Friday marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian security forces on spying allegations. This was the first such detention of an American journalist on espionage charges in Russia since the tail end of the Cold War. The Biden administration has said that bringing Gershkovich home safely is ...
President Joe Biden hosted a star-studded fundraiser in New York City alongside former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on Thursday evening. Biden’s team reports that they raised a record-breaking $26 million. Comedian Mindy Kaling hosted the event at Radio City Music Hall; Lizzo performed her hit song “About Damn ...
Are you a Virgin? No, I’m not asking if you’ve ever engaged in sexual activity, I’m asking if you’ve ever been to a performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Newcomers who have never been to a live showing are affectionately referred to as Virgins, and they are baptized into ...
The California State Bar has recommended that former Trump election attorney John Eastman be disbarred, State Bar Court Judge Yvette D. Roland said in a filing on Wednesday. Eastman was charged with multiple disciplinary counts by the State Bar of California last January from allegations that Eastman engaged in “a course of ...
There used to be a certain magic in rushing to midnight showings of the latest Marvel film, an exhilarating mix of anxiety and excitement as you found your seat, reclined, and started munching on popcorn. Light laughter and chatter die down as the theatre goes dark, and you can feel ...
Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers who is rarely seen without his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. He is a rather elusive person, but his status in Japan allows the Dodgers to receive countless sponsorships. Ohtani requires a translator, as his native language is Japanese. ...
Just when I thought Donald Trump couldn’t surprise me anymore, he managed to make my jaw drop to the floor. On Truth Social, Trump posted a video on Tuesday encouraging his followers to purchase the “God Bless the USA” Bible for the low, low price of $59.99. “Happy Holy Week! ...
I am sick of seeing advertisements highlighting weight loss products that “inspire” women to get their “Summer Body.” There is a harmful perception that your body is not “ready” for summer (i.e. to be displayed in public) unless your stomach is flat; this is rooted in fatphobic rhetoric that shames ...
A large container ship collided with Baltimore’s Key Bridge early Tuesday morning resulting in a partial collapse. Cars were driving over the bridge during the collapse, and there was also a construction crew working. The Francis Scott Key Bridge, which carries Interstate 695 over the Patapsco River, was hit by ...
William Shakespeare is the most well-known playwright and poet. In fact, he is so well-known, that most high school students cannot name another poet. Students are taught about sonnets and iambic pentameter, and that is as far as poetic education goes; they have a very narrow, suffocated view of poetic ...
Contrary to popular belief, cheerleading is a sport. Cheerleading is a sport dominated by women; some cheerleaders perform during sporting events such as football, and others compete in competitions across the country. In September of 2022, attorneys representing a plethora of victims filed the first of many lawsuits alleging abuse ...
A New York appeals court paused former president Donald Trump’s civil fraud judgment for ten days and granted a major decrease to his bond. Trump was ordered to pay $454 million; however, his lawyers argued that it would be “impossible” to obtain that amount of money from any insurer. The ...
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