It’s difficult to process the recent news of a leaked draft decision from SCOTUS; what’s even more difficult is that the draft decision, should it become a ruling, will overturn Roe v. Wade, rolling back decades of work fought on behalf of human rights. I say human rights, as opposed to women’s rights, because abortion
How To Bring a Living Being Into a Dead House Tove Ditlevsen Share article They sat across from one another on the train, and there was nothing special about either of them. They weren’t the kind of people your eyes would land on if you tired of staring at the usual scenery, which appears to
I first met Courtney Maum in 2011 when she was writing the “Celebrity Book Review” column for Electric Literature. Through the medium that is Courtney’s mind, iconic pairings such as John Mayer reviewing The Marriage Plot and Anne Hathaway reviewing The Woman Upstairs ensued. Despite their obvious farcical nature, occasionally readers and sometimes publicists mistook
Having been raised by my grandparents and great-aunt, my early years were predominantly filled with oral storytelling. Many tales my family shared bordered on the fantastical and incorporated magical elements or hinged on the unexpected. In one story, crickets were transformed into silver coins while in others people levitated or shapeshifted into human-animal hybrids. When
The first time I read a book about a person who even minorly resembled me, I was 19 and teaching at a creative writing summer camp. My coworker Sophie Lee’s YA novel What Things Mean tells the story of a young Filipina girl named Olive who uses reading to cope with feelings of loneliness and
On Monday night, fashion’s favorite night of the year (part 2) returned with stars and designers coming out to celebrate the Met Gala – The Sequel, as I like to think of it. Officially, the dress code of this year’s famed bash, hosted by Anna Wintour, was “Gilded Glamour,” white tie for the men and
Studio brass wowed theater owners this week with Maverick: Top Gun, Avatar: The Way of Water and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse among other tentpoles. But they were also clear at the just-wrapped CinemaCon that a reviving box office requires a wide breadth of content. “If we narrow what we bring to theaters, our audience will get
by Trevor Kimball, April 29, 2022 (Netflix) Another Netflix show has been grounded. The streaming service has cancelled the Space Force TV series so there won’t be a third season. The second season of seven episodes was released in February. A workplace comedy series created by Steve Carell and Greg Daniels, the Space Force TV
WASHINGTON — Sierra Space says it is making good progress on its first Dream Chaser spaceplane as the company looks ahead to versions of the vehicle that can carry crews and perform national security missions. The company provided SpaceNews with images of the first Dream Chaser, named Tenacity, being assembled at its Colorado headquarters. The
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series’ premium smartphone has turned out to be one of the best-selling phones for the company. One of the smartest features that sets apart the Samsung Galaxy S22 from other models is the introduction of Smart Widgets that the users can swipe through. Now, the South Korean smartphone maker appears to be
Illustrative image of two commemorative bitcoins seen in front of the national flag of Russia displayed on a computer screen. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images The cryptocurrency industry has been quietly lobbying U.S. lawmakers against legislation designed to prevent Russian oligarchs from using digital currencies to evade sanctions imposed on Russian President Vladimir
Adele is close to finalizing a deal to bring her Vegas residency to a new home … with her sights set on a premiere date in a few months. Sources with direct knowledge of the singer’s plans tell TMZ … she and her team are in serious talks with the people over at Planet Hollywood,
In this article DIS Disney employee Nicholas Maldonado holds a sign while protesting outside of Walt Disney World on March 22, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Employees are staging a company-wide walkout today to protest Walt Disney Co.’s response to controversial legislation passed in Florida known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Octavio Jones | Getty
Sam Asghari is looking forward to welcoming his first child with Britney Spears, but don’t expect the couple to be sharing a gender reveal any time soon. In a new interview with Access Daily‘s Mario Lopez, the actor opened up about becoming a father and explained why he doesn’t want to know the sex of
Talk about bizarre! Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 19 featured Erin dealing with a stalker, but not one that meant her any harm. This case got weirder by the minute, and she ended up being the hero who saved her stalker’s life. What kind of stalking story was this? Lenny the stalker was mostly harmless.
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Have you ever gone to the doctor with a problem that you can’t quite put a name to only to be told that it’s “in your head,” or, worse, leave with a recommendation to “try yoga”? Have you tried to confide in those near and dear to your heart only to be told probably have
[embedded content] According to Guinness World Records, the highest standing jump by a human is 1.70 m – which was done in 2021 by the American Christopher Spell. Apparently Spell is 1.75 m tall, so it looks like most humans cannot reach anywhere near their own heights when jumping. Nature’s jumping champions are fleas, which can