When the Emmy nominations were announced, “Winning Time” helmer and executive producer Salli Richardson-Whitfield made history as the first Black woman to be recognized in the drama directing category. Such a tremendous achievement might be tempered by the September 2023 cancellation of the show (on the same day of its Season 2 finale, which she also directed). Read More...
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It can already be difficult to get a drink in some parts of Mormon country. But in Idaho, don’t even try ordering a shot of Five Wives vodka. Regulators have banned state liquor stores from stocking the brand, claiming its polygamous name might offend Idaho’s Mormon residents, which make up over 25% of the population.
According to section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants — of one of Mormonism’s key texts — God told the religion’s founder, Joseph Smith, that a man could take as many wives as he wanted. Read More...
Jeezo peezo. If that farce was a World Cup 1/8th final match, I wonder how we managed to avoid death by narcolepsy during the group rounds. Certainly the Netherlands deserved its 2-1 victory over Slovakia, but only because it lost what for the most part looked like a sleepwalk competition: the Dutch couldn’t quite manage to be as boring and bad as its rivals of the day.
No knock on its first goal—a perfectly fine shot by Arjen Robben that broke up what even by the 17th minute felt like seriously uninspired play. Read More...
