Bengals fans light a candle for the Bills’ Damar Hamlin.Photo: Getty Images I’ve spent a lot of time in this space trying to figure out the nature of fandom, the magnetism of sports, and where it all fits in our lives. The best I’ve come up with, and it’s probably not all that accurate, is … Read more
Right-wing anti-vaxxers pushed a debunked conspiracy blaming COVID shots after NFL player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field on Monday. Hamlin, a 24-year-old safety for the Buffalo Bills, suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field after a scary hit to his chest during the Monday Night Football matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. Players … Read more
The Centre on Monday rejected reports that claimed the new Omicron sub-variant BA.5 is fatal to human brains. The government said this claim was misleading. “The relevance to humans has not been proven by the study referred to in the news report,” it said. Last week, Hong Kong-based English daily South China Morning Post published … Read more
High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk adresses the assembly during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in Iran, at the United Nations in Geneva on November 24, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.N. human rights chief on Thursday made a strong appeal to Iranian authorities to stop … Read more
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John Leguizamo is back on the big screen with and he recently opened up about who he based his character on. Leguizamo plays the character of Georgie Diaz, an action star past his prime. To get into the mindset of the fictional character, the Encanto voice actor got inspiration from Steven Seagal. “I’ve met lots … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Human trafficking can happen both behind closed doors and right in front of your eyes. It’s a topic can be hard to talk about, but the folks at End Slavery Tennessee say that’s no reason to stay silent. “A lot of people still don’t realize that this is happening right here … Read more
Ana de Armas had zero difficulty finding streams of research to play Marilyn Monroe in Blonde. But learning what drove Norma Jean, the delicate and insecure woman behind the public persona, was an entirely different challenge. “It was important to find the emotional truth in this character,” she said Saturday at Deadline’s The Contenders Film: … Read more
No diplomatic boycotts are being staged despite Qatar’s harsh LGBTQ laws and alleged worker abuses. Compare and contrast this with the West’s treatment of China By Timur Fomenkoa political analyst The FIFA World Cup in Qatar is approaching. The event is controversial for many reasons, not least because of a backlash from Western sports teams … Read more
Qatar FIFA Worldcup: A placard with the inscription “Boycott Qatar 2022” can be seen at Europa-Park Stadion in Germany on November 13, 2022, before the Bundesliga soccer match between Freiburg and FC Union Berlin | Photo Credit: Tom Weller With just days to go before the football World Cup begins, Qatar, the host country, and … Read more