A History of Bloomberg Bans: Smoking, Trans Fats, and Now Maybe Styrofoam

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  594 words  |  Kelle Repass

John Minchillo / APNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks to the media in the city's Queens borough on Aug. 28, 2013 As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to leave office at year’s end after more than a decade, he leaves behind a legacy of trying to improve city life — often by telling New Yorkers what they can’t have. Smoking. Trans fats. Big sodas (courts struck down that one). [Read More]

Amyl & the Sniffers' Amy Taylor Set for Keynote

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  363 words  |  Patria Henriques

Amy Taylor, the lethal lead for Aussie punk-rockers Amyl and the Sniffers, leads the first wave of speakers for BIGSOUND 2024. Also announced to the speaker’s lineup is Korda Marshall, the veteran London-based label executive and a member of Mushroom Group’s international family who has signed the likes of Muse, Ash, Alt-J, Garbage, The Temper Trap and The Darkness; British creative Elijah (co-founder of Butterz); Casper Mills (4AD); Elliott Lefko (vice president of AEG/Goldenvoice Concerts); Naomie Abergel (musician, FKA Mark Johns) and more. [Read More]

Barbie's New Body: The Doll's Highs and Lows Through History

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  231 words  |  Martina Birk

January 28, 2016 7:00 AM EST Barbie’s new bodies—petite, tall and curvy forms that will be sold alongside the original starting Jan. 28—are sure to spark debate. But Barbie’s used to it. For 57 years she has battling controversy. Before Barbie, girls played with two-dimensional cardboard fashion dolls or baby dolls. When Barbie debuted at the 1959 New York Toy Fair, she was the first fashion doll with a three-dimensional adult form. [Read More]

Beyonce Shares Aaliyah Throwback Video 15 Years after Death

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  193 words  |  Martina Birk

August 25, 2016 4:27 PM EDT Aaliyah died at the age of 22 on Aug. 25, 2001, during a plane crash in the Bahamas, following the filming of her last music video, “Rock the Boat.” Now, 15 years later, the world is still mourning the loss of the princess of R&B. While many people took to social media Thursday to pay their respects to the beloved Baby Girl, one tribute is especially noteworthy: a throwback video posted by none other than Beyoncé. [Read More]

Brussels Attacks: Eiffel Tower Lights Up in Belgian Colors

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  163 words  |  Kelle Repass

March 22, 2016 2:58 PM EDT France lit up its Eiffel tower in the colors of the Belgian flag Tuesday night in a show of solidarity with Brussels, the Belgian capital where a series of terrorist bombings killed at least 31 and injured some 200 more. The Paris landmark was bathed in red, yellow and black in images across social media. Paris itself was the site of a major terrorist attack in November when Islamic extremists linked to ISIS killed 130 in a series of bombings and armed assaults. [Read More]

Buddy system - Live & Study

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  59 words  |  Tandra Barner

Buddy program and biomedical research at CTU

The Czech Technical University (CTU) had a good reason to celebrate recently. For the first time ever, CTU ranked in top 400 universities according to the prestigious QS World University Ranking! We already covered their unique biomedical engineering programmes but did you know that CTU also offers a super-friendly buddy system and is involved in […]

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Dr. Pimple Popper Just Shared The Ultimate Popaholic Meme And Gwyneth Paltrow Commented

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  171 words  |  Billy Koelling

Dr. Pimple Popper captions this Instagram post: "Which one are YOU? #drpimplepopper#popaholicsunite NEW EPISODE this THURSDAY 9/8c on @tlc" The quick clip shows a trio of viewers. Only one keeps a steady gaze and ultimately breaks into a wide grin at the end while the other two covered their faces and never looked back. Naturally, most fans connected with the smiling guy. (Same!) ADVERTISEMENT So about that famous fan who commented? [Read More]

Faithless Electors: What Happens If They Swing the Results?

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  822 words  |  Billy Koelling

If the election results Tuesday come down to a razor thin margin, the fate of the presidential race could very well hinge on the consciences of four, unelected citizens whose names you’ve never heard: Robert Satiacum, Bret Chiafalo, Baoky Vu and Chris Suprun. Two are Republican. Two are Democratic. And all four are threatening to become what’s known as “faithless electors”—citizens sent to the Electoral College who break their pledge to vote for their party’s ticket. [Read More]

Feminist Tattoos Aren't Just a Post-Election Trend

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1038 words  |  Patria Henriques

Since the election, Jess Koala, a tattoo artist at Black + Blue in San Francisco, has seen an uptick in the number of clients looking to get feminist tattoos. She’s inked women with Elizabeth Warren’s face, a gravestone memorializing the death of gender roles and more than a handful of Venus symbols. “I think people are just trying to wear their ideals as a badge of honor,” Koala told Motto. “It’s permanent — you’re making a very clear statement: ‘This is what I believe in, this is who I am. [Read More]

FG building Lagos-Calabar road because of Tinubu, Chagoury business Atiku

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  49 words  |  Billy Koelling

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