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Chrissy Teigen Has Thoughts About People Calling the Coronavirus Test ‘Invasive’


We’re living through strange times in America, but that hasn’t stopped Chrissy Teigen from being her wonderfully authentic self on social media—from showing up to husband John Legend’s Instagram Live concert in a towel to sharing some real talk about childbirth.

Teigen took umbrage with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence talking about the discomfort they felt during their own coronavirus tests, which involve swabbing inside the nostrils. “[It’s] not something I want to do every day, I can tell you that,” Trump told reporters last week. “It’s a little bit of — good doctors in the White House, but it’s a test. It’s a test, it’s a medical test,” he continued. “Nothing pleasant about it.” Pence and his wife, Karen, were also recently tested. The VP described the test as “kind of invasive” and “not comfortable.”

“My vagina was ripped to my asshole giving birth to Luna. I had a vagasshole. fuck your swab pain,” Teigen tweeted in response to a tweet about Trump. “They had to put a garbage bag at the end of the bed to collect my blood before stiching [sic] me up, where I then had to pee using a water bottle as a pain fountain for 3 months. so yeah. the swab, I bet it’s super rough.”

Lots of other moms started to weigh in on social media, too.

“Do men have a low pain threshold or what? Mike Pence on the test: ‘It was kind of a pinch. It was kind of invasive. But we were grateful for the support.’ I pushed a 10 lbs baby out of my vagina…” Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action tweeted.

“I was in labor with my first kid for 52 hours. 52. Hours. Of. Labor. Y’all can all manage a nasal swab for 30 seconds,” another woman wrote.

It seems the moms of America have spoken.



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Lana Condor Seemingly Responds to Donald Trump Calling COVID-19 the ‘Chinese Virus’


Lana Condor—like many Americans—woke up to a disheartening series of tweets by President Donald Trump, repeatedly referring to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) as the “Chinese virus.” In one of last night’s tweets, Trump said he “always treated the Chinese virus very seriously, and have done a very good job from the beginning.” He went on to claim he saved “many lives” through his “early decision to close the ‘borders’ from China—against the wishes of almost all.”

In a Notes app post published to her Twitter account, Condor—who was born in Vietnam before being adopted by American parents—seemingly responded to the president’s tweets, though she didn’t refer to him by name.

“Be better,” the To All the Boys actor wrote. “To wake up to your chaos is truly a nightmare. Please. Be better. To my followers—be safe. I love you.” Attached to the tweet was a longer message that suggests what leaders should do instead of inciting fear and spreading hateful rhetoric.

“You have no idea the ramifications your racist words & actions have on the Asian American community. You simply cannot even fathom the danger you are putting our community in,” Condor wrote in the note. “How dare you. You should be ashamed of yourself.”

“You call yourself a leader?” she continued. “You know what leaders do? They LEAD by setting good examples and ACTION. Something we’ve yet to see you do.”

She finished her message by asking for people in power to step up. “Please. Be better. So we aren’t afraid to leave our house in fear someone will verbally or physically abuse us because of your xenophobia,” she wrote.

She is not the only person in the Asian-American community speaking up. Many on Twitter are expressing their hurt over people’s racist language about the COVID-19 crisis.

During a press conference today, March 18, a reporter asked why Trump keeps referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” Here is his response:

As Lana Condor so eloquently puts it: be better.





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Critics Are Calling the New ‘Mulan’ Disney’s ‘Best Live-Action Remake’


Disney’s highly anticipated live-action remake of Mulan hits theaters on March 27, and if early reviews are any indication, it may just be one of the best movies of the year.

The film’s Los Angeles premiere went down on Monday, March 9, and from the looks of Twitter, critics dug it. Like, really dug it. As in, some are saying it’s Disney’s best-ever live-action remake. That’s quite the compliment, seeing as how Disney is rebooting just about every single one of its classic animated films.

Movie journalists are shouting out the film’s star, Yifei Liu, and director, Niki Caro, specifically. “I’ve seen MULAN twice now and I must say it is grrrreat,” Yahoo! Entertainment’s Kevin Polowy tweeted. “Easily Disney’s best live action reboot. I think it’s also Disney’s first battle epic? It is beautiful & absorbing & rich & empowering. The cast is excellent and Niki Caro’s direction is just breathtaking.”

Mashable’s deputy entertainment editor Angie J. Han added, “#Mulan is the best of the Disney live-action remakes since Cinderella—I didn’t even miss the songs. Finds new notes in a story we already know while delivering gorgeous action, heart, and humor. Liu Yifei is ??.”

See some more reactions from industry people who have checked out the movie, below.

Pop singer Hayley Kiyoko also saw the movie in advance—and loved it. “I LOVEEDDDD MULAN!!!!! It’s very different but it’s just as good I promise!!! So empowering and so important for the newer generations to see it,” she tweeted.

Fans of the 1998 animated movie were sad to hear that this live-action remake wouldn’t be a musical (though Caro did tell BuzzFeed the original music will be honored in a “significant” way). On this decision, Mulan producer Jason Reed told Collider, “It will not be traditional ‘break into musical’ [songs]. They’re not going to stop their workouts to do a big musical number to camera. However, there are a number of songs that are iconic for the movie and tell a great version of the story, and they are very helpful to us in how we’re putting the movie together.”

He continued, “It gets a little easier in animation to keep the tension and the reality in place and still have people break into song and sing to camera. We made the decision that we wanted to keep the world—even though it’s a fantasy—more grounded, more realistic so those emotions really played and the threat is very real. So we are using music in a slightly different way.”

It seems this movie is superb, music or no music. I can’t wait to check it out.



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‘Little Women’ Movie Reviews: Critics Are Calling It ‘Brilliant’


The Hollywood Reporter: “[Gerwig’s] gratifying take on Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women brings freshness, vitality, and emotional nuance to source material which has been etched for generations into the popular imagination, shaking up the chronology to reinvigorate the plot’s familiar beats.”

Entertainment Weekly: “Pugh, so good in this year’s Midsommar and Fighting With My Family, brings welcome layers to her willful pigtailed Amy; Cooper, Odenkirk, and Meryl Streep, as the girls’ ornery Aunt March, duly make the most of their small turns…. But it’s Ronan’s fierce, tender Jo who carries nearly every scene she’s in; a fourth Oscar nod for the Irish actress, still somehow only 25, seems both inevitable and earned.”

Los Angeles Times: “This is a film in love with its characters’ passions, a rich and effortlessly vibrant examination of the four March ‘little women’ and the ways…they’re practically bursting with the innocent it’s-happening-right-now joy of being young and alive.”

TheWrap: “In an era in which sentimentality is a seasoning that filmmakers either shun entirely or employ with too heavy a hand, Gerwig crafts a work that is moving without being manipulative. This is a Little Women for the ages.”

Vulture: “It doesn’t just brim with life; it brims with ideas about happiness, economic realities, and what it means to push against or to hew to the expectations laid out for one’s gender.”

USA Today: “A tremendously resonant, sometimes heartbreaking and always entertaining hoot.”

Daily Mail: “What it is, is a joy from start to finish, a ravishingly shot, exquisitely acted emotional roller coaster that at times, I don’t mind admitting, didn’t just activate my tear ducts but had me gurning wildly to stop myself from blubbing audibly.”

Thrillist: “One of the most brilliantly staged adaptations of any literary work. [Gerwig’s] film takes your assumptions and undermines them without ever straying from the text. It somehow acts as both a reappraisal and slight reinvention of Alcott’s work while remaining a gorgeous tribute to it.”

Little Women hits theaters everywhere on December 25, 2019.





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Why Some People Are Calling for a Louis Vuitton Boycott


In October 2017, local officials confirmed that Louis Vuitton would be opening a facility in Johnson County, Texas, its first in the state. That month, Johnson County approved Louis Vuitton’s request for a 10-year, 75% tax abatement (which estimated at approximately $91,900 annually), the Cleburne Times-Review reported.

In the lead-up to the grand opening, Arnault attended President Trump’s first State Dinner, and Louis Vuitton signed the Administration’s Pledge to America’s Workers. Then, a week before the ribbon-cutting, scheduled for October 2019, the White House announced that the President would visit Louis Vuitton’s new factory on opening day. Which leads us to…

The opening

Louis Vuitton Rochambeau Ranch officially opened its doors on October 17. Six specific handbag and backpack styles will be produced at the facility, all of which will have the “Made in USA” tag. Louis Vuitton currently employs around 150 people at Louis Vuitton Rochambeau Ranch, with the goal of creating 1,000 jobs there over the next five years, the Dallas Morning News reports.

President Trump, Arnault, and Louis Vuitton chairman and CEO Michael Burke were all present for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, as were White House advisors Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

Louis Vuitton CEO Michael Burke, Jared Kushner, and Ivanka Trump joined President Trump and Arnault at the opening of Louis Vuitton Rochambeau Ranch.

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“This shows two commitments: One, the commitment of LVMH to the American market, and two, the commitment of President Trump to the American worker,” Arnault said, according to WWD, estimating that LVMH’s investment in the U.S. comes in at over $1 billion.

In his remarks, President Trump joked: “Today, we continue the extraordinary revival of American manufacturing, and we proudly celebrate the opening of the brand-new Louis Vuitton — a name I know very well. It cost me a lot of money over the years.”

Already, Louis Vuitton executives tiptoed around the political implications of the photo opp. Arnault told WWD: “We are very honored to have the president of the United States. I’m not here to judge any types of policies. I’m here to work with my brand and we are going to, over five years, have 1,000 people working here and that’s what matters.” Burke, meanwhile, insisted to the publication that this partnership is “about jobs, it’s not a political statement. This is about engaging with the president of the United States’ overriding economic goal of bringing jobs back to the United States…it’s ironic that it’s a French company that’s doing it. There’s a subject….for those who want to be critical. Once again we’re helping out America. That’s what friends are for.”

What’s in it for LV

Yes, there’s the tax abatement—and, as the Wall Street Journal notes, a way around trade disputes affecting the European Union. But according to Louis Vuitton, the opening of a Texas facility is more about better serving one of its most important markets.



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'Hustlers' Movie Reviews: Critics Are Already Calling It the Movie of the Year


If Hustlers arrived in theaters to lukewarm reviews, I’d probably still see it. After all, it’s based on a true story that’s inherently cinematic: A tale of New York City strippers who swindle Wall Street men out of their money after falling on hard times in the 2008 recession. On top of that, it features powerful leading women including Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Cardi B, Lizzo, and Lili Reinhart in the cast.

Early reviews are putting any doubts about Hustlers‘s merit to rest. Critics don’t think Hustlers is merely “good”—they think it’s already an Oscars contender. Hustlers premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to rapturous reviews. Over on Twitter, #Hustlers was trending on Sunday, September 8, with hundreds of resoundingly positive comments. Ahead of its wide release in theaters, it has a 92% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

Much of the praise for Hustlers is dedicated to Jennifer Lopez, who fronts the film as the ringleader Ramona. In fact, some reviewers say she could likely be in the running for her first Academy Award. Frankly, it’s thrilling to see a criminally underrated performer get her due from prestige film outlets. (Super Bowl planners, I hope you’ll finally give her that rumored half time show after this.)

Plus, early reviews suggest that Hustlers expertly examines the nuances of stripping as a profession. The women in the film aren’t one-dimensional objects dancing for patrons at a club: They’re entrepreneurs, parents, friends, and fully-realized women trying to make the most of their line of work. Much of that distinction was made possible by director Lorene Scarfaria, who adapted the film’s script from the New York story it’s based off of and hired consultants to advise on the film.

Hustlers wasn’t made in a vacuum; it’s the latest movie in a string of standout projects that are led and performed by women. And we need more women-led success stories like it in Hollywood. Women account for 51% of moviegoers, yet they’re 4% of directors and 15% of writers in the entire industry. In a world where some studios hold onto the belief that women can’t lead critical darlings or box office successes, it’s thrilling to see critics lending their support to a movie without a single leading man.





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