After reaping a whirlwind of controversy over the past few days surrounding the screening of a film by anti-vaccination ex-doctor Andrew Wakefield, the Tribeca Film Festival says it will no longer be shown. Robert De Niro, Tribeca’s co-founder, released a statement Saturday afternoon announcing its cancellation.
When I was a child, Peeps were Daylight Saving for my soul. As the days grew warmer, the technicolor hues of the marshmallow candy began sprouting on drugstore shelves, the confectionery equivalent of daffodils and tulips.
Last New Year’s Eve, 467 reports of sexual assault and harassment were reported in Cologne, Germany, after a public celebration took a dark turn. Those reports also indicated that many of the alleged assailants were Moroccan and Algerian refugees, complicating the narrative in a country where the Syrian refugee crisis…
Described as “the Eloise from hell,” Fannie Lowenstein made the Plaza Hotel her playground. She was apparently such a terror that even Donald Trump placated her by giving in to the demand that he meet with her privately, after buying the hotel in 1987.
NRA Family, the National Rifle Association’s blog for families, recently began publishing a series of classic fairy tales, reimagined to include guns: “Red felt the reassuring weight of the rifle on her shoulder and continued down the path, scanning the trees, knowing that their shadows could provide a hiding place.”
In addition to the Zika virus, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning the government about the resurrection of yellow fever. The recent outbreak in Angola has severely depleted the vaccine stockpile for the disease, and cases are spreading globally.
What is there left to say about how hot Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is? At this point, I kind of feel like he’s messing with us. In this video from Vox, Trudeau talks about raising his daughter and his sons to be feminists. I mean.
In an interview inspired by the inexplicable new movie Bridget Jones’s Baby, Renée Zellweger was asked once more about her face. Her human face, that looks totally normal and lovely. What’s up with it?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued new recommendations for couples who are trying to conceive and have been either exposed or infected with the Zika virus. Officials at the CDC recommended a waiting period based on current knowledge of how the Zika virus works and its links to birth defects,…
In today’s Tweet Beat, Yoko Ono makes an excellent point, Olivia Wilde gives Kanye West some completely unnecessary encouragement and Tyra Banks is on-brand.
Trader Joe’s, where I get all my shampoo/conditioner and face wash products if you must know, is recalling a couple of its tasty chocolate snacks. You might not want to eat them. Want to know which ones?
