Honda’s Clarity trio is complete, with the new 2017 Clarity Electric and the 2018 Clarity Plug-in Hybrid joining the existing Clarity Fuel Cell car. Offering less extreme green options than the hydrogen powered car already on the market – albeit in limited areas of California – the two new Clarity variants balance zero-emission range with convenience. In short, if you’re … Continue reading
Android devices of all sorts are coming up in the world, rallying these last couple of years with features that rival even the iPhone. That’s a strange thing to say as someone who’s supposed to be unbiased about which smartphone is best – but looking at sales numbers, it’s clear Apple’s been quite dominant since 2007, while devices like Samsung’s … Continue reading
The wait for the Galaxy S8 is almost over, as it launches in just more than a week. This is a particularly important release given the fact that the Galaxy Note 7 turned out to be a dud, so the Samsung faithful have been waiting quite some time for new (usable) flagship phone. Some of those who pre-ordered a Galaxy … Continue reading
AMG’s tendrils already extend far and wide into the Mercedes-Benz family of cars and SUVs, but the Silver Star’s in-house tuning arm unveil two new siblings at the 2017 New York Auto Show in form of the 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 and GLC63 S Coupe. It was almost a given that both of these recent family-oriented entries would receive their own … Continue reading
Chrissy Teigen thinks it’s important for people to leave it to women to discuss if they want children instead of simply assuming every woman does.
The model and mother of 11-month-old daughter Luna sat down with Refinery29’s Arianna Davis to talk about her struggle with post-partum depression and why our society needs to accept women who choose to lead childfree lives. The interview is part of R29’s new series Mothership, which highlights women and their different experiences with motherhood or their choices to be childfree.
When Davis broached the subject of motherhood as “an if, not a when, for women,” Teigen replied that women should have the space to discuss motherhood as an option, not a guarantee.
Davis revealed that she is personally struggling with the decision to have kids or not, especially when people assume everyone wants children.
“Well, first of all, I want to commend you in your decision to be open about maybe not having children at all,” Teigen told Davis. “I think it’s really commendable to even doubt the process out loud, because I don’t feel like people should be pressured to have children.”
Teigen said that all too often people are appalled when a woman reveals it was her choice to live a childfree life.
“I’m sure that when you announce that fact [that you’re trying to decide if you want children] to somebody, they’re very quick to be like, ‘Gasp! Why don’t you want kids?’” Teigen said. “And I’ve never been that way with people, because I don’t think any of us should assume all women’s goals are to have kids. It’s a choice!”
This isn’t the first time Teigen’s spoken out about the pressures women face to have children.
In a 2015 interview with Tyra Banks, Teigen ― who, at that point, did not have children ― explained how hard it was for her and her husband to have a child and the shame she experienced surrounding infertility.
“It’s been a process! We’ve seen fertility doctors. And then once you open up about all those things to other people, you start learning that a lot of people in your life are seeing these people, and they have this shame about it,” she told Banks. “So anytime somebody asks me if I’m going to have kids, I’m like, ‘One day, you’re going to ask that to the wrong girl who’s really struggling, and it’s going to be really hurtful to them.’ And I hate that. So I hate it. Stop asking me!”
Head over to Refinery29 to read Teigen’s full interview.
— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
The mother of Sandra Bland has returned to Texas to demand change, nearly two years after her daughter died in a Waller County jail cell.
Geneva Reed-Veal testified before state lawmakers Tuesday to call for reform of racial profiling laws, officer training for mental health awareness and de-escalation tactics, and other measures to hold police accountable in what was drafted as the Sandra Bland Act, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Bland, 28, had just moved to Texas to start a new job when she was pulled over for failing to signal in July 2015. The routine traffic stop led to the officer forcibly removing her from her vehicle and arresting her after he said that she assaulted him. She was taken to jail and, three days later, found dead in her cell. Investigators reported that her autopsy findings were consistent with suicide. Bland’s family received a $1.9 million wrongful death settlement in September.
It was the first time the family testified in court since Bland’s death, as lawmakers only meet once every two years. About 35 people signed up to testify on the bill. Bland’s mother was the final witness.
“I need this bill to move forward so that it will prove to people who say that Texas is the most awful state to live in. And to me that’s true, because Texas is a place of pain for me,” she told lawmakers. “So I need you to think about what you have the power and ability to do today.”
Reed-Veal, who lives in Chicago, stressed to the House homeland security committee that the bill aims to ensure that cops aren’t abusing their power against citizens and that it is not an anti-police bill.
The legislation is up against some opposition from local police associations, which oppose provisions in the Sandra Bland Act that will prohibit cops from arresting those who commit low-level misdemeanors that are punishable only by fines, The Associated Press reported. In addition, Republicans have prioritized police protections after the sniper killing of five Dallas officers in July.
Houston Democrat Garnet Coleman, the author of the legislation, admitted the bill was filed with a “bias against police.” But he said that he wants to work with law enforcement groups to negotiate changes.
“This isn’t a punitive bill on the police or peace officers,” Coleman told the Chronicle. “But do we want to get at things that have been pervasive in law enforcement? Yeah, we do.”
The bill has less than two months to make it to Gov. Greg Abbott before the Texas Legislature adjourns until 2019.
— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
On Saturday, Saffiyah Khan stepped into the center of an English Defense League rally in Birmingham, England, to support a counter-protestor wearing a hijab. The image of Khan facing off with an angry white supremacist, went viral over the weekend, with thousands on social media admiring her cool, smiling demeanor in the middle of a tense situation.
On Monday, Khan finally met up with Saira Zafar, the Muslim woman she saw being surrounded by protestors.
“I do really appreciate the fact that you did step in,” Zafar told Khan in a Guardian Wires video. “It is very important to have solidarity and to show that if something happens to this person they’re not on their own.”
Zafar told The Guardian that she was attending a protest countering the EDL message. The EDL is a far-right, anti-Islam and anti-immigrant group.
Zafar said she was holding a sign that read, “No to Islamophobia, No to War.” The Muslim woman, who was born in England, said that she was subjected to a “horrific” racist response, with people telling her that she isn’t English, and that England is supposed to be a Christian country.
Zafar also said that some protestors began shoving EDL signs and flags close to her face, and grouped around her in a circle.
That’s when Khan and a few other counter-protestors decided to intervene.
“I wasn’t going to let someone who was speaking the truth and being replied to aggressively be put in that position. You didn’t look like you wanted to be there and I have an intrinsic problem with that,” Khan told The Guardian.
During that altercation, Khan came face to face with EDL member Ian Crossland. Press Association photographer Joe Giddens captured that moment in the viral photo.
Khan cooly kept her hands in her pockets and stared Crossland down.
“I wasn’t scared in the slightest,” Khan told The Mirror. “I stay pretty calm in these situations. I knew they were trying to provoke me, but I wasn’t going to be provoked.”
Since the protest, EDL members have claimed on Twitter that a scuffle broke out after counter-protestors disrupted a moment of silence for victims of terror attacks.
In an interview with the BBC, Khan said the claim was “an attempt at a smear because the story is in my favor.”
Zafar said that the support she received from other counter-protestors showed “solidarity for humanity.”
“Together we defeated the EDL, I would say, at that rally,” Zafar told Khan.
— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
Jonathan Adler wants to prove that interior design can do good as well as look good.
Melding his established talents with his passion for philanthropy, the 50-year-old designer has given a hotel suite in one of Los Angeles’s storied boutique hotels a super-glam makeover for an amazing cause. The (RED)-inspired suite at the Andaz West Hollywood, which began welcoming guests March 9, is aimed at giving its occupants “the most glamorous, luxurious vacation they could ever imagine,” he said.
But, as Adler told The Huffington Post, the new suite represents more than just rest and relaxation. Thirty percent of the room rate, which ranges from $519 to $849 a night, will be donated to (RED), the HIV/AIDS advocacy organization founded by U2’s Bono and Bobby Shriver.
While Adler supports a number of humanitarian causes, including cancer research and animal rescue efforts, he believes the fight against HIV/AIDS remains critical. “I came of age during the AIDS crisis,” he told HuffPost, “and my hubby Simon Doonan lost so many friends and coworkers to the disease, so it’s a cause that remains close to my heart.”
Like many Los Angeles hotspots, the Adnaz West Hollywood is perhaps most associated with celebrity clientele. Part of the Hyatt Hotels and Resorts family, the hotel was previously known as the Continental Hyatt House but dubbed the “Riot House,” and a favorite hangout for The Rolling Stones and The Doors in the 1960s and ‘70s. (Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant’s iconic “I am a golden god” photo, which later inspired a scene in 2000’s “Almost Famous,” was snapped from one of the hotel’s balconies.)
Adler said he nodded to that rock ‘n’ roll history in his design for the suite. “I wanted to create a suite that was louche and luxurious and a little bit sybaritic… I want every space I design to have a sense of place and to make you feel like the most eccentric, glamorous version of yourself.”
Maryam Banikarim, who is Hyatt’s chief marketing officer, told HuffPost that Adler’s “eclectic” style was the “perfect” choice for the suite. We’ve had a long relationship with (RED) – there’s a lot of great history there and we’ve been looking for ways to collaborate for quite some time,” she said. Adler, she added, “was totally into the rock ‘n roll history of the hotel and was super passionate about getting involved.”
In the end, Adler said he’ll be proud if the suite reinvigorates guests’ fervor in the fight against HIV/AIDS, even in some small way. “The biggest misconception,” he said, “is that it’s over.”
Take a peek inside the Andaz (RED) suite below.
For the latest in LGBTQ news, check out the Queer Voices newsletter.
— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
One of life’s most useful acquired skills is the ability to leave a conversation whenever the f**k you want to. It’s not easy! And it takes practice.
But for those of you who need a quicker fix, College Humor introduces the Conversational Rip Cord! That conversation isn’t doing you any favors, so cut your losses and get the hell out of there.
— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
“The dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit.”
And one dedicated “Law & Order: SVU” superfan is a member of an elite squad known to us as “heroes.”
Bernard Johnson, a New Orleans-based “SVU” fanatic, is going viral for his epic lower back tattoo, one that any fan of the “Law & Order” universe will understand.
You don’t need to have seen every episode to get the genius behind this tat. But only a serious, USA marathon-watching, favorite episode-having devotee would understand the desire to permanently host creator and executive producer Dick Wolf’s famous credit on their lower back.
Not only is Wolf’s name awesome, but his credit appears after every episode of the original “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” Law & Order: Trial By Jury,” “Law & Order: LA,” “Law & Order: UK,” and a gazillion other crime shows.
It is, in a word, iconic.
We have Gizmodo’s Sophie Kleeman to thank for bringing this DUN DUN-tastic moment into our lives. After she was sent a Snapchat of Johnson’s tramp stamp, Kleeman presented the image to the internet, and the internet delivered his identity faster than Stabler and Benson arriving on a crime scene.
Johnson told Kleeman in an interview that he was loving viral fame and had previously tweeted the tattoo to “SVU” star Mariska Hargitay.
“I want her to see it more than anything,” he said.
Well, unlike in an episode of “SVU,” there’s no twist ending here: Johnson finally got his wish. Hargitay not only thanked Johnson for expressing himself through body art, but revealed that his favorite episode, “911,” is one of her favorites, too.
There is no power like the power of the internet. And of “SVU.”
type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related… + articlesList=57e2d080e4b09f67131e3a8d,57ea3f5de4b024a52d2a6474,56f1bae0e4b04c4c376077e3
— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
This is site is run by Sascha Endlicher, M.A., during ungodly late night hours. Wanna know more about him? Connect via Social Media by jumping to about.me/sascha.endlicher.
