At Oscars, Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill target of joke
At the Oscars, they said gay. The first political salvo of Sunday nightโs Academy Awards in Los Angeles came in the opening monologue, when Wanda Sykes โ one of the trio of hosts for the show โ took a thinly veiled jab at Floridaโs so-called โDonโt Say Gayโ bill that passed a Republican-controlled state legislature earlier this month. โWeโre going to have a great night tonight,โ said the openly gay Sykes.
news.yahoo.comBono, Cruz to star in animated series on vaccine importance
Bono, Cruz and Oyelowo will lend their voices in an animated series to raise awareness about the importance of vaccine access. The ONE Campaign announced Wednesday that the series Pandemica will launch Thursday. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ Bono, Penรฉlope Cruz and David Oyelowo will lend their voices in an animated series to raise awareness about the importance of global vaccine access. The series was created to bring attention to global vaccine access in an effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic. โPandemica is a compelling illustration of the inequality around the world,โ Cruz said.
TV legend Norman Lear credits journey to laughter, family
In this video grab issued Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, by NBC, Norman Lear accepts the Carol Burnett television achievement award at the Golden Globe Awards. (NBC via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Norman Lear made TV relevant with โAll in the Familyโ and more 20th-century sitcoms, and he's accomplished the same for himself as a working producer who's nearing his 99th birthday. But Lear was modest as he accepted the Carol Burnett Award for his decades of achievement โ and the decades themselves โ at Sunday's virtual Golden Globes ceremony. โI've had a lifetime of partners, performers, associations and creative talents for which I am eternally grateful,โ Lear said, adding there would be โan entirely different Norman Lear here with you tonightโ without them. The Carol Burnett Award is an honorary Golden Globe given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for outstanding contributions to television.
Out magazine names Lizzo, Monae, Maddow to its Out100 list
NEW YORK โ Award-winning singers Lizzo and Janelle Monae, Apple CEO Tim Cook and MSNBCโs Rachel Maddow have made Out magazineโs 2020 Out100 list. Honorees will be celebrated Saturday at the first 2020 Out100 Virtual Honoree Induction Ceremony, which will stream live at 8 p.m. EDT at Out.com/Out100Live. Others who made this yearโs list include Donald Trumpโs niece, the psychologist and author Mary Trump, former baseball player Billy Bean, teen rapper Kidd Kenn and actors Lili Reinhardt, Cheyenne Jackson, Jonathan Bennett and Dashaun Wesley. Several members of President-elect Joe Bidenโs team made the Out100 list, including Jamal Brown, Reggie Greer and Karine Jean-Pierre. ___This story corrects the spelling of Andrรฉ Leon Talley.