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Kevin Hart has, once again, found himself in hot water. Things got heated Saturday, when the 41-year-old comedian made an appearance on the audio-based social media platform Clubhouse, where he was accused of disrespecting Black women and delivering misogynistic jokes. At one point during the conversation, Hart was called out for referring to his 15-year-old daughter as a […]
Amazon launched an investigation after its Alexa device was accused of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. According to TMZ, the issue was recently brought to light by the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism. The political group penned a letter to UK Amazon executives, pointing to several instances in which the virtual assistant had shared bigoted conspiracies when asked about about Jewish […]
It apparently took ambulances “more than half an hour” to arrive at Diego Maradona’s home, after the legendary soccer player suffered a heart attack, according to his lawyer and agent, Matias Morla. Now, Morla has asked for a probe to be launched into why it took so long for ambulances to reach Maradona’s house, ESPN […]
A guilt-ridden American is asking for forgiveness after swiping a piece of ancient marble during a trip to Rome. According to Insider, the Nation Roman Museum recently received a package from Atlanta that contained a chunk of marble inscribed with the words: “To Sam, love Jess, Rome 2017.” The parcel included an apology note, in […]
The Grammy nominations came out this week and though there is some very impressive Canadian representation in the big categories of the night, there was one glaring absence: despite releasing what some have called his best work to date, The Weeknd did not receive any nominations for his ’80s-influenced opus, After Hours. Since then, both The […]
Trump’s reelection campaign has suffered another blow after a Pennsylvania federal appeals court rejected the sitting president’s attempts to invalidate the outcome of the state’s election. CNBC reports that the three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit—who were nominated by Republican presidents—ruled that the Trump campaign’s “claims have no merit.” The decision […]
If you’re looking to keep your drip fresh while supporting communities who have long been at the forefront of fashion innovation, look no further than your friendly neighbourhood BIPOC designers. Across the country, Black, Indigenous, and other people of colour have been making moves and offering gorgeous design perspectives in streetwear, athleisure, and your casual everyday […]
As the race to develop the COVID-19 vaccine continues, it appears that suspected North Korean hackers attempted to access AstraZeneca’s systems in the last weeks. Reuters reports that the hackers pretended to be job recruiters and used LinkedIn and WhatsApp to contact AstraZeneca employees with false job offers. Sources told the news outlet that the […]
It appears that Jay-Z is fine-tuning his executive producer chops. According to Deadline, the rapper and businessman is reportedly planning to executive produce Netflix’s forthcoming thriller, Forty Acres, based on Dwayne Alexander Smith’s 2014 novel of the same name. The film is still apparently in the development stages and is detailed as a fusion between Jordan […]
Former POTUS Barack Obama‘s new book A Promised Land, released Nov. 17, bagged the largest first-day sales total for any book ever published by Penguin Random House. The publisher announced this week that Obama’s book sold more than 887,000 units in all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada on its first day of […]
