Black Eyed Peas’ ‘Translation’: Album Review

It’s interesting how things change over time, huh? One of the by-products of the George Floyd murder and the Black Lives Matter protests over the last month is how the world has come around to agree with the silent protest of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Back in 2016, the athlete began kneeling during the National Anthem as a protest of police brutality against People of Color, and he was immediately met by people applauding his actions and a large number of people hating him for it.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office Editor101 Studios will release the Robert De Niro family comedy The War With Grandpa on Sept. 18 wide in conjunction with financier Brookdale Studios.Marro Media Company financed and produced the Tim Hill (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) directed movie based on the children’s fiction novel of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith.

There's enough chaos currently in the news that some days it's almost possible to forget that we're only a few months away from a significant election. Some days.

Now streaming on Netflix, “Disclosure” is a remarkable documentary that dives into Hollywood’s fraught relationship with transgender folks from the silent movies of D.W. Griffith through the latest episodes of “Pose.” Directed by Sam Feder, the movie seamlessly weaves together archival footage with personal commentary from a dazzling panel of trans artists and activists including Laverne Cox, Lilly Wachowski, Jen Richards, Chaz Bono, Brian Michael Smith, Yance Ford and others. (The Blade interviewed Cox and Feder in last week’s edition.)

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWomen and Film, Los Angeles and The Black List unveiled the participants of the​ 2020 Feature Lab and Residency on Monday. The annual program is an expansion of the original writing lab which is a joint effort between WIF and The Black List.The program provides mentorship and career opportunities to seven rising women screenwriters over the course of a year.

Haim lead this week’s Official Chart Update with their third studio album Women in Music Pt. III.

It’s no secret at this point that Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are dating! That being said, it seems like things are still in the beginning phase and their relationship is more about mutual attraction than anything else! One insider report claims to know that the actress loves the ‘less traditional look’ when it comes to the men she is attracted to and MGK definitely fits that description! More precisely, she is super into his many tattoos covering most of his body! The source tells HollywoodLife that ‘MGK is definitely different from Brian and that’s exciting for Megan.’ Megan has been spending a lot of public time with hew new lover and the insider did mention that she wasn’t really spotted doing the same with her estranged husband

Meghan Markle made a personal phone call to Althea Bernstein, an 18-year-old biracial woman from Madison, Wisconsin, who claims she was set on fire while driving by four white men in an alleged hate crime.Michael Johnson, the President and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County and Bernstein's acting spokesperson, confirmed in an interview with local news station WISC-TV — Channel 3000 that the Duchess of Sussex spoke with the victim for approximately 40 minutes on Saturday, June 27, with her husband, Prince Harry, hopping on the call for about 10 minutes."[Althea] and Meghan talked about the importance of self-care and allowing herself to heal," Johnson told the outlet.

Victoria and David Beckham welcomed their first baby, Brooklyn, into the world. Fast forward 20 years and now the Beckham brood has grown to six! The famous couple are proud parents to Brooklyn, 21, Romeo, 17, Cruz, 15 and their daughter Harper, eight. The couple's four children were real cuties as babies so we thought we'd dig out some of their old snaps to coo over – plus we get to reminisce over Victoria and David's past outfits and hairstyles. In the photo above we see Victoria with her first baby Brooklyn back in November 1999 - the pair were in London's Bond Street to switch on the Christmas lights.

John Legend, The Black Eyed Peas, Lady A and many more are set to take the stage during NBC's upcoming 44th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.Hosted by Jane Lynch and Today anchor Craig Melvin, the annual Independence Day event will be broadcast live from New York City. Additional performers confirmed for the telecast ahead of the yearly fireworks display include The Killers, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and national youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman.Due to concerns over social distancing amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this year's Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular will look a bit different than it has in years past.

The idea that Beyoncé would do a “visual album” is nothing new. Previously, the singer released her album “Lemonade” initially as a visual album on HBO.

J.K. Rowling faced backlash for her tweets about the trans community — and now, it’s happening again.On Sunday, June 28, Stephen King retweeted a message sent by Rowling.“Andrea Dworkin wrote: ‘Men often react to women’s words—speaking and writing—as if they were acts of violence; sometimes men react to women’s words with violence,'” Rowling, 58, tweeted.

Taylor Schilling and Nikki Blonsky came out as members of the LGBTQ community while celebrating Pride Month.The Orange Is the New Black alum, 35, confirmed on Sunday, June 28, that she is dating Emily Ritz. The visual artist shared a photo via her Instagram Stories of the couple embracing during a hike with the caption, “I couldn’t be more proud to be by your side @tayjschilling.

coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The family set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for Ms Bustos' medical bills, and ended up collecting more than €246,000 (£222,814) - far more than their initial goal of €75,000 (£67,879).

Canadian music icon Kim Mitchell just launched the surprise first single off his upcoming The Big Fantasize, his first full-length release since 2007.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticFor a certain subset of ’90s girls, “Are you a Kristy or a Claudia?” was the original (and completely G-rated) version of “Are you a Carrie or a Samantha?” As each book of Ann M. Martin’s “Baby-Sitters Club” series focused on a different member of the club — from determined president Kristy to artsy VP Claudia to shy secretary Mary-Anne — it let readers take a peek into a tween life that could, perhaps, reflect their own.

Taylor Schilling is beaming with joy!Over Pride weekend, the  star confirmed via Instagram Stories that she's dating musical and visual artist Emily Ritz.Schilling re-posted a photo Ritz shared to her own account, which included a sweet message. «I couldn't be more proud to be by your side @tayjschilling,» Ritz gushed. «Happy Pride!»According to, the two met through mutual friends, and their relationship turned more romantic late last year.While Schilling has been notoriously private about her personal life in the past, she told in 2017, «There’s no part of me that can be put under a label.»«I really don't fit into a box, that's too reductive,» she continued.

The devastation unleashed on Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria in 2017 caused almost 3,000 fatalities, the loss of 80 percent of the territory's agriculture, prolonged power and water outages and a difficult economic recovery that remains ongoing. Then there was the appalling spectacle of Donald Trump tossing paper towels into a crowd of San Juan citizens in a bizarre interpretation of presidential compassion just a month after the disaster.

Colin Kaepernick’s formative teen years will be the subject of a new scripted drama series from Ava DuVernay.

Leicester City have joined the race for Atalanta right-back Timothy Castagne. The Belgian was targeted by Brendan Rodgers and sporting director Lee Congerton when the pair were both at Celtic, but a deal couldn't be completed.

horrific rape of an 83-year-old woman has been cleared of any wrongdoing by police. A major police investigation continues into the serious sexual assault which took place at around 5am on June 25 in Glenrothes.