Eric Pippin 
Ahead of her new series about a canceled news personality, a famous British actress spoke about the hazards of cancel culture and its implications for entertainment. Actress Alex Kingston famously played time-traveling assassin River Song from the “Doctor Who” series, but her latest project will be in a setting that is all-too familiar for viewers. … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports MMA Published Jun 20, 2024 • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. UFC president Dana White walks on stage during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400. Getty Images Article content Dana White … Read more
A series of posts on Facebook, some with thousands of likes, make several claims about health care, education, energy, and voting policy in Iceland. The identical posts state: “The country where education and medicare are free. No prisons. No army. Electricity is free and people rarely lock their cars and houses! … Iceland is the … Read more
There’s a skill to jumping double Dutch. The feet have to move fast, almost instinctively, to the rhythmic patter of ropes hitting concrete. At 12, Ah-Miya Miller has it down. “The thing I like about jumping rope is that it keeps my body moving and keeps us in shape, and when you get the rhythm, … Read more
“This shit making me emotional,” said Kendrick to the crowd, as a growing number of performers and professional athletes came on stage toward the end of the show. “We been fucked up since Nipsey died… we been fucked up since Kobe died.” As people got into place for a group photo, Kendrick, wearing a red … Read more
Play video content Club Shay Shay Dana White‘s ripping cancel culture, saying it’s stopping people from being their true selves in public — and he’s using an interesting metaphor to make his point … gay people. The UFC CEO sat down with Shannon Sharpe for an episode of his “Club Shay Shay” podcast … and, … Read more
Pranked by an anti-Kremlin activist, a few schools in both Belarus and Russia received a fake official letter asking them to recommend children who should be sent to Soviet-era style re-education camps, with some turning in and doxing not just kids but parents. The independent Russian news site Insider reported on the latest hoax perpetrated … Read more
Theater, visual art, dance, music and other cultural and artistic organizations are scrambling to close unexpected budget shortfalls after Gov. Ron DeSantis wiped out state arts and culture grants. DeSantis used his veto authority to eliminate $32 million that would have gone to large and small organizations throughout the state. The money was appropriated months … Read more
From Wired comes this: “Professor of English and Medieval Literature Dr. Dorsey Armstrong answers your questions about the Middle Ages from Twitter. Why is it called the “Middle” Ages? (What did medieval English sound like?) What activities did people do for fun? Why were animals tried in court for crimes? Answers to these questions and … Read more
Much has been written about the loss of color in the twenty-first century. Our environments offered practically every color known to man not so very long ago — and in certain erasgranted, it got to be a bit much. But now, everything seems to have retreated to a narrow palette of grays and browns, not … Read more