A young adult author has been ‘canceled’ after she defended the writers of The Scarlett Letter and other classic novels on Twitter. The incident occurred when antiracist and anti-bias educator Lorena Germán wrote a tweet on November 30 advocating for more diversity among books that are taught in schools. In response, Jessica Cluess, who wrote … Read more
Bookmaker Tom Waterhouse has hit back at critics, after his bizarre ‘family’ Christmas photos caused quite the stir. On Friday, the 38-year-old told The Sydney Morning Herald’s Private Sydney that the photos, which were taken to promote his betting app, were purely posted in good fun. In one image, that was posted on Christmas Day, Tom held … Read more
Mariah Carey warmed her fans’ hearts with a New Year’s message from her nine-year-old son Moroccan a.k.a. Rocky. Rocky and his twin sister Monroe are Mariah’s children by her second ex-husband Nick Cannon with whom she is still friendly. The 50-year-old pop diva swung by her Twitter on New Year’s Day to post a clip … Read more
Police officers have slammed ‘selfish’ Tier 4 tourists who flouted lockdown to climb Snowdon in Wales – as crowds gathered in Richmond Park for a New Year’s Day walk. North Wales Police blasted Bank Holiday walkers who journeyed up to 270 miles to snow-covered Snowdonia National Park to scale Wales’ biggest mountain. Hikers traveled from as far away … Read more
It’s a boy for Lauren Bushnell and Chris Lane! The couple kicked off 2021 with some exciting news as they shared their creative golf-themed gender reveal on social media Friday. Early in December, The Bachelor 20 winner and her country music star husband first announced their baby news with an ultrasound video. It’s a boy: Lauren … Read more
They have been embroiled in a very public feud since Oasis split in 2009. But on Friday morning, as the clock struck midnight on a new decade, Liam Gallagher, 48, ENDED his feud with big brother Noel, 53. The singer took to Twitter to reconcile with his estranged brother and former Oasis bandmate and announced: ‘this … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-lockdown brother Piers is fined AGAIN after leading New Year’s Eve protest in London – claiming that more than 1,000 ‘defied all threats’ to turn out Corbyn posted a video of what was dubbed the ‘NYE Party of Parties’ on Twitter In the clip he confronts a line of police officers along the … Read more
Elon Musk reveals ‘catch and quick release’ plan for SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster that uses the tower arm to grab the engine so it can ‘refly in under an hour’ Elon Musk revealed the Starship Heavy booster would be caught on its return Musk suggests using the launch tower arm used to stabilize the vehicle … Read more
FICTION Everyone’s Talking About… No One Is Talking About This (Bloomsbury, February) by Patricia Lockwood, the ‘Poet Laureate of Twitter’, is set to be one of 2021’s buzziest books: a riveting novel about the collision between real and online life. Meanwhile, the sexy and absurdly readable Luster by Raven Leilani (Picador, January) is an unflinching … Read more
Putin passes new laws enabling Russia to block US social networking sites that ‘discriminate’ against the country and levy hefty fines Package of reforms was passed by Russia’s parliament and signed off by Putin It includes measures allowing Russia to restrict access to ‘discriminatory’ sites Push to increase online ‘sovereignty’ has sparked fears of China-style … Read more