The rise of the Barrett brothers, the All Blacks’ prolific family affair

When asked what he planned to do after retiring from rugby, Kevin Barrett — or “Smiley,” as he was nicknamed — announced he was “going to breed some All Blacks.” A bold statement, but he did just that. Three of them, to be precise — the first trio of siblings to ever start a game …

Don Lemon questions Trump’s mental fitness, says Kellyanne Conway is ‘beneath the dignity’ of CNN

CNN’s Don Lemon went after both President Donald Trump and of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Thursday night, questioning the president’s mental fitness and his White House associate’s fitness to appear on the cable network. Lemon criticized Trump for mocking the hand gestures of former congressman Beto O’Rourke’s, who just entered the 2020 presidential …

Kanye West and the damaging way we talk about celebrities and mental health

The conversation surrounding Kanye West’s mental health during his visit to the White House raises issues of how the public scrutinizes celebrities with mental illnesses. The following essay was first published earlier in 2018. A Twitter user known as @cakefacedcutie tweeted out a photo in late June of Saturday Night Life star Pete Davidson arm in arm with his new girlfriend, the pop …