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For over a decade and a half, Canadian photographer, producer, director, and mental health advocate Ajani Charles has been quietly documenting Toronto’s hip-hop scene through black-and-white photography—his images often striking and distinguishable portraits of recognizable artists. Charles has shot some of the city’s most prolific figures in music, some well-known pillars in the community, and others whose impact was less obvious to outsiders but crucial to the 6ix’s musical success nonetheless. He’s captured…

Kate Conger / New York Times: In an April 4 letter, the SEC told Elon Musk it is probing his March purchases and disclosures of Twitter stock, and whether he was truly a “passive” investor — The regulator questioned whether the Tesla chief executive had disclosed his stake at the right time. Kate Conger / New York Times: In an April 4 letter, the SEC told Elon Musk it is probing his March purchases and disclosures of Twitter stock, and whether he was truly a “passive”…

Amber Heard’s role in Aquaman 2 has come under scrutiny during the ongoing multi-million dollar defamation suit brought against her by Johnny Depp. The actor, who played Princess Mera in the 2018 DC movie, is being sued by Depp for $50m (£39.7m) for implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. Although she didn’t name him, he claims her allegations impacted his ability to work.Meanwhile, Heard is countersuing Depp for $100m (£79.4m) for allegedly orchestrating a “smear campaign” against her, describing his…

Idris Elba has thus far been denied the chance to become the next James Bond. He also says he’s had no better luck in getting another legendary figure, Michael Jordan, to let him play him in a movie. In a recent interview with Complex’s podcast “Sneaker Shopping, the tall, charismatic Elba said he once floated the idea to Jordan about playing him in a movie. This conversation took place while Elba had a chance to chat with Jordan on one of the NBA great’s “wicked getaways to the Bahamas.” Elba was disappointed to hear the…

Amber Heard’s role in Aquaman 2 has come under scrutiny during the ongoing multi-million dollar defamation suit brought against her by Johnny Depp. The actor, who played Princess Mera in the 2018 DC movie, is being sued by Depp for $50m (£39.7m) for implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. Although she didn’t name him, he claims her allegations impacted his ability to work.Meanwhile, Heard is countersuing Depp for $100m (£79.4m) for allegedly orchestrating a “smear campaign” against her, describing his…

In 2018, following a bruising divorce, the British singer Sarah Brown was “broke, financially, emotionally and spiritually – I had nothing to live for”. At her lowest ebb, she turned to a voice that had given her crucial guidance and succour when she was a child: Mahalia Jackson, the pre-eminent gospel star of the 20th century.“Pop music was banned in my home growing up,” Brown says. “But my father owned records by Jim Reeves, Aretha Franklin and Mahalia Jackson. And Mahalia’s voice opened my spirit up. I grew up in a…

Social media posts are urging parents who face baby formula shortages to make it themselves. But pediatricians told AFP they do not advise patients to use homemade formula, warning it may lack vitamins and nutrients key to helping infants grow and thrive.  One formula recipe, said to be from 1960, has been shared on Facebook hundreds of thousands of times, urging parents to mix evaporated milk, water and Karo corn syrup.Parents in the United States say purchasing restrictions and price gouging have left them increasingly…

Jack Harlow and Drake have a budding friendship that is equal parts wholesome and hilarious to watch grow.The two rappers were on vacation together in Turks and Caicos a few months ago, and Drake recently joined Jack at the Kentucky Derby following the release of Harlow’s sophomore album, Come Home The Kids Miss You. Drizzy is also featured on the project.While the two looked like they had a great time, Harlow revealed during a recent visit to The 85 South Comedy Show that he lost a considerable amount of money betting…

Article content Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s life story – from comedian to war-time leader – has been given the graphic novel treatment in TidalWave Comics’ latest biography, Political Power: Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Article content The 22-page glossy, set for release on Friday, tells the story of how Zelenskyy, who once played a fictional president in a TV show, swept to power in 2019 promising to end a war with Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. He had no political experience when he took office as…

Congress held an open congressional hearing on Tuesday on unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs – better known as unidentified flying objects – for the first time in five decades.   The hearing, held before a US House Intelligence subcommittee, included testimony from defense officials following a nine-page report released last year, which investigated more than 140 instances of strange sightings by fighter aircraft instruments and pilots.Officials were only able to explain one of the incidents – a large, deflated…