How His Marriage To Alvina Stewart Almost Ended
Best known as the star and executive producer of ABC’s hit sitcom, Black-ish, Anthony AndersonHas been working in Hollywood since late 1990s. The 51-year old comedian has appeared on TV shows such as The Bernie Mac Show, The Shield, Law & Order.He has also appeared on movies like Me, Myself & IreneThe Departed, Transformers, Scream […]
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Man connects his strand of Christmas lights to depressed neighbor’s home and inspires their entire block to follow suit
The act of spreading holiday cheer becomes more special when it’s a team effort. That’s what a group of neighbors in Dunkirk Road in Towson, Maryland, have been doing since last year. It all started when Matt Riggs (a block resident) discovered that his neighbor was suffering from depression in December 2020. Riggs was having […]
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Jillian Michaels Sounds Off About Controversial ‘Biggest Loser’ Tactics
The Biggest LoserThis is a controversial institution. The weight loss program is an institution. It first appeared on NBC and then on USA Network. However, its weight loss strategy has been criticized. Jillian Michaels, perhaps the show’s most famous figure, is speaking out about her issues with its controversial tactics. Burn Baby Burn The Biggest […]
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What went right in 2021: the top 26 good news stories of the year
8. The world became more socially progressive Despite the culture wars, creeping nationalism and rise of authoritarianism, the world has become more socially progressive. That’s according to the latest Social Progress Index. It has been tracking the progress of 167 countries since 2011, assessing their rights, education, quality of care, and environment. The result? The good […]
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Two Years of COVID Have Forced Us to Recalibrate Our Concept of Hope
“I wish it was over for good or ill,” laments J.R.R. Tolkien’s over-curious hobbit, Pippin, on the eve of Sauron’s siege at Minas Tirith. “I am no warrior at all and dislike any thought of battle; but waiting on the edge of one that I can’t escape is worst of all. What a long day […]
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Guantánamo Film Ignores the War on Terror’s Ongoing Tangible Harms
“There is no them, there is only us,” says filmmaker Alex Gibney reflecting on the story of Abu Zubaydah, a torture victim and Guantánamo prisoner who is the focus of his HBO documentary, The Forever Prisoner. Expanding on this, he poses a challenge: “If we believe in that idea, how can we imprison a man […]
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The Climate Won’t Survive Our Current Appetite for Consumerism and Consumption
Confession time: this year, I don’t want to buy my kids anything for Christmas. This is a big one. Okay, let me try to soften that a bit. I have purchased a few small, but useful items. But that’s it! No new games, no new toys, no new clothes (other than socks)… nothing. They already […]
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Thousands of Virginians Have Faced Years of Sickness-Inducing Landfill Pollution
Erica Nophlin woke one morning with a sore stomach, as she has for the past two years. She checked on her two young daughters and her cousin, who both had the same symptoms. The girls suffered from headaches, upset stomachs and throat pains. “It’s like almost every single night,” said Nophlin, a 37-year-old with shoulder-length […]
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Apple Workers Held Christmas Eve Walkout for Their Safety Amid Holiday Shopping
A group of Apple employees organized a Christmas Eve walkout, demanding better working conditions and calling on customers to not shop in the tech giant’s retail or online stores. “We are Apple,” Apple Together, the group organizing the walkout, tweeted Thursday. “We deserve a respectful workplace. We deserve paid sick time. We are entitled to […]
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Warrior Met Coal Miners Are Spending Christmas 2021 on Strike
This article was first published in Labor Notes. As millions of families gather to decorate fir trees this Christmas, children of striking coal miners in Alabama are asking for practical gifts. Clothes and shoes are the most requested items, followed by Barbies, Rainbow High dolls, Legos and Nerf guns and makeup kits. The Mine Workers […]
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