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Today in History: December 1, Rosa Parks refuses to give up bus seat

Dec. 01, 2024 00:07 AM EST

Today is Sunday, Dec. 1, the 336th day of 2024. There are 30 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a Black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus; the incident...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7

Nov. 25, 2024 09:50 AM EST

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7: Dec. 1: Actor-director Woody Allen is 89. Singer Dianne Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 85. Bassist Casey Van Beek of The Tractors is 82. Singer-guitarist Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult is 80. Drummer John Densmore of The Doors is 80....

Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist

Sep. 30, 2024 15:06 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Venue staff wore rainbow heart-shaped stickers. LGBTQ+ pride flags doubled as capes. Pink cowboy hats, a calling card for Chappell Roan fans, reached critical mass at pop-ups like Dave’s Lesbian Bar. Nearby, at a stand for the online sexual healthcare company Wisp, attendees...

US-Audiobooks-Top-10

Sep. 24, 2024 14:11 PM EDT

Nonfiction 1. Something Lost, Something Gained by Hillary Rodham Clinton, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio) 2. Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari, narrated by Vidish Athavale (Random House Audio) 3. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by...