Sesame Street tackles racism with new TV special

If you're like me, a lot of your hour spent viewing HBO Max's A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote — a Borat sequel title if ever there was one — was dedicated to doing math. A staged reading of theWest Wing season three episode "Hartsfield's Landing," which originally aired on NBC in February 2002, the special was 20 percent get-out-the-vote campaign and 80 percent exercise on the passage of time, a contemplation I never completely shook.

Joe Swash made a mean joke about Stacey Solomon's pubic hair as she got the hair on her head changed.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA school therapist in the United States has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual contact with one of her students.Tara Cardinale, 40, was a youth therapist at the New Alliance Academy in Paramus, New Jersey, before her crimes were uncovered.Prosecutors said she arranged to have sex with a 17-year-old boy, meeting up with him at her house on two occasions, as well as exchanging lewd text messages.On one occasion, the boy said he was invited to Cardinale's house where she kissed him by her door and groped her.When he visited her home again, she invited him inside, but the student said he left after they were interrupted by a phone call from

Disney+ has added a longer version of the content advisory it issued on several movies in November 2019, including films like “The Aristocats,” “Dumbo,” “Peter Pan,” “Lady and the Tramp” and “The Jungle Book.”The new warning graphic runs for 12 seconds at the beginning of flagged films, rather than being written than in movies’ descriptions.“This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures,” the message reads. “These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now.

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has performed a new Big Red Machine song ‘The Latter Days’.The frontman showcased the new track during his latest Visit With Vernon session, in Winconsin in which undecided voters sit down with the him for a conversation about the forthcoming election.Earlier this month, Vernon paid tribute to the late Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with a new song, ‘Your Honor’, for the session.This time he showcased Big Red Machine’s latest track, which was written by Vernon, bandmate Aaron Dessner and Hadestown writer Anaïs Mitchell.

Inhaler have shared a brand new single – listen to ‘When It Breaks’ below.The track was written and recorded this summer during the period of coronavirus-enforced lockdown.“We wrote ‘When It Breaks’ in the last couple of months,” the band wrote of the new song. “Over lockdown we were floating around the instrumental demo, it was dark but also pretty hopeful sounding.

in Tameside. The fire broke out at the derelict building on Buckley Street, just off Manchester Road opposite the Tesco store in Droylsden at around 1pm on Thursday.

LaToya Ferguson Netflix’s “Grand Army” (premiering Oct. 16) technically isn’t an adaptation of Katie Cappiello’s 2013 “Slut: The Play,” though it features three characters from the play—including the its central character—with one of the roles even being reprised by an actor from the play.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Three Rockland County Jewish congregations are suing New York state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he engaged in a “streak of anti-Semitic discrimination” with a recent crackdown on religious gatherings to reduce the state’s coronavirus infection rate.

Timothée Chalamet has made his views on the 2020 presidential election very clear. The 24-year-old actor posted a series of stories on his Instagram account that confirmed his casting in an upcoming Adam McKay movie alongside the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, and Leonardo DiCaprio.  He also celebrated his sister, Pauline, being cast in a project from writer-producer Mindy Kaling.  In his final Instagram Story, he told his social media followers to "most importantly" vote President Trump "out" on election day on Nov.

The Office) who's trying to host a funeral for his father over Zoom. The episode follows his family as they struggle with tech problems (one uncle can't figure out how to un-mute himself), deal with the general awkwardness of having seven-ish people on one video call (you know, the "Wait, sorry, say that again," of it all), and mourn a loved one through a video screen.

Lily Allen has made her feelings about London's new Covid rules crystal clear.

A customer said "I'll be out by Christmas" after a phone shop worker found child abuse images on his mobile and reported him to police.

NEW ORLEANS — A Black man whose life sentence for making off with hedge clippers in a 1997 burglary drew scathing criticism from the chief justice of Louisiana’s Supreme Court was granted parole Thursday. The 3-0 vote during an online meeting of the Committee on Parole means freedom, with conditions, for Fair Wayne Bryant.

Alice Cooper has shared a new video for his 1972 single ‘Elected’.The veteran rocker has also shared a host of new presidential merchandise including T-shirts, stickers, and pins that show Cooper holding his own severed head, emblazoned with phrases such as, “A Sickman for a Sick Nation / Wild Party Forever”.He also revamped his official website around the track with slogans including: “I can do nothing as well as they can do nothing” and “I have absolutely no idea what to do.”You can watch the new video for ‘Elected’ below.Last weekend, Cooper confirmed he has partnered with Airbnb for a new event where he will read scary stories to fans ahead of this year’s Halloween.‘Spooky Story Time with Alice Cooper’ will take place on October 21 at

Cyberpunk 2077’s latest Night City Wire stream showcased a heavy emphasis on vehicles and the styles players can customize their character with.The majority of the show focused on the numerous vehicles that players will be able to ride in Night City, all of which were divided into five categories: economy, executive, heavy duty, sport, and hypercars.Economy cars are seen as the cheap, low end models, whereas executive vehicles are on the other end of the spectrum. Heavy duty vehicles consist of trucks and tanks, whilst sports cars are flashy and can be fully customised.

SNL writer Colin Jost recently commented on rumours of him leaving the comedy series and his plans for his wedding with Scarlett Johansson! The Saturday Night Live star made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday (October 15). During his appearance, he addressed speculation about leaving the sketch comedy series, which he alluded to in his book, A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir.“I don’t have a real timeline, I just meant like I started to potentially psychologically brace for the concept of leaving, which I hadn’t really done.

Sponsored content. Us Weekly receives compensation for this article as well as for purchases made when you click on a link and buy something below.Fans of the iconic UGG winter boots are going to be ecstatic about this new drop! In partnership with Zappos, the legendary Australian brand has created updated versions of their classic short-style boot.

Chelsea are keeping close tabs on Paulo Dybala’s contractual situation at Juventus after identifying the Argentina star as a potential transfer target, according to reports in Italy.Dybala, 26, has fallen out of favour in Turin this season, failing to make a single appearance under new manager Andrea Pirlo.It is believed the Italian club would be prepared to listen to offers for him in the summer transfer window, with the likes of Manchester United and Tottenham circling in the past.In the end the forward chose to stay and fight for his place at Juve, despite reportedly being deemed surplus to requirements by Pirlo, and that decision doesn’t look to have served him well.And with just two years remaining on his current deal, Italian outlet

Hailey Bieber turned a Brooklyn, New York sidewalk into her own personal catwalk as she stepped out Thursday in a utility inspired ensemble.The 23-year-old model was spotted leaving her NYC apartment sans her husband of two years, Justin Bieber.Meanwhile, on social media, Hailey has been encouraging her 29.7 million Instagram followers to hit the polls and vote in the upcoming U.S. election.