Who is Old? Who is short and fat? That’s the recent spat between President Trump and North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un. According to U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un insulted him by calling him “old.” Trump is not taking that remark sitting down and with tongue in cheek said he would never call Kim “short […]
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Trump In Twitter’s Spelling Tangle
When sending out a response to the counterprotest in Boston that quelled a “Free Speech” rally on Saturday, President Trump attempted to tweet a message about the country needing protest in order to “heal.” Except the first tweet didn’t go quite as planned. Nor the second. Trump’s third tweet read, “Our great country has been divided for decades. Sometimes you […]
Meryl Streep Set To Join ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Cast
According to press reports, Meryl Streep has joined the cast of the upcoming movie Mary Poppins Returns! Streep, the 67-year-old American actress, is reputed to be the “best actress of her generation.” She is well-known for her versatility in her roles, transformation into the characters she plays, and her accent adaptation. Streep made her professional stage debut in The Playboy […]
Daughter Of Former President Sends Trump The Memo
Patricia Ann Reagan, daughter of former President of the U.S. Ronald and Nancy Reagan, has joined in the chorus of voicing her disgust at Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump’s latest utterances. The 63-year-old Patti Reagan, now actress and author, viewed Trump’s remarks made recently at a rally in North Carolina as “glib and horrifying.” “If she gets to pick her […]
Drake Continues To Score Big On U.S. Billboard Chart
Canadian R&B artist Drake has maintained his kingship of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart. He has topped the chart for the 12th non-consecutive week and like Ol’ man River just continues to roll on and on. Drake’s Views album sold 16,000 albums, 152,000 songs and was streamed 80 million times in the past week, totaling 85,000 album units, […]
Who Will Wear Title Of Miss Jamaica Universe 2016?
It’s that time of the year again when smart, young, beautiful Jamaican women vie to represent the country in the Miss Universe competition. This year, 23 contestants have been selected to compete for the title of Miss Jamaica Universe 2016. The ladies were introduced at a ceremony recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Among the contestants is reggae pop singer […]
Pop singer Taylor Swift Tops Pay List
Pop singer Taylor Swift has topped Forbes’ annual list of the 100 highest-paid celebrities with $170 million, more than doubling her previous high of $80 million, which was set last year. Swift is ahead of fellow chart-topping pop singers Adele at Number 9 with $80.5 million, Madonna at number 12 with $76.5 million, Rihanna at Number 13 with $75 million […]
Jay Z Releases Song Rapping Police Brutality
American rapper Jay Z has released a new song addressing police brutality against black Americans in the wake of the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. The song was made over a year ago but was completed since the latest police shootings. A part of the single titled Spiritual says “They told me I should drop it when Mike Brown died, […]
U.S. Celebrities Criticize Police Killings
A number of celebrities have weighed in over social media on the shootings of two black men by police in two US states. Almost 24 hours after cops shot and killed a 37-year-old Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, outside a convenience store, a Minnesota police officer fatally shot 32-year-old Philando Castile, at a traffic stop in Falcon […]
Oprah Winfrey Gives Hillary The Nod For President
American media business woman extraordinaire, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey has endorsed Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. Oprah is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated for over twenty years. Dubbed the “Queen of All Media”, she has been ranked […]