Many flies and flying insects in hospitals carry bacteria that could pose an infection risk to patients, and more than half of them carry the types that resist antibiotics, a new study says. British researchers used ultraviolet-light flytraps, electronic fly killers and sticky traps to collect nearly 20,000 flies, aphids, ants, wasps, bees and moths
Continue Reading...Another Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in Popular BP Meds
An online pharmacy says it found a potential cancer-causing chemical in some lots of valsartan, a widely prescribed blood pressure medication made by several companies. Many of the companies appear on an FDA list of safe medications after the agency recalled dozens of blood pressure drugs for contamination with other possible substances that cause cancer,
Continue Reading...‘When They See Us’ makes a powerful case to be seen
The miscarriage of justice that surrounded the Central Park Five should by now be well known, but the details of the case, as reenacted, provide the inherent power of “When They See Us,” a Netflix miniseries that’s strongest at the beginning and end and sags somewhat in the middle. Directed and co-written by Ava DuVernay,
Continue Reading...‘Shaft’ doesn’t bring enough firepower to action-comedy revival
A private eye who’s “a sex machine to all the chicks,” as the song went back in 1971, isn’t exactly tailor-made to 2019. The new “Shaft” plays with that tension but yields mixed results, in an action comedy that’s neither consistently funny nor especially exciting, despite Samuel L. Jackson’s second stab at the part. The
Continue Reading...‘Child’s Play’ revives killer doll with tech twist, Mark Hamill and Aubrey Plaza
There’s another movie opening this weekend about a boy named Andy and his new toy, although nobody should confuse this one with Woody or Buzz. “Child’s Play” wasn’t crying out for a reboot, but a new version seeks to give the oft-sequel-ized killer doll a modern “Black Mirror” makeover, which is generally as unnecessary as
Continue Reading...Willow Smith says she loves men and women equally
Not every daughter is comfortable enough to ask their mother if they’ve ever had a threesome — but Willow Smith is. Willow, 18, posed the question during the latest episode of “Red Table Talk” with her mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, and grandmother, Adrienne Banfield Norris. The conversation revolved around polyamory and nontraditional relationships — specifically
Continue Reading...Kendrick Lamar and more of the biggest names in hip-hop to headline new music festival
You might be thinking, “Another music festival?” But the inaugural three-day Day N Vegas sounds like a hip-hop lover’s dream. The festival kicks off November 1 in Las Vegas featuring every big name in hip-hop and rap that you can think of: Migos, 21 Savage, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Uzi Vert, Miguel, 6LACK, Kali Uchis,
Continue Reading...George Clooney to direct and star in ‘Good Morning, Midnight’ for Netflix
George Clooney has signed on to direct and star in “Good Morning, Midnight” for Netflix. It will be his first project with the streaming service. Clooney and Smokehouse Pictures’ Grant Heslov will produce the adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel, “which follows a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to make contact with the
Continue Reading...Lady Gaga blows the roof off Apollo Theater show
With hit after hit, Lady Gaga brought the crowd to their feet for nearly two hours on Monday night at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater. It was a scaled-down, but just as energetic version of her Enigma Las Vegas residency show, with 90 minutes of music and multiple costume changes. “Thank you, Apollo Theater! What a
Continue Reading...Judi Dench says work of Weinstein and Spacey should not be forgotten
Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench has spoken of her “agony” at the thought that the works of Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein will be forgotten. Dench, 84, did not defend the behavior of the actors nor reject the allegations against them, but expressed sadness at the erasure of their work. She told the Britain’s Radio Times:
Continue Reading...Meryl Streep set to star in Ryan Murphy’s all-star adaptation of ‘The Prom’
Ryan Murphy is adapting the Tony Award-nominated and LGBTQ-friendly musical “The Prom” for Netflix, with big names Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells set to star, Deadline reports. The musical follows Emma, a lesbian teen from a small Indiana town who wants to bring her girlfriend to
Continue Reading...How to Safely Store Baby Food
More tips on how to better store your baby food. Click on the link for more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzcvAqorohg Read in Magazine
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