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If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, ...
by Associated Press
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on Sat May 04, 2024 at 09:59 AM PDT
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The dystopian thriller “Civil War” has been the No. 1 film at the U.S. box office for the last two weekends. But viewers, liberals and conservatives alike, should be aware that Russian leader ...
by Charles Jay
191 comments
on Sat Apr 27, 2024 at 07:30 AM PDT
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In slightly weird news, Women Who Code is shutting down! I know, tech is having problems everywhere, and especially websites are having to figure out funding streams. But WWC is far from just a website, and it seems like they still have plenty of...
by elenacarlena
55 comments
on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 05:04 PM PDT
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Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has been using “yabba dabba doofus” Donald Trump as a comedic punching bag for a long time. On Tuesday night, Kimmel continued this routine, poking fun at ...
by Walter Einenkel
118 comments
on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 03:45 PM PDT
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How well a society treats its women is one of the strongest indicators of the success and health of that society. Discrimination against women and girls occurs in many forms — gender-based violence, economic discrimination, reproductive health...
by populationmediacenter
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on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 08:13 AM PDT
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As we delve into the findings of the UNICEF 2023 Child Marriage report, we are faced with both encouraging progress and sobering realities regarding child marriage worldwide. Today, I want to share my thoughts on the report’s insights and the urgent...
by populationmediacenter
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 06:36 AM PDT
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by BrianMcFadden
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on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 02:50 PM PDT
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In the heart of Zambia, a revolution was brewing, not on the streets, but across the airwaves. From May 2021 to September 2022, two riveting radio shows – Kwishilya (“Over the Horizon”) in the Bemba language and Siñalamba (“Breaking the Barrier”) in...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM PDT
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When Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun debuted on Broadway in 1959, I was too young, too far away, and too poor to see it. When I reached my teens, I saw the movie version and was enthralled. The movie starred Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee,...
by ReasonaBill
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on Wed Apr 03, 2024 at 12:21 PM PDT
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When I started working at Population Media Center, I had a lot to learn about population. Out of all the environmental organizations, publications, and conferences I had connected with – I couldn’t recall learning much about population growth. I soon...
by populationmediacenter
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on Mon Mar 18, 2024 at 06:41 AM PDT
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Vice President Kamala Harris had a special request for Queen Latifah during a surprise cameo appearance in the intro to the 55th NAACP Image Awards. The pre-recorded sketch began by showing Latifah dressed in her robe getting ready to host Saturday’s...
by Charles Jay
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on Sun Mar 17, 2024 at 02:04 PM PDT
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WHAT IS MISOGYNY? Misogyny is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. It is a form of sexism that is used to keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the societal roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely...
by populationmediacenter
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on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 06:56 AM PDT
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The tributes are pouring in for Chita Rivera, the Tony Award-winning star, who blazed a traill for Latin American performers on Broadway and beyond. The New York Times wrote: Chita Rivera, the fire-and-ice dancer, singer and actress who leapt to...
by Charles Jay
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on Tue Jan 30, 2024 at 03:44 PM PST
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Actor Ed O’Neill has played many roles. He was a losing presidential candidate on�season six�of “The West Wing,” only to eventually end up as vice president on the show. The anti-feminist, ...
by Charles Jay
127 comments
on Wed Jan 17, 2024 at 02:00 PM PST
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The City of Portland is preparing to honor one of their own sexual revolutionaries and pioneers, the illustrious and legendary Darcelle XV, with a public plaza not far from where her drag club opened in 1967. Walter Cole, who was also Darcelle, died a...
by Not Taken
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on Wed Jan 10, 2024 at 01:02 PM PST
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I spent a few days of my Christmas holiday in the hospital. The nurses were festively dressed in reindeer antlers, and the rooms were strewn with garland and various shades of green and red. On Christmas morning, I made the mistake of reading about the...
by ReasonaBill
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on Wed Dec 27, 2023 at 12:14 PM PST
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In 1961,� Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton Minow declared American commercial television to be a “vast wasteland.” That was particularly true for outside-the-mainstream musical ...
by Charles Jay
114 comments
on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 06:00 AM PST
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The iconic actor Robert De Niro was in the middle of presenting an award at the Gotham Independent Film awards ceremony on Monday when he looked up at the teleprompter and noticed that something in his planned speech was missing. Someone—it’s not clear...
by Dartagnan
233 comments
on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 10:14 AM PST
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The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced a tentative deal Sunday night to end the writers’ strike, which started May 2. The strike ...
by Laura Clawson
41 comments
on Mon Sep 25, 2023 at 09:06 AM PDT
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for ...
by Associated Press
24 comments
on Sun Sep 24, 2023 at 08:22 PM PDT
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