Israeli-Iranian ensemble Sistanagila, combines both cultures’ music into melodic wholes. The group, which mirrors their often multicultural audience, is comprised of two Iranians, two Israelis, and a German. For the first time in mid-September, they performed to a packed house – including their Iranian audience members – at a synagogue, following a weekend performance at a cathedral and beforehand a ... Read More »
The sun has set on George Clooney’s final days as a bachelor as he has married his fiancée Amal Alamuddin, a human rights lawyer in Venice. A host of fellow stars descended on the Italian city’s canals for the union between the film world’s most eligible bachelor, 53, and Ms Alamuddin, 36. The ceremony was celebrated in a hotel overlooking ... Read More »
Some parents and children tell each other “I love you” daily. With others, the love is felt but never actually spoken. Steven Lim, a YouTuber who uses his video channel to explore Asian-American cultural issues, decided to focus on these three small words in his latest video, “Asian Parents React To I Love You.” “I’ve been wanting to do a ... Read More »
Bandaloop dancers Amelia Rudolph and Roel Seeber perform a choreographed waltz together while on the side of Oakland’s City Hall in California. Bandaloop is an aerial dance that combines specific move sets with city landmarks around the United States. Read More »
Photographer James Mollison travelled around the world to capture children’s bedroom. Millions of people from around the world are currently experiencing very different childhoods. Some are living in abject poverty, lacking basic food and sanitation, while others are more fortunate by being born in a country where those things are guaranteed and usually taken for granted. Read More »
During the Carl Nielsen International Flute Competition in Odense, Denmark, Japanese flutist Yukie Ota gets an unexpected fan when a butterfly lands on her face. Regardless of why the butterfly is there, Yukie keeps it professional and finishes her song. Read More »
The UK Daily mail reported today that a Chinese medical student died of heart attack as he looked at ‘sexy magazine’ when he made fourth donation to sperm bank in a week. Zheng Gang, 23, he was found dead in private booth of clinic at Wuhan UniversityNurses entered after realising he had spent two hours producing sample. Death came to ... Read More »
Lady Gaga flounced into the United Arab Emirates this past Monday dressed rather regally as she arrived ahead of her first ever performance in the Middle East. The 28-year-old certainly made quite the impression as she landed in Dubai, dressed in a stunning sheer gold gown that was covered in gorgeous sequin and jewelled embellishments. The words ‘censor’ and ‘Gaga’ ... Read More »
An African lion has been filmed ’embracing’ the woman who nursed him back to health in an animal shelter in Colombia. Ana Julia Torres runs the Villa Lorena shelter for abandoned and maltreated animals. While Ms. Torres receives help from Cali’s environmental police, who deliver rescued animals to her doorstep, she shuns government financing and other involvement with the authorities. ... Read More »
Colossus, the 36 year old wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain caught fire on Monday and partially collapsed. The park was closed at the time of the fire and no one was injured. The ride closed last month after 36 years, and is to be replaced by a hybrid wood-steel ride called Twisted Colossus set to open next ... Read More »