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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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‘We’re in a Dark Place’: Children Returned to Troubled Texas Border Facility June 26, 2019
The Trump administration says it is transferring the children back to a shelter in Clint, Tex., that had seen hundreds of children held in overcrowded and filthy conditions.
The Story Behind the Photo of Two Migrants Found Dead in the Rio Grande June 25, 2019
A picture in a Mexican newspaper showed a man and his daughter who died while crossing the river, serving as a striking reminder of the journey’s perils.
Reopened Legal Challenge to Census Citizenship Question Throws Case Into Chaos June 25, 2019
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the question’s inclusion on the 2020 census this week. But recently discovered files have compelled lower courts to re-examine the case.
‘Lock the S.O.B.s Up’: Joe Biden and the Era of Mass Incarceration June 25, 2019
He now plays down his role overhauling crime laws with segregationist senators in the ’80s and ’90s. That portrayal today is at odds with his actions and rhetoric back then.
Queer People of Color Led the L.G.B.T.Q. Charge, but Were Denied the Rewards June 22, 2019
Transgender people, drag queens and minorities played outsized roles at early milestones of the gay rights movement, but they haven’t received the benefits of the revolution they sparked.
San Francisco Bans Sale of Juul and Other E-Cigarettes June 26, 2019
The bill was praised by health groups but has many critics, including those who worry that a blanket ban on e-cigarettes could harm the wider goals of anti-tobacco efforts.
Duncan Hunter Used Campaign Money for Multiple Affairs, Prosecutors Say June 25, 2019
The new allegations lay out evidence that the congressman used campaign cash to fund a series of extramarital affairs.
California Today: Revisiting ‘The Hills’ in 2019 June 25, 2019
Tuesday: Evaluating the reboot of a pioneering Los Angeles reality show; using tech to fight fires; and the power of a theme song.

The Guardian, UK

Pacific nations are 'victims' of Australian and New Zealand appetite for drugs, experts say June 25, 2019
Australia urged to take action to stop cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking from Latin America through Pacific regionAustralia and New Zealand have been urged to do more to fight the drug trade across the Pacific and take responsibility for the fact that the demand for drugs in cities such as Sydney and Auckland was having devastating effects on small Pac […]
Shocking photo of drowned father and daughter highlights migrants' border peril June 26, 2019
The toddler’s arm was still draped around her father’s neck after bodies were found in the Rio Grande as they sought asylumWarning: contains graphic imagesThe grim reality of the migration crisis unfolding on America’s southern border has been captured in photographs showing the lifeless bodies of a Salvadoran father and his daughter who drowned as they atte […]
Europe heatwave: record high of 45C expected in France June 25, 2019
Temperature records expected to be broken as minister warns heatwaves could become normNational highest-ever temperature records, typically set in late July or August, are likely to be broken across Europe this week as a potentially deadly early summer heatwave sweeps across the continent.Meteorologists expect previous June highs to be approached and possibl […]
Trump threatens ‘obliteration’ after Iran suggests he has a ‘mental disorder’ June 25, 2019
Hassan Rouhani and US president traded insults similar to 2017 clashes between US and North Korea while ramping up sanctions The Iranian and US presidents have traded insults, with Hassan Rouhani suggesting that Donald Trump suffered from a “mental disorder” and Trump once more threatening Iran with “obliteration”.The very personal exchange was reminiscent o […]
Synthetic opioid use booms worldwide amid Africa 'crisis', UN says June 26, 2019
Death in US are still rising due to fentanyl addiction, but report highlights alarming take-up of painkiller tramadol in Africa Synthetic opioid use is booming around the world, acccording to a United Nations report that showed deaths in the United States from overdoses are still rising and a “crisis” of tramadol use is emerging in parts of Africa.The estima […]
Brexit: Johnson says Britain will leave EU on 31 October 'do or die' June 25, 2019
Tory leadership frontrunner hardens position as Eurosceptics extend influence on faltering campaign Today’s political developments - live updatesBoris Johnson has hardened his position on leaving the EU “do or die” by the end of October, as hardline Eurosceptics extended their influence on his faltering campaign to be prime minister.The frontrunner toughened […]
Denmark's youngest prime minister leads new leftist government June 25, 2019
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democratic party forms minority governmentDenmark has became the third Nordic country this year to form a leftist government after the Social Democratic party leader, Mette Frederiksen, finalised terms for a one-party minority government. Aged 41, she becomes the country’s youngest ever prime minister.“It is with great pleasure I c […]
Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency faces questions from international regulators June 25, 2019
Chair of Financial Stability Board says company’s plans could spark closer scrutiny of cryptocurrenciesFacebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is facing increasing skepticism from international regulators days after ambitious plans for it were unveiled by the social media company.On Tuesday, Randal Quarles, chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a policy coor […]

The BBC

US-Iran crisis: Trump lashes out at 'ignorant and insulting' statement June 25, 2019
The US president tweeted after his Iranian counterpart responded to sanctions unveiled on Monday.
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban e-cigarettes June 25, 2019
The US city, home to market leader Juul, is the first to ban sales in-store and from online retailers.
'World's best restaurant' is France's Mirazur June 25, 2019
It won in a competition by the World's 50 Best Restaurants, but some experts question the methodology.
Beauty queen 'raped by Gambia's ex-President Jammeh' June 25, 2019
Three women tell HRW how they were assaulted by the now exiled leader - allegations his party deny.
Westerners 'fuelling Philippine child sex video rise' June 26, 2019
Philippine children are being forced into online sex abuse videos by family, paid for by people in the West.
Fertility doctor loses licence after using his own sperm June 25, 2019
One woman said he felt "contaminated" to discover that Dr Norman Barwin was her father.
Australia fire: Three children killed in house blaze June 25, 2019
Two girls and a boy died in the blaze in a popular tourism region north of Sydney, police say.
In pictures: Europe's June 2019 heatwave June 25, 2019
Temperatures are soaring across the continent, thanks to a plume of hot air from the Sahara.