Rapper Biz Markie — most famous for his iconic hit “Just a Friend” — has died after a series of complications from diabetes that he’s been fighting for more than a year … TMZ has confirmed. A family source tells us Biz passed away in a Baltimore hospital at 6:25 PM Friday night. We’re told
Back in August 2020, four-time Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles let the world know she had a new boyfriend: 25-year-old Jonathan Owens, a safety for the Houston Texans. The two cuddled up together in photos shared on both her and his Instagrams. “it’s just us 🤎,” she captioned the shots. This content is imported
Well, that was the start of something with a lot of potential. With Tim Rozon leading a talented cast of fellow Canadians, SurrealEstate Season 1 Episode 1 set the expectations for what the show will be all about. It feels similar to other Syfy shows off the bat, such as Warehouse 13 and Haven, and
In this article FB Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, founding director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Boston University, told CNBC, that, medically, she agrees with President Joe Biden‘s assertion that platforms like Facebook are killing people by allowing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on their services. “I think social media is playing a big role in amplifying
Two releases, very well reviewed and pretty widely available by recent specialty standards, look set to heat up the arthouse box office this weekend — Pig with Nicolas Cage in one of his best performances in years and Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain open on 600 and 952 screens respectively, and only in theaters. Oscar-winning
by Trevor Kimball, July 15, 2021 (NBC) One of NBC’s new fall shows has been cancelled before it even premiered. The upcoming Law & Order: For the Defense series has been dropped but a new spin-off of the Law & Order franchise is already in the works. In May, the peacock network announced that For
An executive chef interviews a job seeker about hospitality employment during a job fair on June 23, 2021 in Torrance, California. PATRICK T. FALLON | AFP | Getty Images The rapidly spreading delta variant of Covid-19 may be reason for Congress to extend federal unemployment benefits past their expiration in early September, according to some
The 12 m-long bridge took over four years to design and contains a network of sensors. (Courtesy: Adriaan De Groot) The world’s first 3D-printed steel footbridge has been unveiled in the centre of Amsterdam. Developed by Imperial College London and the Alan Turing Institute, the 12 m-long bridge took over four years to design and
If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. It can be too easy to write villains— people stunted and incapable of love or compassion—when we write about opponents of our
HELSINKI — China conducted a clandestine first test flight of a reusable suborbital vehicle Friday as a part of development of a reusable space transportation system. The vehicle launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Friday and later landed at an airport just over 800 kilometers away at Alxa League in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,
Social networking giant Twitter is finally rolling out captions for voice tweets. The company had introduced the feature of voice tweets last year. As per The Verge, Twitter had rolled out the voice tweets feature in June 2020. At the time of the launch, the feature was criticised by many accessibility advocates for not having
Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy Reuters With the midterms over a year away, wealthy donors have already started giving massive checks to committees tied to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, according to new records. Second-quarter Federal Election Commission records of fundraising operations linked to Pelosi, McCarthy and House
News Kevin Abstract Shares Video for New Song “Slugger”: Watch Slowthai and Florida rapper $not feature on the studio version of the Brockhampton leader’s new single By Allison Hussey July 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kevin Abstract, photo by Lucas Creighton Facebook Twitter Brockhampton’s Kevin Abstract has released a new solo single, which features guest appearances
Attendees visit the Impossible Foods booth, January 8, 2020 at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images Impossible Foods is planning to add another meat substitute to its roster: plant-based chicken nuggets. The company will unveil the new product to U.S. operators at a trade
Draped in a classic baby-blue striped shirtdress and leaning toward the camera like they might swoop in for a kiss, Pose superstar and non-binary activist Indya Moore looks perfectly in command. As part of the launch of a new capsule collection co-designed with Tommy Hilfiger, the actor assembled a group of activists for a shoot
The more we think about the cancellation of Good Witch, the less we like the idea. We need to see so many stories to their finish, and our exclusive clip from Good Witch Season 7 Episode 9 features one of them. If you watch Good Witch online, you know that Stephanie and Adam went their
People walk on their lunch break at the Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on May 5, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore is introducing new differentiated Covid measures for dining in as new cases continue to rise. Only fully vaccinated individuals and people who have recovered from Covid-19
UPDATE, with full casting Chicken & Biscuits, the new comedy written by Douglas Lyons heading to Broadway this fall, has announced its full cast. Joining the previously-announced Norm Lewis and Michael Urie are Cleo King (Deadwood) in her Broadway debut; NaTasha Yvette Williams (Waitress) and Devere Rogers (OK Boomer) in his Broadway debut. Reprising their