Nalakwsis is Cree, two-spirit from Whapmagoostui, Que., a fly-in community three hours north of Montreal. They spent their formative years in Montreal, and recently made the move back home. Being two-spirit refers to someone who identifies as having both masculine and feminine spirit, and is used by some Indigenous people to describe their sexual, gender…
Update 01/03/2019: As speculated below, Spencer Neumann has now been appointed as CFO at Netflix, as confirmed by Variety, It appears Neumann’s contract at Activision Blizzard was terminated because of a breach of his employment agreement in connection to this move. Neumann will replace 14-year Netflix veteran David Wells in the CFO position. Activision Blizzard has…
South African politician Julius Malema has sparked outrage following the approval of a National Action Plan against racism, saying he doesn’t want the white population killed – he just wants them to serve the black population. “I don’t want blacks to work for whites. I want you to work for yourselves and white people will…
Researchers have found microplastics in human stools for the first time, according to a new study presented at the 26th UEG Week (United European Gastroenterology Week) in Vienna. Carried out by researchers from the Medical University of Vienna and the Environment Agency Austria, the small pilot study looked at eight participants from countries around the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Texas-Tyler’s Kristin Lopez and Washington (Mo.) University’s Annie Pitkin have been selected as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Lopez, a senior outfielder from Houston, batted .700 (7-for-10) with a double, five homers (including a grand slam), and 14 RBI in a three-game road sweep…
Series co-creator Ed Boon has revealed the official cover art for Mortal Kombat 11. The iconic fighter Scorpion is the lone cover star for the second consecutive Mortal Kombat game, after appearing front and center on the cover of 2015’s Mortal Kombat X. Boon revealed the new art, which you can also see below, on…
France’s Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has put renewed pressure on Berlin to drop its restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, imposed last year in the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “It is useless to produce weapons through improved cooperation between France and Germany if we are unable to export them,”…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Highlighted by a two-home run, seven-RBI performance, Mountain Range (Colo.) High School senior Riley Craig is the MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for contests played August 31 through September 6. Behind the monstrous performance, Craig hit .824 (14-17) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 14 RBI, 11…
Fortnite made a whopping $2.4 billion in revenue last year and now holds the record for the most annual revenue of any video game in history, according to SuperData’s Year in Review – and that’s not including figures from Android or its PvE mode, Save the World. SuperData also reports that 34% of all US…
Israeli police have reportedly stormed the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem after a firebomb attack at the holy site on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Muslim protesters have turned the site into an impromptu mosque and have had multiple clashes with police who have attempted to close the site in the intervening…