Month: September 2020

Wisconsin Democrats needed a fundraising boost. And the message from the original cast of "The Princess Bride" and their guests? "As you wish." More than 110,000 people donated at least $1 each to tune into "A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion" on Sunday night, making the online event an inconceivable fundraising win for Democrats here. "Tonight's once-in-a-lifetime Princess Bride reunion changes the odds on who wins Wisconsin," said Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. "This is by a mile the biggest grassroots fundraiser that we have ever had." Wikler added that "chipping in to register for tonight, and post signing up to volunteer tonight, can make the difference between the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration, and another four years of the Trump nightmare." Most of t...

Idris Elba stars as an inner-city horseman with Caleb McLaughlin as his troubled teenage son in this drama set around the unique subculture of North Philly's Fletcher Street Stables. "Horses ain't the only thing that needs breaking around here," says one of the Fletcher Street Stables riders in Concrete Cowboy. She's referring to the wayward teenager who's been exiled for the summer to acquire some discipline from his estranged father. That familiar metaphor is hardly new, trotted out recently to stirring effect in The Mustang. But the occasional touch of cliché or corny dialogue can't dampen the vibrant spirit of this moving, well-acted drama about a fractured family coming together in unexpected ways. Based on the 2011 YA novel Ghetto Cowboy by Greg Neri, the film gets a capt...

The intersection of Blackness and personal identity is a major theme within episode 5 of HBO’s Lovecraft Country. The crew is back in Chicago, attempting to move forward with the pages from the “Book of Names” they recovered during their trip to Boston in episode 4. However, in an unexpected change of plot focus, the episode spends a significant amount of time focusing on Leti’s sister Rubi and the developments in her life.  Rubi now finds herself able to morph into a white woman, thanks to a special potion that William has given her. Her new identity gives her the freedom to navigate spaces she could only dream of before, but she learns that this may not be all it’s cracked up to be. Meanwhile, Tic and Leti grow closer during their process of deciphering the lost pages fr...

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, looked elegant as she hosted a virtual gathering in honor of the one-year-anniversary of her partnership with Smart Works. Sporting a white blazer over a rose-colored silk top, she  looked gorgeous with simple hairstyle, an easy manifestation of both California cool and quarantine casual.  The  Duchess, who  surprised fans  by adding long layers to her medium-length hair in July, kept the hair in its middle part. Meghan tied it at the nape of the neck and flipped the ponytail over her shoulder during the video conference.  Seating in front of a fireplace inside the California home,  the Duchess of Sussex also gave a glimpse of the inside of her £11.2 million new mansion during an online chat with clients of a UK charity which trains and dre...

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Singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson got real talking about life after filing for divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock during a "Today" show interview. "I mean, it's no secret. My life has been a little bit of a dumpster," Clarkson, 38, admitted to host Willie Geist during a video call Sunday. "Personally, it's been a little hard the last couple months." "I've been talking to friends that have been through a divorce," Clarkson continued. "I don't know how people go through that without having some kind of outlet, because it is the worst thing ever for everyone involved." In June, Clarkson filed for divorce with husband and manager Blackstock,  after seven years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.They have two children: daughter River, 6, and son Remington, 4. and Clarks...