The controversy involved in making Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a holiday

While Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a reminder to Americans to be of service to their communities, the road to getting the holiday established was marked by controversy.

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The Success of 'Bojack Horseman' Should Teach Netflix a Valuable Lesson

Considering that it’s a show about animated, talking animals, the success of Bojack Horseman has taken many by surprise. But if you’ve ever seen the show, it’s easy to understand why viewers fall in love with the emotionally damaged characters, like the alcoholic ex-Hollywood star, the depressed writer, and the overworked agent with a ticking biological clock. Netflix took a big chance on Bojack Horseman – one that they may not have taken if the show was pitched today. [Read More]

Tom Brady Throwback Photos

The football phenom Tom Brady has always had a way of turning heads, whether it was with the unique do he rocked for his freshman yearbook photo at Junipero Serra High School, or the more polished look he sports today. In honor of his 46th birthday on Aug. 3, 2023, take a look back at some of Brady's best throwback photos — which also prove he has not aged a day. [Read More]

Your Momma Aint Gonna Eat: Shunning Alcohol Habit That Once Tortured HisMother, Shaquille

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has had his fair share of problems while growing up. Having spent the early years of his childhood with his mother as the sole provider in the house, Shaq formed a close bond with Lucille O’Neal that only became stronger with time. Following her marriage to Sergeant Phillip Harrison, Shaq grew up under the tutelage of his strict disciplinarian Drill Sergeant stepfather. Time and again, Shaq has proudly talked about the life values that Harrison has taught him growing up and his recent actions have indicated that the Big Aristotle still continues to uphold and stick by those beliefs. [Read More]

Dimebag Darrell Death: The Life of a Metal Legend

Dimebag Darrell, the renowned guitarist of heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, met a tragic end on December 8, 2004, during a shooting spree at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub. At the age of 38, his untimely death deeply shocked and saddened the metal community and the wider music world, given his status as one of the most influential and respected guitarists of his generation. A Musical Prodigy and Innovator Born Darrell Lance Abbott on August 20, 1966, in Ennis, Texas, Dimebag Darrell hailed from a musical family. [Read More]

Go90 Reups Awkwafinas Tawk for Seasons 4 and 5, But Is Verizons Service Struggling

UPDATED: Verizon launched its Go90 free video service a year ago, angling to reel in mobile millennial viewers with a melange of original and licensed content. Now the telco has ordered two more seasons one of Go90‘s so-called cult hits: late-night talk show series “Tawk” with Awkwafina — the stage name of comedian-rapper-actress Nora Lum — which will return for seasons 4 and 5 starting early 2017. [Read More]

Green Day's '21 Guns' Is About Billie Joe Armstrong 'Torturing' People

Music Green Day's "21 Guns" was inspired by a period where Billie Joe Armstrong was "torturing" the people around him. Here's what he had to say. Published on March 3, 2021 2 min read Green Day’s music can be very straightforward, however, “21 Guns” is a bit difficult to understand. However, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong revealed “21 Guns’ is about a time when he “tortured” people. [Read More]

Rosie Wilby: Want to know the truth about getting over breakups? Ask a lesbian

Heartbreak is universal. Whether you are male, female, trans, non-binary, gay, straight, bisexual, pansexual, polyamorous, monogamous, young, old or somewhere in between, we all seem to navigate a similarly emotionally perilous happy-sad terrain in the unfortunate (or as it turns out sometimes, fortunate) event that we have been dumped.  But if you really want to know about breakups...you should ask a lesbian. I don’t mean you should just rock up to a lesbian bar and start quizzing the first comfortably-shoed woman you see about ghosting, conscious uncoupling, rebound flings, heartbreak, addiction, serial monogamy, loneliness, grief, attachment theory, anti-love drugs, rebirth, transformation, personal growth etc. [Read More]

Syngin Colchester Responds to Bad Tipper Rumors

TV '90 Day Fiancé' star Syngin Colchester came under fire online recently after a netizen claimed he's a bad tipper -- now he's pushing back on Instagram. Published on October 29, 2021 2 min read 90 Day Fiancé star Syngin Colchester came under fire recently when a netizen claimed he was a bad tipper during a restaurant visit. Now, Colchester is taking to Instagram to push back on the claims and bemoan his status as a reality star, despite signing up for more of the same with TLC. [Read More]

This 'Relaxer Box' Twitter Thread Is Bringing Us So Much Nostalgia Right Now

When Twitter user @AshTheDon quote tweeted a photo of an old-school relaxer box range with the million-dollar question ‘where are these girls today? show yourselves’, a wholesome moment on Twitter was born. Ash's tweet quickly hit over 37.9K retweets and 231.5K likes. As the tweet gained more traction, the ‘perm box girls’ themselves – who modelled on the relaxer boxes back in the ‘90s and early ’00s – checked in to flood the replies with before and after pictures of themselves. [Read More]