Starting in the early 2000s, sports pundits began predicting that, any moment now, Kim Ng would become the first female general manager in Major League Baseball. They floated the idea in 2005, when she interviewed for the […]
How a Rapping Librarian Became a Right-Wing Anti-Cancel Culture Hero
In 2021, there’s a simple formula for becoming a cancel culture martyr, and it’s essentially as follows: One, make a tone-deaf remark or faux pas betraying your ignorance of your own privilege; two, lose your […]
Hip-Hop’s Next Big Name Might Emerge From Rowe Rowe’s Spotify Playlist Chill Vibes
21-year-old LA-based A&R, rapper, and artist manager Rowe Rowe made headlines for sharing a 431-track collective Spotify playlist he created called Chill Vibes. The playlist currently has over 2800 followers, and the numbers keep increasing. […]
Your Top 2021 Hip-Hop Playlist
Add these 10 new releases to your hip-hop playlist to make sure it stays freshly updated with the best music. 1.Demie Cao feat. Holly – “Sage” 2.Jany Green – “Little” 3.Rob Pluto – “Lost In […]
Hillary Clinton, Louise Penny to Co-Write Mystery Novel
Hillary Clinton, a noted fan of mystery novels, is teaming up with award-winning author Louise Penny (The Cruelest Month, The Brutal Telling) on a mystery novel of her own. The book, State of Terror, will sound familiar […]
Emma Coronel Aispuro, Wife of ‘El Chapo,’ Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of infamous drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán “El Chapo” Loera, was arrested Monday in Virginia on charges stemming from her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking. El Chapo Trial: What’s Up […]
New Covid-19 Strains: What We Know
As expected, the first full winter of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States has been brutal, bringing the total death toll approaching the half-million mark. There are also reasons to be hopeful: The daily […]
New Jersey Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization Into Law
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills into law that will legalize marijuana in the state after voters approved the measures in last November’s election. Under the new laws, as the Asbury Park Press […]
Ava DuVernay Announces Spotify Podcast Series on Police Accountability
Ava DuVernay has announced that her first Spotify-produced podcast will be an unscripted series centered on the Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP). The When They See Us and Selma filmmaker — who inked a multi-year partnership with […]
Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen Team Up for Spotify Podcast
Former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are making a podcast. The two have teamed up for Renegades: Born in the USA, the second original podcast series from the partnership between Spotify and Barack and […]
Journalist Yamiche Alcindor on ‘Bringing the Hard Truth to America’
It’s hard for PBS NewsHour’s Yamiche Alcindor to pick one moment that encapsulates the experience of covering the Trump White House. But if she had to choose, it would be in March, fairly early in […]
In Los Angeles, Pandemic Life Depends on Where You Live
Dr. Nicole Van Groningen is exhausted. A hospitalist and assistant professor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Van Groningen has been on the front lines fighting Covid-19 for 11 months, and as L.A. comes […]