Boston Globe food critic Devra First defends Cracker Barrel rebrand, rips anti-woke detractors: ‘Biscuits for brains’

Boston Globe food critic Devra First defends Cracker Barrel rebrand, rips anti-woke detractors: ‘Biscuits for brains’

A Boston Globe food critic Devra First defended Cracker Barrel’s controversial rebrand in a new piece, mocking detractors as having “biscuits for brains.” “It would be nice if every single small thing did not now have to become a pawn in a ginned-up culture war,” Devra First wrote Tuesday. “However, the Tennessee-based restaurant chain Cracker Barrel … Read more

‘Harry Potter’ stars sign open letter supporting trans rights despite J.K. Rowling’s ‘anti-woke’ stance

‘Harry Potter’ stars sign open letter supporting trans rights despite J.K. Rowling’s ‘anti-woke’ stance

Several “Harry Potter” actors have signed an open letter pledging to stand in “solidarity” with the transgender community – even despite author J.K. Rowling’s outspoken and “anti-woke” stance against those individuals. The pledge, which has been signed by Eddie Redmayne, Paapa Essiedu and Katie Leung, comes after the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled … Read more

Roseanne Barr teams with anti-woke firm for new show on Elon Musk’s X

Roseanne Barr teams with anti-woke firm for new show on Elon Musk’s X

Roseanne Barr — who was booted from her ABC show for a vile, racist, anti-Semitic tweetstorm — will team with an anti-woke retail company to launch a show on Elon Musk’s rebranded platform X, On The Money has learned. Barr, 70, was signed to a six-figure deal by Publicsq, an online marketplace that counts Donald … Read more

Disney backtracks after ‘Snow White’ anti-woke backlash: set pics were real

Disney backtracks after ‘Snow White’ anti-woke backlash: set pics were real

When exclusive photos from the set of Disney’s live-action adaptation of “Snow White” leaked last week, the internet reacted like someone had poisoned their apple. The pictures, published by the Daily Mail, featured Snow White accompanied not by seven little men but by actors of different “genders, ethnicities, and heights.” The Mail headline — “EXCLUSIVE: … Read more