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The early 2020s will go down as an interesting time in U.S. philanthropic history. As the U.S. was forced to respond to a series of unprecedented crises, including a pandemic, a war in Europe and an intensified national struggle to right historic wrongs…
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MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, has given away $2.7 billion to a variety of charities, she wrote in a blog post Tuesday, bringing her total donations since her first giving spree in July 2020 to $8.5 billion.
The Höss villa in southern Poland is an idyllic two-story building with a garden landscaped to perfection. It is also located in the shadows of Auschwitz, the largest and deadliest concentration camp of the Third Reich. The former house of Nazi Commandant Rudolf Höss, who served as Camp Commandant of Auschwitz from May 1940 to December 1943, shared the home with his wife Hedwig, and their two…
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The Last of Us finale on Sunday night sparked a broad discourse: How could Joel make this choice, between one girl and the fate of humanity? Spoiler: The gruff protagonist, who many viewers slowly but surely grew to love over season 1 of the video game adaptation, went on a killing spree, shooting a dozen rebels (Fireflies) and medical personnel on an enraged quest to save Ellie from a p…
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Barbie is always in style. Look no further than the all-pink outfits filling red carpets, the countless social media posts with rosy themes, and the takeover of pink in street style. The fashion trend, which has been spotted on celebrities like Lizzo and Florence Pugh, as well as on runways like Valentino, who unveiled a collection of just hot pink designs last spring, has been dubbed “Ba…
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A treasure trove of music is slated to be released in 2024. New albums from Jennifer Lopez, who released her first album since 2014, This Is Me… Now, in February, and Usher, who hadn’t put out an album in five years, have kicked off the year—and there’s still so much more to come.
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, whose new releases Act II and The Tortured Poets Depart…
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YouTube has stopped making payments to Russell Brand’s channel on the site for breaking its creator rules, following several reports alleging sexual abuse by the British celebrity.
At Monday night’s TIME100 Impact Awards and Gala at the Museum of the Future in Dubai, performer, entrepreneur, and futurist will.i.am took the stage for a unique moment: he was the first-ever recipient of a TIME100 Impact Award.
Stepping up in front of the crowd in the ballroom, will.i.am reflected on what it meant for him to be recognized for the breadth of his work over the past …
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If Tran Anh Hung’s luminous period romance The Taste of Things had been released in 1985, it would have played for six months straight at your local arthouse cinema. Not that the film is a throwback; it’s simply blissfully restorative, a movie that gives you back something you didn’t realize you’d lost, one that might even make you forget what year you’re living in. Its pleas…
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In the over 120 years since Peter Pan first appeared in J.M. Barrie‘s novel The Little White Bird, the mischievous character who never grew up has become a cultural fixture, a symbol of imagination, childhood fancies, and eternal youth.
Peter Pan’s fantastical life and adventures represents a dream world for many. But revisit Barrie’s stories, and readers will f…
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