Posts by Sophie Clearwater
The Gentlemen’s Theo James Calls Meghan Markle Casting Rumors “Hot Air”
Don’t count on The Gentlemen getting meta. Following rumors about whether Meghan Markle would join the Netflix action comedy for its third season, star Theo James set the record straight. “No,”… Source link
Read MoreGloria Steinem Brought Women Together to Change the World
In the beginning, there was the famous story about the young journalist Gloria Steinem, going undercover in 1963 as a Playboy Bunny, all décolletage and rabbit ears, in order to expose a culture of degradation and misogyny. The Bunny episode is certainly the Steinem anecdote most often cited, but it’s such an early story that…
Read MoreMan gets fired over racist message to WNBA star Dearica Hamby
A man who is said to have sent a racist text message to WNBA star Dearica Hamby has been fired by his employer. Acclaro Medical, a medical device company based in Rhode Island, told USA Today that the employee is no longer with the company after allegedly sending the Sparks star a text in which…
Read MoreMeghan Markle Honors Gloria Steinem With Never-Seen-Before Photo Featuring Son Archie
“She was even better than you would imagine—spending Thanksgiving with our family, introducing me to one of my best friends (forever the champion of female friendship),” Markle mused. “Loving our children with her whole heart, counseling me during hard times, and giving extraordinary advice and perspective with a cup of tea and an unrivaled cheekiness…
Read MoreThe Well-Dressed Man’s Venice Film Festival Packing Guide
Venice is the rare film festival where a man’s first close-up happens before he reaches the red carpet. The water taxi noses toward the Lido, photographers lean over the dock and whatever was labeled “travel outfit” becomes international wire copy. The 83rd festival runs September 2 through 12, but the dress code was set in…
Read MoreNorah O’Donnell returns to ‘CBS Mornings’ after evening news stint
Norah O’Donnell has been tapped to return to CBS News’ morning show as a co-anchor, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. O’Donnell, who was also recently made a “60 Minutes” correspondent, will join current hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson in the re-launched “CBS Mornings” show starting Tuesday, the source told The…
Read MoreAmelia Dimoldenberg Announces End of Chicken Shop Date in Emotional Message
Amelia Dimoldenberg is locking up the chicken shop. More than a decade after premiering Chicken Shop Date, the journalist confirmed that her YouTube series was officially coming to an end. “When I was 17 I had a fantastic idea that I might meet the love of my life on a date in a chicken shop,”…
Read MoreLove Island USA’s Failure to Protect Black Women Is a Threat to the Franchise
The Love Island USA effect is not limited to these four women. The show has also brought notoriety and fame to their male partners and other Islanders, as well. But the breakout stars of the Peacock dating series are experiencing these phenomena on another level, with built-in fanbases that follow and support every campaign they…
Read MoreGloria Steinem, Legendary Activist, Dead at 92
In 1968, she became a founding editor of New York magazine, and in 1971 she co-founded Ms. magazine, which began as an insert in New York before becoming a standalone publication just one year later. After all, it’s 300,000 test copies sold out within eight days and had earned more than 26,000 subscriptions within weeks.…
Read MoreHow 9/11 Shaped My Life
Freya: When I was young, I didn’t really understand the significance of the day. But around the 10th anniversary, I realized, “Oh, this is huge,” and then it became very depressing. On the morning announcements at school, they’d show a video tribute, and those videos were obviously very sad. In middle school, some kid told…
Read MoreThe 18 Best Luxury Hotels in Seoul, From Private Hanoks to Sky-High Suites
Seoul no longer needs to audition for a slot on the wider Asia itinerary, because for many luxury travelers, it has become the entire trip. A week gets jam-packed before the flight is confirmed with morning tours at the palace, restaurant reservations, a medispa appointment for a leading-edge procedure and a visit to the viral…
Read MoreGloria Steinem’s Long History With TIME
—Gloria Steinem in San Francisco, November 1977. Over the course of her long and influential life, Gloria Steinem went from being described in the pages of TIME as “one of the best dates to take to a New York party these days” and “smashing looking Gucci liberal” to being lauded as a “feminist icon.” If…
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