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Christmas Songs: “Christmas is All Around Me,” Sung by Bill Nighy as Billy Mack, From The Film, “Love Actually,” 2003

• December 9, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in Acting, Class, Cultural History, Film, Love, Music, Sexuality, Soundtracks, The Rest of the World, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Christmas is All Around Me", "Love Actually", "The Atlantic", Atlantic, Bay City Rollers, Bill Nighy, Billy Mack, Christmas, Christmas Songs, Christopher Orr, Festering Turd, Grand Gesture, Looksism, Love is All Around, Movie Soundtrack, Music, Richard Curtis, Soundtrack, The Troggs, WetWetWet

Iman “Not a Great Beauty” Either, Especially Without Her Make-Up

• March 8, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Africans, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Gossip, Michelle Obama, People of Color, Women
Tags: "The National Enquirer", African Americans, Age, Ambush, Ambushed, Attractiveness, Beauty, Black Women, Bossip, David Bowie, Fashion, Fashion Model, Fashion Sense, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS, Iman, Looksism, Michelle Obama, New York, Older Black Women, Older Women, Self Image, Supermodel, The First Lady, United States

Jay Mohr is an A@*h#le for Dissing Michelle Obama: “She is a big, big dude…”

• May 25, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Fashion, Michelle Obama, Race, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "Gary Unmarried", "Opie and Anthony", "The Jim Rome Show", "The New Adventures of Old Christine", Femininity, Jay Mohr, Looksism, Michelle Obama, Sexism, Smackdowns, The First Lady, Womanist Musings

Iman: Michelle Obama “Not a Great Beauty”

• May 17, 2009 • 18 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Michelle Obama, Race, Women
Tags: African, African American, African Americans, Aging, Barbara Smith, Beauty, Color, Eritrea, Eritreans, Ethiopia, Ethiopians, First Lady of the United States, Glamour, Harvard, Huffington Post, Iman, Internalized Racism, Jack and Jill Politics, Looksism, Parade Magazine, Princeton, Self Image, Somalia, Somalis, Style, Zuleikha Haywood

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Flying Into Patchy Fog, Kobe Bryant’s Pilot Had a Decision to Make January 28, 2020
The weather was good when the helicopter with nine passengers left Orange County. But as they flew north, it quickly grew worse.
Doctors Could Face Criminal Charges for Treating Transgender Teens January 27, 2020
In South Dakota and other states, lawmakers are considering bills that would restrict access to hormone treatment and surgeries for young transgender people.
‘There’s Nothing Left’: An Inferno Tears Through Alabama Boat Dock, Killing 8 January 28, 2020
The fire tore through a wooden dock in Scottsboro, destroying dozens of boats and plunging survivors into the water.
The 9 Victims of the Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant January 28, 2020
A college baseball coach. A pilot with years of experience. Young basketball players and their parents. Here is what we know about everyone on board.
Delta Fined $50,000 for Discriminating Against Muslim Passengers January 28, 2020
The Transportation Department also ordered the airline to make flight crews and customer service representatives attend civil rights training.
Impeachment Briefing: Day 2 of Trump’s Defense January 28, 2020
John Bolton’s revelations, and the question of whether he would testify, loomed over the Senate trial.
California Father Is Charged With Murdering Five of His Infant Children January 28, 2020
New DNA technology helped officials crack a case that had stalled for a dozen years.
Dershowitz argues that nothing Bolton is said to have written would be impeachable. January 28, 2020
Alan Dershowitz argued that demands by United States presidents for specific actions by foreign governments are common.

The Guardian, UK

Wuhan evacuation: US and Japan to fly out citizens as coronavirus death toll rises January 28, 2020
Nations scramble to extract citizens from Wuhan as first death is recorded in BeijingCoronavirus deaths in China pass 100 – latest updatesThe death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 106, Chinese officials have confirmed, as countries scrambled to fly their citizens out of the city at the centre of the outbreak.Japan said it would send a chartered flight […]
New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern promises stability as she sets poll date January 28, 2020
Vote on 19 September will also see referendums on legalising euthanasia and recreational marijuanaPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her country’s next general election will be held on 19 September, firing the starting pistol on a campaign race lasting more than seven months.On Tuesday, Ardern said the forthcoming election campaign would be “positiv […]
Trump's impeachment defense team glosses over new Bolton allegations January 28, 2020
The ex-national security adviser’s book, which reportedly implicates the president over Ukraine, is hardly mentioned as trial continuesLawyers for Donald Trump opted for a high-risk strategy in the sixth day of the president’s impeachment trial on Monday, avoiding mention of a major new development in the case even as Trump tweeted about it and some Republic […]
Japan in raptures as outsider wins sumo contest – and bursts into tears January 28, 2020
The 188kg wrestler Tokushoryu bulldozes his way into the hearts of fans in a sport unaccustomed to displays of emotionSumo fans in Japan are celebrating after the lowest-ranked wrestler beat incredible odds to emerge victorious at the first main tournament of the year.Tokushoryu, a relative unknown until his incredible winning streak at the new year tourname […]
Prince Andrew told to 'stop playing games' over Epstein inquiry January 28, 2020
US lawyer representing alleged victims tells duke to ‘do the right thing’ and assist inquiryA US lawyer has called on Prince Andrew to “stop playing games” and assist authorities with their investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking inquiry.Lisa Bloom, who represents five of Epstein’s alleged victims, said it was time for the Duke of York to “do […]
Kobe Bryant: Washington Post reporter suspended after sexual assault case tweet January 27, 2020
Newspaper faces backlash after putting Felicia Sonmez on leave after post about 2003 rape allegation Kobe Bryant: NBA legend dies in helicopter crash aged 41The Washington Post has suspended a journalist after she tweeted about Kobe Bryant’s historical sexual assault case shortly after the basketball player and his daughter died in a helicopter crash.Felicia […]
Oil chief urges west to call out foreign meddling in Libya conflict January 28, 2020
Mustafa Sanalla says country facing disaster as blockade disrupts oil productionWorld powers will be complicit in the collapse of the rule of law in Libya if they do not do more to call out the countries backing those responsible for disrupting the country’s oil exports, the head of the Libyan national oil corporation has said.Mustafa Sanalla said too many w […]
Harry Dunn: US refusal to extradite suspect a 'denial of justice' – PM January 28, 2020
Teenager’s mother, Charlotte Charles, welcomes Johnson’s words but says action is neededThe refusal to grant an extradition request for the suspect charged in connection with the death of Harry Dunn is a “denial of justice”, the prime minister has said.Boris Johnson’s comments were welcomed by the teenager’s mother, Charlotte Charles, who said they were “wor […]

The BBC

Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens measures January 28, 2020
Transport restrictions have been further tightened as the number of new infections almost doubles.
Coronavirus: Tales of solidarity from China's virus-hit Wuhan January 28, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases continues to climb but some in Wuhan are determined to spread cheer.
Jeffrey Epstein accusers outraged by Prince Andrew's 'lack of co-operation' January 28, 2020
A US lawyer, who represents some of the late Jeffrey Epstein's accusers, urges the duke to assist the probe.
Belgium's ex-King Albert II admits fathering child after DNA test January 27, 2020
Albert II has admitted he has a fourth child after years of fighting the paternity claim.
Kobe Bryant: Investigators work to determine cause of crash January 28, 2020
Nine people, including Bryant's teenage daughter Gianna, were killed in Sunday's crash.
The silenced YouTube stars of Indian-administered Kashmir January 28, 2020
Kashmiri Kalkharabs, a popular Kashmiri YouTube channel, has been forced into silence since August.
Alabama fire: Eight killed as blaze engulfs 35 boats in marina January 27, 2020
The aluminium roof of the wooden dock in a marina in Alabama collapsed, and some of the boats sank.
NPR reporter barred from Mike Pompeo trip after tense interview January 28, 2020
The ban comes days after another NPR journalist had a tense interview with the secretary of state.