Two women are dead and several others are injured after being trampled Sunday night following GloRilla’s concert at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York.
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A coalition of LGBTQ groups, celebrity activists, journalists and New York Times contributors are protesting what they call the media outlet’s “irresponsible, biased” coverage of the transgender community.
Judd Apatow, Ashlee Marie Preston, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Jameela Jamil, Jonathan Van Ness, Lena Dunham, Margaret Cho, Peppermint, Shakina, Tommy Dorfman and Wilson Cruz are among those who signed on to a letter, which is calling on the Times to stop platforming anti-trans activists and presenting them as “average Americans without an agenda.” They also are calling on the Times to hold a meeting with transgender community members and leaders and invest in hiring of transgender writers and editors, among other things. Read the open letter here.
GLAAD, HRC, PFLAG, the Transgender Law Center, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund and the Women’s March are among the groups signing on to the letter.
“The New York Times has long been the standard for excellence in journalism: A media outlet that New Yorkers, Americans, and people around the world looked to for ethical, thorough reporting, and thoughtful opinion pieces.” the letter read. “But for more than a year, the New York Times has stood for something else: irresponsible, biased coverage of transgender people. The Times has repeatedly platformed cisgender (non-transgender) people spreading inaccurate and harmful misinformation about transgender people and issues.” They blasted what they called “misguided, inaccurate, and disingenuous ‘both sides’ fearmongering and bad faith ‘just asking questions’ coverage.”
Another group of more than 100 New York Times’ contributors sent their own letter to the Times, writing, that the Times has “treated gender diversity with an
Two women are dead and several others are injured after being trampled Sunday night following GloRilla’s concert at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent While the market for foreign-language cinema has shrank, the packed opening of the Rendez-Vous with French cinema in New York hosted by Film at Lincoln Center and Unifrance on March 1 underscored American audiences’ enduring love for Gallic fare. At least when it comes to New Yorkers. Some of France’s brightest writers/filmmakers, including Alice Winocour (“Paris Memories”), Rebecca Zlotowski (“Other People’s Children”), Sebastien Marnier (“The Origin of Evil”) and Cesar-winning star Virginie Efira and famous actor Melvil Poupaud traveled to New York with Unifrance, the French film promotion org. On top of presenting their movies, some talents on the ground took part in masterclasses at Film at Lincoln Center, Columbia University and Brooklyn College, as well as a creative workshop with emerging filmmakers participating in the Gotham Marcie Bloom Fellowship in Film.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor ID PR vice president Alla Plotkin has left the company. Plotkin, whose clients have included Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, Holland Taylor, Jake Gyllenhaal, Nicholas Braun, Michelle Williams, Titus Burgess and Jessica Williams, has not announced her next move. She had been with ID for almost 16 years. At the same time, ID PR announced that 20-year company veteran Rebecca Sides Capellan has been promoted to senior vice president. Her client list includes Lupita Nyong’o, Rachel Weisz, Natasha Lyonne, Lena Dunham, Cynthia Nixon and Broadway producer and theater owner Jordan Roth.
is back. And the latest sequel in the meta slasher franchise promises to be the scariest and most brutal yet, especially now that the story is set in New York City and there's a whole new group of people to deal with in addition to the «core four.» Ahead of its increasingly anticipated release in theaters, the cast and crew of are opening up about the move across the country, Hayden Panettiere's return as Kirby Reed and what makes Ghostface more frightening than ever. «They just keep elevating it… They amped it up in every way,» Courteney Cox says of directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who returned to helm their second installment after the success of.
Travis Scott is reportedly being sought by police for questioning about an alleged altercation that took place at a New York nightclub early Wednesday (March 1).The New York City Police Department responded to the scene at Club Nebula around 3:25am EST, after reports that a man “was involved in a verbal dispute with” Scott, according to NBC News.The rapper – real name Jacques Bermon Webster II – allegedly escalated the situation with a sound engineer “into a physical altercation”, and “punched the victim with a closed fist on the left side of the face”.Scott was also accused of causing about $12,000 (£9,853) worth of damage to a speaker and video screen.The rapper had performed a DJ set at a concert afterparty for labelmate Don Toliver.In a statement to Entertainment Tonight from Scott’s lawyer, Mitchell Schuster, he described the situation as a “misunderstanding being blown out of proportion by clickbait and misinformation,”adding “we are actively working with the venue and law enforcement to resolve and set the record straight. We are confident our client will be cleared of any wrongdoing”.Ritchie Romero, managing partner of Club Nebula, said in a statement: “This is blown completely out of proportion.
Travis Scott is being accused of causing $12,000 worth of damage at Manhattan, New York City nightclub Nebula early Wednesday morning.
returned for the third week of season 9 on Wednesday, celebrating the magic and wonder of New York City.Helmed by host Nick Cannon and overseen by stalwart panelists Robin Thicke, Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger, Wednesday's episode saw reigning champion Medusa face off against two new challengers -- The Polar Bear and The California Roll!So who went home and who moved on? Each week, ET will be breaking down the biggest moments and most surprising unmaskings in each new episode of the hit reality singing competition series. Here's how Wednesday's New York Night shook out, when all the songs were sung and votes were cast!Medusa made her third appearance this season — after wowing with incredible range twice before — and faced off against two new hopefuls as she fought for her place in the finals.
The New York Police Department wants to question rapper Travis Scott about an alleged assault on a man at a Manhattan nightclub, Fox News Digital has learned. "As of right now there is no one being sought in regard to the incident," the NYPD revealed. "However, the investigation is ongoing." Scott allegedly got into a physical altercation with a sound engineer at the nightclub amid a heated argument, according to multiple reports.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor If you’ve been to enough concerts, there’s a feeling you recognize when a new-ish artist’s career is about to blast off — when the audience isn’t just singing along with the hit but with nearly every song, half of them with hands over hearts, many dressed in the artist’s merch or artist-identifying outfits, and at least a few singing emphatically, with tears and/or mascara running. That feeling isn’t always accurate, but it was present at Billie Eilish concerts in 2019 and Lorde’s club shows in 2013 and even the Killers almost 20 years ago — and without setting the bar unfairly high, it was definitely in the air Chappell Roan’s packed concert at New York’s 1,500-capacity Webster Hall on Tuesday night.
Glorilla welcomed her collaborator Cardi B to the stage in New York this week to perform ‘Tomorrow 2’ – see footage below.The Memphis rapper was performing at the Irving Plaza venue on Wednesday night (February 22) for the first of two gigs at the Manhattan venue.During the show, Cardi appeared unannounced to perform her verse on the 2022 smash hit, a remix of Glorilla’s track ‘Tomorrow’.The performance came after Glorilla performed at the 2023 Grammys this month, where she took part in a celebration of 50 years of hip-hop alongside Missy Elliot, the Roots, Future, Lil Wayne and many more.Watch Cardi join her on stage in New York below.A post shared by BrooklynVegan (@brooklynvegan)In a 2022 NME Radar interview, Glorilla discussed her friendship with Cardi, saying: “I ain’t got a lot of friends, and I’m just easy to deal with. Cardi is my cousin.
Two days after about a dozen neo-Nazis harrassed ticketholders and ticketbuyers outside the Broadway venue where Parade had begun previews, New York Mayor Eric Adams addressed an audience at the musical last night, saying, “When we fill a theater, we send a message out there that this is not a place where hate lives.”
EXCLUSIVE: The New York Post is looking to get into the TV game with a first-look unscripted deal with producer Asylum Entertainment Group.
2023 Fall/Winter New York Fashion Week was one to remember! From February 10 to February 15, the city of New York was alight with arts and culture. Traversing to new creative heights, designers introduced us to the future of fashion, where futurism, sequins, and animalistic influences reign supreme.With fashion on the centre stage, like most runway events, we were also heavily impressed by the beauty looks that emerged from the week.
Objective journalism was on trial Friday night on Bill Maher’s Real Time, with the New York Times as a focus for the discussion on whether opinion has buried news coverage.
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The New York Times is under fire for the second day in a row over its coverage of transgender people – now for its response to the criticism of its coverage of transgender people, and also its warning to its own journalists made by the Old Gray Lady’s executive editor.On Wednesday, two very separate, yet damning letters were sent to The Times. One, an open letter signed by nearly 200 current and former Times contributors, criticized the paper’s coverage of transgender people.
Murtada Elfadl A compelling character-based drama that reveals the interior life of a young trans man over roughly 24 hours in New York City, “Mutt” follows Feña (Lío Mehiel) as he tries to navigate a series of events that would be stressful for anyone. Piling on setbacks that specifically challenge someone still working out how to reintroduce himself to old friends and family members, writer-director Vuk Lungulov-Klotz — who is also trans — makes audiences acutely conscious of Feña’s emotional state at every turn. “Mutt,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, sees the first-time helmer creatively using the medium to illustrate how small incidents can chip away at a trans person’s self-confidence and the strength it takes to stay true to that identity.
The New York Times acquired Serial Productions, the company behind the eponymous breakout true-crime podcast, in July 2020.
New York Times contributors are protesting the outlet’s “irresponsible, biased” coverage of the transgender community.An open letter written to a top New York Times editor signed by more than 180 contributors was released Wednesday, writing: “We write to you as a collective of New York Times contributors with serious concerns about editorial bias in the newspaper’s reporting on transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people.”“Plenty of reporters at the Times cover trans issues fairly,” it continues.
Expanding his resumé! The White Lotus star Jon Gries made a surprise appearance at New York Fashion Week — by strutting down the runway in his modeling debut.