Tag: Culture

  • Angie Bassett and “Wakanda Forever” Win Big at the NAACP Image Awards

    Angela Bassett received entertainer of the year and an acting award for her role in the television series “9-1-1” at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” starring Angela Bassett as a Marvel superhero, received the award for best film at the ceremony, which was carried live on BET from Pasadena, California.…

  • In Entertainment News Netflix Pricing Decrease, MCU Plateau, and Ernie Hudson Discusses Hollywood

    Netflix Reduces Prices In the coming weeks, Netflix still intends to tax users for sharing passwords, but the streaming giant will reduce costs for millions of consumers. Customers in more than 30 other countries, including several in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe, will enjoy a monthly subscription price reduction of between 20 and…

  • Brittney Griner Debuts a Fresh Appearance in the Phoenix Mercury’s Return

    Brittney Griner has returned to the court after being jailed in Russia for just over a year. Griner, 32, spent the majority of 2022 jailed in Russia on narcotics charges after being nabbed for possessing a minor amount of hash oil. This week, she renewed her contract with the Phoenix Mercury after returning to the…

  • Teen Cheerleader Competes Alone After Team Quits

    Three Morrill High School cheerleading squad members quit a little more than a week before the state tournament in Nebraska, but that did not stop Katrina Kohel from competing in the event. According to the Omaha World-Herald, the senior told her coach, “I want to go to state and will cheer by myself.” It was…

  • London Protesters Hilariously Trolled The Russian Embassy

    When Russian Embassy employees in London peeked out the window on Thursday morning, they saw a disturbing sight: a big Ukrainian flag painted on the asphalt. The British political campaign group Led By Donkeys, known for its extravagant pranks, painted the English capital’s embassy in blue and yellow. The group tweeted, “Tomorrow marks the first…

  • Alaska Republican Says There May Be a “Social Advantage” to Child Abuse Deaths

    This week, an Alaskan Republican congressman startled his colleagues by arguing for the possible economic benefits of child abuse deaths. State Representative David Eastman’s remarks went viral after he spoke at a meeting about the effects of traumatic childhood experiences on children throughout their lives. “When child abuse results in the child’s death, it’s obviously…

  • Don Lemon will Rejoin “CNN This Morning” After Training

    NEW YORK — Don Lemon will return to work on Wednesday following formal training for his remarks against GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley on “CNN This Morning,” network CEO Chris Licht announced in an email to workers on Monday evening. Lemon has not been on air since Thursday, when, during a debate on “CNN This…

  • Barbara Bosson, Hill Street Blues Captain’s Wife, Dies at 83

    Barbara Bosson, an actress best remembered for playing the police captain’s wife Fay Furillo on Hill Street Blues, has passed away at age 83, according to Deadline. Bosson received five Emmy nominations for her performances on the critically acclaimed show developed by her then-husband, Steven Bochco; she received a sixth nomination for the show, Murder…

  • Southern Baptist Convention Fires Second-Largest Church Over Woman Pastors

    The Southern Baptist Convention has expelled the second-largest congregation of its denomination. Tuesday, the convention voted to exclude Saddleback Church, a prominent California megachurch founded by celebrity pastor Rick Warren, because it had female pastors. In 2021, Warren ordained three women as pastors, a decision he stuck by when he quit the previous year. The…

  • Bozo Demands Money for Hollywood Sign From the Wrong Police

    According to TMZ, a man who threatened to blow up the landmark Hollywood Sign with pipe bombs unless authorities delivered $10,000 in cash contacted the incorrect Hollywood Police Department. According to law enforcement sources, the would-be bomber made ransom demands after calling Hollywood, Florida authorities instead of Los Angeles authorities. The law enforcement agency reportedly…