In her new book, Finding Normal: Sex, Love, and Taboo in Our Hyperconnected World , author Alexa Tsoulis-Reay explores what, if anything, it means to be “normal” when it comes to sexuality and desire and how the Internet (and other media technologies) are involved in the way people come to know who they are in the world today.
The first season of Marvel’s What If…? made its debut last summer, showcasing a new animated corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Among the new additions to the series, which showed remixed versions of MCU canon from other universes, was Captain Carter (Hayley Atwell), an alternate version of Peggy Carter who took the Super Soldier
The incident unfolded around 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Park Avenue near Hargrave Street. Joy Benedict reports.
CNN’s Brian Todd is in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to show the impacts of a dangerous Nor’easter that is threatening blizzard conditions and coastal flooding. #CNN #News
In the years since Goodnight, Texas released their 2018 record Conductor, the band has released an EP, The Senseless Age, and a live collection titled Live in Seattle, Just Before the Global Pandemic, which largely featured an up-tempo folk and western sound. The first track from their brand new album How Long Will it Take Them to Die, out today
I’ll tell ya what, these gospel songs Brent Cobb has been releasing over the last few weeks hit different. From “We Shall Rise,” to “When It’s My Time,” and “Just a Closer Walk With Thee,” they all will make you feel like you’re sitting in a front row pew at a little white church somewhere
The owner of Britain’s biggest chain of upmarket holiday villages is to launch a £4bn auction of the business after recording the most profitable half-year in its history in spite of pandemic-related operating constraints. Sky News has learnt that Brookfield Property Partners, the Canadian property giant, is paving the way to sell Center Parcs UK
This article contains massive Spider-Man: No Way Home spoilers. It’s generally considered to be the worst Spider-Man story ever written; a contrived and hideous editorial exercise, engineered solely to erase Peter and Mary and Watson Parker’s marriage after 20 years of existence; a four-issue monument to everything that is awful and cynical about comic book
WhatsApp beta for Android was reportedly crashing for users on two builds. The instant messaging app from Meta has released a fix for the bug that caused it to crash, as per another report. Users of WhatsApp faced an unknown error when opening the app or while sending media. The new build does not provide
Rob Riggle claims his estranged wife kept a watchful eye on him during their divorce, by secretly recording him with a hidden camera planted in his home … and now he’s suing. According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Rob says he started to feel as if he was being watched shortly before his
This is the first time media has seen video from the cameras in a real police investigation. David Goldstein reports.
A tentative agreement has been reached for a new film and TV contract covering Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts. The agreement was reached this evening, and the unions’ bargaining committee is unanimously recommending it for ratification. The deal, which covers union work in 13 Western states, must now be ratified by the
We shared the news earlier this week that the Ridgeland, Mississippi, mayor Gene McGee was choosing to withhold $110,000 in funds to the public library until they removed all “homosexual materials.” The library is fighting back, reminding the mayor the library serves all residents, not just those with the same beliefs he holds. The Friends
Sean Penn wants you to know he’s a macho man. The actor recently told iNews that he thinks American men have been “wildly feminized” and doubled down on his comments Thursday, criticizing men who choose to wear skirts. “There has been an absence of male behavior,” the 61-year-old told the British publication. “I don’t think
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 23,796 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,610,385, as of Friday, Jan. 28. The total number of cases represents 26% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 101 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Thursday, for a total of 28,816 deaths
A two-lane bridge has collapsed in Pittsburgh just hours before US President Joe Biden was expected to visit to discuss his infrastructure bill. Rescuers had to rappel nearly 150ft (46 metres) while others formed a human chain to help rescue people from a dangling bus. There were minor injuries but no fatalities reported, although drones
Boris Johnson will receive a redacted version of the long-awaited report into lockdown-busting parties held in Downing Street and across Whitehall in “the coming hours or days”, Sky News understands – as the Metropolitan Police has denied it is seeking to delay its publication. It is understood the version of the findings – compiled by
2021 was a year peppered by cyberattacks, with numerous data breaches happening. Not only that, but ransomware has also become a prominent player in the hackers’ world. Now, more than ever, it’s important for enterprises to step up cybersecurity measures. They can do this through several pieces of technology, such as an open-source security platform
It’s unclear whether Michael Avenatti is making progress convincing a jury he was justified in taking his client Stormy Daniels’ book payments and lying to her about their whereabouts, but everyone in the courtroom Friday learned a lot about Daniel’s possible future show, Spooky Babes. Avenatti has pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud
Put down whatever you’re doing, because the first booming notes of celebrated Canadian musician Matt Andersen‘s bourbon-infused voice are sure to stop you in your tracks. Belting in the style of R&B’s most beloved legends, Andersen stuns with his timeless breakup anthem ”Other Side of Goodbye.” In a statement, Andersen notes that “breaking up is sometimes the easiest part, the