On a recent episode of The Talk, Sara Gilbert asked if anyone has been a victim of identity theft and the resounding roar of “yes” from the audience was so loud it startled the panel.
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Op-Ed: Earth Day 2019 – We don’t have time
Ingmar Rentzhog 
Kathleen Rogers
by Kathleen Rogers and Ingmar Rentzhog
Humans have demonstrated, over and over again, a remarkable ability to cooperate in a crisis. The tragic fire at the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral was a case in point. Firemen and even members of the public rushed into the inferno, while millions of people around the world paced in front of their TV sets, wanting to jump in and help, anxiously waiting for the fire to be put out, and breathed a collective sigh of relief that there was hope for its survival. Donors rushed in behind first responders, generating a billion euros in financial support to rebuild within 24 hours.
Continue reading Op-Ed: Earth Day 2019 – We don’t have timeFeeling low? Get a prescription for a dose of culture
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) launches a health and wellness program to allow thousands of people access to art and culture as a measure to counteract increasing social isolation and loneliness. All you need is a referral from your local community service centre.
Continue reading Feeling low? Get a prescription for a dose of cultureTaylor Swift donates $113K to the Tennessee Equality Project to fight against anti-LGBTQ bills in the state
Taylor Swift gave a large donation to the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) yesterday, along with a hand-written note to Chris Sanders, the group’s leader, explaining why the project is close to her heart.
Learn the new web accessibility guidelines in a free online course
If accessibility in technology moves society one step closer toward inclusivity, then this course represents a giant leap toward equal access. It’s available to anyone, anywhere in the world, who develops content for the web – for free.
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Green Book Takes Best Picture at the Oscars
Best Picture goes to Green Book, a true story about a friendship that transcended race, class and a journey through the southern United States in the early 60s.
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Highlights from the Oscars
We’ll see who used the photo of the SNL girl gang pretending to host the hostless Oscars on Sunday night.
Live Aid benefit concert for Venezuela to avert humanitarian crisis
Alesso, Danny Ocean, Diego Torres, José Luis Rodríguez “El Puma”, Luis Fonsi, Maluma, and Paulina Rubio are among a long line-up of artists invited to perform for Venezuela Aid Live, a concert organized by entrepreneur Richard Branson to raise funds for humanitarian aid to save a country he says is on the brink of starvation. The concert will be live-streamed around the world.
Continue reading Live Aid benefit concert for Venezuela to avert humanitarian crisisThe world of Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who is known for his cutting-edge approach to style as creative director of Chanel and Fendi, for the French-inspired rock-chic of his namesake line, and for breathing new life into declining fashion empires passed away today in Paris at the age of 85.
Playing the Super Bowl to fight for social justice
The controversy about who would perform and what they would do during Super Bowl ended on Sunday night. To show support for the movement started by NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick many artists bowed out. Some who agreed to play felt justified in doing so.
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