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Drag entertainer and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumnus Shangela made history Monday night on the hit competition show “Dancing With the Stars.”On the show’s 31st season premiere, Shangela, whose real name is D.J. Pierce, became the first drag queen to compete in the U.S. version of the international franchise. “We’ve never had anyone like Shangela,” Savchenko, who has been part of the show since season 16, said in an interview with E! The international “Dancing With the Stars” franchise is no stranger to bending gender norms. And in 2018, gay fashion designer Giovanni Ciacci and his dance partner, Raimondo Todaro, made history on the Italian version of “Dancing With the Stars” as the first male couple to compete regularly throughout the season.

☆ I was a lead hairstylist on 'America's Next Top Model' for 9 years. The job was chaotic but full of perks.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Michael Kanyon got a call to work for "America's Next Top Model" in 2009 as the lead hairstylist. The next day, I went to his salon and told them I wasn't leaving until he gave me a job. The job was a lot harder than working on fashion shootsThere are more than a hundred people on set every day. Depending on the season, I'd start off having to do 20 to 26 models' hair for every episode. That's what led me to start a hair care line, Kanyon Beauty, after I stopped working on "America's Next Top Model."

☆ Randi Zuckerberg explains why she's laughing at the outcry over her crypto music video
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-04 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Mark, released a crypto music video this week that some called "cringy." Kanye West wasn't the only person who dropped a controversial music video this week. Crypto crusader Randi Zuckerberg's music video also sent social media into a frenzy with some declaring it a cringefest and others praising the singer's zeal for digital coin. Randi Zuckerberg. "A special thanks to all the crypto bros hating on my music video by retweeting and sharing it more broadly.

☆ Black women in the legal world celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic Supreme Court nomination as a 'victory' for all Americans
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-03 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The two were enrolled in the same classes, both members of the Black Law Students Association, and lived in the same dormitory building. Black women in the legal world celebrated Jackson's Supreme Court nomination, a milestone that they said marks significant progress for their representation in the legal field, but also for the country as a whole. Installing judges of diverse backgrounds can better ensure the legal system is working equitably for all Americans, Black women in the legal field told Insider. "Now when I tell her, 'You could be a Supreme Court justice,' she can look at the Supreme Court and think, 'Yes, I could, there's someone there who looks like me.'" MoveOnORG activists call for the immediate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court on February 25.

In that environment, crooks were easily able to impersonate jobless Americans using stolen identity information for sale in bulk in the dark corners of the internet. When Yvonne Matlock lost her job last year and applied for unemployment benefits online, she was told she was already getting relief money. Through a public records request, NBC News obtained data from the Labor Department, which funds Covid relief unemployment benefits programs, that are riddled with blank values and underestimates. ID.meMore than two-thirds of states, 34, reported no cases of identity theft overpayments in the most vulnerable unemployment benefits program. Cash App, which describes itself as "the easiest way to send money, spend money, save money, and buy cryptocurrency," has been frequently used by fraudsters to move money, law enforcement officials and private consultants said.

☆ What to pack in a ‘go bag’ for when disaster strikes
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-27 | by ( Matt Villano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Perhaps the most important thing to bring with you: A “go bag” full of emergency supplies. The contents of a family’s go bag could mean the difference between life or death, depending on how bad a situation becomes, according to Jonathan Sury, project director for field operations and communications at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Your must-havesMost of the items disaster preparedness experts suggest you include in a go bag are things you can find around your house. Just because someone puts together a “go bag” does not mean that person is prepared, Montano warned. “Your social network, your economic situation, the preparedness of your local government (and) other factors all influence how ready you are to go through a disaster.”

Persons: Jonathan Sury, ” Sury, Samantha Montano, ” Montano, Sury, you’ve, don’t, ”, Eric Alberts, ” Alberts, it’s, Rosie Monson, Alexander, Monson, ” Monson, Montano Organizations: CNN, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Earth Institute, Preparedness, FEMA, Swiss Army, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, US Centers for Disease Control, Orlando Health, Nintendo Locations: Columbia, Boston, Florida, Sonoma County , California

☆ I've played Santa for 17 years. Here are the answers to 8 questions everyone asks about my job.
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-23 | by ( Ed Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ed Taylor started playing Santa in 2003 when his friend got a cold and needed a stand in. So yes, adults do frequently ask: "Do you play Santa Claus?" I've been playing Santa for the past 17 years. Here are my answers to eight other burning questions people have when they find out I play Santa. I was a volunteer Santa for seven years, and a paid Santa for two years before attending a Santa School.

☆ (video) Creativitatea ce promovează naturalețea și distruge păpușile Barbie idealizate
▼ + stars: | 2015-04-12 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Păpușile Barbie au fost îndrăgite dintotdeauna de fetițele care pornesc în aventuri cu ele, creând o lume a sa. Sonia este o mamă care a decis să-i asigure fiicei sale o copilărie adevărată, refăcând păpușile din glamorous Barbie, în fete naturale, gingașe și jucăușe. Acum, având o fiică, i-a venit ideea să preschimbe păpușile stereotipice produse de comercianții care transmit un mesaj și o imagine greșită, necorespunzătoare unei fetițe mici. Schimbarea aceasta a provocat un impact uriaș și a deschis o dezbatere despre păpușile cu forme idealizate și machiaje puternice. Inițial, acest proiect a venit doar ca un hobby, o distracție a sa în timpul liber.

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