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FILE – In this April 14, 2020 file photo, the thumbs up Like logo is shown on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif, USA. Facebook’s purchase of Giphy will hurt competition for animated images, U.K. regulators said Thursday Aug. 12, 2021, following an investigation, indicating the social …
Read More »A Film About the Impossible Job of Valuating Lives
Worth, a Netflix movie about the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, reminds us that tragedies can’t be neatly quantified. Netflix / Everett What is the value of a human life? This is the question with which the lawyer Kenneth Feinberg (played by Michael Keaton) opens the new Netflix film Worth, …
Read More »Chance Headlines World’s Largest Music Festival
Chicago rapper and three-time Grammy winner, Chance The Rapper will be performing his first concert since March 2020 this Friday (Sept. 3) as the headliner for Summerfest 2021, billed as the world’s largest music festival at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee. “I’m excited because I am a performer. …
Read More »Leave Writer’s Block In The Past With Rytr’s AI Writing Tool
There’s nothing worse than sitting down in front of your computer, prepared to write something, and writer’s block settles in. Before you know it, you’ve spent more time thinking about what to write than actually putting those words on your screen. As a result, a dread typically accompanies the thought …
Read More »Amanda Gorman Is Estée Lauder's Newest Ambassador
In this screengrab, Amanda Gorman speaks at the virtual 33rd Gloria Awards: A Salute to Women of Vision on May 19, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Theo Wargo (Getty Images) One of the newest stars of poetry is now the newest face of Estée Lauder; Youth Poet Laureate Amanda …
Read More »The Problem With Being Cool About Sex
Illustration by Vartika Sharma; source: Alberto Rizzo / Getty Tracy Clark-Flory’s memoir, Want Me, is subtitled A Sex Writer’s Journey Into the Heart of Desire, and it begins with an arresting anecdote: Two male porn actors on a set in Los Angeles are complaining to her about “girls these days.” …
Read More »Cardi B’s Million-Dollar Atlanta Home Flooded By Hurricane
Rapper Cardi B has revealed that her $5.5 million Atlanta property flooded after Hurricane Ida hit Georgia. The “WAP” rapper took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday (Sept. 1) to show her fans that her floors in her home were covered in water, “Storm is no joke,” she captioned the …
Read More »Unemployment For Black Americans Rises In August Despite More Job Seekers
Black Americans are bearing the brunt of the disappointing job numbers for August, which shows the number of new jobs added came in significantly less than predicted. According to CNBC, employers across the U.S. added just 235,000 in the month, despite predictions that more than 700,000 jobs would be added. …
Read More »Role Call: H.E.R. Is Making Her Acting Debut in the Upcoming The Color Purple Musical Film
H.E.R. attends the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on May 27, 2021.Photo: Emma McIntyre (Getty Images) Sistaaaa, you been on my mind! And the sista I’m referring to specifically is none other than the Academy Award-winning artist H.E.R, who is set to make …
Read More »A Friendship That Fuels a Bigger Notion of <em>Family</em>
Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she talks with two couples—Jenny and Marisa (parents to Atlas and Blaise), and Lora and Michelle (parents to Finnley and Tegan)—who …
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