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'It's almost like a weapon': How the blonde bombshell has symbolised desire and danger Western culture, she says, has built a whole mythology around female blondeness − from religious iconography and fairy tales, to art and advertising − that has told specific stories about what it means to be blonde. In cinema's early years, comedies such as Platinum Blonde (1931) and Bombshell (1933), starring Jean Harlow, embedded concepts of the dazzling, devastatingly beautiful blonde into the cultural vernacular. "The idea that you're a bombshell, it's almost like a weapon," says Nead. "On the one hand, it is this kind of ideal, but at the same time, it's also threatening."   Before Harlow, there was another − more natural-looking − blonde on the scene: Mary Pickford, whose amber curls helped earn her the moniker of "America's Sweetheart". But while Pickford played the guileless girl waiting to be rescued, Harlow's peroxide blonde ...
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                                               Biden formally pardons son


US President Joe Biden has officially pardoned his son Hunter. He announced this in a statement in the United States on Sunday. He also described Hunter's sentencing as a failure of the court to ensure a fair trial. Hunter Biden has been sentenced to prison for two criminal offenses. Biden had previously said that he would not interfere in his son's trial. In a statement, Biden said, "If you examine the facts of Hunter's case, anyone can understand that he was targeted simply because he is my son. And this is wrong." Biden's decision will put the independence of the US judiciary in question. This incident occurred at a time when President-elect Donald Trump has nominated the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) himself. He is also going to appoint him to the Justice Department himself. Hunter Biden was indicted earlier this year on charges of making false statements about drug use and weapons. In addition, he was convicted of tax evasion. However, he was not sentenced to prison. Biden has repeatedly said that he will not pardon his son. He explained the reason for his change of heart yesterday. He said he had said he would not interfere in the decision-making process of the judiciary. He did not back down from his promise even after seeing his son face a purposeful and unfair trial.

Biden alleged in a statement that the case against his son was instigated by several opposition parties in Congress. He alleged that the opposition parties instigated such incitement to oppose Biden in the election. There are examples of such pardons by US presidents before. Former US President Bill Clinton pardoned his half-brother in a cocaine-related case. Donald Trump also pardoned Bayi in a tax evasion case during his previous term. They were all sentenced to prison. Last September, Hunter Biden was sentenced to 17 years in prison in a tax evasion case. In addition, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison in a separate gun-related case.

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