Jennifer Lopez and A-Rod’s Breakfast Date Looks Like Something out of a Rom-Com
Just when we thought Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez couldn’t get any cuter, the couple went and pulled some moves that are straight out of a rom-com. On Monday night, the two cozied up at the Prostate Cancer Foundation dinner, raising $1 million for the cause. And on Tuesday morning, the duo continued their streak…
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian Step Out for First Time as Newlyweds
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian’s wedding may be officially over, but the newlyweds still have that glow. After officially tying the knot yesterday in a lavish Beauty and the Beast-themed wedding in New Orleans, Louisiana, the couple stepped out in public for the first time looking very happy and very in love. Williams and Ohanian greeted throngs…
'Highly Disturbing': Facebook Blocks Viral Video Outlets Critical of US Foreign Policy and Corporate Media
Journalists and advocates of press freedoms are once more directing outrage and criticism at Facebook for selectively censoring pages on its platform and refusing to explain the reason behind a decision that appears to many as a clear double standard applied to outlets critical of U.S. foreign policy and corporate interests. Facebook is under fire…
Hugh Jackman, Nick Jonas, and More Celebs React to 2018 Golden Globe Nominations
The 2018 Golden Globe nomination are in—and the stars are starting to celebrate the happy news! Guillermo del Toro’s Shape of Water leads the nominations with a whopping 7—including nods in the director, lead actress and supporting actress categories—followed by Steven Spielberg’s The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri with six each. Lady Bird…
In Response to Condescending 'Listen and Learn' Comment, Tlaib Invites Fellow Democrat to Meet Her Grandmother in Occupied West Bank
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) late Wednesday night responded to the condescension and criticism by one of her Democratic colleagues regarding her planned trip to the occupied Palestinian Territories by politely suggesting Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)—as well as any other House members— consider joining her or taking similar trips to broaden their understanding of Palestinians’ lived…
Swedish Activist Fined for Viral Live-Streamed Protest Against Deportation of Afghan Asylum Seeker
A district court in Gothenburg, Sweden on Monday fined 22-year-old Elin Ersson 3,000 kronor ($325) for violating aviation laws last July by refusing to take her seat on an airplane at Landvetter Airport in Sweden’s second-largest city to protest the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker. “Although it is not a lot of money, this…
Sandra Bullock Said the All-Female Ocean’s 8 Cast Will “Fight Right Back” Against Sexist Attacks
The next chapter—or should we say heist?—from the Ocean’s franchise will drop in June with Sandra Bullock as Danny Ocean’s ex-con sister Debbie. She’ll lead a team of thieves (played by Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, and Sarah Paulson, among others) as they crash New York’s Met Gala to swipe a priceless necklace off a celebrity…
Charlie Rose Suspended After Eight Women Accuse Him of Sexual Harassment
Click:confetti cannon Charlie Rose has been suspended after eight women came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against the veteran broadcast journalist. The Washington Post published a report Monday in which eight women alleged that Rose, 75, made non-consensual sexual advances towards them, including groping, lewd calls and walking naked in their presence, while they either…
Landmark UN Report to Show 'Transformational Change' Urgently Needed to Save Humanity and Natural World From Nightmarish Future
A new landmark United Nations report on biodiversity set for release on Monday will say that a perilous and miserable future awaits the natural world and human civilization unless we rapidly bring an end to humanity’s destructive “business as usual” approach to the economy, food production, and energy usage. Signaling the need for urgent “transformative…
The Farms of the Future
Hou Xueying, a mother from Shanghai, was tired of food safety scares and of a city life disconnected from the land. So she moved her family to the country to learn about sustainable farming. Her parents disapproved; they had struggled to give her a comfortable life in the city—they could not understand why she would…