There Amanda Jones was, living in her hometown of Watson, Louisiana, working as a middle school librarian in the school she once attended—an unremarkable and happy life. Then, everything changed. On a mid-July evening in 2022, Jones gave a short, powerful speech against censorship at her local public library’s board meeting. Four days later, she
Universal has dated the Pharrell Williams-Michel Gondry musical feature Atlantis for May 9, 2025. The pic is based on Williams’ childhood at the Virginia Beach Atlantis Apartments during the summer of 1977. Piece by Piece, the Focus Features biopic about Williams told through Lego animation and directed by Morgan Neville, is making its world premiere
With the Venice Film Festival underway, tons of stars with projects on the 2024 movie schedule are getting the chance to show off some incredible fashion moments at various red carpet premieres. Now, after Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder rocked some awesome Tim Burton-inspired looks, Cate Blanchett strutted the carpet at her own premiere with
There are two simple rules for owning a small men’s shoe collection that is versatile enough to cover all the essential types of shoes for men. The first: forgo fashion and hotfoot it to classic styles. The second: spend as much as you can. Think quality, not quantity because the old adage is true. Your
NASA Perseverance rover’s Mastcam-Z captured the Ingenuity helicopter’s 54th flight on Mars. A camera onboard Ingenuity snapped a mid-air view of the rover. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: Quest for the Skies by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen / courtesy of Epidemic Sound Read original article here.
There’s a great power rivalry playing out in the Pacific, and it stretches across vast swathes of ocean and small island countries. The competition is between China and the West, which is represented by the US, Australia, New Zealand and France. This week the leaders of 18 Pacific Island countries have met in Tonga, wearing
JD Vance was met with boos in Boston as he spoke to the same firefighters union that cheered Tim Walz the day before. Video: Here is the full clip of JD Vance getting booed by the same firefighters union that cheered Tim Walz yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ruMGTUdqKZ — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 29, 2024 Vance acknowledged
A customer shops at a supermarket on August 14, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Sha Hanting | China News Service | Getty Images Federal Reserve officials will get the latest look at their favorite inflation indicator Friday, a data snapshot that could influence the September rate decision even as policymakers appear to have their focus elsewhere
Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal and chief executive officer of financial technology company Affirm, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Affirm shares soared 34% on Thursday and were on pace for their best day in almost three
Astronomers have achieved a significant breakthrough with new high-resolution images of Polaris, also known as the North Star. Using the CHARA Array located on Mount Wilson in California, researchers have captured unprecedented details of the star’s surface. This is the first time scientists have been able to observe features such as large bright and dark
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ABBA have joined the chorus of artists demanding that Donald Trump cease playing their music at campaign rallies. The legendary pop group has instructed its record label, Universal Music, to inform Trump’s campaign that it does not have permission or license to use its music, according to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. “Together with the members
It looks like TV on the Radio could be on their way back. The long-dormant band posted a teaser image on its social media pages and updated its website for the first time in a long time. Little else is known for now, so stay tuned. TV on the Radio issued their last studio album,
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born. Thanks to livestream video, scientists studying the den on a craggy hillside in Colorado are learning more about these enigmatic — and often misunderstood — reptiles. They’re