Jean Knight, the New Orleans soul singer who topped the R&B chart in 1971 with her Stax Records single “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died. Knight’s family confirmed the news in a statement. She was 80. Knight’s recording career began in the 1960s with a series of singles on the labels Tribe and Jetstream, including a
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Amazon: With too many deals to name, shop up to 70% off top brands like Dyson, Laneige, and Samsung.  Anastasia Beverly Hills: Shop up to 40% off their most popular products, like their famous Brow Freeze and Brow Definer. Apt2B: Find deals of up to 30% off sitewide, plus up to 50% off on best-selling
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Yesterday, it was announced that 2023’s Booker Prize winner was Irish writer Paul Lynch. His book that won, Prophet Song, is a Dublin-set dystopian novel in which a mother struggles with her country’s totalitarianism. On writing the book,
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Stephen Colbert is on the mend after a health emergency. The Late Show host shared that he recently underwent surgery for a ruptured appendix. “Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week,” the comedian wrote on Threads Nov. 27. “I’m sure you’re thinking, ‘Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?’ Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a
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After decades of being a largely underserved area of scientific study, fungi are finally having their moment. The phenomenon feels not unlike the overnight appearance of a mushroom; all it took were the right conditions for the right fruiting body. The conditions: a reading public amid COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020, aching for connection. The
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Wendy Stuart will be hosting TriVersity Talk! this Wednesday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Frank New. TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community. With TriVersity Talk!, the goal is to laugh and learn. TriVersity Talk! Is part of TriVersity’s
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Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their
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There’s a solid chance this month’s edition of “Revenge of the Remakes” ends up as one of my favorite column entries. George A. Romero’s The Crazies and Breck Eisner’s The Crazies inspire an exceptional case study about the peaceful coexistence between remakes and originals. Both filmmakers choose unique perspectives when dooming small-town America, even though
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Unfortunately for Cuddle Monster, his Masked Singer performance was not a slam dunk. An NBA legend made his debut as a Wild Card contestant on the Fox competition series’ Nov. 15 episode in the biggest costume to ever grace the show’s stage. However, after the retired sports star’s performance of “You Got It (The Right Stuff)”
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