Новости за 02.04.2024

Hot Mic is a weekly column by Leah Abrams documenting, spotlighting, and reviewing live comedy in NYC.  When did I know for sure I wanted to move to New York? Long before I visited for the first time when I was 12 and took the mandatory trips to Ellis Island, the Empire State Building, and M&M World. Long before some guy in Times Square handed me a copy of his EP and I thought, Wait, how does he know I’m a patron of the arts? I was so grateful, so willing to believe he saw something special in me. Читать дальше...

Once again, Kanye "Ye" West has been sued—this time, by yet another former employee of the rapper's unaccredited Christian private school, Donda Academy. On Tuesday, Trevor Phillips filed a lawsuit against West in Los Angeles Superior Court that alleges a new litany of bigoted and bizarre offenses—from whistleblower retaliation to discrimination based on race and a hostile workplace. Detailed within the 42-page complaint are a number of accusations that include West's preferential treatment for white employees... Читать дальше...

Here’s a gigantic head’s up, especially to people living in states with abortion bans: Women taking drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro to treat diabetes or to lose weight are reporting surprise pregnancies—even if they’ve had fertility problems in the past, or were taking birth control pills. This could be a blessing to some folks and a nightmare to others, but the stakes of an unintended pregnancy are ratcheted up thanks to the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision. Jezebel reviewed prescribing information... Читать дальше...

Angel Reese in a post-game press conference, April 1, 2024. On Monday night, the Iowa Hawkeyes advanced to the Final Four in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, beating the LSU Tigers. For fans of the former, it was something of a karmic victory given the Tigers defeated the Hawkeyes to become the 2023 champions. And, of course, the masses—fans or not—are still talking about that largely imagined rivalry between the teams' respective standouts, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Last year, Reese—the... Читать дальше...

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and abortion bans swept the Midwest, Illinois has become a top destination for traveling abortion patients. The state faced a 72% increase in abortions between 2020 and 2023, with out-of-state patients accounting for 68% of the increase, per Guttmacher. As a beacon for abortion access in this part of the country, an Illinois abortion fund has joined with funds from other parts of the Midwest for a billboard campaign to let the public know they still... Читать дальше...

Andrew Garfield—the Amazing Spider-Man himself—has dated a slew of women you’d expect of an A-list actor fronting a superhero franchise: Rita Ora, swimsuit model Alyssa Miller, his former co-star Emma Watson, and, more recently, Sports Illustrated model Olivia Brower. But as recently unearthed photos from the weekend show, Garfield seems to have moved on with someone pretty unexpected: a professional TikTok witch. That is, Dr. Kate Tomas, a “spiritual reader and advisor,” as Elle put it.  After the photos exploded on social media on Monday... Читать дальше...