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"Disparity Trap": a "socially conscious" American board game to play the very unfair game of life

The basic concept is the same as in "Monopoly", ie making money, but the task is complicated by social factors such as privilege or racism. The game thus invites participants to discuss these questions, beyond the game itself. Here is a board game that... talks about society: " Disparity Trap ", the "disparity trap", is presented by its creator as a "socially conscious" game , allowing to evoke the heavy questions of racism and privileges in a fun setting, with the usual pawns, dice, squares and cards. "Disparity Trap" plays "the unfair game of life," says the presentation. The basic concept is the same as in Monopoly : making money. Except that depending on your identity, the task may be complicated by the obstacles you will encounter in order to study, buy a house or simply walk down the street without being stopped by the police. The game consists of putting yourself in someone else's shoes: you will either be "SD...

Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner parody “House of the dragon” at James Corden

 In this parody video, Kim Kardashian plays a princess from Westeros while James Corden plays the King of the Andales. Since August 22, the Game of Thrones prequel titled House of the Dragon has arrived on the OCS streaming platform. This  series  traces the adventures of the ancestors of Daenerys Targaryen who was played by Emilia Clarke in the original series. Two women are fighting over the Iron Throne:  Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower . But our American colleagues from the  Late Late Show  have taken another reading of history. On the James Corden set, the host, accompanied by Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner  , broadcast a sketch parodying the event series and called The Targashians.  In this video, we see in particular the humorist interpreting the new king, Keith Targashian, while Kim Kardashian is a princess of Westeros, Kim Targashian . The two covet power and Kim even tries to assassinate her Poison Smoothie Sovereign , but the p...

Oscars: Chris Rock refused to present the next ceremony

During a show in Phoenix, the comedian spoke again about the slap of Will Smith. Chris Rock announced, during a show on his tour in Phoenix on Sunday August 28, that he had been invited to present the next Oscar ceremony, in March 2023, which he refused. As reported by the Arizona Republic this Monday, August 29 , the comedian compared on stage this return to the Oscars as a return to the scene of a crime, referring to the trial of OJ Simpson in 1995, including the murder of the ex-wife started when she left a pair of glasses in an Italian restaurant. Chris Rock said during his show that going back to the Oscars ceremony would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson (the former wife of OJ Simpson, editor's note) "to go back to the restaurant" . According to the Arizona Republic , Chris Rock continued to speak about this topic after a viewer asked him to expand on the incident with Will Smith. Chris Rock then went on to refer to Will Smith's performance as Muhammad Ali in ...

Guns: These Hollywood stars demand that movies lead by example

JJ Abrams, Julianne Moore or Adam McKay undertake in particular to “limit the scenes where children and weapons appear at the same time” in the cinema. Hollywood stars including Amy Schumer, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo published an open letter on Monday June 13 asking that films and series set an example when it comes to firearms . This open letter was written in response to the massacre of 19 children and two female teachers at a Texas elementary school in late May and a previous deadly shooting in Buffalo. She's also signed by celebrity producers like JJ Abrams ( Lost ), Shonda Rhimes ( Bridgerton ), and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy. “Cultural attitudes about smoking, drinking and driving, seatbelt use and marriage equality have all evolved in part through the influence of movies and television. It's time to start with the dangers of firearms”, says this letter distributed by the Brady Campaign, an association calling for stricter regulation of firearms in the Uni...

MacKenzie Scott, a disinterested vision of philanthropy

Since her divorce in 2019, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, the wealthy boss of Amazon, has distributed 12 billion dollars to more than a thousand associations. Without requiring recipients to commit to the use of funds. Among American billionaires, there are those who seek to voluntarily impoverish themselves, and those who suffer the stock market thaw while waiting for the storm to pass. In the first category, we find MacKenzie Scott, who in the space of three years gave some 12 billion dollars to more than a thousand philanthropic associations, according to a tally by the Wall Street Journal. One of the latest donations, a $122 million gift to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, an educational and childhood. Scott? The name may not be known, that of Bezos is probably more so. MacKenzie Scott is the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, whom she divorced in 2019 after a quarter century of marriage. During their separation, she recovered 4% of Amazon shares, a colossal fortune estimated at 35 billion dol...

Marzo fue un mes histĂłrico para el turismo

Los ciudadanos estadounidenses representaron el grupo más grande de visitantes internacionales de marzo con un 66 % Un récord de casi dos millones de turistas internacionales volaron a México en marzo, según muestran datos del gobierno. El tráfico de pasajeros entrantes fue el más alto en un solo mes y duplicó la cantidad de turistas internacionales que volaron al país en marzo de 2021. Los datos publicados en un informe de estadísticas migratorias del Ministerio del Interior muestran que poco menos de 1,99 millones de extranjeros arribaron a los aeropuertos del país en marzo. La cifra representa un aumento del 27% en comparación con febrero y un salto del 35% en comparación con enero. Un total de 5.02 millones de turistas internacionales volaron a México en los primeros tres meses del año, un aumento de 138.5% en comparación con el mismo período de 2021. Humberto Molina, economista de la consultora Gemes especializada en turismo, señaló que es la primera vez desde el inicio de la pand...

Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial: actress describes three days of domestic violence in Australia

The American actress has detailed the numerous violence and the rape that Johnny Depp subjected her to, in her testimony during the defamation trial between her and her ex-husband. "All I felt was this pain."  During the 15th day of the defamation lawsuit brought by Johnny Depp , American actress Amber Heard  described the abuse of which she accuses her ex-husband, Thursday, May 5. His testimony notably extended to a stay in Australia during which his companion, with rage increased tenfold by alcohol and drugs, subjected him to violence going as far as rape. At the helm, the 36-year-old actress explained that she joined Johnny Depp in March 2015 in Australia, a month after their marriage. But shortly after his arrival, an argument suddenly breaks out. "He started screaming ," she said. She claimed the actor then threw bottles and cans at her, grabbed her by the neck, threatened to disfigure her with a broken bottle, banged her against a wall and then ripped her shir...

Evo Morales celebrates AMLO's "resounding victory" in the revocation

Mexico City. The former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales Ayma, celebrated the "resounding victory" of Mexican President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador in the process of revoking his mandate. Through his social networks, the Bolivian leader stated: “From #Bolivia we congratulate the brother president of #Mexico, &commatlopezobrador_ , for his resounding victory in the first and historic recall referendum. The worthy Mexican people support their policies to fight corruption, exclusion and neoliberalism”. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard CasaubĂłn thanked the former Bolivian president for his words on Twitter. “Thank you, Comrade Evo, I hug Bolivia and its brother people from Mexico,” he pointed out. Previously, after participating in a signing agreement between Telecomm and the Institute of Mexicans Abroad, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the revocation showed that President LĂłpez Obrador has popular support and emphasized that participation does n...

How Shah Rukh Khan, the actor with millions, fell victim to a Bollywood witch hunt

The Indian Shah Rukh Khan, a Muslim actor with millions of fans, has become the Modi government's pet peeve despite himself. The recent arrest of her son illustrates the determination of Hindu fundamentalists to bring the film industry to heel.  The scene takes place at the beginning of the year 2020 in Bombay. Actor Shah Rukh Khan has just received an invitation to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of Hindu fundamentalists, in New Delhi. All the cream of Bollywood, the national film industry, is invited. “Reading it, he rejected it without hesitation and said, 'I can't show that I support this man' ,” said a witness who wishes to remain anonymous. This refusal, the actor can assume it because he is the "King Khan", the darling child of India, the idol of a nation, deified by thousands of fans who do not hesitate to massage themselves in front of his Bombay property at all hours of the day and night to cheer him on. With more than a hundred film...

Why did the US Congress write to Britney Spears?

On Instagram, Britney Spears revealed that she was contacted by two members of Congress to testify about her 13 years under guardianship. Even over, Britney's guardianship continues to make people talk and this, to the highest peak of the American state.  In an Instagram post, the singing star revealed that she received a letter from two congressmen, Democrats Charlie Crist and Eric Swalwell. "I am grateful that my story is being recognized . Because of this letter, I felt heard and like I mattered for the first time in my life!!! In a world where your own family goes against you, it's hard to find people who understand and show you empathy!!!!,” the singer captioned on Instagram. In the letter, Democrats congratulated Britney Spears on winning her fight after 13 years  under the guardianship of her father . “We wanted to personally invite you and your attorney to meet with us in Congress at a time convenient for everyone, to describe in your own words how you got justice,...

A man tried to break into singer Taylor Swift's home in New York by crashing his car into her apartment building

The 31-year-old then  tried unsuccessfully to force entry to a secure door, according  to the police report.  The 31-year-old man was arrested and hospitalized for tests. Morgan Mank, a native of the state of Virginia, was arrested in New York on Friday January 28, after driving the wrong way on a street in the Tribeca district, in lower Manhattan, before rushing his car against the New York residence of American singer Taylor Swift.  He then "got out of his vehicle, approached the building and tried unsuccessfully to force entry to a secure door", details the police report. Victims of numerous burglary attempts This isn't the first time the pop star has been the target of bullies, "one of her biggest fears." In 2019, in Elle magazine , she wrote that there were "enough stalkers trying to break into [her] house", that she felt compelled to "prepare for something bad to happen". . Another New York man, Roger Alvarado, has been arrested multipl...

Havana syndrome: the CIA dismisses the track of a foreign power

Since 2016, "abnormal health incidents" have mainly affected American diplomats. In its intermediate conclusions, the CIA considers that they are not attributable to a foreign power. Will the enigmatic “Havana Syndrome” ever be overcome? The CIA has, for the moment, dismissed the trail of an attack by a foreign power in this mysterious evil which strikes American diplomats throughout the world, according to information published by the New York Times on Wednesday January 19. Some had attributed these “acoustic attacks” to Russia. The New York Times and NBC cite preliminary CIA findings on incidents that first occurred in 2016 in the Cuban capital. American and Canadian diplomats complained of severe headaches and nausea. In all, nearly 200 cases – confirmed or presumed – have been mentioned. Recently, cases of Havana syndrome have been detected in Paris and Geneva . Twenty unexplained cases “In hundreds of cases, the agency found plausible and alternative explanations” for a ...

"Friends": How the series continues to make money, 18 years after its shutdown

On May 6, 2004, the last episode of "Friends" aired on American television. The public is bidding farewell to Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler and Joey after 10 seasons. If the Friends series is  https://flipboard.com/@hempleafcbd50b4/hemp-leaf-cbd-gummies-hemp-leaf-cbd-gummies-reviews-e2t7l3ngy phenomenal, it is also because of the money it has brought in and that it is still making. "The producers and creators of  Friends , it is normal, they have a percentage. You create something, it works, you will receive  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1022457921623737603 the usufruct of your work in addition to your salary. When you are actors, generally you do not have percentages, unless there is a success (...) and as the actors of Friends  were in solidarity with each other, it was: 'if we do not have something,  http://forum.zidoo.tv/index.php?members/hemp-leaf-cbd-gummies.97691/ we bar, "Alain starts CarrazĂ©, a journalist specializing in the series, the mic...

Rapper Logic's Song Could Save Hundreds of People, Study Says

245 suicides would have been prevented with the headline "1-800-273-8255", according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. The researchers hailed a discovery "crucial for suicide prevention" while the rapper, moved, said he was "upset". 245 lives saved thanks to  https://www.scoop.it/topic/drachen-male-growth-activator-drachen-male-enhancement-reviews one song? This is shown by a recent statistical study published in the  British Medical Journal  (BMJ) on December  https://mc-drugs.com/members/buydrachen.25647/#about 13th. According to the researchers,  1-800-273-8255 , hit by American rapper Logic released in 2017, would have helped bring down the suicide rate in the  https://curate.style/forum/index.php?threads/drachen-male-enhancement-reviews.124809/ United States . This song, whose title is none other than the emergency telephone number of the suicide prevention  https://forums.prsguitars.com/members/drachen-male-growth.40875/ li...