X González (born Emma González) is an American activist and advocate for gun control, and a survivor of the February 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. In the days following the shooting, she and other Stoneman Douglas students founded the gun-control advocacy group Never Again MSD. 1: “Teachers do not need to be armed with guns … Read more
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel,One of the world’s highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise. 1: “It’s insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.” 2: “I do practice martial arts, more as a … Read more
Chris Mansell, originally from Sydney, spent her formative years on the Central Coast of New South Wales and in Lae, Papua New Guinea. She pursued economics at the University of Sydney. During the 1970s and 1980s, she was actively engaged in the literary scene in Sydney as an editor and poet. Since the 1980s, she … Read more
Tom Burke is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Athos in the 2014-2016 BBC series The Musketeers, Dolokhov in the 2016 BBC literary-adaptation miniseries War & Peace, the eponymous character Cormoran Strike in the 2017 BBC series Strike, and Orson Welles in the 2020 film Mank. 1: “Philip of Spain … Read more
Carolyn Laurie “Carol” Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress. On television, she won an Emmy Award for her acting on the series Taxi. She has been in many movies including Annie Hall, Jumpin’ Jack Flash and The Princess Bride. On Broadway, she worked on the musical Wicked. 1: “While filming ‘Annie Hall,’ … Read more
RuPaul (born November 17, 1960, San Diego, California, U.S.) is an American entertainer who carved out an idiosyncratic place in popular culture as perhaps the most famous drag queen in the United States in the 1990s and early 21st century. 1: “The whole point is to live life and be – to use all the colors in … Read more
Leslie Dawson (2 February 1931 – 10 June 1993) was an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and pianist. He was known for his deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona, musical routines, and jokes about his mother-in-law and wife. 1: “In awe, I watched the waxing moon ride across the zenith of the heavens like an ambered chariot … Read more
James Joyce (born February 2, 1882, Dublin, Ireland—died January 13, 1941, Zürich, Switzerland) was an Irish novelist noted for his experimental use of language and exploration of new literary methods in such large works of fiction as Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939). 1: “Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” 2: “There is no heresy or … Read more
Christopher Julius Rock, born on February 7, 1965, is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He rose to fame in the 1980s with his stand-up acts that covered topics like race relations, human sexuality, and observational humor. Rock’s success expanded into film, TV, and live performances, earning him numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards for … Read more
Jordan Terrell Carter, professionally known as Playboi Carti, hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and is a prominent American rapper. He has been a key influencer in the evolution of trap music and its subgenre, rage. In 2014, he initially signed with Awful Records, a local underground label, and later inked a deal with AWGE, ASAP Mob’s … Read more