Month: November 2019

President Trump on Friday released the summary transcript of an April congratulatory call to Ukraine’s then-President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky. It is the latest salvo in the White House struggle to blunt Democrats’ contention that Trump abused the power of the presidency. The focus of the Democratic-led House impeachment inquiry has been on another call between Trump…

Thousands of people in Paris and other French cities hit the streets on Saturday to protest the controversial state of emergency that one organization says is an indication of a “headlong rush into authoritarianism.” The measure, imposed following the November attacks in Paris, is set to expire February 26. Debate in the bicameral parliament is…

A candid Kimi Raikkonen admits that Alfa Romeo’s season has so far fallen short of expectations, with the Swiss outfit sitting just ahead of Williams in the constructors’ standings. Raikkonen delivered points to Alfa in the first four races of 2019, but the Finn was nowhere near scoring a top-ten finish in Barcelona and Monaco.…

Unlike islands elsewhere, Lesbos discards thousands of life vests every day. They litter its eastern and northern shores, coloring the beaches or floating aimlessly on the azure waters. For months now, they have been routinely collected by municipal workers and volunteers and unceremoniously discarded in a municipal dumpsite near the town of Molyvos. Each life…

The Danish Parliament on Tuesday approved a controversial law which allows authorities to seize money and valuables from refugees, as well as delay family reunification—treatment which critics decry as “morally horrible” against those fleeing war and other violence. “The bill presented by the center-right minority government of prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was approved by…

It’s hard to think of an artist who has used the media as part of their art more than David Bowie did. To me the classic example is 1972’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars: As an obscure singer/songwriter, Bowie wrote and recorded an album about an obscure singer/songwriter…

Daniel Radcliffe learned to say all manner of magical phrases during his time as Harry Potter, but he’s now picked up an even more important one: never say never. Speaking in an interview with the Radio Times, Radcliffe, 26, said if the conditions were right he could one day return to Hogwarts and the role…

Chanel once again impressively transformed Paris’s Grand Palais into another epic backdrop for the house’s fall 2016 couture show on Tuesday, but not without plenty of celebrity action, of course. Fifteen-year-old Willow Smith, who just landed a major Chanel eyewear campaign, arrived at the event with superstar dad Will Smith and the adorable father-daughter duo…

Are women named Olivia the most daring fashion stars out there? While Olivia Palermo ignored the mid-June hit in leather overalls, X-Men: Apocalypse star Olivia Munn surprised us on Wednesday in L.A. in an accessory we’d only immediately consider for fall: suede boots. The 36-year-old actress threw caution to the wind and sported a sexy,…

Prince Harry is experiencing quite the philanthropic summer. Just one week after the royal impressively got tested for HIV on Facebook Live in London, he spent Thursday at the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, following a trip to his Sentebale foundation headquarters, which uplifts impoverished children with HIV AIDS. At the weeklong…