A three-part series about US anti-boycott laws and their implications for freedom of speech. Watch part 1 above. Watch part 2 and 3 below. In the past nine years, 36 states in the United States have passed laws that require individuals and companies to agree not to boycott Israel as part of their work contracts. These laws prohibit public entities from contracting with and investing in companies that boycott Israel.
As a star of many classic romantic comedies, Diane Keaton is an expert at will-they-won’t-they. In this case, it was a question of will they or won’t they have any substantial conversation about her memoir, Never Again. It started rocky with an awkward backstage hug between Colbert and Keaton, who showed up dressed like Diane Keaton going to a Prince concert. Things turned around, as they do in rom-com second acts, and she called him a pervert, which is always a good sign.
Even the GOAT needs a break sometimes. Simone Biles shocked the world when she bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics — but that wasn’t the first time she’d advocated for her mental health. In July 2021, the four-time Olympic gold medalist fell while trying to land a vault in the team final in Japan and subsequently took herself out of the competition. Teammates Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Grace McCallum carried on without their leader, ultimately placing second behind the Russian Olympic Committee.
Few circumcised men wish that they hadn't been circumcised, but younger Americans aren't convinced that the procedure should be routineEven as the national rate of circumcision for male children is falling, doctors are reporting that more and more adult men who are uncircumcised have been deciding to take a brave step and put themselves under the knife. Only 55% of male American babies are now circumcised, but some adults are deciding to take the decision themselves, often apparently for aesthetic reasons.
Bradley Cooper became a household name for playing the hard-partying Phil in The Hangover franchise — but off camera, he’s been sober since the early 2000s. “I was so lost and I was addicted to cocaine,” Cooper said during a June 2022 appearance on Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes’ “Smartless” podcast, noting he got clean at age 29. “I severed my Achilles tendon right after I got fired-slash-quit Alias and struggled with zero self-esteem.