Gather ’round, romance readers! Get ready for an incisive, intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators. We’re so excited to bring you the cover reveal for Black Love Matters edited by Book Riot’s own Jessica P. Pryde, out February 2022! Mark
Three young people were killed and two others seriously injured in a fiery multi-car wreck in Burbank late Tuesday night that investigators believe was caused by street racing.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, star of the upcoming action film Kate, joined Rolling Stone‘s Twitch channel this week to discuss her experience working on the film. The trailer, which premiered exclusively on Rolling Stone, shows Winstead as Kate – an assassin tasked with 24 hours to exact revenge on the enemies who poisoned her. Shot on
The city of Pasadena is looking for reimbursement after it spent nearly half-a-million dollars in a Rose Bowl Game-related legal battle, but the Tournament of Roses has told the court that the request for attorneys’ fees should be denied. The motion filed Friday, Aug. 6 by the Tournament of Roses is the latest in a
Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, saxophonist and one of the co-founders of soul-funk band Kool & The Gang, has died aged 70. A statement from his representative said he died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday in New Jersey, where he was a resident of the town of Montclair. Thomas enjoyed a music career that spanned
Urgent action is needed to address climate change or the world will soon face “catastrophe”, the UK’s COP26 chief has warned. With just 85 days until the climate conference in Glasgow, minister Alok Sharma told the Observer that failing to act would have “catastrophic” consequences. “I don’t think there’s any other word for it,” said
L.A. County’s Department of Public Health reported 13 new deaths from Covid-19 on Saturday, along with 4,283 new positive cases. The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. But today’s data brings the County to a total of 24,769 deaths and 1,323,345 positive cases. At time of reporting, 1,383
VMware has released security updates for multiple products to address a critical vulnerability that could be exploited to gain access to confidential information. Tracked as CVE-2021-22002 (CVSS score: 8.6) and CVE-2021-22003 (CVSS score: 3.7), the flaws affect VMware Workspace One Access (Access), VMware Identity Manager (vIDM), VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), VMware Cloud Foundation, and vRealize
Quinn, a member of the Canadian women’s soccer team, became the first trans athlete to ever win a gold medal when Team Canada defeated Team Sweden Friday in the Tokyo Olympics finals. CNN reports that Quinn is also the first non-binary athlete to medal at the Olympic Games. Quinn previously won a bronze medal with
Not to be confused with the man-stealing Jolene of the Dolly Parton canon… If you’re a fan of Ray LaMontagne, there’s no question that you’re familiar with “Jolene” from his 2004 debut album, Trouble. To this day, it’s still one of, if not the, biggest hit of his entire career, and it was even recorded by
Black Widow is the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and features lots of actions sequences and visual effects work. One company that played a huge role in the film was Digital Domain, a visual effects group that “creates transportive experiences that entertain, inform and inspire.” One of Digital’s Domain’s recent endeavors was working
Rita Glavin, the personal attorney for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, appeared on CNN to forcefully push back against allegations that her client sexually harassed 11 women. #CNN #News
CNN’s Jim Acosta calls out GOP members’ reluctance to push their supporters to get vaccinated as vaccination rates stall and the Delta variant continues to cause coronavirus cases to surge. #CNN #News
After an extended hiatus, Supergirl returns for the final episodes of its sixth and final season in just a few weeks and now, The CW has released the official synopsis for “Welcome Back, Kara”, the season’s eighth episode. Last we saw Kara Danvers/Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) she had been trapped in the Phantom Zone where she
Street Fighter has been around since 1987, which means it has introduced many, many characters to the fighting game pantheon. Despite being a game where every fighter is supposed to be more or less on the same level, the narrative doesn’t reflect that. Boss characters and main heroes are the best of the best in
Bob Odenkirk has found a silver lining in a major medical scare he suffered last week … he feels like a real-life Jimmy Stewart character from “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Bob is on the mend after collapsing on the New Mexico set of “Better Call Saul.” It was extremely serious at first, with a very
Mi Mix 4 has allegedly made its way to Geekbench and the listing hints at some of its specifications. Xiaomi recently announced that it will unveil Mi Mix 4 on August 10 in China and it will come with a host of improvements over the Mi Mix 3 5G that was launched 2019. Mi Mix
Years ago, Phoebe Hunt spent an afternoon at an audition with a friend. She’s gone on a whim, but when the time came, she simply couldn’t follow through with the opportunity. “While we were there, the audition atmosphere kicked in,” Hunt recalls, “and my friend started saying weird things to me like, ‘I can’t do
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways is plotting a surprise flotation on the London Stock Exchange as it pins its hopes on a rapid rebound in transatlantic travel. Sky News has learnt that Virgin Atlantic has been holding talks with institutional investors about making its public market debut just five months after landing a fresh
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