When It Comes To Terms Like 'Colored People's Time,' Context Matters
Posted on April 18, 2024
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| Martina Birk
One would think we wouldn't be needing to have this conversation right about now, but apparently we do.
As you've surely heard by now, this time the peg comes courtesy of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose appearance in a comedy skit during a black-tie dinner over the weekend culminated with a "surprise" onstage visit from Hillary Clinton and Hizzoner's use of the phrase "C.P. Time."
For people unfamiliar with it, that's Colored People's Time — usually abbreviated, in the black communities I've lived in, to C.
[Read More]9 Essential Gilded Age Period Dramas to Suit Your Fancy
Posted on April 17, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
Give actual baron Julian Fellowes a bygone era of lavish wealth, and he’ll give you a hit TV show. It worked with Downton Abbey, and it might work with The Gilded Age, Fellowes’s new late-19th-century drama premiering today on HBO Max. (Perhaps Fellowes & Co. could’ve come up with a less obvious show title during its multiple years in development hell, but let’s not nitpick.)
Extending roughly from the aftermath of the Civil War to the outbreak of World War I, the historical Gilded Age is characterized by the explosion of industrial manufacturing, the mass immigration that powered it, and the enormous wealth it created — all of which upended American capitalism and culture within the span of a single lifetime.
[Read More]Alexis Beka Beka Parents
Posted on April 17, 2024
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| Reinaldo Massengill
Alexis Beka Beka Parents – Beka, Alexis A une centaine de mètres de hauteur, Beka a provoqué une situation dangereuse. Il a dit qu’il allait sauter du viaduc de Magnan et se suicider. Sur l’autoroute A8 à Nice, l’incident s’est produit. Un embouteillage de 5 kilomètres de long s’est formé en raison de l’obstruction de la chaussée.
Les autorités et les premiers intervenants sont arrivés pour tenter de convaincre Beka de descendre du rebord.
[Read More]How Many Kids Does Blueface Have?
Posted on April 17, 2024
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| Martina Birk
Johnathan Jamall Porter, known professionally as Blueface, has become a prominent figure in the rap industry for his music and personal life, often making headlines. Among the various aspects of his life that garner public attention, his role as a father is significant. As of September 2023, Blueface is the father of three children.
The latest addition to Blueface's family is his son with ex-girlfriend Chrisean Rock. Chrisean Malone, named affectionately after his mother, was born on September 3, 2023.
[Read More]Meet the First Family of Molossia
Posted on April 17, 2024
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| Aldo Pusey
It’s not often that tourists get a close-up look at life inside a dictatorship.
But on a balmy day in Dayton, Nevada, the first tour group of the season sets foot on Molossian soil.
Their passports are examined at the border control desk, before being stamped and dated: ‘REPUBLIC OF MOLOSSIA. PASSPORT CONTROL’.
They venture past a booth where a rather sallow, sickly looking creature sits in khaki uniform with white gloves under the legend: customs.
[Read More]The 20 Ugliest Celebrity Mug Shots
Posted on April 17, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
Heather Locklear looks far less glamorous in her booking photo. Celebrities usually look good even when they're behaving badly – but sometimes they get caught off guard.
So after showing you sexy celebrities who lookedas good as ever even in their mug shots, here are some famous people who didn't.
Probably not the Anna Nicole Smith you're used to seeing. She was arrested in 1989 for drunk driving and has this mug shot to show for it.
[Read More]Which Grocery Store Is Better?
Posted on April 17, 2024
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| Aldo Pusey
ShopRite and Stop & Shop are two grocery chains with a large presence on the East Coast. ShopRite has just under 300 stores and is owned by a private company, Wakefern Food Corp. Stop & Shop has more than 400 stores and is owned by Ahold Delhaize, which also operates Giant, Hannaford, and Food Lion. Both stores offer online ordering and grocery delivery services. But after shopping at both stores, we found that one offers much better deals than the other.
[Read More]Who is Dustin Johnsons Caddie? All You Need to Know About His Most-TrustedBagman
Posted on April 17, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
As much as golf is an individual sport, the bagman behind the golfer forms the backbone of the player. Caddies play a similar role to the backstage crew, without whom the entire production would have many difficulties. Golfers require caddies in order to play their game flawlessly. Additionally, these athletes frequently rely on the field expertise of their bagmen.
LIV golfer Dustin Johnson has been an incredible golfer throughout his golf journey.
[Read More]'Wait Wait' for July 29, 2023: With Not My Job guest Randall Park
Posted on April 16, 2024
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| Reinaldo Massengill
This week's show was recorded at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, with guest host Karen Chee, official judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Randall Park and panelists Tom Bodett, Zainab Johnson and Josh Gondelman. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.
Who's Bill This Time
ET Phone Washington; Twitter Exec X's Out Twitter; A Fun New Excuse
Panel Questions
You Can Leave Your Hat On, But Take These Off
[Read More]Charles Leclerc Parents
Posted on April 16, 2024
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| Reinaldo Massengill
Charles Leclerc Parents – Il est né à Monaco. Après avoir remporté le championnat GP3 Series en 2016 et le championnat de Formule 2 en 2017, il a fait ses débuts en Formule 1 avec l’équipe Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team lors du Grand Prix d’Australie 2018.
Il marque ses premiers points en terminant sixième au Grand Prix d’Azerbaïdjan à Bakou. Au cours de sa première année, il a marqué dix fois des points et a terminé la saison avec trois septièmes places consécutives.
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