HIV-positive pastor in court for having sex with members, doing drugs

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  233 words  |  Patria Henriques

After admitting to his crimes, the issue has been greeted with a lot of criticism and calls from the members of the church, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, for him to step down as pastor, which he has refused. Juan McFarland in court on Monday, December 1 argued that his challenged pastoral position is protected by his church's constitution which prevents him from being fired. According to AL.com Juan McFarland said that the only way he'll therefore leave is if he resigns on his own terms or if he dies. [Read More]

How a Nollywood Film Gets Made: Here's what an editor does

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1281 words  |  Billy Koelling

But they needed an editor, someone experienced to bring the clips together and turn them into a film. When he did his job, mostly coverage of weddings, he started making trailers of the weddings that the couples sometimes loved so much they forgot to collect the full wedding video. So his friends suggested that he take up the mantle in the group and start attempting to edit their films. [Read More]

How Beyonc Fits Into the Storied Legacy of Black Country

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1504 words  |  Billy Koelling

On March 16, 1983, the Country Music Association (CMA) celebrated its 25th anniversary, and I was invited. Buddy Killen, the song publisher who pitched “Heartbreak Hotel” to Elvis Presley, thought “the Black girl from Harvard” might just be the second coming of that hit’s songwriter, Mae Boren Axton. He put me on the guest list and paid for the tickets. It was a complicated night. The event was held at the DAR Constitution Hall, built by the Daughters of the American Revolution, an infamous venue whose management had refused to allow Black opera star Marian Anderson to perform on its stage in 1939. [Read More]

How to Be More Hopeful

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1152 words  |  Kelle Repass

There's a sense, once a whisper, that's growing louder every day. Glaciers are melting; children are being slaughtered; hatred runs rampant. Sometimes it feels like the world's approaching a nadir. Or like you are. The antidote to any despair might be hope, experts say. It’s one of the most powerful—and essential—human mindsets, and possible to achieve even when it feels out of reach. “Hope is a way of thinking,” says Chan Hellman, a psychologist who’s the founding director of the Hope Research Center at the University of Oklahoma. [Read More]

How to get rid stretch marks with coconut oil

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  419 words  |  Martina Birk

Due to this effect, it has been discovered that it's also excellent for clearing stretch marks. Coconut oil is widely used or added to the skincare treatments due to its ability to repair the skin. With coconut oil, you don’t need to break the bank for creams that claim to clear stretch marks. The properties of coconut oil keeps your skin healthy as it clears stretch marks. Here are some of the ways you can use coconut oil to get rid of the stretch marks on your skin. [Read More]

How to Reconcile With an Estranged Family Member

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  11 minutes  |  2146 words  |  Tandra Barner

Even as a child, Becky Ellis knew her father was not a safe guy to be around. He took her and her siblings to nude beaches when Ellis was 7. On a boating holiday, he let her 5-year-old sister drink as much champagne as she wanted and then didn’t monitor her. “My brother and I made sure she didn't jump out into the lake in the middle of night and drown,” says Ellis. [Read More]

I Was a Psychotic Soccer Mom

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  822 words  |  Tandra Barner

I grew up in Minnesota in the 1960s and ’70s, before the passage of Title IX—the education amendment that provides for gender equity in athletics. Had I grown up in my daughter’s world, in California over the last 20 years, I might have recognized that I was an athlete. Instead, the experience of raising my daughter in the more open, post-Title IX world of organized sports has helped me understand that I really was a jock all along—and prone to sports zealotry. [Read More]

If You Think Maria Bello Is A Lesbian, You Werent Paying Attention

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  384 words  |  Patria Henriques

The New York Times‘ weekly “Modern Love” essay feature is no stranger to generating buzz—regular readers will remember the infamous “Shamu lady” —but this Sunday’s may have topped them all. In a piece titled “Coming Out as a Modern Family,” actress Maria Bello (Prisoners, Grown Ups, The Cooler) described her decision to tell her 12-year-old son that she had become involved romantically with her best friend, a woman identified in the piece as Clare and ID’d by The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets as media executive Clare Munn. [Read More]

In Win for Studios, Mattel Prevails in $46 Million Suit Filed by Producer Over Allegation of Stolen

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  635 words  |  Tandra Barner

After a high-stakes trial, a jury has found that Mattel did not steal a reality show concept from producer Norton Herrick, marking a major victory for the toy giant, which could have been on the hook for $46.2 million in damages. The verdict follows a 2½-month civil trial in Santa Monica that pitted the “Lone Survivor” producer against the company whose intellectual property spawned the Hollywood blockbuster “Barbie.” In a crushing blow, the 12-member jury shot down Herrick’s claims of breach of an implied contract, breach of confidence, fraud-misrepresentation, fraud-concealment and misappropriation of trade secrets. [Read More]

Kate Hudson (Actress) - On This Day

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  121 words  |  Billy Koelling

Profession: Actress Biography: Came to prominence in 2001 after winning a Golden Globe and receiving several nominations, including one for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in "Almost Famous". Hudson then starred in the hit film "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" in 2003, and has since appeared in numerous romantic comedies. Born: April 19, 1979 Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA Age: 45 years old Generation: Generation X [Read More]