Month: May 2021

Arab Cuisine Will Never Stop Evolving
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Food & Nutrition

Arab Cuisine Will Never Stop Evolving

When Reem Kassis published her first book, The Palestinian Table, in 2017, she realized, time after time, that people are often temped to look at a country’s or region’s cuisine through a very narrow lens. They want to understand that cuisine through its “national” dishes, often stuck in a vacuum, on a concrete timeline with a beginning and an end, and without any of the nuances and intricacies that fuse elements of different cultures over time. Kassis’s rebuttle to this notion is The Arabesque Table, which spans the geographic area that now comprises 22 countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arabian Sea. The “Arabesque” in the book’s title refers to the ubiquitous ornamental design that appears in Arab and Islamic art (and on the b...
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In its final season premiere, Pose provides an empathetic and complex depiction of addiction – The A.V. Club
3May By No Comments
Lifestyle & Arts

In its final season premiere, Pose provides an empathetic and complex depiction of addiction – The A.V. Club

Image: Pose TV ReviewsAll of our TV reviews in one convenient place. For its third and final season, Pose time-jumps to 1994, with every character finding themselves in new circumstances. It’s the year that HIV/AIDS became the leading cause of death for all Americans between ages 25 and 44. That historical context provides emotional and narrative stakes over the course of the two-episode premiere. It’s not a backdrop. It’s a living, terrifying, visceral reality for these characters and their stories. The epidemic touches every plotline, but these characters and their narratives are much more than their statuses. Pose ultimately grounds its storytelling in the specific and complicated experiences of its characters. "On The Run" and "Intervention" A- A- "On The Run" and "Interv...
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Viewers outraged after twist backfires: Single worst idea American Idol has ever had! – Yahoo Entertainment
3May By No Comments
Lifestyle & Arts

Viewers outraged after twist backfires: Single worst idea American Idol has ever had! – Yahoo Entertainment

After a two-week hiatus, American Idol returned Sunday and kicked off with the most anticlimactic resolution of the least suspenseful cliffhanger in TV history: when host Ryan Seacrest announced that last season’s runner-up, Arthur Gunn, had won the “Comeback” round and secured a spot in this season’s top 10. Yeah, that wasn’t exactly a cliffhanger of “Who Shot J.R.?” proportions. But if I can make yet another Dallas reference here, producers really should contemplate cold-opening next week’s Idol show with a scene of Bobby Ewing soaping up in the shower, assuring furious viewers that this week’s controversial top seven result was just a bad dream. Allow me to recap what’s been going on with American Idol for those of you who didn’t watch the above-mentioned Comeback episode — which is pr...
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Elliot Page Talked About When He Collapsed Because Of Gender Identity Pressure At An “Inception” Premiere – BuzzFeed
3May By No Comments
Lifestyle & Arts

Elliot Page Talked About When He Collapsed Because Of Gender Identity Pressure At An “Inception” Premiere – BuzzFeed

"That's what it leads to." During the interview, Page also discusses an instance in which he collapsed during an after-party for a premiere of Inception. "There was so much press and so many premieres all around the world and I was wearing dresses and heels to pretty much every single event," Page recalled, before discussing a moment when his manager offered dresses to choose from for a premiere. "I lost it, it was like a cinematic moment," he explained. "That night, after the premiere at the after-party, I collapsed. That's something that's happened frequently in my life, usually corresponding with a panic attack." ...
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Prince Harry Makes Impassioned Speech at Vax Live Concert: This Pandemic Cannot End Unless We Act Collectively – Yahoo Entertainment
3May By No Comments
Lifestyle & Arts

Prince Harry Makes Impassioned Speech at Vax Live Concert: This Pandemic Cannot End Unless We Act Collectively – Yahoo Entertainment

Prince Harry Makes Impassioned Speech at Global Citizen Vax Live Concert | PEOPLE.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore PEOPLE.com Close this dialog window Share options Close this dialog window View image Prince Harry Makes Impassioned Speech at Vax Live Concert: 'This Pandemic Cannot End Unless We Act Collectively' this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.
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How the Centner Academy Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers – The New York Times
3May By No Comments
Health & Fitness

How the Centner Academy Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers – The New York Times

Ms. Centner, an avid social media user who has long used her accounts to document her luxurious lifestyle, took effective control of the school last year, in the midst of the pandemic. She told the community that the school, with prekindergarten through eighth grades, would focus on “happiness” and espouse “medical freedom.” Leila Centner, the school’s co-founder, wrote on Instagram that journalists are “trying to destroy my reputation because I went against their narrative.”Credit...Romain Maurice/Getty Images for Haute Living But interviews with 21 current and former parents and teachers, as well as a review of social media posts and of school documents, emails, text messages and videos, show how the wealthy and well-connected Ms. Centner brought her anti-vaccination and anti-maskin...
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Check for Tick Bites Often While Outdoors, Illinois Officials Say – NBC Chicago
3May By No Comments
Health & Fitness

Check for Tick Bites Often While Outdoors, Illinois Officials Say – NBC Chicago

Illinois officials are urging residents to check themselves and their children carefully for ticks after spending time in wooded areas this spring. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Ticks carry Lyme and other debilitating and sometimes fatal illnesses such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia, Ehrlichiosis, and Babesiosis. Removing ticks with 24 hours reduces the risk of disease. Instructions for tick removal and awareness of symptoms are available on the IDPH website. Tick populations in your area can be monitored on the IDPH Tick Surveillance Mapping App.
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Meet 2021s American Idol Top 10 (Including a Comeback Contestant) – Billboard
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Meet 2021s American Idol Top 10 (Including a Comeback Contestant) – Billboard

The unprecedented twist adds an interesting footnote to Idol history. Every year, Billboard asks the top finalists to name their favorite Idols from previous seasons. This year, Gunn appears as a favorite alum and at the same time is a current contestant. Billboard asked Gunn if he knew that he was named as a past favorite by Cassandra Coleman, who mentioned him before she knew that he would be joining this season. "No, I hadn't heard that yet. Wow! I just saw her in the hotel while I was coming in. That's awesome." Before Gunn's win was announced, the top nine contestants spoke to Billboard via Zoom from their Orlando, Fla. hotel, as they spent last week at Disney World for this Sunday night's show, which was the annual Disney evening, complete with songs from the Disney repertoire. Cha...
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