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James Lipton of “Inside The Actors’ Studio”: I Was a Pimp in Paris

• May 29, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, France, Late Night TV, Memoir, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women, World War II
Tags: Actors Studio, Barber, Black Panthers, Bordello, Hair Dye, Inside the Actors Studio, James Lipton, Lipton, Paris, Paris FRANCE, Pimp, Pimps, Post-World War II France, Prostitutes, Richard Pryor, Rite of Passage, Seine, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Snoop Dogg, The Beats, Tom Selleck, Virility

Today is Bastille Day, July 14, 2011: Vive la liberté! Hourra pour les droits des êtres humains!

• July 14, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, European History, Film, Haiti, Music, People of Color, Revolutions, Slavery, The Rest of the World, Wisconsin, World History
Tags: "Concerts on the Square", Abu Ghraib, American Revolution, Bastille, Bastille Day, BastilleDay, Boulevard Henri IV, Casablanca, City of Madison, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Die Wacht am Rhein, Film Noir, France, Franco-Prussian War, French Revolution, German Empire, Hanoi Hilton, History, Humphrey Bogart, La Marseillaise, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Paris, Paul Henreid, Pont de la Concorde, Rick Blaine, Storming of the Bastille, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, Totalitarianism, United States, Victor Laszlo

News From That Other Royal Family, The Grimaldis of Monaco: The Almost Runaway Bride and The Groom Just Going Through The Motions

• July 13, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, European History, Fashion, Love, Monaco, Race, Religion, Sexuality, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Albert II Prince of Monaco, Alexandre Coste, Andrea Casiraghi, Annulment, Catherine Middleton, Charlene Wittstock, Competitive Swimmer, Diana Princess of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Fashions, Grace Kelly, House of Grimaldi, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, Jazmin Grace Rotolo, Marriage Ended Before It Starts, Marriage Vows, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Nicole Coste, Olympic, Paris, Passport Confiscated, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Prince William, Prince William of Wales, Princess Caroline, Principality of Monaco, Rainier III Prince of Monaco, South Africa, Tamara Rotolo, The Grimaldis, The Windsors, United States, Zimbabwe formerly Rhodesia

A Valentine for You Sistas: From “Diva,” Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Aria from ‘La Wally,’ 1981

• February 12, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Film, France, Love, Music, Race, Sexuality, The Rest of the World, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Women
Tags: "Diva", "Ebben ne andro lontano, "La Wally", 1939 Citröen, African Americans, Alba, Alfredo Catalani, Andrew Smith, Aria, Black Women, Blacks, Bootlegging, Cult Classic, Cynthia Hawkins, Daniel Odier, Delacorta, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jessye Norman, Jules, Love, Paris, Swiss, Taiwanese, The Eighties, The Surête, United States, Valentine's Day, Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez

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Secret F.B.I. Subpoenas Scoop Up Personal Data From Scores of Companies September 20, 2019
The practice, which the bureau says is vital to counterterrorism efforts, casts a much wider net than previously disclosed, newly released documents show.
Deportation Exemptions to Resume for Immigrants Needing Medical Treatment September 20, 2019
In a policy reversal, the Trump administration said it would allow some immigrants to avoid deportation while undergoing lifesaving medical treatment.
Ed Buck Faces Federal Drug Charge in Death of Man in His Home September 20, 2019
The authorities outlined a disturbing pattern in which they say that Mr. Buck traded drugs and money for sexual favors. They said there were at least 11 victims.
Imelda Swamps Southeast Texas With Staggering Rainfall September 20, 2019
The storm unexpectedly dropped 43 inches of water in a pocket south of Beaumont, making it the seventh wettest tropical cyclone in United States history.
Hurricane Maria, 2 Years Later: ‘We Want Another Puerto Rico’ September 20, 2019
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For Some in Texas, Imelda’s Heavy Rain Feels Like Harvey 2.0 September 20, 2019
Tropical Depression Imelda was nowhere near as widespread as Hurricane Harvey. But in some areas, the flooding was worse.
Ady Barkan Won’t Let Dying Stop His Activism September 20, 2019
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The Guardian, UK

Global climate strike: Greta Thunberg and school students lead climate crisis protest – live updates September 20, 2019
Millions of people from Sydney to Manila, Dhaka to London and New York are marching for urgent action on climate breakdownWhy the Guardian is changing its environment languageHow you can get involved | Are you taking part in today’s protests?Please support the Guardian’s independent journalism 5.08pm BST The Guardian has partnered with Friends of the Earth t […]
Fresh Brexit talks row as UK asks EU to keep its proposals secret September 20, 2019
Downing Street tells Brussels ‘confidential’ documents must not be shared with 27 statesDowning Street’s secrecy over its “underwhelming” Brexit proposals has caused a fresh rupture in the negotiations in Brussels, where the two sides appear to be increasingly at loggerheads.The row has been sparked by a British demand that the EU’s negotiating team treat a […]
Mass protests in Spain after 19 women are murdered by partners September 20, 2019
‘Feminist emergency’ demonstrations follow series of high-profile rape casesProtesters will take to the streets of more than 250 towns and cities across Spain on Friday to declare a “feminist emergency” after a series of high-profile rape cases and a summer in which 19 women were murdered by current or former partners.Organisers are aiming to “turn the night […]
Trump whistleblower complaint: focus shifts to Ukraine amid Giuliani claims September 20, 2019
Speculation over reported promise to foreign leader mounts as Giuliani seems to admit to pressing Ukraine to investigate BidenSpeculation in Washington is at fever pitch over the reports that Donald Trump’s promise to a foreign leader so troubled a US intelligence official that it prompted a whistleblower complaint, with the focus now shifting to Ukraine.Top […]
Thomas Cook: plans made for biggest UK peacetime repatriation September 20, 2019
Travel firm holding last-ditch talks to avert bankruptcyUp to 150,000 Britons holidaying abroad could be affectedIs Thomas Cook about to go bust? Your questions answeredThe government and the aviation watchdog are drawing up plans for the biggest ever UK peacetime repatriation if Thomas Cook collapses, with 150,000 British customers currently on holidays ove […]
Trudeau says he can't recall how many times he wore blackface makeup September 20, 2019
Footage emerges of third instance of Canadian prime minister in blackface, with one month to go before election• How will Justin Trudeau’s blackface photos affect Canada’s election?Justin Trudeau is scrambling to halt further damage to his re-election campaign after a string of racist images from his past put Canada’s image-conscious prime minister at the ce […]
Group of US women sue 'amateur' porn producer over 'coercion and lies' September 20, 2019
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Russian court frees actor Pavel Ustinov after public backlash September 20, 2019
Ustinov is accused of injuring a police officer when he was arrested at a protestA Russian court has released an actor from jail after a public backlash led by Moscow’s theatre community turned his case into a cause celebre.Pavel Ustinov, who was detained at last month’s anti-government protests, still faces three and a half years in prison for allegedly inj […]

The BBC

Trump denies promise that led to formal complaint from intelligence official September 20, 2019
Reports say the complaint relates to a July call with Ukraine's new president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Student Gina Hale is one of the protesters taking part in the day of climate action.
Japan 30-10 Russia: Hosts win opening match at Rugby World Cup September 20, 2019
Kotaro Matsushima scores a hat-trick as hosts Japan begin the 2019 Rugby World Cup with victory against Russia in the tournament's opening game.
Cuba's 'sonic weapon' may have been mosquito gas September 20, 2019
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North Korean held in Russia 'for poaching' dies September 20, 2019
The fisherman was one of six injured while resisting arrest, a Russian border official says.
Germany plans €54bn climate deal amid 500 protests September 20, 2019
Angela Merkel's government agrees to cut CO2 emissions faster, but protesters say it is not enough.
Jennifer Lopez stripper film Hustlers banned in Malaysia September 20, 2019
The country's film censorship board decrees that Hustlers is "not suitable for public screening".
Brazil dam disaster firms to face criminal charges September 20, 2019
Police say mining giant Vale and German auditor Tüv Süd used falsified documents to certify the dam.