Month: July 2020

Taylor Swift responds to accusation she copied Folklore logo from Black designer – USA TODAY
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Taylor Swift responds to accusation she copied Folklore logo from Black designer – USA TODAY

After being accused of copying a merchandise logo from a Black designer, Taylor Swift says she is donating to the designer's company and the Black in Fashion Council and her team said the design has been changed. Amira Rasool, founder of the online retailer The Folklore, which sells "Africa and the diaspora’s top contemporary designer brands," accused the singer of copying her company's logo. On July 24, Rasool wrote on Instagram, "This morning, it came to my attention that musician #TaylorSwift is selling merchandise to go along with her new album 'Folklore'. She is currently selling merchandise with the words "The Folklore" printed on them. Based on the similarities of the design, I believe the designer of the merch ripped off my company's logo." Swift publicly responded to Raso...
Bryan Cranston reveals he had COVID-19, donates plasma: Keep wearing the damn mask – Fox News
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Bryan Cranston reveals he had COVID-19, donates plasma: Keep wearing the damn mask – Fox News

Bryan Cranston said he contracted and recovered from COVID-19 and has donated his plasma because it contains antibodies. The actor best known for playing Walter White on AMC's "Breaking Bad" made the announcement in a video posted to Instagram on Thursday. Cranston, 64, did not say exactly when he got infected with the coronavirus, but indicated that it was “quite early on” in the pandemic. He had mild symptoms including a slight headache, tightness in his chest and loss of "all" sense of taste and smell, he said. BRYAN CRANSTON DEFENDS MEDIA DURING SPEECH AT TONY AWARDS "Hello everybody. I wanted to announce that I had COVID-19 a little while ago. Very lucky, very mild symptoms," Cranston said to the camera while donning a face mask and sunglasses. Cranston recorded himself inside...
Muppets Now Review: Rainbow Internet Connection – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Muppets Now Review: Rainbow Internet Connection – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

The Muppets have been an incredible franchise, going from TV to movies, then back a few times, even rebooting the movies and now tackling streaming. They didn’t conquer the medium every time. Few remember Muppets Tonight and even fewer the 2015 ABC “reality” series. Muppets Now is much more of the moment on Disney+. Miss Piggy | Disney+This show was in the works before the coronairus (COVID-19) pandemic, but modern times have made the parody even more apt. The Muppets spoof every Zoom meeting you’ve ever had, complete with glitches and pixelation, screen sharing and every Muppet talking over each other to chime in. You’ll want to pause to read all the comments they type on screen. The ‘Muppets Now’ have a streaming show  The basic format is that Scooter is tryin...
All the Times Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir Carter Stole the Show in Beyoncés Black Is King – E! NEWS
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All the Times Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir Carter Stole the Show in Beyoncés Black Is King – E! NEWS

Beyoncé's Black Is King is finally here! The 38-year-old singer dropped the visual album on Disney+ Friday, July 31. It's safe to say Blue Ivy Carter, 8, and Rumi Carter and Sir Carter, 3, are the showstoppers, especially considering the twins' cameo marks a rare appearance. They're not the only members of the famous family included in the video, either. Tina Knowles-Lawson and Jay-Z are in it, too. In fact, there are several celebrity cameos. Lupita Nyong'o, Kelly Rowland and Naomi Campbell are featured in the film, as well. According to Disney+, Black Is King "reimagines the lessons of The Lion King for today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns."  "The film was in production for one year with a cast and crew that represent diversity and connectivity," the stre...
Buddy, first dog that tested positive for coronavirus, dies in New York – syracuse.com
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Buddy, first dog that tested positive for coronavirus, dies in New York – syracuse.com

New York — A German shepherd in New York that had the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in a dog in the U.S. has died. Robert and Allison Mahoney of Staten Island told National Geographic that their 7-year-old shepherd, Buddy, developed breathing problems in mid-April after Robert had been sick with the coronavirus for several weeks. A veterinarian tested Buddy in May and found him positive for the virus. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in June that a German shepherd in New York state was the first dog in the country to test positive for COVID-19, but did not identify the owners. Buddy's health declined steadily after he developed breathing problems and thick nasal mucus in April. He was euthanized on July 11 after he started vomiting clotted blood, the Mahoneys told National...
Theres a salmonella outbreak in 48 states linked to backyard poultry, and more people are infected than in years past – CNN
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Theres a salmonella outbreak in 48 states linked to backyard poultry, and more people are infected than in years past – CNN

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Contact Tracing Is Failing in Many States. Here’s Why. – The New York Times
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Contact Tracing Is Failing in Many States. Here’s Why. – The New York Times

In Arizona’s most populated region, the coronavirus is so ubiquitous that contact tracers have been unable to reach a fraction of those infected. In Austin, Tex., the story is much the same. Just as it is in North Carolina, where the state’s health secretary recently told state lawmakers that its tracking program was hiring outside workers to keep up with a steady rise in cases, as a number of other states have done. Cities in Florida, another state where Covid-19 cases are surging, have largely given up on tracking cases. Things are equally dismal in California. And in New York City’s tracing program, workers complained of crippling communication and training problems. Contact tracing, a cornerstone of the public health arsenal to tamp down the coronavirus across the world, has largely ...
William and Kate Took Their Kids on a Meaningful Family Vacation – Yahoo Lifestyle
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William and Kate Took Their Kids on a Meaningful Family Vacation – Yahoo Lifestyle

Kate Middleton and Prince William have taken Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis on a staycation to the Isles of Scilly, off the southwest coast of England. The spot's a sentimental one for William—Princess Diana and Prince Charles took him and brother Prince Harry there when they were children. Locals spotted the Cambridges biking across the island of Tresco. The Cambridges are on staycation! Kate Middleton and Prince William have taken their children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—to the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the coast of Cornwall in southwest England, as the Mirror reports. An inside source told the paper, "They decided on a quick getaway before the children return to school. They were keen to support our travel industry." ...
O Magazine: Why Oprah Winfrey Chose Not to Appear on One of Her Magazines Final Covers – For the 1st Time in Its History – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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O Magazine: Why Oprah Winfrey Chose Not to Appear on One of Her Magazines Final Covers – For the 1st Time in Its History – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Launching in April of 2000, O magazine has featured on every one of its covers its namesake and visionary, Oprah Winfrey, in one bright and colorful photograph or another. For the first time in the magazine’s history, the media mogul has chosen not to appear on the magazine’s cover and here’s why. Oprah Winfrey | Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images‘O’s powerful upcoming cover explains Oprah Winfrey’s absence On the cover of the upcoming September 2020 edition of O, instead of a photo of Winfrey in some kind of fall setting, readers will instead see a digital artist’s rendering of slain Kentucky resident Breonna Taylor. It’s the first time in the magazine’s existence that Winfrey has not appeared on the cover. Taylor was killed in Ma...