Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images) If you spend any time on social media—which you do, of course—then you’ve seen this constantly churning conversation “starter” that asks what I suppose is supposed to be a deep, potentially soul-wrenching either/or proposition: Would you rather have dinner with rapper, business man, billionaire, entrepreneur, …
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American service members reflect on their time in Afghanistan. By Elliot Ackerman Photographs by Adam Ferguson In 2009 and 2010, while on assignment in Afghanistan’s Helmand, Kunar, and Wardak provinces, the photographer Adam Ferguson took a break from his journalistic work documenting the war to create portraits of American service …
Read More »2021 BET Hip Hop Awards: BET Announces Nominees
The biggest night in hip hop is happening on BET Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 9:00 PM ET/PT. And the official nominees for the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards have been announced. Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion are neck and neck this year with nine nominations each. Although they’re …
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According to the U.S. Commerce Department, there are almost half a million open positions in cybersecurity across the country. There is an increasing need for cybersecurity professionals from private businesses to government agencies, as vital infrastructure and services need to be protected. After all, a single ransomware attack could cost a company millions …
Read More »Thanks to the 'Motivation' of Her Fans, Normani Will Be Performing at This Year's VMAs
Normani performs onstage during The 9th Annual Streamy Awards on December 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez (Getty Images) The critical mass has spoken, and MTV has answered. Despite earlier reports to the contrary, we will indeed be going to the “Wild Side” this Sunday, September 12, …
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Painting by Happy Menocal There are two ways to walk the dog. In one, our dog, George, picks the path. In the other, we do. This is an illusion he allows us. In truth, he controls both routes. Our morning walk in the park is unfocused. George guides us by …
Read More »‘SI’ Model Danielle Herrington Gives Birth To A Baby Boy
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Danielle Harrigton and her boyfriend Geron McKinley are officially parents to a baby boy. According to PEOPLE, she announced the news in her Instagram Story, writing, “It’s already been 2 weeks with my boy.” The 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covergirl did not reveal the name or …
Read More »Breonna Taylor’s Vanity Fair Portrait By Artist Amy Sherald Now Hangs In African American National Museum
Breonna Taylor‘s likeness and image have been kept alive and circulating widely on t-shirts and on murals thanks to the striking portrait by famed artist Amy Sherald. On Friday, Taylor’s famous portrait that graced the cover of the September 2020 issue of Vanity Fair will now hang in the National …
Read More »Raven-Symoné Explains Why She Said 'No' to Making Her Raven's Home Character a Lesbian
Raven-Symoné attends the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards for Children’s and Animation at Associated Television Int’l Studios on July 17, 2021 in Burbank, California.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) As a millennial who grew up watching Raven-Symoné in That’s So Raven religiously back in Disney Channel’s heyday, I was more than …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Hires Roye Segal to Lead Atlantic Re:think
Segal joins The Atlantic from NBCUniversal, and will oversee the company’s branded-content studio. The Atlantic has hired Roye Segal to lead Atlantic Re:think, Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer Hayley Romer announced today. Segal joins The Atlantic to head the award-winning creative studio, which is part of Atlantic Brand Partners, an …
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