Gay Marriage: Please Dont Make Me Get Gay Married

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1175 words  |  Tandra Barner

The first time I heard the question was a year ago at my brother’s wedding, an occasion where such coaxing is commonplace. “When are you and Christian going to get married?” asked a well-meaning aunt whose daughter married another woman several years previously. “I know it’s legal in New York. Wouldn’t it make your mother happy?” Weddings always make my mother happy, so I have no doubt that it would, but I always fancied myself not the marrying kind. [Read More]

Holeovice considered one of 10 coolest neighborhoods in Europe - Live & Study

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  621 words  |  Patria Henriques

18. 2. 2020 | News The Prague 7 district Holešovice ranked among top 10 Europe’s coolest neighborhoods in the latest ratings published by the Guardian. According to the newspaper, Holešovice used to be a bleak district with little to offer locals, let alone visitors, but has impressively resurged over the past ten years. Today, Holešovice is home to a vibrant infrastructure of art galleries, trendy shops and culinary highlights. [Read More]

How America Started to Fall Out of Love With College Degrees

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1408 words  |  Martina Birk

Back around 2010, soon after the financial crash tanked the economy, Americans unflagging faith in higher education started to falter. By 2011, more than half of college graduates were unemployed or underemployed. If a bachelor’s degree was a golden ticket for some, for many others it wasn’t much. The economy rebounded and the popular conversation faded, only to be revived again by the epic fallout from a once-in-a lifetime global pandemic. [Read More]

How to Set Boundaries With Your Family

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1485 words  |  Kelle Repass

It might be tempting to wear an armored vest to family gatherings—to protect yourself from your mother’s jeering jabs, your sister’s retorts, and your second cousin’s prickly observations. But there’s another way to achieve self-preservation, says licensed marriage and family therapist Angela Sitka: setting boundaries. These are “like a promise you make to yourself to take care of your own needs while interacting in your relationships,” she says. “It’s a standard you’re setting to describe how you want to be treated—and you can respect that promise by taking action any time there's a violation and your well-being is at risk. [Read More]

Im in Edo governorship race to win Ex-NBA president Akpata

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  374 words  |  Tandra Barner

Akpata, who made this known in Benin during his 51st birthday celebration, also shocked his well-wishers, party faithful and supporters when disclosed that he was a cancer survivor. He noted that he was diagnosed with stage three cancer over 10 years ago and had multiple surgeries, adding that he was declared cancer-free in the past five years. He stated that the celebration was not only to mark his birthday but also to thank God for his life over the years ADVERTISEMENT [Read More]

Israeli forces rescue 4 hostages from Gaza after 246 days

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  221 words  |  Patria Henriques

The hostages, 25-year-old Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, 40, Almog Meir Jan, 21, and Andrey Kozlov, 27, were abducted while attending the Nova festival, an outdoor music event in a rural area near the Gaza-Israel fence. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari, stated that the four were located in proper medical condition in two buildings at the heart of Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp. The IDF said the operation, which has been planned for weeks, was jointly carried out with the police’s elite National Counter Terror Unit and the Israel Security Agency. [Read More]

Jaden Smith: Actor Attends Prom With Rue From 'Hunger Games'

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  120 words  |  Patria Henriques

May 31, 2015 12:58 PM EDT It’s not a high school dance without Jaden Smith. The 16-year-old and actress Amandla Stenberg, who played Rue in The Hunger Games, attended prom together on Friday night. “Here’s to high school,” Stenberg wrote on an Instagram photo of herself and Smith in their party attire. The actress also posted some other photos from prom to her Instagram account, including one of Smith smelling his boutonniere. [Read More]

Major Record Labels Sue AI Music Generators

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1312 words  |  Kelle Repass

The world’s biggest record labels are suing two artificial intelligence startups, taking an aggressive stance to protect their intellectual property against technology that makes it easy for people to generate music based on existing songs. The Recording Industry Association of America said it filed twin lawsuits Monday against Suno AI and Uncharted Labs Inc., the developer of Udio AI, on behalf of Universal Music Group NV, Warner Music Group Corp. and Sony Music Entertainment. The complaints allege the companies are unlawfully training their AI models on massive amounts of copyrighted sound recordings. [Read More]

Marshawn Lynch: Seahawks Player May Be Fined for Beast Mode Hat

 Posted on August 23, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  216 words  |  Martina Birk

January 28, 2015 4:56 PM EST Even though Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch met his obligation and showed up at Media Day at the Super Bowl, he could still face a fine for wearing unsanctioned gear, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Darren Rovell report. Lynch’s agent Doug Hendrickson said Wednesday he had not heard from the NFL regarding a fine, ESPN’s Darren Rovell reported. Lynch spent fewer than five minutes at the podium on Tuesday, repeating “I’m just here so I won’t be fined” almost 30 times. [Read More]