On January 7th, a day after a photograph of her breaching the Senate chamber during the Capitol riot went viral, Christine Priola quit her job as an occupational therapist with the Cleveland Municipal School District. In the photo, Priola, dressed in a red winter jacket and blue tights with the words “America Great” visibly emblazoned
Cher spent last Thanksgiving leading a rescue team to save a four-ton elephant in the middle of the pandemic, and yes, a new documentary is on the way. Smithsonian Channel’s Cher & the Loneliest Elephant documents the superstar’s goal to save Kaavan, a malnourished elephant living in Pakistan. The elephant has spent nearly two decades
It’s time to flick an eye over a recent Reddit post and explore a new Marvel “leak” that seemingly gives us a quick look at concept art for some of the studio’s more imminent projects, including Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Are there spoilers ahead? Who can say. That’s a very
Online fashion retailer Boohoo says it has cut its network of suppliers by more than 400 firms as it moves to restore faith in its products following allegations of slave labour. The company – among the big winners during the COVID-19 pandemic partly thanks to the fact it was shielded from the enforced closure of
Long before the coronavirus pandemic became a reality, Fairplex officials in Pomona had a plan in place to help if an emergency struck the local community. For the past year, that plan has been put to the test as the entertainment venue, home to the Los Angeles County Fair, shifted gears from concerts and funnel
A senior state official has become the first openly transgender person to be confirmed by the US Senate. Rachel Levine, the former Pennsylvania Health Secretary, has been approved as the Biden administration’s assistant secretary of health. The vote on Wednesday went 52-48 in her favour, as two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan
Boris Johnson is facing a Tory rebellion on lockdown rules in the Commons, 24 hours after telling drinkers they may need a COVID vaccine or negative test to go to the pub. MPs are due to vote on extending emergency COVID legislation for six months until 25 September and current lockdown rules into July, but
Cineworld Group today reported its first-ever annual operating loss with the figure dropping over $2.98B in 2020 as compared to 2019. The previous year had seen profits of $724.7M while the period ended December 31, 2020 was at a negative $2,257.7M. The results were severely impacted by the Covid pandemic which forced the group to
More than a week after Microsoft released a one-click mitigation tool to mitigate cyberattacks targeting on-premises Exchange servers, the company disclosed that patches have been applied to 92% of all internet-facing servers affected by the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. The development, a 43% improvement from the previous week, caps off a whirlwind of espionage and malware campaigns
Singer-songwriter Katie Jo‘s debut album, Pawn Shop Queen, chronicles some of the most traumatic experiences of her young life. Its title track, however, offers a bit of optimism: a reminder that our worst moments don’t define us, but make us stronger. Jo describes “Pawn Shop Queen” — which is premiering exclusively on The Boot — as “an
Realme GT Neo design has been teased by the company ahead of its March 31 launch. The phone is part of the ‘GT’ series that started with the Realme GT from earlier this month. The Realme GT Neo was teased at the Realme GT launch event earlier this month and now the company has finally
If for some inexplicable reason you need further proof that Dolly Parton is an absolute national treasure who must be protected at all costs, I have it for you right here. I was casually scrolling through the internet, minding my own business, when I came across the most amazing video of Dolly I think I’ve
The cast of American Horror Story Season 10, titled “Double Feature”, is getting a little bit bigger. On Tuesday, series creator Ryan Murphy shared on social media that supermodel Kaia Gerber has been cast. Murphy’s post gave no indication of Gerber’s role in his post in which he simply stated “Very excited to announce that
Exclusive Tiffany Haddish has ZERO art experience but that’s entirely the point of partnering up with an org that’ll auction off her painting … with proceeds going to a great cause. The comedian’s hooking up with Painting with the Stars … which raises money to help gain awareness and support for nonprofits that provide underprivileged
Justice League: Justice Is Gray, the black-and-white version of the Snyder Cut, is now streaming on HBO Max as of 12 AM PST / 3 AM EST on March 25. The previously announced colorless cut of Zack Snyder’s Justice League is the definitive version of filmmaker Zack Snyder‘s four-hour and R-rated director’s cut released March
It’s not a news week in the book world without some headline about censorship. Whether it’s about a book deal getting dropped after the author was racist on Twitter or a trans kids’ book getting banned from storytime, there’s always someone claiming cancel culture, censorship, or first amendment violations. So who’s right? What counts as
New York is on the precipice of legalizing cannabis for recreational use. Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers have reached an agreement on a plan to tax cannabis products and license dispensaries, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The agreement, the details of which are currently being finalized, clears the way for a vote that could come
It was shortly after Eddie Huang got out of an Italian jail cell and was in the doghouse with his third TV show that he thought: “Maybe it’s time to make that coming-of-age sports movie I’ve been thinking about.” To hear the 39-year-old raconteur, Renaissance man, and director of the basketball drama Boogie tell it
Earth. Fire. Air. Water. The Legend of Korra, the sequel series to the acclaimed Avatar: The Last Airbender, is getting the SteelBook® treatment! This means all four seasons are available with awe-inspiring artwork by Caleb Thomas. And Den of Geek is hosting a giveaway to celebrate! On each season (book) cover, is a stunning work
There are at least three key messages that come from the store closures detailed by the John Lewis Partnership today. The first underlines the extent to which a hurricane is blowing through physical retail as sales shift online. The partnership, which also owns the Waitrose grocery chain, said today it now expects between 60-70% of