Новости за 11.10.2021

Today, as I type this, is October 11th, the year of our Lord 2021, and it is also National Coming Out Day and Indigenous People’s Day, which is still incorrectly referred to by some as Columbus Day. These facts are all relevant, as you will soon understand. On this particular day, Senator Ted Cruz, a man who loves to …

Lego announced today that it will remove all gender bias from its toys, acknowledging that playing with those multi-colored blocks “is still considered more relevant to boys than girls.” The company made the announcement alongside the release of a Lego-commissioned study finding that “girls today feel increasingly…

After a “review,” London’s Metropolitan police have announced they’ll take no further action in Virginia Giuffre’s allegations against Prince Andrew. Giuffre says Jeffrey Epstein coerced her into non-consensual sex with Andrew when she was 17; Andrew has repeatedly denied the allegations. But that’s about the only…

In Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special, The Closer, the comedian embarks upon a set that covers much of the same well-trod and offensive homophobic ground he’s covered in the past, resulting in criticism and a growing outcry that Netflix remove the special from its platform. Though Netflix has yet to take any…

Timothee Chalamet has offered a response of sorts to the sexual assault allegations against his Call Me By Your Name costar, Armie Hammer. But it doesn’t help answer the question of whether anyone would really benefit from his take on the topic in the first place.

Liara Roux opens her book, Whore of New York: A Confession, with a question she’s been asked many times: “When did you first think of starting sex work?” Her answer, in part, is to reflect on her conservative Christian upbringing. Roux recalls lying in bed at a young age and praying to God: “Please don’t ever let me…

In all my years I’ve never sat through a Ben Affleck film and thought, this guy is a great actor. Apparently, this view is incorrect. He is a true thespian, an artist (but pronounced with a French accent). Speaking of French accents, Affleck reportedly does not attempt one in his upcoming film, The Last Duel, where he…

As you’ve probably all heard by now, Variety published a profile of Andrew Lloyd Webber on Wednesday in which the legendary Broadway composer reveals that he hated the 2019 adaptation of his musical, Cats, so much that he went out and got a dog as some sort of karmic retribution.