Goldie Taylor’s absolutely stunning memoir is dedicated to “the women who made me.” Taylor’s mother, her Auntie Gerald, Auntie Killer and Grandma Alice come to shimmering life in this tough and tender book. The Love You Save depicts Black life in East St. Louis in the 1970s and ’80s, evoking Taylor’s family’s voices and experiences
Month: January 2023
Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried (C) arrives to enter a plea before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in the Manhattan federal court, New York, January 3, 2023. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images Federal prosecutors are attempting to bar indicted FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried from using encrypted messaging software, citing efforts that may
Those worried about the health of British politics have diagnosed a new disease at Westminster. Chris Patten, a grandee from the Conservative establishment, spotted what he called “Long Boris” last summer. Weeks after Boris Johnson announced his resignation as prime minister, Lord Patten, a former party chairman and former BBC chairman, lamented the persistent “corrupting
British airline Flybe has ceased trading and all scheduled flights have been cancelled. In a statement posted on its Twitter account Flybe said: “We are sad to announce that Flybe has been placed into administration. “David Pike and Mike Pink of Interpath have been appointed administrators. “Regretfully, Flybe has now ceased trading. “All Flybe flights
Seven people have been killed and several injured in a shooting at a synagogue in Jerusalem, according to Israeli police. The gunman was shot and killed and a large police presence was at the scene. Three others were injured in the shooting, including a 15-year-old boy who was recovering from surgery, hospital officials said. The
Memphis Police has released bodycam footage showing the moment Tyre Nichols called for his mother as he was beaten by five officers before he died. The footage shows police beating the 29-year-old for three minutes while screaming profanities at him throughout the attack. Police have released four separate videos cut into one hour-long clip. Memphis
Play video content BACKGRID Kanye West is the named suspect in a battery investigation after a heated exchange with a photographer escalated to the point of Ye grabbing and throwing the woman’s phone. Check out the video, Ye’s clearly upset — accusing the woman of following him — all the while she continues to record.
Rick Astley, Yung Gravy (Getty Images) News Rick Astley Enlists “Blurred Lines” Lawyer to Sue Yung Gravy Over Vocal Impersonation The “Never Gonna Give You Up” singer claims that Yung Gravy and his collaborators “have literally stolen [Astley’s] voice” for the hit song “Betty (Get Money)” By Rob Arcand January 27, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook
Football, schmutball. Who cares about guys tackling each other when there’s an actual living legend preparing to take the stage? Okay, a lot of people, but that’s not the point. In case you haven’t heard, Rihanna is headlining the halftime show at Super Bowl LVII, which is slated for Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Two yet-to-be-determined
As The Simonetta Lein Show continues their 2023 series premiere, the show welcomes iconic American Rapper, Chingy! You all know Chingy for making the Billboard Hot 100 chart eight different times and the release of his Double-Platinum album, Jackpot and smash hit “Right Thurr”. Chingy has managed to build his global fanbase due to his notable hits,
Facebook Says Trump Can Come Back. By Howard Bloom On January 25th, Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, announced that Donald Trump will be reinstated on Facebook and Instagram. Clegg is not just any old corporate executive. He is the former deputy prime minister of England. Trump’s account was suspended for two years on January
In the Goodreads monthly roundups of new books to watch out for, they often highlight eye-catching titles, whether they’re poetic, surprising, or particularly punny. Today, they gathered up some of the best new titles (August 2022 to January 2023 releases) in their own post. Goodreads notes that titles long enough to be a complete sentence
In this article GOOG GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Department of Justice’s latest challenge to Google’s tech empire is an ambitious swing at the company with the potential to rearrange the
HS2 will end at Euston after reports the high-speed line could stop before reaching central London, the chancellor has confirmed. Jeremy Hunt said he did not see “any conceivable circumstance” the original plan would not be followed and that he was “incredibly proud” of the work going ahead. The endpoint of the line came into
Jeremy Hunt became chancellor because he was the most sensible candidate left standing in the wake of Liz Truss’s catastrophic mini-budget. Four months on, he’s earned praise for balancing the books but still had a blank space to fill in when it comes to growth – a crucial plank of economic policy in danger of
Mohe is known as China’s North Pole for a good reason. It is the country’s most northern city and is a very, very cold place. It’s difficult to describe what temperatures this low feel like. On Sunday it hit -53C, a new low for the coldest temperature recorded in the country since modern monitoring began.
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