Music superstar Alicia Keys tells Wendy about her new children's book, "Blue Moon" and opens up about motherhood, baby #2, her marriage to Swizz Beatz and how she makes her blended family work.
The Kardashian clan is known for causing controversy, but no one does it better than Khloe gives-no-fucks Kardashian, who makes awkward incest jokes about her brother, and openly talks about anal sex on TV.
Alexandra Shipp isn't here to cause a fuss. The up-and-coming actress/singer and star of Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic, Aaliyah: Princess of R&B (premiering Saturday at 8 p.m. EST) is only interested in one thing: honoring her hero. While gossip sites have made sure to track the film's rollercoaster ride of a production, Shipp—who's just getting started on writing her own music—has remained calm, collected, and gracious, asking fans, naysayers, and casual viewers instead to celebrate the legendary singer with her.
Marijuana arrests have reached their lowest point in nearly two decades thanks to a more friendly legal and political climate for the drug, according to the FBI’s 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
About 693,482 people were arrested for growing, selling, or possessing pot in 2013, down from 749,825 in 2012, a 7.5 percent decline and the lowest number since 1998.
Last year marked the first that Colorado and Washington legalized the drug, a trend that was followed this past election day when Washington, D.C., Alaska, and Oregon followed suit. Over 17.5 million Americans will be able to smoke the drug legally by this time next year—at least as far as state governments are concerned. Marijuana is still banned under federal law.
The country’s Midwest region saw the highest rate of arrest while the West Coast boasts by far the lowest.
Outside of marijuana, however, the highest number of arrests in 2013 was for drug abuse violations, with over 1.5 million arrests made out of over 11 million arrests nationwide.
Within the next year, total marijuana arrests will reach 25 million since President Richard Nixon launched the War on Drugs in 1971, according to High Times. However, the marked decline in arrests rates is a four-year trend that has seen an 18 percent decline in annual marijuana arrest total under President Obama.
The number is set to get even lower this year. Oregon, which will officially legalize weed on July 1 of next year, is dismissing all marijuana cases and of course won't prosecute future ones.
After decades of low support during the height of the War on Drugs, Americans' support for full marijuana legalization broke the 50-percent mark several years ago and continues to grow to this day.
Struggle, Joy, Failure, Success; words like these could serve as the backdrop for the next big hollywood blockbuster, or as a description of a tattoo artists life. Color Outside the Lines is the first film that provides a deep look into the history, culture and lives of the world's top black tattoo artists. Creating a film that would accurately tell the stories of these amazing artists, was initially a dream that manifested into a reality when world renowned tattoo artist, Miya Bailey linked with burgeoning filmmaker Artemus Jenkins. After three years of filming and tattooing everywhere from Atlanta to Amsterdam, this film is here to make sure the story and legacies of these artists will live on forever.
From his inner-city roots in L.A., D.L. Hughley has become one of the smartest, most popular stand-up comics working today. This HBO special--his fourth--will show audiences just how far he's come, and how funny he is--with no apologies necessary! Taking the stage in Washington, D.C., Hughley focuses on such topics as the dangers of living in the nation's capital, the qualifications of the 2008 presidential candidates, the current administration, the immigration debate, Cuban refugees, airplane restrictions, the 'n' word, Don Imus and freedom of speech, whites and blacks on cruise ships, Paris Hilton, and much more--including D.L.'s now-famous interaction with hapless audience members in the first row.
Trey Songz sat down with Queen after his performance to talk about his album and celebrating a big milestone this year. Plus, talks about upcoming tour with Chris Brown.
Three years after the Libyan revolution and the subsequent downfall of its dictator Muammar Qaddafi, the country has descended further into chaos and insecurity. Rebel militias, radical Islamists and former Qaddafi commander Khalifa Haftar are among the different groups vying for power and oil wealth, creating a vacuum in which violence and militancy reign supreme.
Anyone who's seen Clint Eastwood's biopic J. Edgar, watched the fourth season of Boardwalk Empire, or is just familiar with history knows former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover was paranoid. Especially when it came to prominent African-American leaders. Now, an old letter drafted by the FBI trying to goad Martin Luther King, Jr. has been discovered.
The letter, which was published in the New York Times after Yale historian Beverly Gage found it, was written in the wake of King's "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. Observing that King was able to mobilize so many people with his words, Hoover was terrified. That fear led to close observation of King and his personal life, drudging up alleged instances of infidelity. The letter, which was reportedly accompanied by tapes of the infidelity, was an attempt to blackmail King into killing himself.
Even if PAPER magazine's new "Kim Kardashian Break the Internet" cover hasn't caused the interwebs to completely shut down yet, it has broken the concentration of anyone using social media. Now that there are hundreds of additional memes making fun of the cover, it's safe to say that Kim owns a significant portion of the Internet's attention today. And maybe that's the real point, since it's getting harder and harder for celebrities to shock the public or keep our attention, even when they're completely naked.
It's worth noting that both PAPER covers are done in the iconic style of photographer and illustrator Jean-Paul Goude—a humorous, illusory style he has perfected since the '60s when he was as an art director at Esquire. Later becoming Grace Jones' partner and image consultant, Goude was an innovator in image retouching before computers made it possible. For example, he put Jones' body in an impossible pose for her iconic Island Life album cover, which has since been re-enacted by multiple models and muses (including Amber Rose for Complex's August/September 2009 issue).
Kim Kardashian re-enacts Carolina Beaumont, New York, 1976, one of many images that are immortalized in Jean-Paul Goude's 1982 book, Jungle Fever. Goude worked on the book "to keep sane" after he and Jones had a child and became unhappy in their relationship. It contains not only the editorial and commercial photographs he's now known for, many which are of Grace, but also the sketches he made beforehand to art direct the photo shoots.
In many ways, Kim Kardashian acts as the muse that Grace Jones was for many years—to Goude in the '70s and '80s and to many people still today. In a People magazine article from 1979, Goude said, "Men think she's sexy. Women think she's a little masculine, so they're not jealous. Gays think she's a drag queen...She's the manifestation of all my fantasies. She's the face of the '80s." While maybe not all of the same things can be said about Kim, it's true that her image and figure have captivated men and women over the past decade. Whether coating her backside in silver paint (as she did in W magazine in 2010), wearing nothing but heels for British GQ in October, sporting various lingerie on her first-ever magazine cover (Complex February/March 2007), or re-enacting Goude's Carolina Beaumont, New York, 1976, Kim might just be the face of the 2010s and the manifestation of many other people's fantasies.
After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the adopted son in a strange and dysfunctional family. Chappie is preternaturally gifted, one of a kind, a prodigy. He also happens to be a robot.
Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance…
A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory.
