This year’s Academy Awards are stirring controversy – again – over the lack of diversity in its nomination pool. Concern over whether the Oscars are too white and too male sparked on Monday night as female filmmakers found themselves shut out of the Best Director category and only one person …
Read More »The Dish: Gotham Bar & Grill chef Victoria Blamey shares her signature recipes
Born in Santiago, Chile, Victoria Blamey was a college student studying history when she changed her plans and went off to cooking school. That led to jobs in Britain, Australia, Spain, and New York, where she won acclaim for reviving the historic 1920s speakeasy Chumley’s. Her work at Chumley’s led …
Read More »“Coach Drake”: The story behind baseball’s 6
In recent weeks, 6-year-old Drake Livingston – also known as “Coach Drake” – has become an internet sensation. Videos show Coach Drake giving pep talks to players, marching to the mound, and arguing with the umpires at Kalamazoo Growlers games in Michigan. It’s his first year as an assistant pitching …
Read More »R. Kelly reporter Jim DeRogatis: “Every system in Chicago has failed dozens of young black women”
A music critic who has spent years covering the alleged abuses of R. Kelly said Tuesday that “every system in Chicago has failed” the “dozens of young black women” who said they were victimized by the singer. Nearly 20 years ago, Jim DeRogatis helped break the first story with allegations …
Read More »Soccer star Abby Wambach’s rallying cry for women: “We are the wolves”
In “Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game,” the co-captain of the 2015 U.S. Women’s World Cup champion team and two-time Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach urges women to make failure their fuel, lead from the bench and demand the ball. “This book is my …
Read More »Ann Curry talks “We’ll Meet Again” Season 2, women’s movement
About one year after the Me Too movement swept the nation, veteran journalist Ann Curry says “we have a long way to go.” “I think if we look at history, what we notice is that it’s actually legislation, changes in systems and company policies – these are the things that …
Read More »Ron Howard on using hybrid storytelling in the National Geographic series “Mars”
Over the past 40 years, Oscar-winning director Ron Howard has helmed massive blockbusters, including “Splash,” “Cocoon,” “Apollo 13,” “A Beautiful Mind” and most recently “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” But when Howard wanted to do a series about the first human mission to Mars, he couldn’t figure out whether it …
Read More »Goop, founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, to pay $145,000 settlement in jade egg false advertising case
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle company, Goop, agreed to a $145,000 settlement after being accused of making unfounded claims about products designed to aid women’s sexual and emotional health. A lawsuit filed by prosecutors from 10 California counties said the company did not have scientific backing for health claims it made …
Read More »Demi Lovato was in “downward spiral” before apparent overdose, sources say
Singer Demi Lovato has been “depressed” and “anxious” and in a “downward spiral” recently – and relapsed sometime between April and May, sources told Entertainment Tonight. Paramedics found the 25-year-old unconscious at her Los Angeles home Tuesday morning after she suffered an apparent drug overdose. The pop star has been …
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