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Despite increasing competition, Netflix has managed to maintain its leading position in the SVOD market. The streaming giant announced Tuesday it had added 8.5 million subscribers in 2020’s fourth quarter, which pushed it past the 200 million subscriber mark for the first time since its inception. According to CNN, Netflix earned $542.2 million in profits between October and December of last year, […]
On the eve of Joe Biden’s inauguration, the President-elect and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, along with their spouses, took part in a solemn memorial dedicated to the more than 400,000 Americans who have died after contracting COVID-19. Standing in front of the National Mall’s reflecting pool, Harris, joined by her husband Doug Emhoff, wore […]
Mac Miller‘s longtime DJ pays tribute to the late rapper on what would’ve been his 29th birthday. On Tuesday, Clockwork gifted fans with Mac Miller Remixxed, a 48-minute remix collection of the artist’s most beloved cuts. It includes “Kool-Aid & Frozen Pizza,” “Missed Calls,” “Nikes on My Feet,” “What’s the Use,” “Dang!,” and “Good News,” off Miller’s 2020 […]
A Black American woman has been targeted by the Indonesian government over a viral Twitter thread about her life in Bali. According to BuzzFeed News, “digital nomad” Kristen Gray is facing deportation for allegedly misusing her visa and making several “unsettling” statements about the resort island. Indonesian officials reportedly summoned Gray after she took to Twitter to promote her $30 e-book, Our Bali Life Is Yours, in which […]
PnB Rock creates a fitting tribute with his latest single, “Rose Gold.” For this track, PnB Rock honors his fallen friends. “Two tone rose gold, Cartier skeleton. I ride with my dogs whether right or wrong,” Rock raps. “I got all these scars cuz my niggas gone. Tat em on my back and put ’em […]
Police are looking for a pair of gunmen who killed a 23-year-old man at a recording studio in Staten Island, the local ABC affiliate reports. Authorities say that Jahade Chancey was shot several times in the back by an assault-style rifle on Saturday night. The shooting took place on Van Duzer Street in the Clifton section of […]
Pharrell has teamed up with Amazon and Georgia Tech to promote and teach coding to today’s youth. Pharrell’s education equity nonprofit, YELLOW, announced on Tuesday that it would be creating an educational collaboration with Georgia Tech called “Your Voice is Power.” This initiative will teach middle and high school students how to share their positions on […]
The College Board has announced it will terminate the optional essay section and subject matter tests from the SAT for students in the U.S. In a note published on its site, the standardized testing nonprofit wrote that the COVID-19 pandemic “accelerated a process already underway” to “simplify our work and reduce demands on students.” The […]
Even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who’s both a Republican and a rotting-in-public hurdle for progressive policies, is placing the blame for the violent (and ultimately fatal) attack on the Capitol earlier this month on Trump‘s shoulders. Speaking from the Senate floor on Tuesday, just one day ahead of the beginning of the Biden-Harris administration, […]
The long in-the-works prequel to the beloved children’s movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has been given a release date (though it’s far enough off to be considered a bit of a hand wave). Currently titled Wonka, it’s set to hit theaters on March 17, 2023. Variety reports that the movie will be produced by […]
