Graphic: Elizabeth Henges Best Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily. A price drop on the Akira 35th anniversary manga set, the $100 Kindle Paperwhite, a six-pack of Dove body wash, older Pokemon titles, and more at just some of Sunday’s …

Vanessa Bryant has been digilent about keeping her late husband Kobe Bryant’s memory alive, and that certainly held true for the NBA legend’s 42nd birthday on Sunday (August 23).  Sharing her sweet thoughts on social media, Vanessa posted a lengthy and heartfelt message to celebrate her husband.  RELATED: Allen Iverson, …

If she sometimes seems to prefer animals to people, she may have good reasons. Born in Metairie, Louisiana, to Christian Scientist parents, she moved schools frequently and was, from an early age, a “tomboy” who used comedy to earn acceptance from her peers. Her parents divorced, and her mom then …

In memory of her father Kobe Bryant, 17-year-old Natalia Bryant posted a heartfelt Instagram message Sunday (August 23),, on what would have been the late basketball superstar’s 42nd birthday. “Happy Birthday Dad. I miss your smile, laugh and big bear hugs. Happy Birthday to the best movie buddy I could …

Gerald Wilkins, an ex-NBA player and younger brother of NBA legend Dominique Wilkins, allegedly punched a woman and a man at an Atlanta gas station at around 3 am and was arrested on Tuesday (August 18). According to TMZ, the former New York Knicks player faces three criminal charges, including …

Donald Trump and his sister Maryanne Trump BarryPhoto: ED Jones/AFP (Getty Images) Everybody knows that Donald Trump is a vile human being. Anyone who pretends they don’t is lying, like the many GOP politicians who called him trash before he got elected and then completely pivoted to pretending he is …

Photo illustration by Miki Lowe Being called a “domestic poet”—a chronicler of home life, of small, private matters—never sat well with Mona Van Duyn. The first female poet laureate, Van Duyn did write about love and marriage, but she was quick to push back against reductive labels. “It is a …

Mostly known for his work as the co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, Huey P. Newton’s life ended in a tragic death when he was shot and killed in Oakland, California, on Aug. 22, 1989.  The social activist was born in Monroe, Louisiana, on Feb. 17, 1942. When …

Until Freedom co-founder Tamika MalloryPhoto: Phillip Faraone (Getty Images) As Until Freedom’s BreonnaCon began underway in Louisville yesterday, so did the chatter on social media about the appropriateness of the event—and more specifically the use of the deceased 26-year-old’s name as a portmanteau to promote planned activities “Bre-B-Q.” Much of …

Read: The missing piece in Biden’s convention speech The other group is the participants—elected officials, staffers, volunteers, hangers-on, those already famous and those getting their start. People who go to conventions go precisely because of their messy spectacle and sprawl. What we love about conventions we would have loved if …