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(NEW YORK) — New York City is implementing a new Black Studies curriculum in its public schools from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 as students return this week. “This is not a curriculum about a particular racial group, necessarily, but about the history of inequality and stratification hierarchy in the United States,” Sonya Douglass, a professor […]
Bridgerton alumna Phoebe Dynevor will star alongside Zac Efron in the A24 film Famous, Deadline is reporting. The trade says Eastbound and Down veteran Jody Hill‘s feature is set in Los Angeles and concerns the dark side of celebrity. Efron will play both Hollywood hunk James Jansen and Lance Dunkquist, a wannabe star who happens to look just like the […]
(NEW YORK) — A New York City teacher was struck by a stray bullet on the eve of the first day of school while setting up his classroom, police said. The bullet flew through the window of the sixth-floor classroom, striking the 33-year-old teacher in his right hand, police said. The incident occurred shortly before […]
The Duffer Bros. – Netflix Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have lined up some impressive names for the forthcoming sci-fi series they’re producing called The Boroughs. Netflix has tapped Oscar winner Geena Davis and nominee Alfre Woodard; Tony-winning Spider-Man baddie Alfred Molina; The Sinner Emmy nominee Bill Pullman; and Denis O’Hare from American […]
(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a sweeping crackdown Wednesday on dueling efforts by the Russian government to influence the upcoming 2024 election through covert networks aimed at spreading disinformation to American voters. For months, the Biden administration has been publicly warning of Russia’s efforts to influence Americans through disinformation and propaganda to sow […]
(NEW YORK) — A new species of dinosaur has been identified more than a decade after a large number of ancient skeletons were found in Spain — and researchers expect more species to be discovered. The discovery was made at the Lo Hueco fossil site near Cuenca, a mountainous town in central Spain. The site […]
Warner Bros. Television While the show Friends was shot in Los Angeles, it was set in New York City, and in an effort to help fans celebrate the show turning 30, On Location Tours is focusing on the fan-favorite sitcom. On Sept. 22 — the show’s actual 30th birthday — the company that lets fans […]
Disney/Eric McCandless Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj went from “Hot Girl Summer” collaborators in 2019 to opponents on different sides of a rap beef in 2024. But in a new Billboard interview, Meg says she’s not sure why. “I don’t even know what could be reconciled because I, to this day, don’t know what the […]
Rhino The 50th anniversary of Tina Turner’s debut solo album is being celebrated with a new reissue. Tina Turns The Country On! is set to be reissued on half-speed mastered vinyl and CD on Nov. 15. Released in September 1974, when Tina was still a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, the album has Tina reimagining […]
(WASHINGTON) — A group of more than 30 current and former Republican officials filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday condemning a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. “States have no business overruling the decisions of fit parents who make an informed medical choice for their children that […]
