A wine-lover’s guide to the Costa Brava
Visitors will see storied history, diverse terrain and landscapes, inspiring architecture and an exceptional food and wine scene. People think of the Costa Brava for its Mediterranean beaches and classic holiday resorts. The coastline is spectacular and this northeastern region…
RFK Jr. grilled on his views on vaccines and abortion in first confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before senators Wednesday for his first confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump’s nominee for health and human services secretary, facing a grilling from Democrats on his views on vaccines and abortion. Kennedy sought to defend…
Sample Snitching: How Online Fan Chatter Can Create Legal Trouble for Rap Producers
In summer 2020, I received an email from an independent rap label, promoting one of its new releases. It had a note attached about samples. “Do your best to refrain from mentioning them by name unless you know they’ve been…
Ala Wai Canal Cleaned by Honolulu Resident
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – After heavy rains left the Ala Wai Canal clogged from end-to-end, one man has taken it upon himself to clean it. They call him “Smurf,” and he lives on the streets, but tries his best to keep…
Miss America 2025 goes to an Alabama nursing student
Miss America: Alabama A new Miss America has been crowned: Abbie Stockard, a 22-year-old Auburn University nursing student and cheerleader who was named Miss Alabama last June ahead of her senior year. Stockard triumphed over 51 other hopefuls — one…
Sonic X Shadow Generations Sales Top 2 Million In Another Sega Milestone
Sonic X Shadow Generations Sells Over 2 Million Units President of Sega, Shuji Utsumi recently announced that sales for their action-adventure platformer SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS have surpassed two million units sold worldwide; The title combines elements of two titles, SONIC Generations featuring Classic…
Can’t Afford a House? Just Build One in the Backyard.
After the last of their three children moved out, Joe and Rosalee Mihevc wanted to downsize from their 3,000-square-foot house on the west side of Toronto. The couple considered leaving the city — too much of a lifestyle change, they…
Self-Taught Artist Lands His First Solo Museum Show at MoMA
Artforum, Art in America, and Frieze have all featured in his paintings A self-taught artist who often takes art and art magazines as his subject will get his first solo exhibition this coming winter. In its Projects gallery, which is…
Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books to Customers
An Idea Was Born When Andy Hunter started Bookshop in 2020, his goal was to build an online bookstore that served as an indie alternative to Amazon. Five years later, more than 2,200 independent bookstores sell books through the site,…
Everything you need to know about sports tourism
Traveling to celebrate sports Twenty-one years ago, armed with a backpack and England rugby shirt, I set off for Australia. After 18 joyless months of saving up my salary and holiday days, three glorious, sunlit weeks Down Under awaited. But it…
South Korea’s Author Han Kang wins Nobel Literature Prize
First South Korean to win Noble Literature Prize South Korean author Han Kang has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The 53-year-old fiction writer is a former winner of the Man Booker International Prize for her 2007 novel The Vegetarian….
The mysterious New York nanny who helped shape 20th-century street photography
For much of her life, Vivian Maier was something of a mystery. Her photography talent went largely unrecognized because she kept her work a secret from most of the people who knew her, including the New York and Chicago families…
Discovery Edgar Allan Poe’s Poem About a Talking Raven
Despite gaining national renown after “The Raven” was published in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe never enjoyed great financial success for his poem. The New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” on January 29, 1845. Little did…
Oscar Joyo Harnesses Colour and Pattern With Latest Works
Vibrant and bold, Oscar Joyo’s latest body of work which was exhibited at Thinkspace Projects in Los Angeles, vibrates the retina; while delving into his childhood memories childhood in Malawi and themes of Afrofuturism. We interviewed the artist and discussed his fascination…
The insect that painted Europe red
Truly vibrant red was elusive for many years: until a mysterious dye was discovered in Mexico. Devon Van Houten Maldonado reveals how a crushed bug became a sign of wealth and status. Although scarlet is the colour of sin in…
Homelessness in Hawaii Nearly Doubled in the Last Decade
More people than ever are sleeping on Oahu’s streets, parks and beaches, according to data from an annual homeless survey released Wednesday, doubling the amount of homelessness in Hawaii. The Point in Time count — a federally mandated effort to…
WORLD Stampede at India’s Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say
Prayagraj, India A pre-dawn world stampede at the largest religious gathering killed at least 30 people in India on Wednesday, with many more injured after a surging crowd spilled out of a police cordon and trampled bystanders. Deadly crowd incidents…
I’m So Sorry to Tell You This, But Your Rogaine Could Kill Your Cat
Cat people such as myself will sacrifice anything for their pet. We give up fresh flowers (too many are toxic to cats), candles (the house will burn down when they get knocked over), and even a good night’s sleep (those…
YOASOBI, Ado & ATARASHII GAKKO! to Perform at ‘matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES’
The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) has announced matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES, a concert featuring performances by Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO! and YOASOBI, which aims to introduce world-class Japanese music to the global stage. Scheduled…
See southern Africa in a new light—on a lake cruise
Killer cruise Two small, beady eyes are watching me. I’m close enough to see light swirling around the green irises, the black pupils reduced to the thinnest of slivers. It’s a lazy, passive, even dismissive look that’s cast my way…