Month: March 2021

On October 2, 2018, Saudi Arabian dissident journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, to obtain some paperwork for his upcoming wedding to his fiancee, Hatice Cengiz. He never came out alive. Turkish authorities soon revealed that they had audio and video evidence showing that Khashoggi had
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Celebrating excellence, originality, and accessibility in writing by women in English from across the world, the Women’s Prize for Fiction has announced its 2021 longlist. The longlist encompasses a wide range of genres, themes, and settings—from London to Hong Kong, Barbados to Brooklyn, among others—and features both established authors like Yaa Gyasi and Ali Smith and newcomers
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Whether she’s listening to music or writing it, Julien Baker likes to go to difficult places. As a teenager in Tennessee, the singer-songwriter dove deep into the hardcore scene, thriving on the most abrasive sounds she could find. The music she makes today is far more beautiful, melodically speaking, than the punk and metal of
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Roommates, it’s been over a year since the legendary Kobe Bryant tragically passed away in a helicopter crash along with his daughter Gigi—now those responsible for sharing the photos of the crash site will be exposed, thanks to Vanessa Bryant. A judge recently ruled in favor of Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit stating that the deputies who
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Rothy’s The Belt Bag. Photo courtesy of Rothy’s The classic fanny pack often provoked derision and ridicule, but its inevitable comeback (‘everything old is new again’) is the stuff of designer dreams. Every handbag or travel brand now has its own version. There is a reason the fanny pack – now fashionably called a ‘belt
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“I’m going to the police,” Rittenhouse answered over his shoulder, still fleeing. “Who’s shot? Who’s shot?” Grosskreutz yelled. Rittenhouse didn’t answer. Then Grosskreutz yelled, “Hey, stop him!” Grosskreutz pursued Rittenhouse, withdrawing the pistol tucked in the waistband of his shorts. Rittenhouse tripped. When Anthony Huber, a 26-year-old father figure to his girlfriend’s two children, smacked
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Piers Morgan is sharing his latest thoughts following his exit from Good Morning Britain.  After ITV announced on Tuesday, March 9 that the TV personality would not return as co-host of the British chat series in light of his criticism of Meghan Markle, Piers took to Twitter the following day (in U.K. time) to double down on his message. On
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