It’s the week of Labor Day, so the kids are back in school, except they’re still at home. The summer is finally over, except it never really began. You can no longer wear white pants after Labor Day, but it doesn’t really matter if you wear any pants at all as long as your Zoom
Month: September 2020
I admit I can be a bit of a pedant. It’s not entirely my fault; I come by it naturally, with an English teacher for a mother and the lineage of librarians of which I’m a part. Arguments in my household require citations from reputable sources. I do try to use my tendency for good,
Saturday Night Live will celebrate Chadwick Boseman this evening by re-airing the lone episode he hosted. On the heels of Black Panther, Boseman hosted SNL in April 2018. The episode notably featured a Black Jeopardy sketch in which the Marvel actor portrays T’Challa and calls out Karen for putting raisins in her bland ass potato salad.
NOTE: This article contains explicit language and may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. Comedian Chris D’Elia is once again under the microscope after two more women, in a new CNN report, accused him of exposing himself to them. One of the women says he exposed his genitals to her
The Charity Finance Group has started its first fundraising campaign in a bid to reduce an income shortfall of “as much as £500,000” resulting from the impact of Covid-19. The membership body employs 21 people and had an income of £1.8m last year, according to the Charity Commission. In a statement, the CFG said it was
(CNN) — For many people, travel these days is fraught with second-guessing, extra research and plenty of confusion by way of logistics, travel restrictions and safety — and that’s before you add in what everyone else has to say about your decisions. Travelers who choose to share what they’re getting up to on vacation right
Jennifer Haynes, a self-employed chef and single mother living in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., is struggling to make ends meet after unemployment benefits abruptly stopped in July without explanation. Meanwhile, the 42-year-old is the sole provider for twin boys, one of whom has special needs. Jennifer Haynes Jennifer Haynes didn’t just fall through cracks in the
You don’t have to travel far to get a sense of island living: there are some treasured and unknown spots right here in the British Isles. Here are eight of the greatest islands to explore this autumn for a taste of the overseas trips you might have missed in 2020 – and the best places
Sony has set moderate theatrical fall releases for two independent features, Diane Paragas’ narrative feature debut Yellow Rose and Andrew Cohn’s comedy The Last Shift which made its global premiere at Sundance. Last Shift, which Sony Pictures World Acquisitions picked up, will debut on Sept. 25, while Yellow Rose which the label’s Stage 6 Films acquired last year sans Philippines, will
As AWAY progresses, the characters have to make more challenging decisions, both in the present and in the past. AWAY Season 1 Episode 7 is brutal in decision-making, and the episode showed us the consequences of making the wrong decisions. However, “Goodnight Mars” was not all dreary and sad. The episode also showed us long term
The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher is a lot of people’s doorway into the world of urban fantasy. A very vast world. It’s a genre that got its start back in the late 1980s, and has had time to grow a plenty and can be time consuming to navigate unguided. But there are a
Blunts & Blondes x Afterthought have joined forces for a massive collaboration with the legendary Wiz Khalifa, out now on Deadbeats. “McQueen Dreams” readies us for another long night with everything we could hope for in a bass anthem, including devastatingly filthy wubs and an insanely catchy hook that creeps over a bumpy beat. The
These days, nothing sparks joy quite like the phrase add to cart. Just in our hour of need, Labor Day Weekend is upon us and serving up three full days of online shopping potential. Whether you’re searching for an autumn essential or on the lookout for end-of summer sales, we’ve curated some of the best.
Noah Baumbach, Laura Dern, and Ted Sarandos attend the Netflix 2020 Golden Globes After Party, January 05, 2020.By Charley Gallay/Getty Images. No Rules Rules confronts Netflix’s central dilemma: How to forge a culture that perpetually pursues innovation without descending into chaos. Tons of new, heavily funded streaming challengers (including Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Apple TV+)
The chief executive of the National Emergencies Trust has stepped down as its first appeal begins to wind down. John Herriman, who joined the organisation as interim head in February last year, before being given the position full-time in September, wants to return to a more conventional charity role after taking a break with his young
With Labor Day weekend approaching, top U.S. health officials are pleading with the American public to maintain public safety precautions, such as mask-wearing and social distancing. The U.S. is headed into the fall with a troubling level of spread if the country can’t bring the daily numbers down through September, White House coronavirus advisor Dr.
Trading Nation: Carnival to set sail in Italy, two experts on what it could mean for the rest of the sector As Disney’s Mulan debuts, traders break down where stock heads next Markets were mixed after the unemployment rate fell more than expected—Here’s what five experts say about the move One chipmaker stock could be
Play Ground, 183 cm x 152.4 cm (6 ft x 5 ft), Oil on canvas, 2020 Exploring the innocence, ephemerality, and world of make-believe that only childhood can offer, Jayson Cortez is a Postwar & Contemporary painter, with a flair for meticulously balancing elements of realism with fantasy. His hyperreal figurative paintings which have graced
It’s honestly hard to tell if Kevin Hart’s comments, which come via Page Six, were meant to be taken seriously. At first glance, one would think that Hart was trying to imply that his diagnosis may have been overshadowed by Hanks’. On the other hand, this could have all just been a self-deprecating joke on
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Sweatin’ a fantasy football draft?? Kay Adams has you covered … the NFL Network star tells TMZ Sports her guide to winning SERIOUS cash this season is simple!!! First, Adams says WAIT on QBs … a tough thing to do with Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes in the NFL —
This back-to-school season is like no other for many reasons. And that makes preparing for it especially challenging. As of a recent tally, a little more than half of U.S. elementary and high school students will attend school only virtually this fall, although changes are announced daily. As a result, families have delayed many traditional back-to-school purchases.
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Exclusive Kodak Black is praying for more than just his release from prison … because he says he can’t get access to a rabbi to practice his Jewish faith behind bars. Kodak’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ he’s ramping up to file a lawsuit if his client doesn’t get what he says he’s been requesting
‘Cause we’re going to be here a while… Remember when lockdown started and us office-dwellers thought we’d be back in our cubicles by June? Cut to September and many of us are still working from home for the foreseeable future (and darn lucky to be). About three months in, when I realized that we weren’t
We are off to the races as The Kentucky Derby is finally here! What makes this legendary sports event even more fabulous is the over the top hats that A-list stars have been wearing to it for years upon years. There’s nothing quite like the fabulous, epic and crazy headwear people don at the Kentucky
Two sector membership bodies are calling for the removal of state aid restrictions on the retail grant scheme for charity retailers to help secure the future of UK charity shops. The call by the Charity Tax Group and the Charity Retail Association follows an announcement by the government that £1.3bn of funding for the Covid-19
Courtesy of Sonnenalp Be safe, make reservations and be patient; three tips for making the most of your time in the Colorado mountain town of Vail. While the pandemic has changed the day-to-day operations of this blissful highland town, there is still a lot to enjoy. From hiking and dining options, shopping and luxury hotel
The Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans app is displayed on a smartphone Aug. 6, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg via Getty Images Rocket Companies, the parent of mortgage lender Quicken Loans, swung to a quarterly profit in its first results as a public company on Wednesday, driven by higher borrowings on the back of lower
For the first time, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller is fitted with an Oysterflex bracelet, the innovative, high-performance elastomer bracelet we saw introduced in 2015 on the 40mm and 37mm Yacht-Master. Fives years on, the Oysterflex strap and clasp is still divisive among watch fans but there’s no denying that on the new 18 ct yellow
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet launched in the Middle Kingdom on Friday grossing RMB 62.3M, which included previews, translating into a $9.2M take. Pic’s day, at $8.6M, bested local epic The Eight Hundred which is estimated to have grossed $8.2M for a running total of $323.9M. It’s not certain yet if Tenet will best Eight Hundred for the top spot at China’s weekend box