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Black America Web
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Fashion Killa Cuties! Rihanna Makes Red Carpet Debut With Both Sons, RZA & Riot, At ‘Smurfs' LA Premiere
Proud mama Rihanna made a first-ever red carpet appearance with both sons, RZA and Riot, at the L.A. Smurfs movie premiere. Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty The singer was absolutely glowing with her red carpet cuties by her side, and she got them a special introduction with Papa Smurf himself. We love to see Rihanna in mommy mode, and there's no better example than strutting her stuff for the cameras with her adorable offspring. Source: Paramount Pictures / Paramount Pictures The Bajan baddie's baby bump was beautifully on display in a dark brown flowing Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello skirt and lacy camisole with a matching leather jacket. She wore her hair in an elegant updo. Source: Paramount Pictures / Paramount Pictures Of course, the little ones also represented for their flawless 'Fashion Killa' family, like their dad, A$AP Rocky. RZA, 3, wore dark green cargo pants and a blush collared shirt with a matching tiny necktie. Riot, 1, rocked white cargo shorts, a white collared shirt, and a bowtie with a grey blazer. As one fan noted online, their fly fits were giving Dior drama 'Fresh Off The Runway.' The best-dressed babies looked surprisingly calm despite all the flashing cameras surrounding them. Yet, both boys did seem to get a little star-struck when it was time to meet Papa Smurf and their mom's alter ego, Smurfette. Source: Paramount Pictures / Paramount Pictures During an interview with Variety , Rihanna joked that if her boo, A$AP Rocky, joins the next sequel, he would be 'Freestyle Smurf' or 'Fashion Smurf.' When asked about putting out new music besides her new movie's soundtrack, the Savage X Fenty founder called herself 'Uh Oh Smurf.' It's no surprise considering no upcoming release is more exciting or demanding than her bun in the oven. For now, Rihanna is busy enjoying her growing family with Rocky and being part of one of her favorite franchises. It's perfect timing for the Bad Gal to put out something for the kids, but the Smurfs lover had her own 'selfish' reasons for taking the role. Source: Paramount Pictures / Paramount Pictures 'This is not just for the kids. I'm going to be a little selfish on this one because I'm a superfan of the Smurfs. I've always been a fan. I'm really excited for a new generation of Smurfs fans,' she said. This fun-loving and iconic moment comes just days after Rihanna attended her father's funeral back home in Barbados. On May 30, Ronald Fenty passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 70. Paparazzi spotted the 'Lift Me Up' star visiting him in his last days at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in L.A. Source: Paramount Pictures / Paramount Pictures She opened up to ET about Ronald's passing and how she hopes his legacy lives on with RZA and Riot. 'I've always dreamed of what type of grandfather he would be to [RZA and Riot] because of the favourite parts of my dad. I think it prepared me for having two boys. The adventurous side of me, the outside side of me, the daredevil. It's how I want to raise them. I want them to be outside and be in nature. No tablet babies,' she said, recalling her father's influence on her most fun and free childhood memories. Source: Paramount Pictures / Paramount Pictures We love to see Rihanna happy, surrounded by the love of her children, and living her Smurfiest life. The Smurfs movie will hit theaters July 18. The post Fashion Killa Cuties! Rihanna Makes Red Carpet Debut With Both Sons, RZA & Riot, At 'Smurfs' LA Premiere appeared first on Bossip. SEE ALSO Fashion Killa Cuties! Rihanna Makes Red Carpet Debut With Both Sons, RZA & Riot, At 'Smurfs' LA Premiere was originally published on
Black America Web
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
‘They So Over Me': Rihanna Posts Cute Mommy Update With Photos Of Riot and RZA
Source: Arnold Jerocki / Getty Rihanna may be one of the coolest pop stars to ever live but to her sons Riot and RZA, she's just a mom. The Bajan billionaire snapped some photos of her two toddler sons in the backseat of a car as the trio traveled through France with the caption 'they so over me on this lil road trip' and fans were elated to catch a glimpse of the tots. RZA held down big brother duties by brushing up on his French by way of a workbook titled 'Cahier De Vacances' while Riot mean-mugged the camera and sucked his pacifier. Papa A$AP Rocky hopped in the comments to big up his oldest son's study habits saying, 'RZA man learning French.' The adorable twosome have been soaking up time with their parents in Paris ahead of the arrival of their newest sibling. Though we don't know whether or not they'll have a little sister or brother, Mama Rih Rih seems to be quickly approaching the end of her pregnancy by the looks of her bump. She was flicked up heading into a hotel with Riot and later emerged with both Rocky and RZA in tow. Days prior, Rihanna was sitting front row to support Rocky at his show during Paris Fashion Week and then hopped over to her Smurfs Movie premiere where he returned the were the stylish couple's first public appearances since the untimely passing of the Fenty founder's father, Ronald Fenty, on June 2. Though she has not made a public statement on her father's death, fans have poured in loving condolences via her comments since the news hit the internet. RZA, Riot and the new baby will undoubtedly have Paris as their own personal playground for years to come as it is one of the places Rihanna and Rocky pop out at the most. Last summer, their viral moment to GloRilla's TGIF had the girls in a tizzy. And for Valentine's Day, Rih Rih posted some personal videos of the two of them walking down the Parisian streets dressed impeccably, of course, in celebration of their love story. The post 'They So Over Me': Rihanna Posts Cute Mommy Update With Photos Of Riot and RZA appeared first on Bossip. SEE ALSO 'They So Over Me': Rihanna Posts Cute Mommy Update With Photos Of Riot and RZA was originally published on
Time Out
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Intimate Apparel
Change at the top can completely alter a theatre's character. But there is something quite lovely about the fact that the great US playwright Lynn Nottage and our own fast-rising directing superstar Lynette Linton have done a play together for each of the last three Donmar artistic directors. Josie Rourke's reign ended with the monumental working class tragedy Sweat, which did much to establish both Nottage and Linton's UK reputations. For Michael Longhurst there was Clyde's, Sweat 's beautifully redemptive, almost magical realist sort-of-sequel. Now Linton moves on to Intimate Apparel. Where Sweat and Clyde's were both UK premieres, Intimate Apparel is an older Nottage work that was her first US hit back in 2003 and had a very decent UK premiere a decade ago. But more Lynn Nottage is always a good thing. It's a period drama, following a selection of characters in New York City, 1905. The story centres on Esther (Samira Wiley), a hard working but shy and emotionally repressed Black seamstress who specialises in 'intimate apparel' – that is to say underwear, which in 1905 includes a lot of fancy corsets. Neither Nottage's play nor Linton's production really gives a sense of what the wider city – or indeed country – was like at the time, and that's the point. Each of Nottage's characters exists on some sort of margin, or we only see the marginal side of their existence. So there's Esther: shy, self-doubting but determined in her passion for her work. There's her friend Mayme (Faith Omole), a hooker. There's Esther's landlady and confidante Mrs Dickson (Nicola Hughes), who acquired her wealth somewhat dubiously. There's Mrs Van Buren (Claudia Jolly), the rich but lonely white lady who Esther makes clothes for and who confides in her but who will never treat her like a social equal. There's Mr Marks (Alex Waldmann), the orthodox Jewish clothier who Esther buys her fabric from: the two of them clearly have a thing for each other but are sundered by race and religion. And finally there's George (Kadiff Kirwan), a Bajan labourer on the Panama Canal who has taken to writing romantic letters to Esther, who is thrilled, although she herself cannot read. An exquisite drama about what happens when human longing is filtered through human society They're all transgressing in each others' spaces: they have intimate relationships more complicated than simple friendship. A lot of it is about touch: Mrs Van Buren, who is probably queer, trembles and gasps when Esther laces her corset and looks self conscious and embarrassed when she looks at her pale hand holding Esther's dark one. Mr Marks is discomfited when Esther grazes his hand – the only woman who is allowed to do so is his betrothed, who he has never met and lives in Romania. When George finally comes to NYC, Esther is torn between fear of and hunger for his touch. It's a beautifully acted and exquisitely written drama about what happens when raw human longing is filtered through the strangeness of class, race and rulebound human society. Yes, it's a period piece, but even today, an Orthodox Jew and a working class Black woman would have quite the gulf to surmount to form a public relationship. It's only in their one-on-one connections away from the public eye that their desires have a tiny measure of breathing space. US actor Wiley is excellent as Esther: shy and self-doubting but with an unshakeable core of passion and ambition. And I think Kirwan does a particularly fine job with the complicated role of George. When he finally arrives in NYC he is not all his letters suggested. And yet rather than make him out to be a simple cad, Kirwan and Nottage are very good at capturing his justifiable frustration at an American society that won't let him be the man he wants to be. Both Linton's direction and Alex Berry's design is light and unshowy – we get a sense of the period through costume and furniture, but we're never drowning in detail, and the characters are always put front and centre. Linton's only big intervention is a series of projections in which the Black characters are shown as figures in sepia photographs. 'Unknown negro seamstress, 1905' reads the caption to a final image of Esther. It's a blithe description that reduces a profoundly complicated life to almost nothing. But Nottage has shown us her boundless depths.
Evening Standard
03-07-2025
- Evening Standard
6 unforgettable outdoor adventures to try in Barbados
Swimming through warm Caribbean waters with green and hawksbill turtles is the kind of travel moment that will always stay with you. And in Barbados, it's easier than you think. Carlisle Bay is renowned for its friendly turtles and several catamaran cruises and smaller boat charters leave daily from Bridgetown or Holetown, stopping at prime snorkelling spots where turtles are known to feed. Go early in the morning to swerve the crowds and get the best visibility. Bonus: many tours include unlimited drinks and Bajan bites on the sail back.
United News of India
03-07-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Smith set to return in the Grenada Test
St. George's(Greneda), July 3, (UNI) Australia batsman Steve Smith has recovered from his finger injury an will return to the side's playing XI for the second Test against the West indies in Grenada. Skipper Pat Cummins revealed the return of Smith less than 24 hours out from the clash at the National Cricket Stadium, with Josh Inglis the player to make way for the Australian veteran. Smith batted without pain while wearing a splint on Tuesday and Cummins said there was no reason to leave the 36-year-old out of the playing XI. "He's ready to go, the finger held up well," Cummins said of Smith. "He was really happy, particularly batting. "Fielding we still potentially need to manage it a little bit, so he might not be in the slips too often – maybe for spin he'll be OK, but (for the) quicks he might need to wait another week. "So you might see him running around a bit more … probably some variation of mid-off and fine leg, (but) we'll see if he lasts a few days down at fine leg, I reckon he'll be itching to get up in the circle pretty quick." The return of Smith is the only change to the Australian team that defeated the West Indies by 159 runs in the opening Test of the series, while the Caribbean side confirmed they will wait until the toss before locking in their final XI. The West Indies are deciding whether to include an extra seamer in their line-up, with left-armer Anderson Phillip a chance to play make his third Test appearance in Grenada in place of spinner and vice-captain Jomel Warrican. One player certain to feature for the West Indies in the clash is experienced opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who will become just the 10th player from the Caribbean side to make 100 Test appearances. Brathwaite has been a mainstay in the West Indies' red-ball setup since he made his Test debut back in 2011 and skipper Roston Chase paid tribute to the longevity of the 32-year-old. "It's an amazing feat, he's the third Bajan player to do it so that's tremendous in itself," Chase said. "The last guy to do it (for West Indies) was Chris Gayle in 2014, so it says a lot for Kraigg. "He's a modern-day legend and someone I look up to – I've played with him from under-11s. "He stated before starting his career that he wanted to play 100 Tests so that's an amazing achievement that someone can set a goal from so early and achieve it after so many years." Australia XI for second Test: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood West Indies squad: Roston Chase (c), Jomel Warrican (vc), Kevlon Anderson, Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Johann Layne, Mikyle Louis, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales UNI RKM
