Losing someone is never easy and having to live life without your partner is even harder. For women all over the world, the loss is even bigger as they have to struggle for their basic needs, rights and dignity. As we mark International Widows’ Day 2020 today on June 23, we take a look at […] Read more
Lin-Manuel Miranda seems to be everywhere these days: riffing on the term “OK, Boomer” for Conan O’Brien on “Conan”; belting out “Hamilton” ballads for Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show”; even singing “Old McDonald Had a Farm” for “Elmo and Friends” on a special Covid-19-focused “Sesame Street.” Like everyone else these days, he has made […] Read more
Looking to get fit? From axe throwing to dance classes, there’s plenty to do when it comes to sports and fitness activities coming up in Jacksonville this week. Read on for a rundown. Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on […] Read more
World heritage guardians UNESCO has withdrawn a Belgian festival from one of its protection lists over the presence of “racist and anti-Semitic” floats. The annual Aalst carnival was removed from the UN body’s schedule of intangible cultural heritage, which seeks to protect non-physical patrimony such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festivals. […] Read more
Zozibini Tunszi, Miss South Africa, has been crowned *2019 Miss Universe.* “I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me with my color skin and my kind of hair is not considered beautiful,” she said at the 68th annual pageant on Sunday. “That stops today. I want children to look at […] Read more
Huddersfield contemporary music festival’s latest programme features “subtle, low-key innovations from many of modern music’s most daring artists” states its artistic director Graham McKenzie. There are a few well-known names dotted through the 10 days of concerts, installations and talks, but even the most clued-up followers of what is happening in the broad church of […] Read more
Tuesday was an up-and-down day on Wall Street, with major benchmarks eventually ending up close to where they started the session. Promises of greater clarity on U.S. trade policy turned out to be overly ambitious, and investors were left without any clear answers about whether to expect a deal with China in the near future. […] Read more
A reality TV star is heading to Leicestershire stately home Belvoir Castle next month to turn on its Christmas lights. Georgia Toffolo – aka ‘Toff’ – will switch on the lights at The Engine Yard retail village as part of a festive event in support of Leicestershire charity Hope Against Cancer. Toff is best known […] Read more
Diwali “Festival of the Lights” will be celebrated in a free family event on the Bankhead Plaza on Sunday, October 20. The event is a joint project of the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center and the Youth and Education Hindu Cultural Community Center in Livermore. An ancient Hindu festival in Nepal and India, Diwali, the […] Read more
Foods, fashion parades, music, dance and a Dandy’s Got Talent show highlight the second annual Unity in Diversity Festival. Set at the Southern Migrant & Refugee Centre and the neighbouring Dandenong Market, the free family-fun festival brings a wealth of locally-based cultural arts and experiences. The attractions include 25 homemade craft and food artisans as […] Read more
