“Intentional living” is an overwhelmingly popular buzzword these days, percolating into people’s thoughts from conversations around the world to create several meaningful shifts in behavior. Intentional living isn’t a new concept. However, this type of lifestyle and thinking is becoming more popular with each passing day. In today’s world, it …
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In the final days of the Cold War, a young diplomat arrived at the Soviet Consulate in San Francisco. Agents in the FBI’s San Francisco field office kept a close eye on the personnel coming and going from the consulate. The six-story building in one of the city’s toniest neighborhoods …
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When 16-year-old Rochelle heard that her friend, Brianna Ghey, had been dead-named in the U.K. press, she burst into tears. Why would the media disrespect Ghey by referring to her by a name that she had left behind when she came out as trans? She grabbed her phone to text …
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Cue the applause for Big Freedia. In a few weeks, the culture-shifting musician will become the first-ever recipient of the Breaking Barriers award at PFLAG‘s 50th-anniversary gala. According to the organization, the honor is presented to individuals using their platform to “help remove obstacles to LGBTQ+ and intersectional equality in …
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There’s a reason why Taylor Goldsmith felt a deep, restless urge to release a brand new live recording of his band Dawes’ 2022 album, Misadventures of Doomscroller. And it all had to do with identity. “I just felt like so much of what our band is —so much of our …
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“Do you know what sight-reading is?” a young woman asks her dining companions. Neither of them know, so she explains: When you look over a score for the first time, “you have to able to analyze the music in one glance, evaluate the danger… and jump in.” The key is …
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! originally debuted in 2014, just before its parent series Yakuza got its big break outside of Japan with Yakuza 0. While entries after that game quickly came westward (and now launch the same day worldwide), Ishin remained out of reach for audiences outside Japan until now. …
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The five Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tyre Nichols all pleaded not guilty at their arraignment hearing Friday. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith all pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, …
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Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News for spreading conspiracies about the company’s role in nonexistent fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Dominion submitted a bombshell legal filing on Thursday revealing that most of the Fox News hosts who pushed the Big Lie knew it was total bullshit, as well …
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At the age of 88, Judi Dench is still working regularly and even has a new movie, Allelujah, arriving in theaters next month. But the storied actress has had to find new ways to practice her craft, especially as her degenerative eye condition has made it “impossible” to learn her …
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