Iginla, to no one’s surprise, was a selection for the Hockey Hall of Fame.Illustration: Eric Barrow (Getty) Like the American Football Hall of Fame, almost anyone enters the Hockey Hall of Fame. Play the league long enough, be nice to writers, and get any kind of reputation for bravery or …
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Big Mouth, the Central Park series will be relaunched with black actors
Central ParkMolly, seen here with Cole (Titus Burgess), is currently the voice of Kristen Bell. That will change.Image: Apple TV + White actors voicing animated colored characters have been a problem for as long as animation has been around. It can lead to racist and stereotypical interpretations and generally unacceptable …
Read More »Chuck E. Cheese and GNC bankruptcies highlight US economic ‘laundering’ of COVID-19
The recovery stock market may not matter to you right now, but the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic continues in full force. In fact, this week highlights the continuing pain that plagues corporate America. The overly indebted vitamin vendor GNC filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, crushed by the pandemic …
Read More »Senate approves China’s sanctions bill after White House relents
“They were able to reach an agreement with the Treasury, so the White House apparently did not object,” Hawley said in a brief interview after his resolution, and the sanctions bill was unanimously adopted. According to an assistant, Van Hollen and Toomey slightly modified their bill after the White House …
Read More »Lincoln Project Launches New Pro-Biden Ad in Changing States
An anti-Trump Republican super PAC released an ad promoting the Democratic presidential candidate Joe BidenJoe BidenGOP: Trump needs a new plan to distract Trump, fuels right-wing violence Biden to accept nomination in Milwaukee amid reduced convention MORE It will run in four key states starting Thursday. The Lincoln Project announcement …
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