This year, Gregorian November concurs with the Kartik month of the Hindu Lunar calendar. And India’s biggest festival, Diwali, falls in this month. Apart from Diwali (traditionally known as Deepawali), Kartik Maas has several other pan India and regional festivals. Check out the November 2020 festival calendar and note down the dates of the important […] Read more
Celebrities are reminding fans to register to vote via posting bikini pics on their Instagram accounts. But does posing provocatively actually get people to the polls, or is it just another stunt for clicks? It’s actually more impactful than you might think. A recent bikini photo post from Kylie Jenner in which the media personality and entrepreneur […] Read more
Summer has already passed into autumn, and if you feel like something’s amiss in your perception of how time flows, you’re not alone. No music on the Worcester Common, very few new murals, a general lack of dancing and street food. For many people around Worcester, the absence of the city’s many festivals has been […] Read more
Ramen Tatsu-Ya is cooling things down this summer with two refreshing new offerings. For a limited time, Japanese ice cream from DipDipDip, Tatsu-Ya’s award-winning Austin ice cream shop, has been added the menu at the Montrose restaurant. The frosty treat, $9.50 to $12.50 per pint, is available in a trio of flavors including Lime in […] Read more
Fans gathered to celebrate outside Anfield The fireworks started at Anfield long before that Premier League trophy was presented to Liverpool on the Kop – normally the beating heart of the club’s support but instead adorned by flags on this night of celebration. Liverpool’s 5-3 win against Chelsea, a fittingly entertaining finale to their third […] Read more
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
