Saturday's Best Deals: Clothing Gold Box, Smart Plugs, Valentine's Day Gifts, and More
A Prime-exclusive clothing Gold Box, a smart plug, a ton of Valentineâs Day gifts, and more are all part of todayâs best deals.
I'm Fixing Up This Chevy Corvair And Making Up Its Racing History As I Go Along
Why the hell do people buy old-ass cars from the 1960s? They cost too much, for one thing. Theyâre unreliable to operate as a daily, with their pesky two and four barrels. They stop like shit. And most of the time, they smell like a Shell station. Designed by guys who fought Hitler and Tojo with a half smoked LuckyâŚ
She's Grown-ish! Happy 18th Birthday, Yara Shahidi!
Here at The Glow Up, we hate to play favorites, but weâd be lying if we said we didnât have a very special place in our hearts for actress/activist/âit girlâ Yara Shahidi. While Hollywood is thankfully steadily filling with more young, black female talent on the rise, few have shared a trajectory so relatably similarâŚ
Idris Is Off the MarketâHe Popped the Question to 29-Year-Old Sabrina Dhowre in Londontown
Thereâs going to be more than a few tears shed today around the world (What? Thereâs nothing in my eye!) because Idris Elba is officially off the market.
NYFW: Chromat Shows Us Diversity is Body BeautifulÂ
You cannot put Chromat designer Becca McCharen-Tran in a box. Diversity is not âa thingâ for herâitâs life. As a child, she busted her dolls out of their boxes and made clothes and dollhouses filled with her own handmade furniture so that they could fulfill her own unique vision of femininity. Now in her tenthâŚ
The 10 Whitest Things About the Woman Who Flushed Her Emotional Support Hamster Down the Toilet at the Airport
Like sandwich cake, video games, Mary Kay distributing, and trapping, there are levels to this whiteness shit. In Pittsburgh alone, there are at least 26 different grades of whiteness, including garden-variety Yinzer whiteness, Appalachian-adjacent whiteness, well-meaning Patagonia whiteness, Lululemon whiteness andâŚ
Tiffany Brown, Head of the 1-Woman Company Which Delivered Only 50,000 of 30 Million Meals to Puerto Rico, Blames FEMA
An Atlanta woman whose one-person company was contracted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide millions of meals to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, but only delivered a fraction of that, says FEMAâs to blame.
Our Sistersâ Keeper: Tarana Burke Keeps Us Focused
How do we count the ways we love Tarana Burke? The #MeToo founder has been rightfully getting her shine since the movement bearing the name she coined caught Hollywoodâs attention last fall. In the months since, she has appeared on red carpets, been honored in Time magazine and become a regular on the talk and newsâŚ
1st-Ever Black Hockey Player for Team USA Hits the Ice for Winter Olympics
So apropos that itâs Black History Month because Jordan Greenway will be making some black history when he steps onto the ice for the 2018 Winter Olympics, as the first African American to be named to the U.S. menâs Olympic hockey team.
Trumpâs Revolving Door: No. 3 at the Justice Department Out After 9 Months
Theyâre scattering like rats from a sinking ship.
Slip This Wallet Into Your Front Pocket For $12 or Less
Travelambo minimalist wallets boast over 2,000 Amazon reviews, can hold six cards, can fit in your front pocket, and only cost $9-$12 depending on the color, which is about $5 - $7 less than usual. Thatâs, uh, money in your pocket.
Watch: Jordan Peele Loves How Black People Watch Horror at the Movie Theater
Jordan Peeleâs Get Out took home major awards at this yearâs African-American Film Critics Association Awards, winning best director, best picture, best actor (a nod to Daniel Kaluuya, who played the main character, Chris), and best screenplay.
Judge of Characters:Â The Whitewashing of Black History
This week, white people took their boldness to another level and delivered us a white version of what was said to be the true Queen Nefertiti. Expedition Unknownâs Josh Gates showed up to the Today show to share a bust he worked on with Egyptologist Aidan Dodson. And thatâs exactly where things got awkward, you see,âŚ
Tonya Harvey Is 3rd Transgender Woman Killed in US in 2018
A transgender woman in Buffalo, N.Y., was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon, and her death is being investigated as a hate crime.
White House Speechwriter Is 2nd Staffer This Week to Resign Amid Domestic-Abuse Allegations
For the second time this week, a White House staffer has resigned from his position amid allegations that he was physically and emotionally abusive to a former spouse.
Emmy-Winning Actor Reg E. Cathey Dead at 59
Actor Reg E. Cathey, known for his roles on The Wire, Oz and House of Cards, died Friday at the age of 59.
Hang Up 50 Of Our Readers' Favorite Hangers for $11
Pick this 50-count set of these reader-favorite white AmazonBasics hangers for just $11. Theyâre cheap and wonât create lines on your clothes like wire hangers. The shirt/dress hangers are a great deal, and Amazon has knocked a couple bucks off the black suit hangers too.
Will Gen. John Kelly Resign as White House Chief of Staff?
In the wake of the mishandling of former White House Staff Secretary Rob Porterâs history of domestic abuse, sources close to Donald Trump have revealed that not only is the president looking to replace chief of staff John Kelly, but Kelly has reportedly indicated that he would be willing to resign from his position.
The 10 Best Deals of February 9, 2018
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
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