(Photo via Airbnb) As COVID-19 immunization programs roll out acround the world, folks are keen to finally take that vacation they cancelled last year. And with great excitement comes great flexibility. People don’t seem to care when or where they travel—they just want to get out of their house and […]
Month: February 2021
The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book ‘Dirty Gold: The Rise and Fall of an International Smuggling Ring’ by Miami Herald journalists Jay Weaver and Nicholas Nehamas and former Herald journalists Jim Wyss and Kyra Gurney, based on a Herald series that was a finalist for the Pulitzer […]
Investors often focus too much on what they think will happen later this month or next year. Case in point: In 2020, the masses flocked to stay-at-home stocks that soared as the pandemic forced people to spend more time at home. But when you want to build wealth, you’ll be […]
Tomorrow’s Air, a new climate action group incubated by the Adventure Travel Trade Association, is taking a different tack, both technologically and socially. It champions carbon removal and storage, as done by the Swiss company Climateworks — an expensive process that filters carbon dioxide from the air, sometimes injecting it […]
Vendors prepare for the Wichita Home Show at Century II Convention Center. The show runs February 25-28. (February 24, 2021) Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle Area consumers are turning master bathrooms into places to rest and relax, installing new products with lower maintenance demands and creating outdoor spaces to enjoy, […]
Suspension levels for Black students are drastically higher than for their white counterparts. Some are hoping to halt suspensions for K-5 students. Brian Gordon | USA Today Network Only a few miles separate the Rachel Freeman School of Engineering from Wrightsville Beach Elementary, yet these two New Hanover County elementary schools […]
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Hand-picked by Condé Nast’s chief content officer Anna Wintour, Margaret Zhang is Vogue China’s new editorial director. Vogue Portugal released the news on Wednesday evening. More from WWD “I am so delighted that Margaret is our new editor-in-chief of Vogue China,” said Wintour. “Her international experience, exceptional multi-platform digital expertise […]
The Daily Beast Postmaster General Taunts Dems: You’re Stuck With Me for Good Jim Watson./GettyLouis DeJoy had a defiant message on Wednesday for those craving to see him ousted as U.S. Postmaster General: “Get used to me.”The comment came after Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) asked the embattled U.S. Postal Service […]
Could we see Jessica Jones again in the Marvel Cinematic Universe one day? Maybe! Myles Aronowitz/Netflix Marvel Studios’ president Kevin Feige said it’s possible Jessica Jones and others may enter the MCU. “I think we probably could,” Feige said at Disney Plus’ Television Critics Association press day. Feige added, “perhaps […]
About a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of theme parks statewide, Disney California Adventure park plans to reopen starting March 18 at limited capacity, welcoming visitors who buy tickets to stroll through the park and purchase food, drinks and merchandise. Months ago, Disney reopened its park-adjacent Downtown […]
It details an instance of a former National Guardsman who is a member of a dangerous neo-Nazi group bragging about openly discussing extremist views while serving and separately describes service members describing how they recognize fellow White supremacists by their fascist tattoos and T-shirt logos. While the report, commissioned by […]
Blizzard Entertainment revealed Hearthstone‘s next expansion, Forged in the Barrens, during BlizzCon Online’s opening ceremonies on February 19. This new set looks to bring new life to card game by taking inspiration from one of World of Warcraft’s oldest and most iconic areas. The Barrens is a huge zone that […]
Take that! Carly Waddell shut down weight critics and trolls accusing her of promoting diet culture after sharing a workout photo via Instagram. The Bachelor in Paradise alum, 35, snapped a pic of herself wearing a sports bra and leggings on Wednesday, February 24. In the caption, she revealed that […]
The winter of 2020 and 2021 has absolutely sucked for large parts of the world. It’s cold, it gets dark early, it’s unsafe to see friends and family in many cases, and many of us were already acutely restless before winter began. And it’s unlikely that things will improve in […]
Top Seattle prospect Jarred Kelenic and his agent believe the 21-year-old outfielder has been kept off the Mariners’ major league roster because of his refusal to accept a long-term contract offer from the franchise. Kelenic and agent Brody Scoffield told USA Today they believe Kelenic is being punished. Scoffield said […]
Bruce Springsteen headed to Zoom court on Wednesday after being charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and consuming alcohol in a closed area at Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook, New Jersey last November. While The Boss did plead guilty to taking a drink offered to him by […]
Tim Howell is a 31-year-old BASE jumper and climber. BASE is an acronym for building, antenna, span and earth — each being a structure these extreme athletes might jump from. Howell, a former member of the Royal Marines, leaped from Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa at 17,057 feet high. […]
The Bussdown is a new takeout restaurant specializing in pan-African soul food. Photo: Dana Plucinski The Bussdownat Jingletown Eats2353 E. 12th St. (at Miller Avenue), Oakland For their new Oakland pan-African soul food restaurant The Bussdown, chef-owners Solomon Johnson and Mike Woods shop local markets for the freshest ingredients, make […]
A petition that circulated online that was signed by more than 400 people was submitted to the city demanding it increase the Human Relation Council’s budget and re-evaluate “deep funding cuts” to recreation and youth services. But other leaders on the commission and the city manager said there is a […]
Hindsight Is 2020 01 When coverage of police brutality gained momentum in 2014, Lynsi Stevens found it was taking a toll on her mental and physical health. 02 A trip to the doctor made her leave with an Rx prescription for depression, panic disorder, and chronic head pain. 03 Despite […]
Changing certain habits and choosing the right accounts can make a big difference. (iStock) In March 2020, the Federal Reserve cut its federal funds rate to near zero, a record low. While this action resulted in lower interest rates for select types of loans and credit cards, it also resulted […]