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Published by OK Magazine Madonna couldn't have done it without her kids. On Sunday, July 30, the Queen of Pop took to Instagram to share a heartfelt post with her 19 million followers after she was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection” at the end of June. “Love from family and friends is the best Medicine. One month out of the hospital and I can reflect,” the 64-year-old wrote, before thanking her six children — Lourdes Leon, 26, Rocco Ritchie, 22, David Banda, 17, Mercy James, 17, and twins Estere and Stelle Ciccone, 10 — for their support throughout her intense health scare. “As a mother you can really g… Read More View the full article

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Published by New York Daily News O’Shae Sibley, the Brooklyn dancer slain in a clash with a group of Muslim men who said that they were offended by his voguing, used his art of movement to affirm his identity as a gay man and as an advocate for social justice. The 28-year-old Brownsville resident was murdered Saturday night in Midwood after fight with a group of men who said his dancing offended their faith, but to those who knew him and his talents, he was awe-inspiring. Sibley was a favorite of director and choregrapher Kemar Jewel, who has worked with the Philidelphia-born dancer for more than a decade and described him as… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story Former President Donald Trump's supporters appear to be sticking with him no matter how many times he gets indicted or how many winnable elections he costs the Republican Party. Marcel Danesi, a professor of semiotics and linguistic anthropology at the University of Toronto, explained to MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Monday that getting Trump supporters to abandon their idol is extremely difficult, and he drew an analogy to the Dan Brown novel “The Da Vinci Code” to explain why. “I call it the ‘Da Vinci Code effect,” he said in describing Trump's ability to pump his followers full of falsehoods and… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story X CEO Elon Musk is now threatening to sue an organization that monitors internet hate speech after it released research showing that racists are thriving on his platform. The New York Times reports that lawyers representing X recently sent a letter to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which published papers last month arguing that hate speech was flourishing on Musk's platform, as it took no action against the vast majority of accounts that were flagged for tweeting out hate speech. The lawyers accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate of making “a series of troubling and baseless c… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet Before President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 into law, the drinking age varied from state to state in the U.S. Some states allowed minors to legally purchase alcohol at 18, but Reagan and members of Congress agreed that 21 should become the national standard. What still varies from state to state is how old one needs to be legally serve alcohol. Some states allow minors to serve alcohol in restaurants even though they can't legally purchase it. The Guardian's Wilfred Chan reports that some GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin favor lowering the age for legally serv… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Tony Owusu Investors will have a chance to hear directly from Anheuser Busch InBev (BUD) – Get Free Report executives this week about their thought process surrounding their ill-fated Bud Light marketing campaign. While the company isn’t scheduled to report earnings until August 3 before the opening bell, rivals like Heineken (HEINY) – Get Free Report have already released their results and the media is curious about the company’s take on Bud Light’s situation. DON’T MISS: The Bud Light Controversy and Its Impacts Explained “Yes, particularly in the Western world, we do see a lot of polariz… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Dwight Howard's accuser Stephen Harper believes he has evidence that will help prove his allegations against the ex-NBA star, RadarOnline.com has learned. According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Harper has provided the court with a copy of his Uber receipt from July 19, 2021. The alleged receipt shows him leaving from an address in the city of Fairburn, Georgia at 1:21 AM. His driver took him to an address in the city of Suwanee. The address listed on the alleged receipt is Howard's estate in Georgia. The trip costs Harper $71.98. As RadarOnline.com first reported, earlier th… Read More View the full article

Published by Chicago Tribune NEW YORK — Did somebody cancel the word “farce?” The new Broadway show by Second Stage is billed as a reconstructed romantic comedy, a feminist tale, they say, of “sex, betrayal and love.” But if you have an elongated joke involving flatulence, folks, and “The Cottage” breaks an epic amount of wind as part of its myriad country-house shenanigans, you’re doing farce. Farce, farce, farce, farce, farce. Just to be clear. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, especially in the summer. And if you are in the mood for matchstick penis jokes, more gag props than a Coney Island funhouse and an ens… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Jena Greene A few rules of fashion pervade the trends and decades of high fashion. First, what's old almost always becomes new again. DON'T MISS: PacSun Follows Lululemon, Gap and Abercrombie Into Area Consumers Love Second, when you're leaving the house, always take off one accessory, as Coco Chanel once famously said. And third, never, ever, be caught dead in last year's high fashion. It's just uncouth. That third rule may not be so hard-and-fast, but it definitely seems to apply to the modern luxury shopper, who apparently has finally had her fill of Gucci. It seems that, over the past s… Read More View the full article

Published by Socialite Life It has been tough, but we've spent all week long scouring the depths of Instagram to bring you this week's Instahottie — Paulo Quevedo. Paulo Quevedo is a Mexican actor and singer who has been been in the industry since 1996. Born on February 1, 1975 in Juarez, Mexico, the handsome hunk was raised in El Paso, Texas. He rose to fame as a singer of the Mexican pop groups Tierra Cero and Kairo. He is also recognized for his recurring roles in the El Justiciero film franchise. You can also find Paulo on OnlyFans. Enjoy these pics and videos of the very photogenic Paulo Quevedo THE LATEST ON SLelin… Read More View the full article

Published by Morning Honey Bobby Berk helps people design their dream homes on Netflix's hit show Queer Eye, but the interior designer reveals how you can find your own “design aesthetic,” even if you don't know a thing or two about decorating a space. “A lot of adults don't even know what their design aesthetic is. I ask people about what makes them tick or something they are passionate about. What's your favorite TV show? We had someone a few years ago — a 27-year-old bachelor living in a home he inherited from his grandma — and I said, ‘What's your favorite show?' He said, ‘Madmen.' I thought, ‘Mid-century.' When I a… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis was forced to look himself in the mirror and consider if his leadership as Florida governor has prohibited one of his most touted campaign talking points: protected free speech. Megyn Kelly pressed the governor on the issue during an interview on Friday, RadarOnline.com has learned. When considering DeSantis' war on the so-called woke agenda and burning bridges with one of the Sunshine State's largest employers, Disney, Kelly asked the governor if he was “using government to punish citizens for political wrong think.” DeSantis appeared on The Megy… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet Federal Judge Brian Morrishas placed a temporary hold on a Montana law he said “likely will disproportionately harm not only drag performers, but any person who falls outside traditional gender and identity norms,” CNN reports. Per CNN, the law passed by Montana Republican Governor Greg Gianforte earlier this year bans minors “from attending ‘sexually oriented shows,’ including “so-called drag story hours, which the law defines as events hosted ‘by a drag queen or drag king who reads children’s books and engages in other learning activities with minor children present.'” House Bill 359 “also b… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Daniel Kline Garth Brooks does whatever he wants. That's something few celebrities get away with, but the singer has enough money, fame, and diehard fans that he does not need to fear reprisals from either side of the political aisle. The singer went against many of the country performers of his generation — and Kid Rock — when he made it clear that his upcoming Nashville Bar would serve Bud Light. Instead of condemning Anheuser-Busch (BUD) – Get Free Report for working with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Brooks embraced the idea of inclusivity. In a business where a lot of the co… Read More View the full article

Published by New York Daily News The Iranian government is denying any previous 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 sex with another man. Iran officials had initially stayed silent over the growing scandal, but on Saturday, the country's culture minister, Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, said he had no previous knowledge of Tsaghati's alleged homosexual relations. The video, which has not yet been verified, was sha… Read More View the full article

Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer ERIE, Pa. — With a familiar medley of insults, falsehoods, and digressions, former President Donald Trump on Saturday evening bashed the criminal indictments mounting against him, attacked President Joe Biden, and repeated his lies about election fraud at a rally in a bellwether region in northwest Pennsylvania. In an unusually punctual appearance, Trump took the stage at 6 p.m in front of approximately 4,000 people at the Erie Insurance Arena to repeat some of his greatest hits from his signature rallies and add a few new ones. He promised to save the U.S. economy, purge the “deep state” from… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' cheerleaders had high hopes for his presidential campaign, touting him as the GOP's best chance to move on from former President Donald Trump in 2024. But in poll after poll, Trump has had considerable leads among Republican primary voters. Polls released in late July have found the Florida governor trailing Trump by 43 percent (Morning Consult), 36 percent (The Economist/YouGov), 44 percent (Rasmussen) or 40 percent (Harvard University/HarrisX). That isn't to say that a Trump nomination is written in stone or that DeSantis doesn't have plenty of time to turn things … Read More View the full article

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – In a private dating group on Facebook, Renee flaunts herself to like-minded singles as a fit, adventurous Kizomba dancer who at 35 exudes “inner child vibes.” But her main draw? She is unvaccinated. The Covid-19 pandemic may have receded, but dating apps, websites and social media groups still offer to unite vaccine-hating singles who believe debunked falsehoods such as that coronavirus jabs alter DNA or cause infertility. The trend underscores how anti-vaccine sentiment has become an entrenched identity for many who willfully resist or ignore scientific assertions that inoc… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Colette Bennett Before April 2023, Dylan Mulvaney was simply recording the process of what the trans influencer calls her journey to “becoming a girl”. But then, she posted a video with a six-pack of Bud Light, and her world exploded, causing a conservative controversy so widespread that it's led to everything from staff cuts to losing its long-held spot as America's top beer to Modelo. DON'T MISS: The Bud Light Controversy and Its Impacts, Explained Meanwhile. Mulvaney became the subject of an onslaught of hate and harassment, both in person and online. She's shared a bit about it on her I… Read More View the full article

Published by The Kansas City Star Rep. Cori Bush unveiled a bill Thursday aimed at limiting the use of solitary confinement in prisons, a practice the St. Louis Democrat called “depraved and sadistic.” The End Solitary Confinement Act would largely prohibit the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, including immigration detention facilities, while incentivizing state and local correctional facilities to stop using the practice. “It is indisputable that solitary confinement is torture,” Bush said during a virtual news conference. ”It doesn't matter what it's called, whether it's administrative segregation, restrictive… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Sinéad O’Connor told fans she looked “like s***” and was living in a “s***hole” days before her death. The ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer was found dead aged 56 on Wednesday (26.07.23) after moving from her native Ireland to a £3,000-a-month apartment in south-east London, and shot a video for fans showing them around her pad on 9 July. In what is thought to be the last public footage of Sinéad, she said while holding up her camera to show her face: “4K, f****** HD. f******… what the hell is it talking about? I look like s*** either way.” Referencing the death of her son Shane, who took his lif… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine Madonna is back and feelin' herself! The Queen of Pop took to Instagram on Thursday, July 27, with an adorable dance video. The Grammy Award winner shook her hips, blew kisses to the camera and lip-synced along with her hit song “Lucky Star” as she celebrated her debut album. “To be able to move my body and dance just a little bit makes me feel like the Luckiest Star in the world!” she captioned the joyful clip. “Thank you to all of my fans and friends! You must be my lucky stars too! And Happy 40th Birthday to my very. First Album- .” Fans rushed to the comments section to heap praise… Read More View the full article

Published by The Seattle Times SEATTLE — In 1943, thousands of workers began arriving at remote outposts in Washington, New Mexico and Tennessee where American ingenuity would be pressed to its limit in a secret and frantic push to build the first atomic bomb. One particular group of eight women at Hanford in Eastern Washington and Los Alamos in New Mexico would have been among the forgotten, if not for the FBI’s feverish hunt for private details about their lives. The government that had recruited them to the elite Manhattan Project was now trying to strip them of vital security clearances by proving they were lesbians. T… Read More View the full article

Published by The Detroit News DETROIT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Wednesday two bills banning the use of so-called conversion therapy on minors, prohibiting a form of counseling or therapy seeking to get gay, lesbian or transgender individuals to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. Michigan becomes the 22nd state in that nation to ban the practice. “As a mom of a member of the community and a proud, lifelong ally, I am grateful that we are taking action to make Michigan a more welcoming, inclusive place,” Whitmer said in a statement. “Let's continue working together to ensure anyone can ‘make it… Read More View the full article