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Chrysler’s Complicated Parentage: Who Owns It Now?
The Chrysler brand has used many of its nine lives to date, but the longtime American brand, which has had many adopted and foreign parents, is still alive. For now. The Chrysler brand is currently part of FCA US, which is owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. FCA is a dual-headquartered company with the Fiat side of the business based in Turin, Italy, and the former Chrysler Corp. operations based ...
Mariah Carey, Ciara, Snoop Dogg & More Celebrate Barack Obama on Donald Trump’s Birthday
Happy birthday? While June 14 marks Donald Trump’s 74th birthday, many are celebrating the day by honoring … a former president. Rather than wishing the current president a happy birthday, thousands of social media users have declared the day #ObamaAppreciationDay in honor of Barack Obama, leading the hashtag and others like it to become the top trending topic on Twitter with more than...
Camila Cabello Celebrates Pride Month, Urges Fans to Fight for Transgender Rights
Camila Cabello is using her platform on social media to show her support for the LGBTQ+ community. On Sunday (June 14), the singer posted a “Happy Pride Month” message on Instagram. “This month is pride month !!!!!!! i have so much admiration and respect for the LGBTQ+ community, this community includes some of the bravest, kindest, strongest people I know- you teach me by exampl...
Spike Lee Apologizes After Defending Woody Allen: ‘My Words Were Wrong’
In an interview with a New York City radio station on Saturday, the ‘Da 5 Bloods’ director got candid about Allen and “cancel culture.” “I’d just like to say Woody Allen is a great, great filmmaker and this cancel thing is not just Woody.” Spike Lee is taking back the statements he made defending Woody Allen. In an interview with New York City radio station WOR’...
Bars Reopening in New Orleans, But Live Music Remains Prohibited
Bar owners in New Orleans prepared for a soft opening, and an uncertain one, as they began letting customers in Saturday (June 13) for the first time in months. Capacity is limited to 25%, live music remains prohibited, and nobody knows how many tourists will show on Bourbon Street in the age of COVID-19. Pam Fortner, owner of six French Quarter venues, is opening only two of them, both on Bourbon...
Feed Me Reveals a Collaboration Alongside Flux Pavilion Is In the Works
Feed Me and Flux Pavilion are finally ready to fulfill the wildest dreams of their basshead fans with a forthcoming collaboration. On Friday, Feed Me took to social media to drop a brief teaser of their song and tag Flux Pavilion. Hours after posting, it seems there was still a burning thought eating at Feed Me who followed up the initial tweet with another, which read, “I still have no idea...
Diplo Confirmed as Guest Speaker at Student Motivational Leadership Program, “LEAP Week”
Diplo has joined this year’s LEAP Week as a motivational guest speaker. The 2020 edition of the long-running series includes a vast lineup of celebrities, artists, and business professionals, who will be addressing high school and college-age students in a virtual setting. LEAP Week is a motivational summer program that aims to teach students life skills they may not otherwise pick up in a t...
Disclosure Produces Powerful Title Track for Chloe x Halle’s “Ungodly Hour” Album
What started off as just a turn of phrase has since become a defining track shaping Chloe x Halle‘s newly released sophomore album, Ungodly Hour. Even before there was an album, however, there was only a question. What can be said with the phrase “Ungodly Hour?” The R&B duo pondered this question and ultimately sought the answer with the help of hit-making UK duo Disclos...
Samsung’s latest special edition phone is a BTS-branded Galaxy S20 Plus
Samsung is no stranger to themed special-edition smartphones, having offered Galaxy phones emblazoned with Batman logos and Star Wars themes in the past. The latest collaboration is a Galaxy S20 Plus BTS Edition, with a matching set of Galaxy Buds Plus to go with it. The Galaxy S20 Plus BTS Edition looks like Samsung’s regular flagship, but with a unique iridescent purple exterior (the color is he...
My COVID-19 Experience
70.4Kshares 1.1K 69.3K 1 0 0 0 1 DAMILARE OJO’S COVID-19 EXPERIENCE COVID is real and not a respecter of persons. Since the confirmation of the index case of COVID–19 virus in Nigeria, I have had my reservations about the spread of the virus. As the number of cases of COVID-19 increased in Nigeria, the Federal Government resolved to announce an initial two (2) week total lockdown. I became m...
New Order and Pet Shop Boys Reschedule Co-Headlining Tour for 2021
New Order and Pet Shop Boys have rescheduled their co-headlining “Unity Tour” for September and October 2021. The new wave legends were supposed to tour together this fall, but they postponed those plans in light of COVID-19. They’ve now pushed back those dates by a year. The 12-date outing kicks off in September 18th in Toronto. They’ll then play shows in Boston, New York, Philadel...
Netflix Pulls The Mighty Boosh Over Blackface
In more signs that the times, they are a-changin’, streaming services have recently been purging themselves of movies and shows that depict racist or otherwise problematic characters. The latest such shift comes from Netflix, which has yanked British comedy show The Mighty Boosh because of a blackface character named The Spirit of Jazz. Portrayed by Noel Fielding (co-presenter on The Great Br...
