It is absolutely not a question that this year has been a challenge for everyone. Some people have had to take on the extra high pressure of being an essential worker while the world has shut down. These women have shown strength, endurance, and compassion that kept us running during the pandemic. As we passed the one year mark of COVID-19, they shared how their past twelve months have looked. Madison S. – ICU RN Nurses were deemed heroes at the top of COVID-19 hitting the United States. They received praise, only for their hospitals to be under-resourced and hit… Read more »
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from The Maine, Smallpools, Yungblud, and more.
Asian-American Attacks Continue Following the hate crime committed in the Atlanta area yesterday, an elderly Asian man and an elderly Asian woman were attacked in San Francisco today. A 39 year old man first targeted the 83 year old man. It was when he was running from a security guard after this attack, that he then assaulted the 75 year old woman. Fortunately, she had a lot of fight in her. Using a stick she carries for protection, she began to beat him after he gave her a black eye. People jumped in to break up the fight and police… Read more »
Women are smart, talented, compassionate, and hard working (amongst other things). The trail-blazers on this list have used their passions and work ethic to create empires that can inspire anyone. They are living proof that determination pays off. These women have built their legacy from the ground up and don’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. Sophia Amoruso Here’s the thing about Sophia Amoruso. She’s had to build an empire twice. She first started her vintage clothing business called Nasty Gal on eBay at 22. It quickly gained popularity and at one point was worth $200 million. However, the business… Read more »
Featured this week: Waffles + Mochi, Staged, grown-ish, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Country Comfort, Calls
Zack Snyder reboots his vision of the Justice League in a four hour movie marathon.
WandaVision, Wa-WandaVision! The latest Geek Girl Riot gets into the Disney+ series for a spoiler-filled celebration. It might’ve been Agatha All Along, but GGR is really doing the most.
Shows featured this week: Last Chance U: Basketball, Marriage or Mortgage, grown-ish, Genera+ion, Cherry, Kid 90
[L to R: Photo via Tidal, Photo via Netflix] Today we’ve got Netflix investing in the next generation of female storytellers, Square acquiring Tidal, and a new Nintendo Switch on the way! Netflix Invests in More Female Storytellers Ahead of International Women’s Day The Head of Global TV at Netflix, Bela Bajaria shared in a blog post that the company’s first $5 million of their newly launched Creative Equity Fund will be going to programs that support women in the entertainment industry globally. The programs include Collectif 50/50 based in France, Into the Wild based in Germany, Women in Post… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about QAnon’s latest theory.
