Month: February 2025

Romance by marginalized authors face even greater barriers. Romance novels by BIPOC, queer, and indie authors face additional gatekeeping in publishing and bookstores. Diverse romance has historically been underpublished, understocked, and under-reviewed compared to white, straight romance. Queer romance has struggled for mainstream acceptance, even though it’s one of the fastest-growing subgenres. Despite overall book
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If Dior Homme Intense and Tom Ford Black Orchid merged their most fearless qualities, they’d create COURAGE. Introducing COURAGE, one of Mission Fragrances’ most audacious scents, celebrated for its bold, spirited, and relentless character. This masterfully crafted fragrance opens with an invigorating burst of zesty citrus and crisp mint, unveiling a heart enriched with aromatic
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Lizzo is back. After highly publicized legal battles and her Barbie song “Pink,” the pop singer returns with her first new song in two years. Doubling as the lead-single for a forthcoming album of the same name, “Love in Real Life” arrives with a Colin Tilley-directed music video that pays homage to Michael Jackson’s iconic
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Get ready for the “nyandemic“: A new trailer has arrived for the animated post-apocalyptic comedy series Nyaight of the Living Cat from Executive Director Takashi Miike (Lumberjack the Monster, Audition) in celebration of Cat Day in Japan this past Caturday. The anime series will begin streaming this July only on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Asia. Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Fishwife founder Becca Millstein and recipe developer Vilda Gonzalez have done what many would consider impossible—they made tinned fish cool. And lucrative: When Millstein presented her idea on Shark Tank in 2023 she disclosed that Fishwife earned $750,000 in 2021 and $2.6 million the following year. It was on track to make $5.8 million in
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Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby A Maine state lawmaker was censured on Tuesday for posting photos of a transgender student-athlete and deadnaming her in protest of the state’s policy allowing trans students to play girls’ school sports. Republican Rep. Laurel Libby was barred from speaking or voting on the House floor until she formally apologizes.
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