Rarely has a show had as big of an impact on pop culture as RuPaul's Drag Race has had. Think about it, terms like "throwing shade" or "spill the tea" are commonplace on social media, from both people who watch Drag Race but also from people who don't. And when a reality competition show has that level of an impact on how we communicate, you know it's reach is far and wide. And now that the season 16 finale of Drag Race is upon us, another queen is about to start her reign and have her own...
A bill requiring law enforcement to make police bodycam footage public record was voted down Wednesday by lawmakers, a decision met with disappointment among supporters of the bill.
“When I think of the fanbase, I do think of those early days when we first announced Fallout 3,” ex-Bethesda artist Jonah Lobe tells me, “We got a lot of hate."“A lot of those older players felt protective of the franchise - which I can certainly understand, as the IP is immensely unique and special - and some of that translated into hate mail and even death threats, prompting Bethesda to hire its first security guard,” he continues, “So yeah, certainly a passionate fanbase.“Joking aside,...
“Civil War” arrived in theaters over the weekend. The much-hyped film portrays a fragmented America, with a bizarre alliance of California and Texas and a group of “Western Forces” battling what’s left of the federal government, led by Ron Swanson from “Parks and Recreation.” If there ever were a Western state that would resist the federal leviathan, it’s Wyoming. The Cowboy State tends to give Republicans the largest margin of victory of any state in our cracked union.The problem is, Wyoming...
Thousands of Georgians have been protesting against a new bill that they claim will crush dissent.
As enrollment declines continue to squeeze the budget, Boulder Valley School District Superintendent Rob Anderson is worried a bill that would overhual the state's school funding formula will make it even more challenging.
Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow school staff to carry concealed handguns on campus, sparking protesters to rally at the state Capitol in Nashville.The Republican-backed bill passed in a 68-28 vote and will now head to the desk of GOP Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, according to The Washington Post. The measure was previously passed in the state Senate earlier this month.Under the legislation, which mirrors a similar bill passed by Indiana in February, faculty and staff...
The Wyoming Health Department is reportedly using taxpayer dollars to fund a boastfully explicit drag event.
Six Georgian opposition parties appealed on Thursday for mass protests against a government bill on "foreign agents" which they say aims to block the South Caucasus country's path towards the European Union and NATO. The bill, which critics compare to legislation that Russia has used extensively to crack down on dissent, has already prompted three straight nights of demonstrations this week in the capital Tbilisi. POLAND 'READY' TO HOST NATO MEMBERS’ NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO COUNTER RUSSIA, PRESIDENT...
By Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story ORINDA, California (KPIX) — Skyrocketing PG&E bills are giving many of us quite a scare every month as we try to heat up our homes and keep the lights on. Businesses are feeling the pinch as well. In Orinda, one movie theater is closing the
The ‘Safety of Rwanda Bill’ would see the government create a new law to override a judicial ruling that Rwanda was not a ‘safe country’ to deport asylum seekers to. The court found that there were substantial grounds for believing that asylum seekers sent to Rwanda would face a real risk of ill-treatment. It shows Rishi Sunak’s complete disdain for the judicial oversight which should play an integral role in any democracy. Plainly it also shows his lack of humanity or empathy for those who are...
There was tension in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital on Sunday, as residents of Bini village in the Maru Local Government Area blocked the state Government House. The villagers said they were protesting against the withdrawal of security personnel from their village amid incessant attacks by bandits. The villagers, who were in large numbers, blocked Read More