Avril Lavigne has been enjoying something of a revival recently thanks to the general pop-punk resurgence happening in music right now. She appeared on Willow’s latest album Lately I Feel Everything and reigning pop princess Olivia Rodrigo paid her respects with a cover of “Complicated” on her Sour tour. Lavigne herself is now signed to
In 2021, there were over 1,500 book bans in U.S. school districts, representing over 1,000 unique titles. The books targeted are primarily books by and about people of color (especially by Black authors), books with LGBTQ content, and any title that could be interpreted as promoting social justice. In response, Brooklyn Public Library, one of
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 795 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,847,097 as of Tuesday, April 12. Officials reported 13 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,819 deaths since tracking began. There was five more hospitalizations reported since Monday, bringing the total
There are two immediate reasons why Frank R James has been named as a “person of interest” by police investigating the subway shootings in New York. Firstly, the key from a U-Haul van he rented in Philadelphia was found at the scene. And secondly, the 62-year-old mentioned New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the
More than half of voters think that Boris Johnson should resign as prime minister after he was fined by police over partygate allegations. The prime minister attended his own birthday party in the Cabinet room in Downing Street in June 2020, when the rest of the country was under coronavirus restrictions. On Tuesday, Mr Johnson
Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios has named industry veteran Jill Jones as EVP of Marketing and Publicity. Jones has more than 20 years’ experience in marketing campaigns, festival, market and launch strategies. She was most recently in-house at Mister Smith Entertainment, where she worked on more than 50 feature film campaigns. Prior to then she was
Extended detection and response (XDR) is expected to be the future of cybersecurity, merging security technologies with the evolving approach to the way we do cybersecurity. And while many organizations are scrambling to integrate XDR into their cybersecurity strategies – even more are still trying to figure out what XDR really is and if it’s
It looks like Dierks Bentley’s Seven Peaks Festival is finally back in full force this year. After having to cancel it last year due to COVID and capacity restrictions enforced by local officials in Colorado, Dierks is ready to get back to it this summer on Labor Day Weekend in Villa Grove. The lineup includes
After moving from Chicago to a farm in rural Southern Indiana shortly after the pandemic hit in March 2020, singer-songwriter David Quinn began writing the dozen tracks making up Country Fresh. His third album, due out on April 15, centers around his love for the Midwest and the simple things in life we often take for
Play video content TMZ.com Chris Rock‘s younger brother wants to do more than slap Will Smith … he wants to lace up the gloves and climb into the ring for a boxing match!!! CR’s brother, Kenny, just signed a deal with Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman for a fight this summer down in Florida …
OnePlus 10R India launch could happen very soon. Ahead of the official announcement, Amazon’s OnePlus 10R advertisement has surfaced online, as per a tipster. Recently, OnePlus India CEO confirmed the presence of a MediaTek Dimensity 8000-series chipset on the upcoming OnePlus 10R. Realme GT Neo 3, which went live in China in March is expected
The annual rate of inflation shot up to a fresh 30-year high of 7% in March reflecting, for the first time, the immediate effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The largest contributors to growing inflation were increased fuel prices and energy bills, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The consumer prices index (CPI)
Just hours after Gilbert Gottfried’s family announced his death on Twitter, his verified account began linking to an amateur porn star’s OnlyFans and leading people to follow a rap stan account on Instagram. The comedian’s Twitter bio had been changed to “hacked by” and an Instagram handle just several hours after his death was announced
Racist. Anti-Semitic. Unhinged. The person of interest in Tuesday’s shooting on the New York City subway was a prolific user of social media, regularly uploading lengthy, often racist diatribes to both YouTube and Facebook in which he addressed a range of topics from the state of race relations in the United States to the policies
In 2015, it was announced the Nimona by ND Stevenson would be adapted into a movie by Blue Sky. It was delayed multiple times, and the studio was acquired by Disney in 2019. Two years later, Disney shut down Blue Sky Studios and the project was cancelled after it was about 75% complete. Former Blue
When Raul Porto Jr. showed up at the Porto’s Bakery & Cafe in Northridge early Tuesday, April 12, long before the new site opened, he spotted about 50 guests waiting outside. By the time the bakery opened its doors at 9 a.m., the president and son of the founder of Porto’s Bakery & Cafe, counted
Police have released details of a “person of interest” they are searching for following a shooting on a rush-hour subway train in New York. Frank R James is 62 with addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, officers said late on Tuesday. At least 10 people were injured after a gunman in a construction vest donned a
Boris Johnson has apologised after being fined by the Met Police for breaking lockdown rules but said he would not resign. The prime minister said: “I have paid the fine and I once again offer a full apology.” Asked if he would quit over the fine, Mr Johnson said: “I want to be able to
Karen Westerfield has been elected business representative of Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild, IATSE Local 706, becoming the first woman — and the first Asian-American — to hold the guild’s top post since it was chartered in 1937. She previously served as the guild’s vice president, recording-secretary and sergeant-at-arms. Westerfield, a three-time Emmy-winning makeup
Senior officials in the European Union were allegedly targeted with NSO Group’s infamous Pegasus surveillance tool, according to a new report from Reuters. At least five individuals, including European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, are said to have been singled out in total, the news agency said, citing documents and two unnamed E.U. officials. However, it’s