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'BEEF' Is Criticized After David Choe's Rape Comments

BEEF, the dark A24 comedy series, was released on Netflix earlier this month to critical acclaim. The streamer shared today that the show was among the top 10 most watched series in 87 different countries in its second week, and its title has been frequently evoked as the eligibility cutoff for this year’s Emmy Awards approaches next month. But discourse surrounding previous comments made by the artist David Choe, who stars alongside Ali Wong and Steven Yeun as Yeun’s character’s cousin, has since reached a fever pitch.

'Bro-Dal Showers' | Pulse Nigeria

As you guessed from the name, it is simply a bridal shower for guys. According to BuzzFeed Life, who have played a major role in getting the term to trend, the idea was born because "grooms deserve to be celebrated too." BuzzFeed Senior Lifestyle Editor, Rachel Wilkerson Miller, told The Huffington Post more saying; ADVERTISEMENT "More and more guys are deciding against the traditional bachelor party with a stripper and Vegas, and are looking for a more laidback way to celebrate with their friends, and when guys marry other guys, their loved ones often still want to throw them some sort of a party to show their support for the couple.

17 powerful women who have shaped Nigerian culture

In honour of the International Women's Day (IWD), which falls on Friday, March 8, 2019, Business Insider Sub Saharan Africa recognises and celebrates the outstanding efforts made by women in the economic, political and social sectors. Here are 17 powerful women whose extraordinary achievements helped shaped Nigerian culture: (1) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900- 1978) ADVERTISEMENT Kuti was an activist, teacher, political campaigner, and founder of the Nigerian Women's Union.

AUSTRALIA: The Kupang Kid | TIME

He was a twelve-year-old war orphan who had managed to survive the Japanese occupation of his native Timor and found work as a menial in the kitchen of the Kupang airport. Nobody wanted him. But young Bas Wie remembered the happier days of the bighearted Australians, who not only drove the Japanese away, but gave him candy, bully beef and rides in their trucks, until it was time for them to go home.

Best High Yield Savings Account Interest Rates February 2024

Savers who want to earn the most interest on their money should look at the best high yield savings accounts. With interest rates on the rise, savers are earning higher rates in HYSA than they have in more than a decade. These accounts offer the functionality of traditional savings accounts but receive a much higher interest rate to grow your balances. Many of these accounts have no opening balance or minimum balance requirements, so they are open to every type of saver.

Best Spa Towns in the Czech Republic - Live & Study

1. 9. 2019 | Discover Czechia In the Czech Republic, there are several famous spa towns where you can enjoy natural hot springs and a wide variety of wellness procedures. Today, we bring you five tips on where to go when you need to relax, recharge and restart. Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary is undoubtedly the most famous Czech spa town. It is located in the western part of the country, approximately 2 hours away from Prague.

Books: Scholar-Warrior | TIME

(See front cover*) THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER—Translated by T. E. Shaw—Oxford University Press ($3.50). His family name was Lawrence; to Arab warriors he was Aurans, Emir Dinamit, ”the World’s Imp”; newspaper Warwicks dubbed him “the uncrowned King of Arabia”; some of his immediate superiors in the British Army called him every epithet in the calendar; now he answers only to his legally changed name of “Shaw.” An archeologist of the first rank, he is now a mechanic and “the associate of menials”; once a colonel, he is now, by choice, a private; with a reputation that could still be cashed in for much fine gold, he is content with his army pittance of 60¢ a day.

Casey Kasem Obituary: Music Expert John Covach on the Radio Pioneer

June 19, 2014 3:09 PM EDT Casey Kasem was one of the most important disc-jockeys in the history of radio. While Alan Freed is often credited with the rowdy rise of rock ‘n’ roll in the mid 1950s and Tom Donahue with the creation of free-form FM radio in the ‘60s, Kasem’s contribution gently defied the increasingly divisive changes in radio that marked the 1970s. From its first broadcast in 1970, his “America’s Top 40” counted down hit songs in a dizzyingly diverse array of styles.

Cillian Murphy Says Oppenheimer Was Shot in an Unbelievably Quick 57 Days: The

Cillian Murphy said during an interview on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast that Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer” was made on a relentlessly fast schedule. “We made the movie unbelievably quickly. We made it in 57 days,” the actor revealed. “The pace of that was insane.” By comparison, Nolan’s World War II survival thriller “Dunkirk” shot for 68 days, and his massive spy movie “Tenet” shot for 96 days. Murphy is front and center in a majority of “Oppenheimer” scenes, making the shorter shooting schedule all the more intense for the actor.