On Monday night, November 12, Viola Davis was honored as one of Glamour‘s 2018 Women of the Year in New York City. The actor delivered an important, inspiring speech to the audience that’s necessary reading. But first, she was introduced by Steve McQueen, who directed her upcoming movie Widows. “The truth, the whole truth, and…
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Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in a Pennsylvania state prison on Tuesday afternoon, which will hopefully bring some amount of closure to the many women who have accused the comedian of assault over the years. The victim in the case that resulted in Cosby’s conviction—Andrea Constand—has bravely told the story of…
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On Monday, the #MeToo movement will get its highest wattage moment yet when psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testify in front of Congress about one night in Maryland over 36 years ago. Ford’s lawyer calls what happened an “attempted rape,” involving Kavanaugh shutting her in a bedroom, pinning her…
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Summer reading. Are there two more beautiful words in the English language? The porch, the beach, the pool; the smell of sunscreen and hot sand; the taste of ripe blueberries and a big glass of rosé—it all adds up to the perfect time to curl up or stretch out with a book. And just so…
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Books are pretty standard Mother’s Day presents. I’ve certainly given them to my mom before, but here’s the thing: I’m, like, 98 percent sure she hasn’t read any of them. I don’t know if it’s because I picked bad books or she just wasn’t in the mood to read, but facts are facts. The presents…
Read moreThe 2018 Grammy Awards were full of surprises: Kesha and SZA were both snubbed; Nick Jonas kept dreams of a Jonas Brothers reunion alive; and Hillary Clinton put in a pretty convincing bid for a second Grammy. That’s right: The former secretary of state and presidential candidate popped up in a pre-taped segment during Sunday…
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