Design by Kayleen Dicuangco Here’s why the notion that all queer people are born this way doesn’t advance equality. By Heidi Ruggier Date June 29, 2023 Facebook Twitter When you tell people you’re queer, they assume you were “born this way.” I wasn’t. These reductive generalizations have often made me feel othered — by both gay and straight people — over the years. I understand this is true for many people, but for me, it’s not. Sorry Lady Gaga, but your oversimplification puts sexuality into a rigid binary and ignores that sexual orientation can change throughout a person’s life. RELATED:…
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Thirty-two years ago today, on July 2, 1991, Trisha Yearwood released her self-titled debut album.Trisha Yearwood’s debut single, “She’s in Love With the Boy,” shot straight to No. 1, making Yearwood the first female country artist to have a debut single reach the top of the country charts. Her second single, “Like We Never Had a Broken Heart,” which was a duet with her now-husband, Garth Brooks, landed in the Top 5.Trisha Yearwood debut album coverMCA Nashvilleloading…It was fitting that Brooks sang on Yearwood’s freshman record, since she sang background vocals on his eponymous first album as well. Brooks promised Yearwood that if…
From its sweet-ass health care system to its foxy nepo-baby prime minister to its absolutely banging national anthem, Canada has always had it going on. Sure, this hellish summer-wildfire shit has kind of been an unexpected plot twist — but no country is perfect, right? Canada has about a tenth the population of the United States, which only makes its outsize impact on the history of music that much more incredible (excellent arts-education funding, eh?). The stats here are astounding. Three of the five or so greatest songwriters who ever lived are from Canada, as is the most beloved prog-rock…
Reality programs and competition shows are common during the summer months of network television. So naturally no one thought twice when Siberia began airing on NBC back in 2013. For most of its first episode, this reality series checked off all the necessary boxes: alliances, enemies, and obstacles. Toward the end of the episode, though, something unexpected happened. The once amiable host, now with a grave look on his face, announced that one of the contestants was dead. While its artifice was made apparent in NBC’s advance trailer, Siberia still may have come across as genuine to unsuspecting viewers who had…
Meanwhile, co-stars Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis have also weighed in on the leaked news of Cattrall’s cameo.”We tried so hard to keep it quiet,” Nixon, who plays Miranda Hobbs, said on the June 29 episode of Cohen’s Bravo talk show Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. ”We’re really sorry it got out.” And Davis, who reprises her role of Charlotte York Goldenblatt on And Just Like That, said June 22 on the Australian morning talk series Today, “We didn’t really want the information out. We wanted it to be a surprise.” And Just Like That season two is currently streaming weekly on Max. (E! and Bravo are…
Photography courtesy of Yitty Plus, a look at the world’s first net zero carbon shoe. By Sarah Mariotti Date June 30, 2023 Facebook Twitter Be a Barbie girl with Yitty Photography courtesy of Yitty Barbie this, Barbie that… it seems like none of us can get enough! And certainly not Lizzo’s shapewear brand Yitty which just released the ultimate Barbiecore capsule. Aptly named the Summer Doll House collection, bright pinks and neon yellows feature boldly on the brand’s best selling styles, which of course are made to fit every size and body type. Allbirds releases a visual of the M0.0NSHOT…
Country music is made for tapping your toes to, no matter what kind of dance song you’re looking for. From throwbacks to modern-day earworms, the genre has always provided plenty of material for dance soundtracks, and we’ve got the 50 best country dance songs to prove it.The 1990s were a fertile era for country dance music, as evidenced by iconic party tunes including Tracy Byrd’s “Watermelon Crawl,” Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” and Garth Brooks’ “Ain’t Goin’ Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up.)” But those obvious choices are just the tip of the iceberg. That decade is also…
It’s a wish-you-had-gills type of humid September day in Nashville, but Lucinda Williams is comfortably out of the soup, sitting at the kitchen table of Ray Kennedy’s Room & Board Studio telling tales about life on the road to a gang of touring lifers including Tommy Stinson and Jesse Malin. They’re rare, behind-the-curtain anecdotes, many of which she shares in her superb memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You. But in person, hearing them delivered in Williams’ syrupy Southern drawl, they’re especially captivating. Soon, though, Williams’ husband and manager Tom Overby will summon her back to the control…
Get ready for a brand new summer slasher when SCREAMBOX drops the Lithuanian splatter film We Might Hurt Each Other this July, alongside other gems including the horror comedy Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing, the brutal Czech film Repulse, Elvira’s Haunted Hills, and the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street. Here’s everything you need to know… Evil, terror, lust… the Mistress of the Dark really knows how to party! Elvira’s Haunted Hills is now streaming on SCREAMBOX, alongside 13 Nights of Elvira and over 10 classic episodes of Elvira’s Movie Macabre. A masked killer strikes in SCREAMBOX…
Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View All posts by Kelly Jensen Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her…
How did authorities connect Kouri Richins to fentanyl?An acquaintance of Kouri’s identified as “C.L.” told detectives a week before she was arrested that she had asked sometime between December 2021 and February 2022 if C.L. could get her some painkillers for an investor with a back injury, according to the charging warrant reviewed by E! News. About two weeks after dropping off hydrocodone at a house in Midway, Utah, that Kouri was flipping, C.L. said that Kouri asked specifically for fentanyl, saying the investor wanted something stronger. C.L., who police noted in the warrant has a history of drug offenses, contacted a dealer in Ogden, Utah,…
Plus, customizable haircare brand Prose makes it’s AI-powered skincare debut. By Melissa Fejtek Date June 30, 2023 Facebook Twitter The Body Shop opens a flagship store at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto Photography via The Body Shop Thrilling news from another cruelty-free advocate: certified B Corp beauty brand The Body Shop has just unveiled their latest flagship store at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre. One of six Changemaker’s Workshops in Canada, the new location is focused around celebrating local communities. “Our goal was to create a physical space that people truly want to be a part of,” said Hilary Lloyd, VP…
Since the release of his debut single “Chillin’ It” in 2014, Cole Swindell has consistently sent songs to the top of the country charts.The Georgia native got his start as a songwriter, penning tracks for Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Craig Campbell and more. Even though he had established himself as one of country music’s most in-demand songwriters, Swindell was ready to launch a solo career of his own.Since the release of “Chillin’ It,” the 40-year-old talent has taken eight additional tracks to No. 1 on country radio. He’s dropped four albums, the most recent being 2022’s Stereotype, earned a Grammy…
Friday Special The megastar continued her tradition of performing songs that aren’t on her set list Taylor Swift gifted Swifties gathered for night one of the Eras Tour in Cincinnati on Friday with two surprise songs. The artist performed “Evermore and “I’m Only Me When I’m With You,” continuing her tradition of surprising crowds each night of the tour with songs that aren’t listed on her set list. “Evermore,” the title track to Swift’s ninth studio album, originally features a duet with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. On Friday, the Folklore singer played the song solo on the piano, along with an…