Like so many others, I first watched him speak on the night of the 2004 Democratic convention, the year John Kerry became the nominee. He was still a state senator then, his face unlined, his head full of dark-brown hair. He humbly told the audience that his presence there was …
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by Jeroslyn JoVonn March 26, 2024 According to Guggenheim Museum, Beyoncé was “not authorized” to promote her “Cowboy Carter” album on its building. Beyoncé lit up New York City museums last week with a worded advertisement promoting her new country album. However, according to one museum, she was “not authorized” …
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 14: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building on August 14, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had the most intimate parts of her relationship with ex-special prosecutor …
Read More »The Rick Rubin Guide to Creativity
The Rick Rubin method: It’s not for everyone. Warm-voiced, flowing, bearded like a deity, the legendary record producer (nine Grammys) is about mindset. He’s about essence. He’s hands-off, allowing the possibilities to manifest, and then abruptly, disorientingly, hands-on, demanding take after take of a guitar solo or vocal line. And …
Read More »Ice Cube Takes Big 3 To X Platform, Denies Being Aligned With ‘White Supremacists’
by Jeroslyn JoVonn March 25, 2024 Ice Cube’s Big 3 basketball league is coming to Elon Musk’s X platform and he isn’t here for criticism about the move. Ice Cube’s Big 3 basketball league is coming to Elon Musk’s X platform and he isn’t here for the criticism about the …
Read More »Swat Team Raids Diddy's Mansions in Miami and LA, Here's His Controversial History
As Sean “Diddy” Combs continues to deal with the legal ramifications stemming from his handful of lawsuits, he’s continuing to make negative waves thanks to his East Harlem charter school Capital Preparatory. — Shanelle Genai Read more… Source link
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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Terrorists struck deep inside Russia on Friday, and the conspiracy theories are already spinning. …
Read More »Ray J Apologizes To Monica After Proposing Joint Tour With Brandy
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton March 25, 2024 Monica asked Ray J to stop “speaking on” her in public and he apologized for doing so Ray J appeared on “The Breakfast Club” recently and mentioned that his older sister, Brandy, and fellow singer, Monica (the singers recorded the classic hit …
Read More »The Surprising Prince Songs That Should Be in Ryan Coogler’s New Jukebox Musical
Photo: Frank Micelotta (Getty Images) Hollywood loves biopics about music legends. The artists’ fascinating life stories can be told and their vast catalog of hits can be used to mark significant moments. Broadway takes a similar approach to jukebox musicals. Producers use those same hits to tell a captivating story …
Read More »Not Everything Is About Gender
Judith Butler, for many years a professor of rhetoric and comparative literature at UC Berkeley, might be among the most influential intellectuals alive today. Even if you have never heard of them (Butler identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns), you are living in their world, in which babies are …
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