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Illustration: Todd Franson Subscribe to our free magazine Social media marketing company Pink Media claims to have been banned by X. As of July 4, over 250 of the company’s accounts have been permanently suspended, but the reasons for this remain unclear. Pink Media president Matt Scalelud told ABC affiliate KESQ in Palm Springs that dozens of the company’s accounts on X, including those belonging to members of the #ILoveGay network, were simultaneously removed without warning. “I got a ton of emails from my followers and I was like, ‘What the hell is going on?’ At the end of the…

Drag queens ride on the Rhythm Nation float during the 2024 Pride Parade in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Nicole Hester/The Tennessean/USA TODAY Network Drugs are now illegal in Tennessee, thanks to a recent decision by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, where a three-judge panel ruled that drug performance groups that had won injunctions against the law in lower courts had no legal standing to challenge the law in the first place. Governor Bill Lee (R) signed the first-of-its-kind law into law in March 2023. The so-called Adult Entertainment Act (AEA) prohibits “male or female impersonators who provide entertainment appealing…

CAMERON PARISH, La. — Late into the night, John Allaire watches the facility next to his home shoot 300-foot flares from stacks. He lives within eyesight of southwest Louisiana’s salty shores, where, for decades, he’s witnessed nearly 200 feet of land between it and his property line disappear into the sea. Two-thirds of the land was rebuilt to aid the oil and gas industry’s LNG expansion. LNG — shorthand for liquified natural gas – is natural gas that’s cooled to liquid form for easier storage or transport; it equates to 1/600th the volume of natural gas in a gaseous state.…

I’m heading to Glastonbury for the first time this year, so forgive me if I’m in full “goopcore” mode right now. Thankfully, unlike many other TikTok trends, this outdoorsy aesthetic actually produces practical wardrobe items that are timeless. Uniqlo’s Barn Jacket, available in their menswear department, is a fashion editor staple that’s just the right amount of oversized (I wear a size small), while bohemian fashion outfit Free People just released the perfect effortless striped skirt; just pair it with biker boots and a white tank top.UNIQLOUtility Short Blouson JacketDespite their ubiquity, jeans always seem to be the hardest to…

(Yicai) July 19 — A shortage of duck feathers in China has already increased the prices of other feather-based products such as badminton shuttlecocks and may also push up the price of padded winter jackets, industry sources told Yicai.Prices for white goose feathers, which make up 90 percent of down jacket stuffing, rose 35 percent from January to 1,220 yuan (US$168) per kilogram this month, according to the China Down website, and are currently at a record high.Many sporting goods makers, including Japan’s Yonex and China’s Double Happiness, have already raised shuttlecock prices by 40-60 percent.Shandong Zhongxin Food Technology told…

“Even when I think my work is done or I have a reason to give up, I have a reason to carry on, because my ancestors sacrificed so much for me to be able to do the work I’m doing now.”Here is an excerpt from an interview with Ricardo Wynn, who is talking about the work he has done to support Milwaukee’s Black LGBTQ community. The ancestors he is referring to are members of his chosen family who have worked as activists, advocates, and community builders.Wynn’s words sum up very well the project he was interviewed for: House of History,…

Janice Toy, a beauty pageant winner, performer and transgender activist from Milwaukee, said when she was younger, she didn’t tell people she was transgender because it would have meant losing her jobs.But now she’s speaking out about her past and present: “Sharing these stories is so important because, like a lot of things people are going through, it helps people know that there are other people out there who are in the same situation.”Toy’s story is the centerpiece of the recently launched House of History website, which features video interviews with 24 black LGBTQ people living in Milwaukee.Many of their…

Play video content Fox News Donald Trump’s tribute to firefighter Cory Comperatore, who was killed in an assassination attempt, at the Republican National Convention featured him in his turnout gear and a major typographical error … he misspelled the hero’s name, but that’s not the Republican National Convention’s fault. In his first public speech since being shot in the ear, the former president paid tribute to Corey, who died shielding his family from a hail of bullets. During the memorial, Trump stood holding CC’s firefighter gear, including a helmet and jacket. On the back of the jacket was CC’s last…

Jose Pérez/Bauer Griffin//Getty ImagesJohn Corbett and Sarah Jessica ParkerJose Pérez/Bauer Griffin//Getty ImagesJohn Corbett and Sarah Jessica Parker were spotted filming what appears to be a funeral scene dressed head-to-toe in all black.Kristin Davis and Cynthia NixonJose Pérez/Bauer Griffin//Getty ImagesKristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon also wore black for the scene, with Davis choosing a belted skirt suit and Nixon going for a more fitted look.Sarita ChoudhuryJose Pérez/Bauer Griffin//Getty ImagesSarita Choudhury was seen wearing a black coat with a prominent black hat.ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOWKristin DavisGotham // Getty ImagesKristin Davis was photographed on the Upper East Side in a belted blue…

The outrage over a spelling mistake on heroic former fire chief Cory Comperatore’s jacket, which former President Donald Trump brought to the stage to deliver his Thursday night speech at the Republican National Convention, was misplaced and was made by the fire department itself, sources confirmed to The Washington Post. Comperatore, who was killed shielding his family when 20-year-old wannabe assassin Thomas Crooks shot and killed President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, has an 11-letter last name that is missing the “A” on the back of his iconic firesuit. Trump brought the actual jacket and helmet…