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Every day, the Jamaican community continues to thrive beyond its national borders via exceptional individuals who carry the culture forward. In Complex Canada’s new series Hidden Gems, brought to you in collaboration with Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum and Fela, we highlight Jamaican–Canadian creatives and entrepreneurs who are a part of the island’s massive global impact. […]
Life as Rihanna would presumably never include any instances of being tasked with proving identity. Rihanna, after all, is Rihanna. In footage that has gone viral this week, however, the Fenty Beauty founder is seen experiencing exactly that. On Wednesday night, Twitter user @lgforkman expressed shock at having witnesses a bouncer “try to not let Rihanna into […]
LeBron James’ comments on the recent fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant angered one Ohio bar owner so much that he has vowed to no longer show NBA games at his establishment. “If anyone wants to watch an NBA game, don’t come to Linnie’s Pub,” Jay Linneman, owner of Cincinnati’s Linne’s Pub, wrote on Facebook, […]
Accused murderer Kyle Rittenhouse was spotted at a Wisconsin bar this week wearing a shirt that shamelessly read, “Free as Fuck.” Photos of the outing immediately began circulating on social, sparking outrage among Twitter users who say the teen is yet another example of white privilege. According to Kenosha News, the 18-year-old was photographed at Pudgy’s Pub in Mount Pleasant […]
On Monday, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa reimposed a national ban on alcohol sales, while also closing down all bars, in an effort to combat a spike in the spread of COVID (with that spike also reportedly involving a new strain). The country had attempted to find a middle ground earlier in December by limiting alcohol sales to select hours […]
Though he didn’t mention him by name, on Monday an activist in Staten Island clearly referenced Pete Davidson by repeatedly mentioning the borough’s “King” during a press conference over a local bar co-owner, Danny Presti, who was arrested/released after allegedly reopening a bar in violation of state-mandated COVID-19 protocols, and for also allegedly hitting a deputy with his car. […]
The general manager of a Staten Island bar has been arrested after violating COVID-19 health orders, allegedly reopening the bar, and hitting a sheriff’s deputy with his car. NBC New York reports that deputies tried to apprehend 34-year-old Danny Presti after midnight on Sunday after witnessing customers access Mac’s Public House through a neighboring empty […]
An 80-year-old man from West Seneca, New York died on October 1, from injuries sustained after asking a patron at his local bar to wear a mask, the New York Times reports On September 26, Rocco Sapienza was shoved to the ground inside Pamp’s Red Zone Bar & Grill by 65-year-old Donald Lewinski, after Sapienza confronted […]
Multiple people were arrest in Miami for allegedly violating safety regulations by hosting illegal bars and gatherings, the local CBS affiliate reports. The first batch of arrests took place on Friday at a warehouse that was converted into a strip club. Per reports, the building was outfitted with a stage, stripper pole, and a bar. […]
We aren’t quite at the point where we can be back at clubs and restaurants in a way that isn’t weird. But until we are, we have a lot of work to do. As we see more call-outs and calls for accountability every day, almost every industry is experiencing a reckoning. For DJs in Toronto, […]
