Month: February 2021

Drew Barrymore Is One Goofy Guru In Mad Lib Theater With Jimmy Fallon – HuffPost
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Drew Barrymore Is One Goofy Guru In Mad Lib Theater With Jimmy Fallon – HuffPost

Guest Drew Barrymore and host Jimmy Fallon meditated in a “Mad Lib Theater” bit that produced the profound thought that Will Ferrell is “pooping out of the Banana Republic.” The two first had to randomly fill in the word blanks a la Mad Libs before transforming into the goofy gurus. Barrymore, the “50 First Dates” star who now has a talk show of her own, might have uttered the best affirmation ever on Tuesday: “I am fluffy. I am freaky.”
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Da 5 Bloods and Meryl Streep Snubbed by the Golden Globes – The New York Times
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Da 5 Bloods and Meryl Streep Snubbed by the Golden Globes – The New York Times

With the Golden Globes, it’s best to expect the unexpected, and during an awards season this atypical, there’s an even higher chance of weird and wacky nominations. That’s why, though major movies like “Nomadland” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” scored when the Golden Globe nominations were announced on Wednesday, it’s the out-of-left-field picks and startling exclusions that have everybody in Hollywood talking. Here are some of the Globes’ most notable snubs and surprises. The Biggest Snubs “Da 5 Bloods”: Just two years after the Golden Globes gave Spike Lee a nice spread of four nominations for “BlacKkKlansman,” the group brutally snubbed his new film across the board: Lee’s Vietnam-veteran drama “Da 5 Bloods” earned no acting nominations (for Delroy Lindo or Chadwick Boseman) and was...
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Country singers react to Morgan Wallen using racial slur: The hate runs deep – Yahoo Entertainment
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Country singers react to Morgan Wallen using racial slur: The hate runs deep – Yahoo Entertainment

Morgan Wallen is apologizing after being caught on video using a racial slur but the backlash has been swift and he’s been “suspended indefinitely” by his record label. The country singer — last in the news when his mask-free pandemic partying got him bumped from Saturday Night Live (he was later rebooked) — was captured on video, published by TMZ, reportedly using the N-word. “I'm embarrassed and sorry,” the 27-year-old “Whiskey Glasses” crooner said to the outlet in a statement. “I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back. There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologize for using the word. I promise to do better.” Wallen’s rep at Sweet Talk Publicity told Yahoo Entertainment that further comment is forthcomin...
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A British teenager fell into a 10-month coma before the pandemic. Now hes waking up in a new world – CNN
3Feb By No Comments
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A British teenager fell into a 10-month coma before the pandemic. Now hes waking up in a new world – CNN

On March 1, 2020, when the 19-year-old was struck by a car in Staffordshire, central England, the United Kingdom had recorded just 23 cases of a concerning new virus. The vast majority of Covid-19 infections were still confined to China, and the United States had confirmed just one death. Sporting events, bars and restaurants teemed with life. And in Flavill's home country that day, newspaper front pages were leading not with the spreading disease, but on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement that he and his fiancée were expecting a child. Weeks later, the world had ground to a halt. But everything that has happened since March 1 has passed Flavill by, even though he caught Covid-19 while unconscious. Now, the teenager has begun to emerge from a 10-month coma -- elating his fami...
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Iowa reports 56 additional COVID-19 deaths – KCCI Des Moines
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Iowa reports 56 additional COVID-19 deaths – KCCI Des Moines

HE IS HAPPY TO SEE EDUCATORS HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET VACCINATED. BUT HE DOES HAVE QUESTIONS. >> MY CONCERN IS THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO TRY AND GET THEIR TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL STAFF VACCINATED. MARCUS: DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER ANDREW RASMUSSEN SAYS IT IS FRUSTRATING ESECIALLY GIVEN , THE FACT HE HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO GET VACCINATED. >> I ACTUALLY DID GET A VACCINATION SCHEDULED WITH UNITY POINT LAST FRIDAY AFTER SCHOOL AND YESTERDAY I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT WAS BEING CANCELLED. MARCUS TOLD BY UNITY POINT THEY : CANNOT VACCINATE DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. WE REACHED OUT TO THE DISTRICT ABOUT THIS AND RECEIVED THIS EMAIL. "OTHER THAN BEING INFORMED THAT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS DO NOT HAVE VACCINE DOSES F...
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CDC director says schools can safely reopen without vaccinating teachers – CNBC
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CDC director says schools can safely reopen without vaccinating teachers – CNBC

Rochelle Walensky, who has been nominated to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks after US President-elect Joe Biden announced his team tasked with dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on December 8, 2020. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Teachers do not need to get vaccinated against Covid-19 before schools can safely reopen, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. "There is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen and that safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters during a White House news briefing on Covid-19. "Vaccinations of teachers is not a prerequisit...
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After Racial Slur, Morgan Wallen Swiftly Loses Country Radio Play – Rolling Stone
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After Racial Slur, Morgan Wallen Swiftly Loses Country Radio Play – Rolling Stone

Morgan Wallen is experiencing major blowback from country radio after video of him using the “n-word” surfaced on TMZ. According to a report in Variety, Cumulus Media directed its more than 400 stations around the country to remove Wallen’s songs from rotation. “Team, unfortunately country music star Morgan Wallen was captured on video Sunday evening using a racial slur. Effective immediately we request that all of Morgan Wallen’s music be removed from our playlists without exception. More to follow,” the message read. It was signed by Brian Philips, EVP of programming, and John Dimick, Cumulus’s head of programming operations. iHeartMedia and Entercom quickly followed suit. A spokesperson for iHeart told Rolling Stone, “In light of Morgan Wallen’s recent actions involving the use...
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