Photo: John Phillips (fake pictures) Like numerous television episodes have been ripped of circulation on representations of Black face in recent weeks, the animated television space has also started to feature racism for a long time. Both Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell announced that they would be go down of …
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The New York Times withdraws from Apple news
The New York Times said Monday it was pulling out of its partnership with Apple News as news organizations struggle to compete with big tech companies for readers’ attention and dollars. As of Monday, the Times stories no longer appeared alongside articles from other posts in the curated Apple News …
Read More »Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy and cuts 3,500 jobs
In a Monday announcement, the Montreal-based company blamed its bankruptcy on the “immense disruption and forced closure of shows as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic” and aims to restructure its debt with the help of the Canadian government. and private equity firms. The presentation comes three months after he …
Read More »Lazarus Chakwera: the President of Malawi who ‘argued with God’
Image copyright Reuters Screenshot Lázaro Chakwera’s political fortune was revived by a court ruling that annulled last year’s failed elections. In the unmistakable cadence of a preacher, Malawi’s new president, Lázaro Chakwera, called for unity in his country shortly after he was sworn in on Sunday. The day of the …
Read More »Amazon’s video site Twitch bans Trump for ‘hateful behavior’
United States President Donald Trump greets as he leaves after a meeting of the US Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 26, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Amazon’s video site Twitch, used primarily to stream e-sports, temporarily banned President Donald …
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