The purchase is part of a plan to send two Saudi astronauts to the International Space Station. NASA Saudi Arabia plans to send its first female astronaut into space, Axiom confirmed to Insider. The country bought two seats on a SpaceX ship as part of a plan to send Saudi astronauts to the ISS. The […]
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Yvette Lee Bowser Talks ‘Investment in Inclusion,’ and Why Aspirational Black Female Friendships Are Her Brand
RELATED STORIES It’s been nearly three decades since Yvette Lee Bowser blazed a trail as the first Black woman to develop her own primetime series, with the funny and relatable Fox sitcom Living Single. But her long and impressive list of career accomplishments in television doesn’t end there. In addition to Living Single, her executive […]
Third Walking Dead Series Casts One of Its Two Female Leads
The upcoming Walking Dead spinoff that will focus on two female protagonists has found the first of its pair of leading ladies: Alexa Mansour has nabbed one of the plum parts, our sister site Variety reports. The actress, a relative newcomer who has guest-starred on such series as Madam Secretary, How to Get Away With […]
YOU Season 2: Haunting of Hill House Star Tapped as New Female Lead
Joe Goldberg, meet your next obsession. YOU has tapped Haunting of Hill House breakout Victoria Pedretti to join Season 2 as the Netflix series’ new female lead, TVLine has learned. The actress — spoiler alert! — fills the void left by Elizabeth Lail, whose Beck died at the hands of Penn Badgley’s psycho-stalker Joe in the Season 1 finale. Pedretti’s […]
WATCH: Shocking moment female passenger has EPIC meltdown at airport
The JetBlue passenger was filmed hauling herself halfway over a help desk at Fort Lauderdale International Airport, USA to shout vehemently at an airline employee. The woman was identified by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office as 26-year-old Sabrina Thomas, of San Marcos, California. She was scheduled to board a JetBlue flight on Sunday but began […]
Amanda Nunes stuns Cris Cyborg to become first female two-weight champ at UFC 232
Amanda Nunes stunned Cris Cyborg to clinch the UFC women’s featherweight title and become the promotion’s first ever female two-weight title holder. Stepping up a division, bantamweight queen Nunes prevailed in the battle of the Brazilians with a huge first-round KO win after a ferocious display of punching power against Cyborg. Nunes landed a huge […]
‘It’s better to see female figure skaters with formed bodies’ – Olympic medallist Zhulin
Russian former figure skating world champion Alexander Zhulin has lamented the domination of young female figure skaters, suggesting it’s “more interesting to see women with formed bodies” in senior competition. Zhulin, a former ice dance world champion and double Olympic medallist, spoke out as a number of younger Russian female stars have claimed major titles. […]
Doctor Who wraps a solid season with its first female Time Lord
Enlarge / The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her new companions face a familiar foe in the season finale of Doctor Who. (credit: BBC) The BBC’s Doctor Who wrapped its 11th (or 37th) season Sunday night, with Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch) in the iconic role—the first woman to portray everyone’s favorite Time Lord. It was a solid, promising […]
Cruises: Female cruise captain reveals well-kept secret about what REALLY happens onboard
Cruise captain Kate McCue, 38, is the first US woman to lead a cruise liner, taking Celebrity Cruises to the sea. As one of the few female captains in the world, she often reveals some of the secrets of life on a cruise ship. One common question she is often asked, according to an interview […]
Sophia Takal is the First Female Blumhouse Horror Director, and It’s About Time
With all the horror movies Blumhouse has released, they’ve never had a female director for a horror film. Until now. Sophia Takal, director of the amazing indie horror film Always Shine, will become the first female Blumhouse director with New Year New You, a feature-length entry in the Blumhouse/Hulu anthology series, Into the Dark. Takal’s hiring comes shortly after […]