Cynthia Erivo held Space while accepting Out’s Out100 Icon Award on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The “Wicked” star praised her and Ariana Grande’s “Waiting Space” interview with magazine reporter Tracy E. Gilchrist. “According to the queer media, I’ve been all over your social media,” Erivo told the audience, adding: “I don’t want you to … Read more
The Internet practically went into a bicep spasm of “holding space” for a viral moment born of an interview between journalist Tracy E. Gilchrist and “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Taken more than two weeks ago on one of several press trips for the record-breaking musical, the interview produced what many saw as … Read more
Two Somali pirates sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping American journalist Michael Scott Moore and held him hostage for 977 days, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Moore, a freelance journalist, traveled to Somalia in 2012 to study piracy and the country’s economy. On January 21, he was kidnapped by several heavily armed men and … Read more