archiveJanuary 2021

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Honduras amends constitution to make legalising marriage equality almost impossible

Juan Orlando Hernandez, president of Honduras. (Getty/ Sean Gallup) The conservative Central American country of Honduras has amended its constitution to make legalising marriage equality and abortion almost impossible. Although homosexuality was legalised in Honduras in 1899, same-sex marriage has been banned in the country since the constitution was amended...
Books

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 29, 2021

Today's Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday's most popular deals Previous Daily Deals City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty for $2.99 The Broken Crown by Michelle West for $2.99 City Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert for $1.99 Bunny by Mona Awad for $1.99 Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly...
Music

Hear Black Sabbath’s Rare ‘Heaven and Hell’ Early Rehearsal Demo

A rare demo recording of Black Sabbath’s “Heaven and Hell,” the first song the band wrote after Ronnie James Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne in 1979, has surfaced online. On the track are Dio, founding Sabbath members guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward, and bassist Geoff Nicholls, who joined the...
Fashion & Style

Meena Harris’ Best Style Moments

Photo via Instagram.com/meena By Eliza Grossman Date January 29, 2021 Facebook Twitter Meena Harris, niece of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, has a long list of impressive credentials to her name, including Harvard grad, lawyer, author, producer and, in our opinion: budding style star. Known for a wardrobe full of...
Music

Eric Church’s Fans Hacked His Website for Album Info

Eric Church fans literally hacked his website in search of information about his upcoming album, Heart & Soul. Thankfully, he doesn't mind.Per the Tennessean, days before Church revealed the news about his seventh studio album(s), fans flooded his website in an attempt to find a script for his Outsiders radio show on SiriusXM and a sneak peek...
Fashion & Style

Adriana Lima’s Victoria’s Secret Sleepover | Vogue

Inside the Victoria’s Secret Angels’ secret Shanghai slumber party with Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Taylor Hill, and Stella Maxwell. Still haven’t subscribed to Vogue on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/vogueyoutubesub ABOUT VOGUE Vogue is the authority on fashion news, culture trends, beauty coverage, videos, celebrity style, and fashion week updates. Adriana Lima’s...
Dweebs Global to Kick Off #BrighterTomorrowChallenge
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Dweebs Global to Kick Off #BrighterTomorrowChallenge

Dweebs Global (a COVID-response non-profit) has an upcoming pay-it-forward challenge (similar to the ice bucket challenge) called the #BrighterTomorrowChallenge which is expected to launch in February. The #BrighterTomorrowChallenge is asking people all around the world to do an act of kindness and post a video or photo on social media of the...
Music

Country Music Memories: ‘Always & Forever’ Goes Double Platinum

Thirty-three years ago, on Jan. 29, 1988, Randy Travis achieved a new career milestone: It was on that date that the singer-songwriter earned his first double-platinum album, signifying sales in excess of 2 million copies, with his disc Always & Forever.Always & Forever, Travis' sophomore release, came out in 1987 and spawned four...
Television

Armie Hammer Exits Making of ‘The Godfather’ TV Series

Armie Hammer will not be starring in The Offer, the upcoming Paramount Plus series that pulls back the curtain on the making of The Godfather, Variety reports. Hammer had been tapped for the role of Godfather producer Al Ruddy. The series tells the behind-the-scenes story on the making of the...
Film

Godzilla Vs. Kong Is Already Breaking Records For Warner Bros

Within 24 hours of the trailer drop, Godzilla vs. Kong racked up 15.8 million views on the Warner Bros YouTube channel, along with an additional 9.8 million on the Legendary, Warner Bros UK, official Godzilla vs. Kong and HBO Max Twitter accounts. Luiz Fernandez recorded the results on Twitter, sharing...
Fashion & Style

73 Questions With Zac Efron | Vogue

Zac Efron, star of the upcoming film "The Greatest Showman," invites Vogue in and answers 73 Questions. Zac tells us about his 1964 Mustang, his best celebrity impressions, and that time he swam with a wild tiger shark. Presented by Google Still haven’t subscribed to Vogue on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/vogueyoutubesub...
Books

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for January 28, 2021

Today's Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday's most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly for $4.99 Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay for $2.99 The Boston Massacre by Serena R. Zabin for $3.99 All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr for $2.99 Everfair...
Music

Diane Warren: I Will Never Sell My Song Catalog

Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Primary Wave, and other firms are on a shopping spree for high-profile music catalogs, snapping up publishing rights from songwriters ranging from Bob Dylan to Stevie Nicks to Neil Young. But Diane Warren, who’s been writing hits for 37 years, from DeBarge’s “Rhythm of the Night” to...
Music

Sara Watkins Crafts ‘Under the Pepper Tree’ Album for Families

Nickel Creek and I'm With Her member Sara Watkins' forthcoming new album is for families. Under the Pepper Tree finds the Grammy-winning musician revisiting the music of her childhood and reimagining it in her own way.Due out on March 26, Watkins' new record features 15 songs for listeners of all ages....
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