Talkshow host Jerry Springer died peacefully in his home in Chicago on April 27. He was 79 and was suffering from pancreatic cancer. Springer was well known for his controversial and chaotic talk show which ran for 4,000 episodes over 27 years. It often featured over the top guests who would throw chairs and indulge […]
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in the Netflix special, The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, Obama talks about how she slow ghosted people when she entered the White House. When Winfrey asked her, “Did all your friends make the cut once you went to the White House?” Obama’s answer was, “Lost […]
Mattel introduced its first-ever Barbie doll to represent a person with Down syndrome. The new doll is part of the Mattel Barbie Fashionistas line. The new line offers diverse representations of beauty and seeks to empower children with physical disabilities. Its previous line also had a doll with a prosthetic leg, one with a hearing […]
The famous singer, actor and civil rights activist, perhaps best known for the Banana Boat Song “Day-O’ has died. He died of congestive heart failure at 96. As tributes poured in from various sources, US president Joe Biden said that he was a “groundbreaking American who used his talent and voice to redeem the soul […]
President Joe Biden announced on April 25 that he is running for a second term in office. It looks like there will be another rematch with Donald Trump in the run for president. He made the announcement via video. “The question we are facing is whether we have more freedom or less freedom in the […]
It appears that Donald Trump is in big trouble again, this time for very serious rape allegations. Journalist E Jean Carroll has accused him of attacking her in a Manhattan department store. Trump on his part says that the entire claim is a fabrication made up for publicity. Trump has been accused of rape allegations […]
No one would expect that a mistake like ringing the wrong doorbell or pulling into the wrong driveway would result in getting shot at and people are blaming the gun laws for it. A black teen and a young woman were recently gunned down for these very small mistakes and so was a cheerleader who […]
Starting April 24, Disney will lay off 4,000 employees and notifications will be delivered on April 27. Those who work with the public in the parks are generally safe and won’t be retrenched. But employees in other departments will be given the sack. These include those at Disney Entertainment, ESPN and those employed at the […]
One of the biggest advocates of overhauling America’s tax code is Abigail Disney, a Walt Disney heiress to a huge inheritance. Disney who is a filmmaker and philanthropist is not a believer in generational wealth. She says the tax code preserves a disproportionate share of wealth in America’s high income segment and says that millionaires […]
