As the Grammys once again snubbed several racialized artists, some wonder if music’s biggest night still matters. Several artists of colour blasted The Recording Academy for being shut out of nominations for the 2021 ceremony, including Canadian R&B crooner The Weeknd, who took to Twitter after receiving zero nods for his highly successful record, After
Month: February 2021
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Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty Images The measure, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, would pay unemployed workers an extra $400 a week through Aug. 29. Those additional relief payments would raise federal spending by about $163 billion through 2022, according to a cost estimate the Congressional Budget Office issued last
Retail employees at the veterinary charity PDSA have been asked to sign new contracts that allow them to be sacked or have their hours cut at short notice as part of a multimillion-pound restructure. Correspondence between the charity and staff, seen by Third Sector, shows PDSA was predicting a £30m fall in income in March last
The town of Ermoupolis (also called Ermoupoli) is located on the Greek island of Syros. Cavan Images LONDON — European travel stocks soared on Tuesday morning as customers rushed to make new bookings after the U.K. announced its four-step plan to end coronavirus restrictions. Shares of Tui, the German travel group, rose almost 7% in
One of the things I love about This Is Us is how effectively it plays with time. The best stories happen when the series blends past, present, and future to depict how the Pearson family changes over time and how they are ultimately the same. This Is Us Season 5 Episode 9 was an especially
At the moment, it looks like Star Wars is done and over with Daisy Ridley’s Rey, and the franchise is looking to branch out into a Skywalker-free future. As new pathways will open with Rogue Squadron’s big upcoming movie, and even The High Republic era of storytelling filling in past gaps in the history of
Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation: Recently, there’s been a growing divide between millennials and gen-z: side parts and skinny jeans are out. Different emojis are in. End up on the wrong end of the divide, and you’re in a tough spot. MTV Unplugged feels much more associated with the millennials, first airing in 1989 and rising
People walk by a CVS Pharmacy store in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters CVS Health‘s fourth-quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations as its pharmacy sales got a lift from providing Covid-19 testing and vaccines. Shares of the company are up slightly in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported
Throughout the week, the Senate will be holding a series of hearings concerning the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. On Tuesday, the focus was on the security failures that let scores of rioters break into the building, halt the certification of Joe Biden’s win, and put countless people’s lives—including that of the then
If you love political mysteries, you’re in for a treat this October when a novel hits shelves written from an interesting new perspective: that of former Secretary of State and presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton. Clinton is teaming up with award-winning Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny to co-write State of Terror, which tells the story
Charities need to consider the appetite among their supporters before restarting fundraising events, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising has cautioned. Daniel Fluskey, head of policy and external affairs at the CIOF said although the government set out its roadmap yesterday for reopening the economy in England, it was too early for charities to start putting
Cathy Wood Crystal Mercedes | CNBC Some called it the “Cathie Wood sell-off.” At the open Tuesday, the top names owned by Ark Investment Management were the biggest decliners in the market. Shares of Palantir, Tesla, Roku, Square, Paypal, Teladoc, Baidu, Zillow, Shopify and Spotify were all down big, in many cases by double-digits. All
Play video content ABC ‘Jeopardy!’ was short on guest hosts after Ken Jennings‘ stint expired — so a chief showrunner had to lace up himself and get on the field … which turned out to be a beaut of a decision. Executive producer Mike Richards stepped in Monday to serve as host of the quiz
Industrial/doomcore outfit known as Post Death Soundtrack released their epic, politically charged and genre-pushing LP It Will Come Out of Nowehere in 2019. For the Canadian duo, it represented an expansion of their sound into even more obscure electronic territory. with lashings of halftime trap, breakbeat and trip hop. Now they’re expanding even more, having
Shares of the nation’s largest theater chain bucked a down market Tuesday, fortifying their advance of the day before after news that cinemas in New York City will open soon after a year-long lockdown as Covid infection rates fall in the city and state. AMC Ent. stock is up 11% in late morning trades, after
(CNN) — It was an ordinary Friday for Susanna Stevens-Johnson. She woke up in snowy Mountain Village, on the Yukon Delta in Alaska, and checked her Facebook account. An old school friend had posted a link to a just-published CNN Travel article showcasing beautiful color photos from mid-20th century Alaska under the headline: “Do you
After Ted Cruz flew to Cancun, abandoning his fellow Texans to freeze during a deadly winter storm, Stephen Colbert suggested that the disgraced senator should consider taking a holiday on Mars! Depending on where they are in their respective orbits, Mars is about 34.8 to 250 million miles from Earth, and that’s how much distance
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Mark Cuban became a billionaire just before the dot-com bubble burst. In 1995, Cuban and a friend, Todd Wagner, started an internet radio platform called Broadcast.com. Four years later, Broadcast.com was acquired by Yahoo for $5.7 billion in stock, making Cuban a very wealthy man. Since then, the “Shark Tank” investor and Dallas Mavericks owner
A charity that provides horseriding opportunities to disabled and disadvantaged people has raised more than £1.2m in just two months to secure its future. The sums raised by the Park Lane Stables in Teddington, south-west London, amount to almost 10 times its annual income. The charity, which is part of the Riding for the Disabled
As the Government briefs the country on the next stages for exiting lockdown – the key question remains: when will we be able to go on holiday again? Below we take a look at what we know about our summer holidays so far (both UK and international). When can overseas holidays resume? Overseas holidays will not
HSBC building in the Canary Wharf district of London, U.K. Leon Neal | AFP | Getty Images HSBC is due to report financial results for 2020 on Tuesday, during which the bank is expected to update investors on its business restructuring plans and whether it would resume dividend payments. Like many of its peers globally,
Justine Carreon remembers the first pair of sneakers she latched onto. “I wore the same pair of slip-on Vans every day of my sophomore year in high school,” ELLE’s senior fashion market editor shares. The combo she wore on repeat: a pair of workman jeans, a studded belt, and “not-so-vintage” band tees sourced at the
Andra Day, the powerful singer and songwriter famous for “Rise Up,” is making her starring role debut in Lee Daniels’ The United States Vs. Billie Holiday. The United States Vs. Billie Holiday stars Andra Day as Billie Holiday, the legendary jazz singer. The FBI targeted Billie Holiday for using narcotics, but they ultimately wanted to
“WAP” — the sexually explicit hit song by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion — is a symbol of women taking charge and speaking their minds … to Rep. Maxine Waters, anyway. The Congresswoman and MTS recently hooked up online, and Waters seemed to surprise the rapper when she was asked what music encourages her
In an elegant bit of juxtaposition, Snowpiercer Season 2 Episode 5 is a huge turning point both literally and in terms of narrative development. The train is physically approaching Lhasa, Tibet’s Forbidden City (how symbolic is that?), the furthest point of its journey, and preparing to return to Melanie. Meanwhile, the veiled and anticipated threat
Grammy-winning electronic music pioneers Daft Punk have announced that they are breaking up after 28 years. The helmet-wearing French duo shared the news Monday in an 8-minute video called “Epilogue.” Kathryn Frazier, the band’s longtime publicist, confirmed the break up for The Associated Press. Daft Punk, comprised of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, have
My partner and I are both book nerds–we met working at a bookstore–but we don’t have a lot of overlap in our reading. He tends towards science fiction and horror, and I read YA, literary fiction, and queer lit of all genres. When we do both read the same book, though, it’s always an interesting
Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain told CNBC on Monday the cruise operator has seen a number of optimistic signs in its early booking data that suggest a positive recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. “Some of the things we thought was going to happen aren’t happening. They’re better than we thought,” Fain said in an interview
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