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It’s official – Lea Seydoux will not be making an appearance at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival this year. The 36-year-old actress has four films debuting at the prestigious film festival – The French Dispatch, France, Tromperie, and The Story of My Wife – and will miss many events due to testing positive for COVID-19….
Senate Democrats condemned recent state election reform laws as a “Tsunami of voter suppression” and a declaration of “open season on voting rights” during a tense subcommittee hearing Wednesday on proposals to federalize election law and regulation. Officially, the hearing of the Constitution Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee was focused on two recent Supreme…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will sign an executive order Thursday bypassing the state legislature and banning the controversial practice of “gay conversion therapy.” Walz, a Democrat, is expected to sign the order alongside Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan on Thursday morning in defiance of the Republican-held state senate, which doesn’t support the move, according to local…
How much attention have school boards received on television news? The timeline below traces the total monthly mentions of “school board” across CNN, MSNBC and Fox News over the past decade. School boards have received little attention over the past decade, with a spike in 2020 regarding Covid-19 measures like virtual school and a sharp…
Cliff Welch/Getty Images Several big names are preparing to play the 2021 NFL season on the franchise tag, with Allen Robinson and Brandon Scherff among Pro Bowlers reportedly unlikely to strike long-term agreements with their respective teams ahead of Thursday’s deadline for extending tagged players. It appears like we may be able to add one…
Maria Bakalova shows off her cool boots during the photo call for Women Do Cry during the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday afternoon (July 14) in Cannes, France. The 25-year-old Oscar nominated actress joined co-stars Katia Kazakova, Bilyana Kazakova and Ralitsa Stoyanova, and directors Vesela Kazakova, and Mina Mileva at the event. In Women…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the administration has invited experts from the United Nations (U.N.) who investigate racism and minority issues to conduct an official visit to the United States. “As a first step, we have reached out to offer an official visit by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms…
Ten years after its initial release, Teenage Engineering still finds ways to surprise and delight with the OP-1. On Wednesday, the company released a software update for the much-loved synth that adds support for USB audio streaming. In short, that means it much easier to connect the OP-1 to your favorite digital audio workstation and…
For months, House and Senate Democrats have plotted to slip amnesty for illegal aliens into a filibuster-proof budget through the little-known “reconciliation” process. Manchin’s support for such a measure is crucial as he is considered one of the Democrats’ most moderate Senators, along with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). According to Bloomberg News reporter Steven Dennis,…
