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The moment Foodom founder and CEO Reneta Jenik overheard her teenage kids and their friends using the word “milf” at a small gathering in her home, she decided then and there that it needed a rebranding. Could milf 2.0 be it?
Continue reading Investing in mother foundersThe term “milf” has been around for over 25 years, and it’s time for a change. The current acronym, “Mothers I’d Like to F — (have sexual relations with),” is outdated and offensive. It objectifies mothers and reduces them to sexual objects, and it’s time for a new definition that better reflects the changing attitudes of our society.
It seems like gun violence will never end in America. Early this morning rapper Takeoff became the latest victim to lose his life to a bullet.
Continue reading Fatal shooting of Migos’ rapper Takeoff started with a disagreement, not over a dice game, witness saysKristallnacht, German for “crystal night” or “night of broken glass.” So named for the events of November 9 and 10, 1938 when shattered glass from Jewish businesses, homes and places of worship littered the streets.
Continue reading Kristallnacht: night of broken glass
It’s the 1980s and anything goes. Some Canadian boys went to England after getting serious radio airplay. They started getting gigs and decided to take the show on the road. Here’s what JC Chambers, guitarist for the 80s post-punk bank Kinetic Ideals had to say to Core Magazines about their adventures in London, U.K.
Continue reading How to ‘gig-pirate’ a show at London’s 101 ClubA possible racially-motivated hate crime between a woman who claims that she is of Mexican-American heritage and a group of South-Asian women in Dallas, Texas was captured on film.
Continue reading Texas woman threatens to shoot a group of Asian womenStreetARToronto organized a competition to select two artists whose artwork will appear on the outer walls of the north and south staircases of the recently built King-Liberty Bridge that connects Toronto’s Liberty Village neighbourhood with King Street West.
Continue reading King-Liberty Bridge mural projectGibson, one of the world’s most popular guitar brands, just hired their first female brand ambassador since the company started in 1894. This is one of those occasions when it’s safe to say, it’s about time.
Continue reading Halestorm’s lead vocalist joins Gibson as the company’s first female brand ambassadorHer voice is like a powerful wave that washes over you, giving you the chills when she’s in full force. That’s how Halestorm’s lead guitarist Joe Hottinger described frontwoman and guitarist Lzzy Hale’s voice.
The Academy has decided on Will Smith’s fate for the slap heard around the world on the live television broadcast of the Oscars less than two weeks ago on March 27. They announced their decision today in an open letter addressed to the Academy family.
Continue reading Will Smith banned from the Oscars for 10 years for Chris Rock slap
