The 2023 COP28 UN Climate Change Conference is underway, and the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia is extremely concerned about the damage unchecked use of energy resources — specifically the growth of renewable energy — might do to the planet. It has nothing to do with their status as a …
Read More »Nine Ways Businesses Can Improve Customer Communication and Engagement in 2024
As companies begin reflecting on the past year and planning for the next one, they’re likely setting goals for the new year and the steps they need to take in order to better their company and their bottom line. For many companies, that means working on customer communication and engagement. …
Read More »Norman Lear Showed Us the Reality of Abortion
When I heard the news about Norman Lear’s death, I was sitting with my writing team at Abortion Access Front. We had just finished writing this social post when the notification came in on Slack: “Norman Lear died.” It hit me harder than I thought it would. All my gratitude …
Read More »Pink's 'All Out of Fight' Video Shines Light on Heartbreaking Story of Love and Loss
Love and loss weave a heartbreaking tale in the video for Pink‘s latest single, “All Out of Fight.” The singer herself is absent from the visual, apart from her voice providing the backing soundtrack for an adventurous couple whose idyllic explorations are disrupted by sudden illness. In the video, the …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel Pays Tribute to Norman Lear by Sharing Explicit-Filled Letter From TV Icon
Jimmy Kimmel paid tribute to Norman Lear Thursday on his late-night show, hours after the legendary television producer died at the age of 101. Kimmel, who in recent years hosted one-night-only live revivals of Lear-produced shows like All in the FamilyandThe Jeffersons, recorded his tribute prior to his audience entering …
Read More »The Tune Is Out There: The Search for a Mysterious 'X-Files' Country Song
Two days ago, Dan Marfisi, a longtime musician and songwriter in the L.A. area, received a text from a composer friend. “He wrote, ‘Did you write this song onThe X-Files?’” Marfisi says. “He said, ‘You should go to Twitter and check out these threads. You’ll be a hero.’” Marfisi had …
Read More »'Dancing With the Stars' Winner Xochitl Gomez Reflects on Her Journey
Dancing With the Stars Season 32 officially came to an end on Tuesday night with Xochitl Gomez winning the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy along with her veteran dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy. (Back in September, the Mirrorball was renamed in honor of Goodman, a longtime judge on the show who died …
Read More »Trump Could Tap Taylor Swift Conspiracy Theorist as Attorney General: Report
On Tuesday, Donald Trump made a vague promise to only personally abuse the powers of the presidency on “day one” of the second administration he hopes to have. For his long-term agenda, Trump is planning to staff major government offices with a crop of the most extreme, vitriolic, and sycophantic …
Read More »Sean Combs Traumatized Me
Singer-songwriter Tiffany Red has penned an open letter to Sean Combs to corroborate the claims of abuse singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura leveled against the hip-hop mogul in her bombshell abuse lawsuit. In the suit, filed in November and settled within a day, Ventura alleged Combs controlled and isolated her, would …
Read More »See Demi Lovato and Jennifer Hudson Sing a Holiday-Inspired Riff Off
Demi Lovato gets into the holiday spirit on Thursday’s episode of the Jennifer Hudson Show, joining the host for a seasonal riff off. In a game titled “You Say It, We’ll Sing It,” Lovato and Hudson turned the audience’s responses to holiday-themed queries. For example, the singers turned one audience …
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