Jazz Music in History - On This Day

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  58 words  |  Billy Koelling

Music History

2012-04-30 UNESCO celebrates the 1st International Jazz Day with a daylong celebration in Paris; a sunrise concert in New Orleans’ Congo Square; and a sunset concert at the United Nations in NYC; performers included Tony Bennett, George Benson, Terence Blanchard, Herbie Hancock, Hiromi, Angelique Kidjo, Lang Lang, Shankar Mahadevan, Hugh Masekela, and Esperanza Spalding [1]

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John Lithgow (Actor) - On This Day

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  170 words  |  Patria Henriques

Full Name: John Arthur Lithgow Profession: Actor Biography: John Lithgow is an American actor who has won two Golden Globe Awards, six Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards over his lengthy career in stage, film, and television. Lithgow received a Tony Award for his Broadway debut in The Changing Room (1973), and then acted alongside Meryl Streep in several plays in 1976. [Read More]

Jonathan Van Ness: U.S. Monkeypox Response Is Inadequate

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  881 words  |  Billy Koelling

I remember the day the U.S. confirmed its first case of monkeypox. It was mid-May, and I had just interviewed Steven Thrasher for my podcast, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. He has a new book out, The Viral Underclass, about how different classes of people bear an unfair burden of the cost of viruses—fitting, because since then, monkeypox cases have increased exponentially, primarily affecting queer men. Watching the government’s botched response to monkeypox has been surreal, and in many ways, I believe it’s been fueled by homophobia and transphobia. [Read More]

Ladies, should you cook for your male friend who is married or in a relationship?

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  418 words  |  Patria Henriques

"I just cooked for you." Who doesn’t love to hear that? A problematic discussion began online about whether a woman should send food to a male friend who is married or dating. While others pointed out that she should not do that, others felt there was nothing wrong with it. There are many ways this could play out, it is either you order food for someone’s boyfriend or husband or you cook for them and bring it to their home. [Read More]

Lady Gaga's Best Red Carpet Looks: Meat Dress, Star Is Born

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  655 words  |  Kelle Repass

While Lady Gaga’s show-stopping turn as ingénue Ally in A Star Is Born is generating major buzz this awards season, the pop star is a seasoned veteran when it comes to serving hair, body and face on the red carpet. As fearless in her fashion sense as she is with her craft as an entertainer, Stefani Germanotta’s red carpet looks function less as clothing and more as an extension of her performance art. [Read More]

Marriott Mena House Is One of the Worlds Greatest Places

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  87 words  |  Patria Henriques

Hotels often boast of sea or city views, but this one overlooks a Wonder of the World: the Great Pyramid of Giza. In February, Marriott International unveiled a refreshed version of the storied property, which got its start in 1869 as a hunting lodge before being converted into a hotel whose guests included Frank Sinatra and Charlie Chaplin. It now offers 331 suites set amid 40 acres of gardens, as well as four dining areas, a spa, a pool and an 18-hole golf course. [Read More]

Meet the K-Pop Fans Who Spent $1,000 to Meet Stars at KCON

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1168 words  |  Kelle Repass

In her room at the AC Hotel in Times Square, Hayley Baye selected her outfit with purpose. For her first time at KCON, the Korean culture convention featuring performances from some of K-pop’s buzziest groups, the 24-year-old executive assistant dressed up as Wooyoung — a charismatic member of the eight-piece boy group ATEEZ. Recreating Wooyoung’s look from the act’s new music video “Illusion,” Baye wore a top with red and blue stripes, white shorts and a pearl necklace. [Read More]

Money: Where the Gold Has Gone

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  695 words  |  Patria Henriques

For months, international moneymen have been trying to solve a nagging mystery: What could South Africa be doing with the enormous quantities of gold —77% of the non-Communist world’s output—that it mines? The question is much more than an intellectual game for economists. It involves such practical matters as the future of the South African economy, the value of the U.S. dollar and the whole intricate mechanism of international gold trading. [Read More]

New America | Time

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  54 words  |  Tandra Barner

Why We Should Keep an Eye on Saudi Arabia

This piece was originally published in New America’s digital magazine, The New America Weekly. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox each Thursday here, and follow @New America on Twitter.Douglas Ollivant is a...

By Douglas Ollivant / New America September 30, 2016

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NEW ZEALAND: Freddie the Ferret

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  378 words  |  Tandra Barner

Freddie, a ferret, is five years old, which is getting along, for a ferret. Freddie lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and enjoys comparative fame and security as one of the very few, if not the only ferret anywhere with a steady job as an electrician’s assistant. Freddie’s job is comparatively simple, for a ferret. His bosses tie a length of fishing line to his collar; to the fishing line they attach another length of electrical wiring. [Read More]