I’ve spent part of the summer re-watching the first season of “Mr. Robot,” an activity I highly recommend. Audacious and inspiring in the first go-round, the second time through, it’s a richer and more affecting experience.
A British publisher has come under fire for rewriting new editions of Roald Dahl’s children’s books to remove language that today’s readers deem offensive when it comes to race, gender, weight, and mental health.
Puffin Books, a children’s imprint of Penguin Books, worked with the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC), which is now exclusively owned by Netflix, to review the texts. RDSC hopes that rewriting books by one of the world’s most popular children’s authors, whose books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide, would ensure that “Dahl’s wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today.
The singer and his baby mama, Jada Pollock, welcomed the baby boy last October. Pollock broke the news in an Instagram post that showed her cradling her first son and her new baby. ADVERTISEMENT
She accompanied the picture with a caption that read, "Beyond a blessing." Thank God for another year." The name of the son hasn't been shared with the world, but his face has been shared and is warming hearts.
In the recently released Spotify Wrapped 2023 which collates the music data for 2023, the Afrobeats megastar achieved a landmark feat as his album 'Timeless' is ranked as the most streamed album on Spotify in sub-Saharan Africa in 2023. The record-breaking album recently earned a nomination for Best Global Album at the 2024 Grammy Nominations. Davido earned a total of three nominations in his first time getting nominated. He was nominated for Best Global Performance for 'Feel' and Best African Music Performance for 'Unavailable' feat Musa Keys.
LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said the two victims sustained various degrees of injuries. Oke-Osanyintolu said that the incident, which happened at Ojota, Maryland, Lagos around 4:45 am, was caused by high speed and loss of control. He said that the agency’s Tiger Response Team from the command and control centre, Alausa, Ikeja carried out the rescue operation.