ROGACA, Serbia — When Elena Koposova signed an open letter against Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she didn’t expect a backlash in her newly adopted home state of Serbia. After all, Serbia is formally seeking to join the European Union while adopting all the democratic values that go along with the membership, she thought. Now, … Read more
‘Every single restaurant will close overnight’: Celebrity chef blasts California politician’s $50 minimum wage proposal, calls state ‘the worst run’ in the country. Do you agree? Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., is championing a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $50 per hour as part of her bid for the U.S. Senate. Given the … Read more
Much has been made about Beyoncé pivoting into country music — good and bad — but the Queen of Country just weighed in … and Dolly Parton’s welcoming her with open arms. The legendary singer — who’s been a staple in the genre for decades — just posted a sweet tribute to Bey with a … Read more
One of Beyoncé’s new songs, “Texas Hold ’Em,” has landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, Billboard reports. She is now the first Black woman to ever hold the spot, Variety notes. The superstar’s “16 Carriages,” released simultaneously, also charted at No. 9 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Both songs are Beyoncé’s … Read more
A month later, the world saw images of mass graves in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, dead limbs sticking out of the sand. Outside our building one morning, on an old brick wall that was previously empty, was a fresh message, the paint still wet: “Russians, go home.” My boyfriend went back to Russia so … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 31, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The so-called “Magnificent 7” now wields greater financial might than almost every other major country in the world, according to new Deutsche Bank research. The meteoric rise … Read more
Lost called, it wants its polar bear back. One of the many mysteries of True Detective: Night Country is embodied by one of the cutest and deadliest animals on the planet: the majestic and terrifying polar bear. In the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska, 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle, during “the long night”, … Read more
HBO’s True Detective: Night Country has run its chilling course, treading the line between cold, hard reality and the supernatural. And it’s here, clambering out of Alaska’s long night, that we have one lingering question about state trooper Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis): What exactly went down out there on the ice? In the eighth and … Read more
It’s been weeks since the stunning first episode of HBO’s True Detective: Night Country, helmed by showrunner Issa López. That’s when we first saw the scientists at the Tsalal Arctic Research Station ditch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, run out into the snow, and freeze into a horrific corpsicle on the Alaskan tundra. But how did … Read more
True Detective: Night Country has been a season packed full of mysteries, and the finale finally got to the heart of some of our most burning questions. But there were also a few left up to interpretation. State trooper Evangeline Navarro’s (Kali Reiss) fate was one of the biggest, but there was something else you … Read more