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Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Before Simone Biles made history with her Olympic gold medal-winning performance at the women’s gymnastics all-around finals, she starred in a commercial narrated by Queen Bey and soundtracked by Bey’s Willie Jones-assisted song “Just for Fun.” “Let’s talk about power. Because, really, that’s what this story’s about,” Beyoncé says in the ad, which chronicles Simone’s journey. “Physical […]
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (PARIS) — This year’s U.S. Olympic team has a star-studded cast of LGBTQ athletes headed to Paris. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according to a database compiled by LGBTQ news outlet OutSports. These athletes are just a handful of the LGBTQ representation to […]
Welcome to the weekend! There is more Olympic soccer coming your way this weekend, starting with the U.S. men against Morocco in Paris on Friday before the USWNT follow their compatriots at Parc des Princes on Saturday against Japan. Jonathan Johnson here — the hunt for gold medals in France does not stop and neither […]
Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement takes part in a rally organized to mark the movement’s 35th founding anniversary, in Gaza City, Palestine, Dec. 14, 2022. — Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the senior leadership of Hamas shattered by a recent series of assassinations allegedly carried out […]
Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is moving full steam ahead in her bid for the White House. Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, have several campaign events set up this week as they aim their attacks on Harris. Harris has secured commitments from enough delegates to become […]
A firefighter works as the Nixon Fire burns with evacuation orders in the area on July 29, 2024 near Aguanga, Calif. — Mario Tama/Getty Images (REDDING, Calif.) — It’s only August, but already the U.S. wildfire season has burned more than 4.4 million acres, up a staggering 278% from last year, the National Interagency Fire […]
Mark says he can now play Solitaire, send text messages and watch movies, all without the use of his hands. — Synchron (NEW YORK) — An American man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has become the first patient in the world to use an Apple Vision Pro via an implantable brain-computer interface (BCI). This means […]
— While onstage at Lollapalooza, Megan Thee Stallion got a surprise from Angel Reese. The two hugged before dancing to “Where Them Girls At?” from the rapper’s album Megan. Also featured on the project is “Mamushi,” for which she recently teased a music video. — Tinashe unveiled the track list for her album Quantum Baby, due out Aug. 16. It’s comprised […]
Dennis Leopold It’s almost tiiiiiime. The queen of Christmas is beginning to defrost. On Friday, she announced her upcoming 2024 tour called Mariah Carey‘s Christmas Time. The holiday event will celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Mariah’s Merry Christmas album and her iconic, festive track “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” This Live Nation-produced tour […]
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: The Valley (Bravo)Jax Taylor is working on his mental health. The 45-year-old reality star announced this week that he has checked himself into an in-patient mental health facility. He posted a photo of his […]
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