Botswana discovers the world's second-largest diamond

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  230 words  |  Patria Henriques

The second-largest diamond in the world has been discovered in Botswana. The discovery happened at Karowe mine, about 500 km north of Botswana's capital, Gaborone. Botswana's government claims it is the largest diamond ever discovered in the southern African state. “We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond,” William Lamb, president and CEO of Lucara, said in a statement to the BBC. “This find not only showcases the remarkable potential of our Karowe Mine but also upholds our strategic investment in cutting-edge [X-ray transmission] technology,” he added. [Read More]

Brymo - Yellow [Album Review]

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  11 minutes  |  2343 words  |  Tandra Barner

There comes a time in our world where music - which ordinarily exists as a capitalist venture for profit - remains in its original and purest form; an art. There also comes a time when that art also becomes unquantifiable/unqualifiable with mere words and adjectives because it constantly evolves with the elegance of unrefined blood diamond. This description is perfect for Brymo and his latest album, Yellow. The 15-track body of work comes on the back of four exceptional bodies of work - one of those is the undeniable cult classic Merchants, Dealers and Slaves. [Read More]

Caught in the Net Directors on How They Trapped Sexual Predators

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1249 words  |  Martina Birk

“We want you to act as 12-year-olds.” This was the bizarre, admittedly creepy direction Vit Klusak gave to a gaggle of 19-year-old actresses who turned up for a casting call on his newest docu project, “Caught in the Net. [Read More]

China Unveils Plans to Send Spacecraft to Jupiter and Uranus

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  301 words  |  Billy Koelling

It was 2,300 years ago that the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan wrote the poem “Tianwen,” or “Heavenly Questions.” It is only now that China’s Tianwen spacecraft have begun flying missions designed to come up with some heavenly answers. And as Space.com reports, those missions are becoming increasingly ambitious. In 2020, the Tianwen 1 spacecraft was launched to Mars, carrying the Zhurong rover, which successfully landed on the surface of the Red Planet in May 2021. [Read More]

CUBA: Loot The Palace! | TIME

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  14 minutes  |  2845 words  |  Tandra Barner

A dead city, hushed by the terror of a brutal massacre, was the capital of Cuba last week. Eight years of steadily increased repression had culminated in an ominous, apprehensive silence. The shutters and doors of Havana were bolted, the streets deserted save for soldiers patrolling and police squads riding around in cars. “The Tyrant,” paunchy, pock-faced President Gerardo Machado y Morales, had proclaimed “a state of war” in his effort to break his countrymen’s general strike against his regime. [Read More]

Dance in History - On This Day

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  51 words  |  Tandra Barner

Music History

1983-03-25 Motown 25, a concert celebrating the anniversary of Motown records is taped for broadcast at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California; performers include: The Miracles; The Temptations; The Four Tops; Diana Ross and the Supremes; The Jackson 5; and Michael Jackson, who unveils his "moonwalk" dance move

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Depp Bodyguard Travis McGivern Testifies on Abuse Allegations

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  570 words  |  Patria Henriques

The high-profile trial involving actors Johnny Depp, 58, and his ex-wife Amber Heard, 36, entered its third week today, after kicking off April 12 in Fairfax County, Va. The trial, which has ignited a fierce fan reaction—and taken over TikTok—stems from a $50 million defamation lawsuit Depp filed against Heard in 2019 in response to an op-ed she published in the Washington Post in 2018. Depp says the article irreparably damaged his career after Heard referred to herself in the piece as “a public figure representing domestic abuse. [Read More]

Detroit Police Officer Killed Responding to "Home Invasion"

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  333 words  |  Billy Koelling

Two Detroit police officers were shot, one fatally, while responding to reports of a home invasion on Wednesday night. The police were responding to the incident at around 7:20 p.m.in Detroit’s West Side, and were searching the home in question when they were shot, according to the city’s police department. One officer was shot in the neck and died later at the hospital; a second was shot in the leg and is in serious condition at Sinai-Grace Hospital, though he is expected to recover. [Read More]

Dr. Pimple Popper's Latest Pimple-Popping Cyst Video Really, Uh, POPS

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  266 words  |  Patria Henriques

The real-life dermatologist just posted an Instagram of a large bump on what appears to be a woman's hip (though, tbh, I'm not really sure) with the caption "MONDAY." In the video, you see Dr. Pimple Popper cut a small incision into the bump, then squeeze out brown liquid. The liquid basically shoots out and squirts right onto Dr. Pimple Popper's scrubs. For anyone whose guilty pleasure is watching " [Read More]

EbonyLife TV adaptation of "Cinderella" to debut February 7

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  172 words  |  Patria Henriques

The African fairytale is a rework of a story by German authors the Brothers Grimm. "Dere" stars Gbenro Ajibade, Weruche Opia, Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey, Carol King, Emmanuel Ikubese, Shaffy Bello among others. ADVERTISEMENT The upcoming mini-series revolves around Dere, named ‘Cinderella’ by her eccentric paternal grandmother. She is the precocious, beautiful, naive, indulged and only child of the Kosoko's, who graduated with a first from St. Andrews University in Scotland, studying Law and International relations. [Read More]