members of Congress and Irish Prime Minister , House Speaker Paul Ryan decided to crack a few lighthearted, Irish-themed jokes. One of those jokes appeared to make reference to the ongoing international disagreement over President Donald Trump's recently imposed tariffs. "The Guinness does taste better in Ireland, but I realize this isn't the year to bring up trade issues," Ryan said, holding up a pint of the iconic Irish beer.
[Read More]Review: Lauren Groffs Fates and Furies
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Martina Birk
Lauren Groff’s new novel, Fates and Furies, should be read with both eagerness and caution. Sentence by sentence, this novel, like her others, is a thoroughbred. Measured by its narrative tricks, however, it is a Trojan horse. Groff’s story of a marriage in which neither partner truly understands the other uses a sophisticated technique to tell its simple story, subverting our expectations with a two-voice counterpoint as meaningful as it is dazzling.
[Read More]REVIEW: Wizkid - Superstar [10th Anniversary Album Report]
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
Produced by Kraftmatiks, the record was meant to feature DaGrin, but one thing led to another and only Wizkid got featured because Abaga was particular. A Trap record in 2008, ‘Fast Money, Fast Cars’ stole hearts for his empirical view and the beef it started between its maker and then Kennis Music artist, Kelly Handsome. ADVERTISEMENT
Away from the bigger issues of that time, Wizkid caught people’s attention.
[Read More]Siri briefly thought Bulgaria's national anthem was 'Despacito' (AAPL)
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
But Apple's virtual assistant Siri briefly thought Bulgaria's national anthem was the wildly popular song "Despacito", according to multiple reports from the likes of The Verge and CNET. It's a bizarre instance of an increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) getting muddled up. When iPhone, iPad, or Mac users asked Siri: "What is the national anthem of Bulgaria?", they got the result, "The national anthem of Bulgaria is Despacito.
[Read More]The 10 most expensive NYC neighborhoods to live in right now, ranked
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Billy Koelling
A recent report from real-estate data provider PropertyShark reveals that, as of the end of the third quarter in 2019, each of the 10 most expensive neighborhoods in New York City had a median sale price higher than $1.4 million. ADVERTISEMENT
Keep reading for a list of the top 10 most expensive neighborhoods in NYC right now, ranked from lowest to highest median sale price. SEE ALSO: Multibillionaire Ken Griffin just dropped another $4 million on 2 more units in the same building where he shattered the US real-estate record with a $238 million purchase in January ADVERTISEMENT
[Read More]The Art of Being Bradley (Campaign 2000)
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Billy Koelling
He's compassionate, prickly, introspective and shrewd--and his high-minded pitch could grab the nomination from Gore
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The Mets New Greek and Roman Galleries
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
Earlier this week I took a pre-opening tour of the new Greek and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum. (All praise to my cheerful guide Chris Lightfoot, a Met curator of Roman art. When we talk about “digging” in my business, we don’t mean anything as literal as what he does in Turkey.) Just like the Getty Villa in Malibu, which re-opened last year just as the storm over the antiquities trade was hitting home, the Met galleries are debuting when there are still a lot of claims from Greece and Italy on ancient works in U.
[Read More]The Myths Holding Back Police Reform
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
As the months have ticked by since the brutal January 2023 killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, the problems with policing in this country have largely receded from the headlines. Before the next crisis—and at the end of a summer that marks the ten-year anniversary of the Black Lives Matter movement—we should take a moment to reconsider the terms of the national debate over police reform.
As with much of public life these days, the conversation around policing has become intensely polarized, pitting the small percentage of Americans who favor literally abolishing the police against an equally small number who insist that policing is perfect as is.
[Read More]The wildest outfits in the history of Miss Universe's National Costume Show
Posted on August 5, 2024
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| Martina Birk
In honor of (perhaps) the best part of the entire pageant, we've rounded up the most elaborate national costumes for your viewing pleasure. Whether you loved Miss Canada's hockey ensemble with a working scoreboard or Miss Japan's samurai costume with an actual sword, there was probably something for you. Keep scrolling for some of the best national costumes in Miss Universe history. Miss USA 2013 Erin Bradys Transformers-inspired costume made a statement.
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