As U.S. lawmakers debate issues around health care for transgender youth, it’s been difficult to determine the number of young people receiving gender-affirming medicationsleaving room for exaggerated and false claims. Now, a medical journal has published the most reliable estimate yet and the numbers are low, reflecting more clearly on medical practices now being weighed […]
Bono received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden at the White House Saturday at a ceremony that also honored Denzel Washington, Michael J. Fox, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and more. “Thank you President Biden. Frontmen don’t do humble, but today I was,” Bono wrote on social media after receiving the medal. […]
If there is a single American fashion designer who can be credited with articulating something resembling a national identity through his work, it is Ralph Lauren. This isn’t a hot take: Lauren’s lauded oeuvre has spanned decades and been subject to scholarship, scrutiny, and accolades of all sorts. Today, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., […]
President Joe Biden will also honor Hillary Clinton, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Lionel Messi, George Soros, Bill Nye the Science Guy and more at the White House Saturday Bono, Denzel Washington, and Michael J. Fox are among the 19 people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the U.S.’s highest civilian honor, from President Joe […]
Two-time Oscar-nominated French-American actor and director Julie Delpy has been unveiled as the recipient of the 2025 Honorary Dragon Award at Sweden’s upcoming Göteborg Film Festival, taking place Jan. 24 – Feb. 3. Delpy, known for her distinctive voice in international cinema, will attend the festival for the screening and to accept the prestigious award, […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Mayo Clinic surgeons recently performed 10 organ transplants within 24 hours, setting a record for both the hospital and the state of Arizona. On Nov. 19, Mayo Clinic teams worked around the clock to complete seven kidney transplants and three liver transplants. Transplant center colleagues rose to the challenge with one goal […]
Recording Academy nominee update also gives Sufjan Stevens his second-ever Grammy nod for work on John Legend’s “Always Come Back” Charli XCX and Post Malone received an early Christmas present from the Recording Academy Friday when both artists were gifted an additional nomination at the 2025 Grammys. In the latest batch of adjustments to the […]
Bashar al-Assad purportedly issued an account of his flight to Russia in a statement posted to social media. The rebel alliance that drove him from power was trying to build international recognition.
Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy and Algerian director Merzak Allouache will be honored this week by Variety at the Red Sea Film Festival in the port city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Hefzy will receive the Variety International Vanguard Producer Award, while Allouache is being bestowed with the Variety International Vanguard Director Award. Both honors are […]
Cinemark president-CEO Sean Gamble will be honored with the 2025 NATO Marquee Award at next year’s CinemaCon. The top industry honor is bestowed by the National Association of Theatre Owners, host of the annual show in Las Vegas where Hollywood studios parade their upcoming slate before thousands of exhibitors descending upon The Strip. The annual […]
