Chelsea Handler Topless: Why Instagram Should Keep Censoring Boobs

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  761 words  |  Martina Birk

It’s Halloween, which means it’s the perfect time to stir up a smoking hot gender-politics brouhaha in the Internet cauldron. This time, it’s over comedian Chelsea Handler’s nipples, and whether she should be able to post pictures of them on Instagram. The drama started Thursday night, when Handler posted a topless photo of herself riding a horse on Instagram, to mock Vladimir Putin’s toplesshorseback selfie from 2009. Her photo was accompanied with the caption, “Anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better. [Read More]

Citi Data Breach: Are Hackers Getting Smarter?

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  532 words  |  Patria Henriques

Bloomberg/Getty Images It’s been a rough week for the banks. First, the Senate votes to go ahead with the debit fee cap that kicks in next month, then the Financial Times reports that hackers successfully broke into Citigroup’s North American card division and made off with names, account numbers and email addresses of around 200,000 customers. While data breaches at brands like Sony and Michaels have made headlines lately, the attack on Citi is noteworthy. [Read More]

Five things to know about Queen Latifah

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  314 words  |  Patria Henriques

It seems a refreshing change for the rapper in a year that has been sort of a mixed experience for her. This includes the passing of a loved one. Here are few things to know about Queen Latifah: 1. A rapper and an actress ADVERTISEMENT Queen Latifah signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album "All Hail the Queen" under the label. Her early appearance behind the camera saw her play a lead role in the sitcom " [Read More]

Floyd Mayweather showed off 2 new diamond-covered watches on Instagram just 2 months after dropping

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  226 words  |  Patria Henriques

Floyd Mayweather is widely known as the "Money" man because he knows how to make it, but judging from his latest Instagram photos he also knows how to spend it. Mayweather's motto in the gym has always been "hard work, dedication," and it looks like he is just as dedicated to spending and shopping as the 41-year-old showed off two shiny, diamond-encrusted custom watches on his Instagram account. ADVERTISEMENT [Read More]

Fran Drescher (Actress) - On This Day

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  186 words  |  Patria Henriques

Profession: Actress Biography: A native of Queens, New York, Fran Drescher used her background and her Jewish heritage to create her most famous role - that of Fran Fine in the sitcom "The Nanny" (1993-98). Drescher also created and produced the show alongside her then husband Peter Marc Jacobson. She was nominated for two Golden Globes and two Emmys for her performance. In 2021 Drescher was voted president of the screen actors union SAG-AFTRA and led it through a five month strike in 2023. [Read More]

Game of Thrones fans hail 'Battle of Winterfell' heroine Arya Stark

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  135 words  |  Patria Henriques

HBO's "Game of Thrones" season eight, episode four, "The Long Night", had a lot of remarkable moments. During the epic Battle of Winterfell, many characters lost their lives including the Night King, the supreme leader and the first of the White Walkers. After years of terror, the show's big bad wolf came to a surprising end when everyone's new favourite teenage assassinArya Stark stabbed him with her Valyrian steel dagger. [Read More]

How Poland's Jewish Community Is Emerging from the Shadow of its Past

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1756 words  |  Tandra Barner

Until she was 13, Marcjanna Kubala thought she was Christian, like nearly every Polish citizen. Then one day after school, she searched her name on Google and found her family tree. Her great-grandmother’s family name didn’t sound Polish, she thought. “Were they German?” Kubala asked her mother. “No,” she replied. “They were Jewish.” Surprised and fascinated, Kubala, who lives in Krakow, began a journey of rediscovering her identity. Her great-grandmother had lived in Krakow during the Holocaust, and survived because she’d married a Christian—and was therefore able to pass as one. [Read More]

How Taylor Swift Addresses Her Fans in TTPD

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  549 words  |  Martina Birk

We’ve heard Taylor Swift sing about her romantic relationships and spin stories out of history. In her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, Swift explores another topic: fame. Swift is undoubtedly the most famous person in the world. She’s jumpstarting whole economies, was named as TIME’s Person of the Year, and has a particularly rabid fan base. So, it makes sense that the 34-year-old singer would address dealing with this level of fame at this point in her career. [Read More]

How to extract palm fruit oil/juice for Ofe Akwu and Banga soup

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  48 words  |  Tandra Barner

This oil is key to preparing delicious meals like Ofe Akwu, Banga soup and Black soup.

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Is Listening to Music Good For Your Health?

 Posted on August 26, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  822 words  |  Tandra Barner

If you’re looking for an easy way to transform your mood, cue the music. Studies have shown that music can buoy your mood and fend off depression. It can also improve blood flow in ways similar to statins, lower your levels of stress-related hormones like cortisol and ease pain. Listening to music before an operation can even improve post-surgery outcomes. How can music do so much good? Music seems to “selectively activate” neurochemical systems and brain structures associated with positive mood, emotion regulation, attention and memory in ways that promote beneficial changes, says Kim Innes, a professor of epidemiology at West Virginia University’s School of Public Health. [Read More]