A black university lecturer and writer has refused to take his daughter to see the new Barbie movie – because he says the trailer was “overwhelmed with whiteness”. Dwight Watkins, a bestselling author and HBO writer, said the promotional video for Barbie was “one of the whitest trailers I ever […]
Daily Archives: July 29, 2023
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Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle appeared to disagree with the stewards as he defended Hamilton. The ex-McLaren driver said: ”I think that’s harsh.” Before Hamilton was penalised, Brundle suggested that race organisers should not be issuing sanctions to either driver. He added: “There’s nothing to look at really there. […]
Ukraine will begin its efforts to retake Crimea from Russia ‘soon’, its intelligence chief has said. The peninsula – which has been home to the Russian navy’s Black Sea fleet for nearly 250 years – was illegally annexed and occupied by Vladimir Putin’s regime in 2014. However, Ukraine has been […]
Ye’s account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, was unsuspended Saturday, more than six months after it was banned over a post showing an image of a swastika inside a Star of David. Elon Musk has not yet publicly commented and the company did not immediately respond to a […]
Scientists have revived a worm that was frozen 46,000 years ago — at a time when woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and giant elks still roamed the Earth. The roundworm, of a previously unknown species, survived 40 meters (131.2 feet) below the surface in the Siberian permafrost in a dormant state […]
The Iranian government is denying any prior knowledge of a gay sex scandal that has led to the suspension of an official in the ultra-conservative Islamic nation. Reza Tsaghati, the head of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Gilan Province, was suspended last week after a video allegedly showed him having […]
Stuart Broad will lace up his boots, knot his headband and reach for his wide-brimmed hat for perhaps the final time on Sunday, after announcing that this fifth Ashes Test will be his last game in professional cricket. Having mulled over the decision for a couple of weeks, Broad made […]
Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) will find himself unexpectedly bonding with Gina Knight in next week’s EastEnders as their personal problems give them a lot of common ground. Widower Jay, who is grieving the loss of his wife Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), seeks a quiet drink in The Albert but is […]