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Golden Globes Return After Controversy

January 11, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Golden Globes returned to all its glory this year, one year after going on mute with no red carpet, no stars, and no television broadcast.  The 80th annual Golden Globes was an image rehabilitation […]

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Stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” Sue for More Than $500Mil Over Nude Scene

January 4, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The two stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens. Olivia Hussey, then 15 and now 71, […]

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First female news anchor Barbara Walters dies at 93

December 31, 2022 Maja Popovska

Barbara Walters, the first female anchor of an American network nightly news show and one of TV’s most renowned interviewers, passed away on Friday at the age of 93, according to her longtime ABC News […]

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Does Avatar 2 Romanticize or Glorify Colonialism?

December 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Thirteen years after the first Avatar film, the sequel has arrived. The original science fiction film broke box office records and became the highest-grossing film of all time for a decade.  But are Avatar and its […]

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Is the NYT Crossword a Swastika?

December 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Is the New York Times crossword shaped like a swastika? Some people have taken to Twitter saying that the popular crossword puzzle published on Sunday resembles a Nazi swastika.  Images of the crossword were shared on […]

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Qatar World Cup reports the sudden death of sportswriter

December 10, 2022 Maja Popovska

Famous American soccer reporter Grant Wahl passed away unexpectedly on Friday after falling while covering a game at the Qatar World Cup, Reuters informed, citing his agent. U.S. Soccer expressed their “heartbreak” after hearing of […]

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Saudi Khawlani Coffee, Camel Heda’a Added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage

December 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity has been enriched on Wednesday with two new additions – Saudi Khawlani coffee and the skills and knowledge associated with its cultivation, and Camel Heda’a […]

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Major World Media Call on Biden to Drop Assange Charges

November 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A group of prominent Western newspapers led by the New York Times has called on the Biden administration in a public letter issued Monday to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Detained in the […]

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Mocking Musk Gets Comedian Kathy Griffin Suspended from Twitter

November 7, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Twitter account of comedian Kathy Griffin was suspended Sunday after she switched her page’s name to “Elon Musk” and mocked the new CEO though it wasn’t immediately clear whether the suspension was a direct […]

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A Pivotal Democrat Got a Surprise, and Rare, Endorsement from Oprah

November 4, 2022 Maja Popovska

Democrat John Fetterman is locked in a tight battle for Pennsylvania’s vacant Senate seat. Last night, television icon and legendary talk show host Oprah Winfrey jumped on the campaign, officially endorsing Fetterman at a virtual […]

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Supreme Court Mulls Line Between Art and Theft in Warhol Case

October 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on a case that centers on paintings by the late artist Andy Warhol.  The question is as philosophical as it is legal: what is the line between […]

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Pennsylvania School District Bans Girls Who Code Book Series

September 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A school district in Pennsylvania temporarily banned the Girls Who Code book series for young readers, making it the latest book to vanish from schools in the U.S.  The books are four of more than […]

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Organized Groups Fuel Rapid Rise in U.S. Book-Banning

September 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Book banning accelerated across the nation in the school year from 2021 to 2022, mostly because of coordinated efforts made by organized groups that called on public schools to remove more than 1,600 titles.  The […]

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Netflix to Pull Offensive Content, Gulf States Demand

September 7, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Netflix must remove some of its shows and movies deemed offensive from the streaming service because they’re violating Islamic and societal values and principles, several Gulf Arab countries have requested via Saudi Arabia’s media regulator. […]

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Dozens of Looted Antiquities Seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

September 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Manhattan district attorney’s office has seized dozens of ancient artifacts from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art that the investigators believe to be looted, executing three search warrants. The spokesperson for the District […]

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Mossad ‘Likely’ Behind Salman Rushdie Stabbing, Academic Says 

August 24, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Academics have said that the stabbing of novelist Salman Rushdie may have been orchestrated by Mossad. One academic in particular, Nader Hashemi, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, said […]

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Christian School Sticks to Its Sexuality Policy Despite Death Threats

August 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Despite accusations that the school is targeting gay and transgender students and alleged death threats against school leaders, a private Christian school in Florida is sticking to its long-held policy that students do not partake […]

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Disgraced Opera Star Plácido Domingo Linked to Argentinian Crime Ring

August 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The disgraced opera star Plácido Domingo has found himself in yet another scandal after the prosecutors in Argentina have linked him to a criminal gang in Buenos Aires that serves as a front for sexual […]

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Atlanta Music Festival Canceled Due to Gun Restrictions in Georgia

August 2, 2022 Maja Popovska

According to reports, the firearms regulations in Georgia were a contributing factor in the organizers’ decision to cancel a music festival in Atlanta on Monday, The Hill informs. According to two people who spoke to […]

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Russian Journo Sells His Nobel Peace Medal to Aid Ukraine Children

June 21, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Nobel Peace Prize medal that Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov has put on auction sale to raise money for refugee children from Ukraine has shattered the old record for a Nobel and sold Monday night […]

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Reuters War Reporters Injured in Ukraine

June 4, 2022 Maja Popovska

According to Reuters, a photojournalist and a cameraman were injured while driving between Rubizhne and Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine on Friday, The Hill reported. According to Reuters, when their vehicle, which Russian-backed troops had given […]

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Eurovision Winners Sold Trophy to Buy Drones for Ukraine War

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra which earlier this month has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has raised over $900,000 (£712,000; €838,000) for the war in Ukraine by selling their trophy to raise money. The […]

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US Nuclear Commander Warns of Deterrence Crisis Against Russia, China 

May 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The head of U.S. Strategic Command warned Congress this week that Washington faces a heightened nuclear deterrence risk when it comes to Russia and China. The U.S. Strategic Command oversees the nuclear arsenal.  Adm. Charles […]

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Harvard Sets Up $100 Million Endowment Fund in Slavery Reparations 

April 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Harvard University is setting aside $100 million for an endowment fund and additional measures in order to help close the educational, social, and economic gaps that are legacies of slavery and racism.  Harvard University President […]

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Some Banned Books to Be Made Free to All by New York Public Library

April 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Some of the commonly banned books in the US will be made available for free by the New York Public Library (NYPL). NYPL announced the project it’ll conduct in partnership with the publishers Hachette Book […]

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Anne Frank Burning Z-Symbol is New Symbol of the Russia-Ukraine War

March 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Anne Frank, dressed in a blue dress with a blue and yellow ribbon around her neck, and with a candle in her hand burning the Z symbol of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is the […]

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Russian News Agency TASS Removed from Reuters’ Content Marketplace

March 24, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Amid the growing criticism of how TASS is portraying the war in Ukraine, Reuters decided on Wednesday to remove Russia’s state-owned news agency from its B2B marketplace for customers. Reuters Connect, which operates independently of […]

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Baryshnikov: Don’t Let Russian Culture to Become Collateral Damage

March 21, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

One of the greatest Soviet-born ballet dancers, Mikhail Baryshnikov, has made a plea for the world to not punish Russian performers, artists, and athletes for Russia’s war in Ukraine.  Baryshnikov is the leading male classical […]

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Stream of Resignations Hit Russia’s State TV

March 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova burst onto live state television news this week in Russia, denouncing Russia’s war in Ukraine and the propaganda around it. Her protest has now led to a quiet, but steady, stream of […]

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Naples Street Artist Protests Against Censorship with Dostoevsky Portrait

March 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A street artist in Naples, Italy, has used his art to protest against the decision of a university in Milan to cancel a course on Fyodor Dostoevsky, painting a giant mural of the Russian author. […]

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