The defining motif of Nine Perfect Strangers, David E. Kelley’s new miniseries on Hulu, is an image of fruit being pulverized into gloop, which is also how my brain felt after watching the first six episodes. Like HBO’s Big Little Lies, the show is adapted from a novel by Liane …

Donovan Lynch, Pharrell Williams’ 25-year-old cousin, was shot and killed by Virginia Beach Police on March 27. His death has now been ruled a homicide. According to the autopsy exclusively obtained by the New York Post, “Lynch’s death was a homicide, no criminal charges have been filed in the case …

Grambling State University has its second female drum major after nearly 70 years.  Candace Hawthorne, a senior from Dallas, is among three drum majors in the school’s World Famed Tiger Marching Band, the university said in a release. Hawthorne is the first female drum major since Velma Patricia Patterson, who …

A tear streams down the cheek of Nakia Porter during a news conference to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit she has brought against two Solano County Sheriff’s deputies, in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021.Photo: Rich Pedroncelli (AP) Nakia Porter, a 33-year-old software engineer, is suing the Solano …

Eminem has barely acted since his breakout role in 2002’s 8 Mile. However, he is jumping to the small screen for 50 Cent’s Starz drama Black Mafia Family. According to The Wrap, Eminem will play infamous Detroit FBI informant Rick Wershe Jr., who became known in the streets as “White …

Peter van Agtmael / Magnum As a pastor, I have loved and ministered to many members of my church who have suffered grievous hurt in war. Some have suffered visible injuries to the body; others cannot be seen but are serious injuries to the mind and soul. Moral injury is …

Drake revealed Tuesday (Aug. 18) that he had COVID-19, and the virus affected his hairline. The revelation came after an Instagram fan account made fun of the heart design shaved into the rapper’s hair. The fan commented, “That heart is stressed.” “I had COVID that sh*t grew in weird I …

Testimony has begun in R. Kelly’s federal trial. In her opening statement, Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria Melendez labeled the disgraced R&B singer a “predator,” telling the jury that he was “a man who used his fame, popularity and the individuals at his disposal to target and groom girls, boys and …

Tia Mowry-Hardrict crushed the hopes of Sister, Sister fans who have been longing for a reboot of the 1990s sitcom. In a TikTok video on Tuesday (Aug. 18), the actress answered a few fan questions that she’d been asked repeatedly. Text flashed across the screen, reading, “Will there be a …

Reuters – Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care on Tuesday as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed the Caribbean nation with rain, causing dangerous flooding. Quake damage to several major hospitals hampered humanitarian efforts, and …