In the late afternoons in Kabul, a familiar ritual takes place as Afghans head to bakeries to buy fresh flat loaves for dinner. But since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last August, another ritual has emerged: Women in blue burqas settle in front of the city's upscale bakeries, silently waiting for charitable passersby to purchase bread for them. They include Khadija, a mother of nine young daughters. Every day, she walks with swollen feet and blackened toenails to this bakery from the distant hilltop slum where she has lived all her life.

An entire city was saddened on Monday as Detroit mourned the loss of its ‘Mother’, JoAnne Watson. Michigan native Magic Johnson was one of the first to recognize her unparalleled impact on society. In fact, in 2019, her works earned her the Spirit of Detroit, formally honoring her as the ‘Supreme Mother of Our Beloved Community’. A social icon and an activist in his own right, Johnson paid his respects to her.

Every episode of Mr. Mayor tends to orbit around organized chaos, bureaucratic or otherwise. And how could it not? Give us the nonsense! Los Angeles’s newest leader (TV’s heavenly father, Ted Danson) secured the job after running on a late-life-crisis platform, and his administration is filled with eccentric deputies (including Holly Hunter’s dedicated Arpi) and strategists who want to fast-track diarrhea legislation over, say, useful city infrastructure. Then there’s chief of staff Mikaela, portrayed with panache by Crazy Ex-Girlfriend alum Vella Lovell.

The singer also broke a record for most AMAs ever, a record previously held by... Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift won three American Music Awards Sunday night, including the top “favorite artist” honor — explaining her absence as due to being busy in the studio re-recording her entire Big Machine catalog.

Celebrity Singer-songwriter Victoria Monet recently announced her pregnancy on social media and confirmed the identity of the baby’s father as well. This is Victoria Monet’s first child and the baby is expected in February 2021. Published on December 12, 2020 2 min read Singer-songwriter Victoria Monét recently announced her pregnancy on social media and confirmed the identity of the baby’s father as well. This is Monét’s first child and the baby is expected in February 2021.