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☆ Jimmy Kimmel says his trip to Japan last week made him realize that the US is a 'filthy and disgusting country'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewLate-night host Jimmy Kimmel said observing hygiene standards in Japan has drastically changed his perspective of cleanliness in the US, and joked that he's "never felt dirtier" in his home country. Kimmel said on Tuesday evening episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" that before going to Japan on a seven-day family trip, he thought the US was "pretty buttoned-up" despite having areas for improvement. "But now, after traveling to Japan, I realize that this place, this USA we're always chanting about, is a filthy and disgusting country," he said. In 2019, a Japanese toll operator installed public toilets on the Central Nippon Expressway that could measure driver fatigue. Kimmel is one of tens of millions to recently visited Japan on holiday.

Persons: —, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimmel, loos, Garner's, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Central Nippon, Japanese, Germany, FIFA Locations: Japan, USA, Tokyo, Kyoto

☆ Opinion: What it means to be born Black in Germany
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Opinion Josephine Apraku | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

It is hard to group Black Germans — sometimes also referred to as Afro-Germans — under one umbrella; there is no one description that encompasses the diversity of Black people here. The same year I was born, a seminal work about Black Germans, “Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out,” was published. I think that these are precisely the times when Black community, Black alliances and Black spaces are so important. In 2020, the Black Student Union at the University of Bremen renamed February “Black Our Story Month,” and has been holding Black History Month events every year since, creating visibility for the complexity of Black experiences. The Black community in Germany celebrated its first Black History Month in 1990.

Persons: Josephine Apraku, I’m, I’ve, ” Josephine Apraku Dahahm Choi It’s, there’s, ” Josephine Apraku, ”, Christian Mang, Audre Lorde, Lorde, Roma, Sinti, — that’s, Steffi Loos, Schwarzer, George Floyd, Black, — Organizations: African Studies, CNN, Berlin CNN, Black, Africa, Free University of Berlin, CDU, Christian Democratic Union, Black Student Union, University of Bremen, ISD, of Black People, White Locations: Berlin, Germany, Black, East Germany, Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique, German, Ghana, Europe, Territories, Namibia, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Cameroon, Togo, ” Josephine Apraku Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain, United States, Tiergarten, Black Germans, Deutschland

☆ Britney Spears and Jada Pinkett Smith demonstrate the delicate dance of the celeb memoir
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Something to sip on…Jada Pinkett Smith and Britney Spears Santiago Felipe/Getty Images; Mario Anzuoni/ReutersBoth Britney Spears and Jada Pinkett Smith grasp the concept that drama sells. It should be said, though, that both Spears and Pinkett Smith are most probably used to a lot of attention by now. Can’t wait to watch…Fabrice Morvan attends the "Milli Vanilli" in June. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images North AmericaReader you know it’s true – Milli Vanilli was the duo to beat back in the day. The “Milli Vanilli” documentary is streaming on Paramount+.

Persons: I’m, Jada Pinkett Smith, Britney Spears Santiago Felipe, Mario Anzuoni, Britney Spears, – Spears, ” –, ’, Spears, Justin Timberlake, Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, … David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Bruno Vincent, Beckham, David Beckham’s, Fisher Stevens, David Beckham, Rebecca Loos, Loos, “, … Taylor Swift, Sarah Yenesel, Taylor Swift, ”, Swift, it’s Taylor Swift, Can’t, … Fabrice Morvan, Dia Dipasupil, Rob Pilatus, Morvan, It’s Organizations: CNN, Getty, Netflix, Spice Girls, North America, Paramount

☆ Rebecca Loos says David Beckham portrayed ‘himself as a victim’ in Netflix series
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Rebecca Loos does not sound happy about her history with David Beckham being revisited. The Netflix docuseries “Beckham” looks back at the superstar soccer player’s life, including a decades-old alleged affair with Loos, who is his former personal assistant. In the docuseries, both he and his wife Victoria Beckham recall the pain they endured during that time as a result of media scrutiny. The alleged affair happened after Beckham was traded to play in Madrid and Loos worked for him in Spain. “Most of them [Norwegian friends] say, ‘Well, I was with a married man once and I did this…’ It’s like everyone has done something at some point.”“Beckham” is streaming on Netflix.

Persons: CNN — Rebecca Loos, David Beckham, Netflix docuseries “ Beckham, Loos, Victoria Beckham, I’ve, ” Loos, Beckham, “, David, he’s, ”, Guardian Loos, “ It’s, ” “ Beckham Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Daily Mail, Sky News, Guardian Locations: Norway, Madrid, Spain, England

☆ Prince William Draws a Star-Struck Crowd Downtown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Christopher Maag | More About Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In New York, nothing draws a crowd like a crowd. Sidney Giustra has lived a block south of the World Trade Center for 17 years, long enough to know when somebody famous is about to arrive. That observation served Ms. Giustra well Tuesday afternoon, an hour before Prince William arrived for a tour of Ten House, the Fire Department of New York station made famous for its response to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. “I knew he was coming to downtown,” Ms. Giustra, 52, said. “But then I saw the crowd and figured, yeah.

Persons: Sidney Giustra, Robert De Niro, George W, Bush, Joe Biden, Andrew Cuomo, loos, Giustra, Prince William, “, ” Ms, ” Organizations: World Trade Center, New York Police, Ten, Fire Department of New Locations: New York, lookie, Fire Department of New York, ”

☆ Seine-Nord Europe Canal: The $5.5B canal that will connect Paris to European waterways – and dig up the Western Front
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Tom Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

After multiple false starts and much political back and forth, work is underway on the Seine-Nord Europe Canal (SNEC), a €5.1 billion ($5.5 billion) project designed to break up one of the continent’s major transport bottlenecks. Environmental impactThe Oise River is currently being redirected for 4 kilometers as part of ongoing canal construction. A new extension will be constructed to accommodate further war dead, including those discovered during the construction of the canal. Inland ports are planned along the SNEC route, aiding exports, as well as providing recreational opportunities, say its designers. Despite the canal’s stop-start history, the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe is confident its construction timeline can be met and the canal will become operational in 2030.

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☆ The ‘Haunting’ of Gary Simmons
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Ted Loos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For someone whose signature move is using chalk or paint to create ghostly traces of images that seem to be disappearing before our eyes, Gary Simmons is emphatically present in the art world these days. Simmons, a Conceptual artist known for looking at the ways racial ideas are disseminated, has his biggest and most comprehensive retrospective opening June 13 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, as well as a current show of new work at Hauser & Wirth in London. “Seeing that much of your own work can have an odd effect — it can be paralyzing,” said Simmons, 59, who was warm and chatty as he talked about the MCA show in the smaller of his two studios here. At the MCA, “Gary Simmons: Public Enemy,” with 70 works, will be on view through Oct. 1, and later travel to the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the co-organizer.

Persons: Gary Simmons, Simmons, ” Organizations: Museum of Contemporary Art, Hauser & Wirth, MCA, Pérez Art Museum Miami Locations: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, London

☆ A Century After His Birth, Richard Avedon Is More Relevant Than Ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Ted Loos | Photographs Richard Avedon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In Richard Avedon’s over 60-year career behind the camera, he became the pre-eminent fashion photographer and then one of the most famous photographic portraitist in the world. More than 150 prominent figures have chosen a photograph they admire by Avedon, who died in 2004, for a large exhibition celebrating the centenary of the photographer’s birth. Avedon 100 is open through June 24 at Gagosian Gallery in New York.

☆ Frieze New York’s Intimate Art Fair Pops Up at the Shed
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Ted Loos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Temporary “pop-up” editions of retail stores and restaurants have proliferated in the past few years. And what is an art fair if not a specialized, group version of that idea? The 11th edition of the fair Frieze New York will pop up at the Shed in Hudson Yards this week, from Thursday to Sunday, and will feature 68 galleries. The trick for the fair is that New York is already an art-world hub with hundreds of art spaces throughout the city, and the Shed sits just a few blocks from the gallery-packed Chelsea neighborhood. As Frieze’s director of Americas, Christine Messineo, put it, “The mission for New York is, we know we have a really educated audience, so how do we show them things they might not come across on their own?”

☆ Political analysts, business groups react to Thailand election results
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

THITINAN PONGSUDHIRAK, CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY"The top two parties will be Pheu Thai and Move Forward. "Pheu Thai fought the wrong war, the populism war that it already won. That's the new battleground in Thai politics. KEN MATHIS LOHATEPANONT, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN"Since 2001, Pheu Thai has won the largest number of seats at every election comfortably. After two decades, this certainty of Thai politics has been overturned.

☆ Increasingly, Women Are Running the World’s Great Museums
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Ted Loos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This article is part of our special report on the Art for Tomorrow conference in the Italian cities of Florence and Solomeo. When Laurence des Cars was appointed president-director of the Louvre in 2021, it was a historic marker. The world’s most visited museum had a woman in charge for the first time since it was founded in 1793. “Top jobs are symbols,” Ms. des Cars said recently in an interview. “And I take the symbol very seriously.”At the time, she already held an important lead role at a major institution, running the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, but the reaction to the Louvre news surprised her for what she called the “intensity and worldwide echo of the announcement.”Ms. des Cars was the highest-profile example in a wave of women taking the top jobs at some of the world’s biggest museums.

☆ Baby Blue Tubs and Lemony Loos. Are Colored Bathroom Fixtures Chic Again?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Lauren Joseph | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For the recurring series That’s Debatable, we take on a contentious issue of the day and present two spirited arguments—one in favor and the other emphatically opposed. Previous installments from the series are here. COLORED TUBS and sinks are getting another shot. Design experts are revisiting the look, which originated in the 1920s. American waterworks brand Kohler recently revived two heritage colors they originally released in the ’20s and ’30s, and British manufacturers such as the Water Monopoly and the Bold Bathroom Company have found fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

☆ How an Artist Is Transforming the Guggenheim Museum—Down to the Freight Elevator Hallway
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Ted Loos | Photography Gioncarlo Valentine For Wsj. Magazine | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

It’s telling that artist Sarah Sze’s cellphone ringtone is the famous five-note tune from the 1977 sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which was used in the movie to communicate with an alien spaceship. “We are so fully immersed in it,” Sze says of technology, one of her great subjects. “We’re in the eye of the storm.”In her Hell’s Kitchen studio in Manhattan this past December, Sze—known for her sprawling multimedia assemblages—works amid what seems like a tornado of artistic materials. But the chaos is carefully controlled.

☆ Why detransitioners are crucial to the science of gender care
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +43 min

A Canadian health provider said it couldn’t participate, citing recent threats to hospitals offering youth gender care. But as Reuters found, hard evidence on long-term outcomes for the rising numbers of people who received gender treatment as minors is very weak. Dr Marianne van der Loos, the Dutch study’s lead author, is a physician at Amsterdam University Medical Center’s Center for Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, a pioneer in gender care for adolescents. For those who also received medical treatment, detransitioning typically includes halting the hormone therapy they otherwise would receive for years. One is Max Robinson, who was 16 when she sought gender care at Kaiser in 2012.

☆ There could be a new market low in 2023. Investors can hide in these 5 stocks, MKM Partners says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The stock market could reach new lows in the new year, but there are some stocks where investors can weather market volatility, according to MKM Partners. That doesn't bode well for stocks and means there's a high risk that the equity market will see a new low next year, he said. In that market environment, MKM recommends focusing on stocks that are defensive and avoiding sectors trading at high-cyclical adjusted valuations. MKM sees investors overlooking the amount of leverage that Arch has as a positive going into the current cycle. The pick with the largest potential upside is Talos Energy , which MKM sees surging 47% to its target price.

☆ NHL roundup: Trevor Moore's first career hat trick carries Kings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Nov 16, 2022; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman (18) and Los Angeles Kings forward Trevor Moore (12) battle for a loos puck during the second period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY SportsNovember 17 - Trevor Moore scored all three goals for the visiting Los Angeles Kings in a 3-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. It was the first hat trick of Moore's five-year NHL career and just his third multigoal game. Zach Hyman scored and Stuart Skinner stopped 29 shots for the Oilers, who have lost five of their past seven games. Buffalo goalie Eric Comrie gave up two goals on 24 shots before leaving the game late in the second period with an injury.

SummarySummary Companies Agnico Eagle, Pan American bid values Yamana around $4.8 blnGold Fields says it will continue working towards takeoverYamana shares jump 16%Nov 4 (Reuters) - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM.TO) and Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS.TO) swooped in with a joint bid for Yamana Gold (YRI.TO) on Friday, in an attempt to scupper Gold Fields' (GFIJ.J) planned acquisition of the Canada-listed gold miner. The cash and stock offer, valuing Yamana at around $4.8 billion, would see Agnico and Pan American split Yamana's mines between them. Yamana shareholders would receive $1.0406 in cash, 0.0376 of an Agnico Share and 0.1598 of a Pan American Share for each share held. South Africa's Gold Fields had agreed to take over Yamana in an all-stock deal valuing it at $6.7 billion in May. Gold Fields will update the market on the status of its bid after the weekend, a company spokesman said.

☆ Dramatic photos cast Europe’s ancient castles in a new light
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-07 | by ( Allyssia Alleyne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But in his latest book, “Stone Age: Ancient Castles of Europe,” writer and photographer Frédéric Chaubin set out to disrupt the familiar stereotypes, using prose and photography to link the medieval with the Modernist. Frédéric Chaubin/Courtesy of TASCHENWhen castles first emerged in the 10th century as an alternative to wooden structures, they were envisaged as fortified dwellings for the ruling class. Frédéric Chaubin/Courtesy of TASCHENWhen making his final selection, Chaubin prioritized the impressiveness of a castle’s location and its architectural simplicity – in keeping with his overarching theme – rather than its historical significance. Dividing the castles by location seemed equally futile, given that Europe’s borders were in constant flux during the centuries covered in the book. “The very large typology of those castles made the subject more difficult to deal with, but at the same time, more interesting.”“Stone Age: Ancient Castles of Europe,” published by Taschen, is available now.

Persons: Frédéric Chaubin, Adolf Loos, Le, ”, Chaubin, “, TASCHEN, Quéribus Organizations: CNN, Templars, Taschen Locations: Europe, Almourol, Portugal, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, Baltics, Scotland, Avila, Wales, England

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