Posts by Sophie Clearwater
NYS court officers unions back Blakeman in rare governor endorsement: ‘It’s about public safety’
New York State court officers endorsed Republican Bruce Blakeman for governor on Wednesday, a rare move that marks the first time in at least 20 years the unions have backed a candidate for the office. The Supreme Court Officers and Court Officers associations said the Nassau County executive gets the nod because “he has made…
Read MoreJohn Goodman Details How Getting Sober Impacted His Eating—Leading Him to Weigh 400 Pounds
Lizzo simply wanted to feel better from head to toe. “Once I started working out for mental health, to have balanced mental health or endorphins, so that I don’t look at myself in the mirror and feel ashamed of myself, and feel disgusted with myself,” the “Good as Hell” singer explained in a May 2023 TikTok,…
Read MoreGreen Sea Turtles Are Making a Remarkable Comeback on the Remote Aldabra Atoll and Around the World. But Their Recovery Is Far From Complete
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One year after the species was reclassified from “endangered” to “least concern,” green turtles in the western Indian Ocean exemplify that return—and the subtleties a global designation can miss Source link
Read MoreLaw Roach Reveals Why Keke Palmer Fired Him as a Stylist
Roach appreciated that Palmer’s rejection had a bit of sweetness to it, recalling, “And I said, ‘Well, alright Keke Palmer.’” And nearly four years later, Roach’s love for Palmer has, at least, not gone out of style. As he put it, “She knows exactly who she needs and what she wanted and I couldn’t deliver—and I’m not…
Read MoreThe Baffling Gender Politics of Netflix’s New Stanford Prison Experiment
It’s these scheming inmates and the two male guards who initially claim control of their respective shifts who dominate the show for most of the season. There’s an interesting, if under-analyzed, contrast between the latter men’s leadership styles. Chris Lee, a prototypical new-school executive, wants to wield influence by inspiring his charges, while Chet Hudson,…
Read MoreThe 7 Key Governor Races to Watch in the Midterm Elections
“This is an unusual situation in Texas politics,” Joshua Blank, the research director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin, previously told TIME. “It’s rather uncommon to see any Democratic candidate leading in anything other than a single outlying poll leading up to the election.” If Hinojosa were to win,…
Read MoreFormer Kansas City Chiefs Player Allen Bailey Dead at 37
The NFL community is mourning a tragic loss. Allen Bailey, a former defensive end who spent eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons until 2020, was found dead Oct. 20 by his wife Lauren Bailey inside their Florida home, his brother Alford Bailey Jr. confirmed to TMZ. He…
Read MoreSethi, Mushtaler compete to succeed Vikki Goodwin in House District 47
The Texas House District 47 seat is open for the first time since 2019 after Rep. Vikki Goodwin decided not to seek reelection and instead challenge Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for his seat. Source link
Read MoreThe Watch Collectors Building a New Kind of Fair
The founders of Time to Drive and The Escapement are crafting weekends for people who might not buy a watch at a festival but still want good reasons to stay. Courtesy 0260 At a watch fair, the detail that stays with you may be something the catalog never thought to mention: the problem a watchmaker…
Read MoreLil Jon Details Gut-Wrenching Final Conversation With Late Son Nathan Smith
Lil Jon is holding memories of his son close. Eight months after the rapper’s 27-year-old son Nathan Smith died after drowning while under the influence of mushrooms, Lil Jon details Smith’s final days in his new memoir, I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me. Within the pages of the memoir, according to USA Today, Lil Jon…
Read MoreThe Real Housewives of New Jersey’s New Season 15 Cast Revealed
Break out the sprinkle cookies because The Real Housewives of New Jersey is finally back. Following a years-long pause, Bravo has revealed the newly revamped cast for the reality show’s upcoming season 15, set to premiere in December. No need to flip a table because Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and Dolores Catania are all back,…
Read MoreWhat Can the ’90s Tell Us About Today? Tate Britain Isn’t Sure
Juergen Teller, Young Pink Kate. London, 1998 © Juergen Teller, All Rights Reserved As someone who avidly follows the Instagram handle @90sgirlfriends and feels Amy Heckerling’s film Clueless is canon, “The 90s: Art and Fashion” at Tate Britain was an elder millennial phantasmagoria I was ready to wholeheartedly embrace. The London museum has organized what…
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