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Why the Hell Are People Body-Shaming Kumail Nanjiani? Tanner Garrity, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail America woke up on December 16, 2019, and the Pakistani-American actor of Silicon Valley and The Big Sick fame was suddenly shredded. It felt fake at first, like a class clown running for president had dropped his face on a bodybuilder’s torso and put fliers up all over school. Nanjiani, of course, is a comedian, with recurring appearances on Broad City, Portlandia. He’s hosted Saturday Night Live. His humor is sardonic, self-aware, silly. Maybe he was making some sort of commentar...

New Study Indicates Women Are Directing More Films, But Parity Remains Distant Tobias Carroll, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The American film industry abounds with inequality, much of it systemic. One way that gender inequality manifests itself is in the relatively low number of films directed by women. The fact that Vulture’s Oscar Futures column currently lists 2 women as likely favorites for a Best Director nomination this year — Nomadland‘s Chloe Zhao and This is but one sign of the gender imbalance at work in the industry, At IndieWire, Ryan Lattanzio has information on a ne...

Illegal New Year's Party in France Draws 2,500, Lasts 36 Hours Tobias Carroll, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail As the pandemic continues, so too have reports of events organized in defiance of regulations intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Such events have been held at bars, restaurants and clubs. But all of these have been relatively small affairs compared to a New Year’s Eve party recently held in France, which lasted for 36 hours and drew 2,500 people. No, that’s no a typo. 2,500 people converged in the small town of Lieuron for a massive dance party. It’s the kind of even...

Peloton Makes Foray into Music With Trio of Elvis Remixes Tobias Carroll, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In the second half of this year, Apple debuted its foray into the world of online fitness courses, Apple Fitness Plus. Plenty of discussion of the new service noted that it put Apple in direct competition with Peloton — and in a world where the lines between tech companies, media studios and electronics manufacturers are blurring, it seemed entirely of a piece. But if Apple is getting into Peloton’s territory with their fitness initiative, it could be said that Peloton is making a s...

10 Important Rules to Keep in Mind When Running at Your Local Track Tanner Garrity, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Your local track is going to be more crowded than usual in 2021. We’re still in the midst of a nationwide running boom, gyms are months from fully opening, and according to Strava, “outdoor walking” was actually the top activity of the year. If this winter looks anything like last year’s — which included the warmest first two months of meteorological winter in American history — people will rely on the track early and often next year. It’s probable that many of ...