Members of an LGBTQ+ police organization protested New York City’s annual Pride March on Sunday after they were barred from participating with their service weapons. Heritage of Pride (HoP), the organization behind the city’s official Pride festivities, has banned uniformed cops from marching as a group since 2021. The decision came in the wake of
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. First Trailer for Adaptation of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir I heard that footage shown earlier this year to movie-theater owners was awesome. The book is awesome. Lord & Miller made the Spider-verse movies,
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“I hated that,” she admitted. “I hate all of it.” But for the 35-year-old—who got her start at Buzzfeed before taking on roles in shows like Big Mouth and creating the Emmy-winning show inspired by her mother’s 40 years as a teacher—she found that her newfound success made the extra public attention inevitable. “I love
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Rachael Kirkconnell & Matt James Status: Split In the years since Matt and graphic designer Rachael Kirkconnell left his 2021 season together (then briefly split and eventually reunited), they’ve faced many a breakup rumor.  “I think everybody needs to take a break from social media,” the former Bachelor exclusively told E! News at a July 18 Baskin-Robbins
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Indie-rock stalwarts Deerhoof will be removing their music from Spotify. “‘Daniel Ek uses $700 million of his Spotify fortune to become chairman of AI battle tech company’ was not a headline we enjoyed reading this week,” the band wrote in a statement shared online. “We don’t want our music killing people. We don’t want our
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Netflix’s Olympo may center on elite athletes chasing greatness, but it’s Juan Perales who’s truly going for gold: in looks, charisma, and on-screen steaminess. The Spanish heartthrob, who plays rugby star Sebas Sendón in the new young adult drama, recently turned up the temperature again in the latest issue of Folie Magazine. From shirtless smolders
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The IndieGogo campaign for Andrew Saullo‘s Resident Evil fan web series, RESURRECTION: A Biohazard Story, is a success. Launched back in May, the 60-day campaign reached its goal of raising $200,000 to bring the four-part series to life, greenlighting full production. The current total stands at just over $205,000, with 36 hours left in the
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When 17-year-old Doris Steele finds herself in need of an abortion, she makes a short trip to Atlanta to stay with a wealthy friend of her teacher’s named Sylvia Broussard. Doris doesn’t expect the trajectory of her life to be altered by one brief weekend. But as this small-town girl discovers, in 1960, America is
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Meanwhile, the feud between former BFFs Porsha and Shamea Morton Mwangi is still very much alive. When Shamea yells, “You’re talking about my mom saying she did something greedy to your mom,” her ex-bestie fires back with, “She absolutely did!” What ensues next is an explosive screaming match that ends with Porsha leaving the set
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Washington, DC, is one of the most popular tourist destinations not only within the United States but internationally as well. Millions of people from across the globe come to our nation’s capital expecting to experience its rich history, remarkable educational treasures, breathtaking artwork, gleaming architecture, and, of course, its varied and enticing culinary delights. Upon
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