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☆ What’s your single best tip for traveling in Japan? Here’s what frequent visitors said
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Oliver Horovitz | Mike Cappetta | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

To help travelers bridge the cultural gap, CNBC Travel asked frequent visitors for their single best piece of advice when visiting Japan. The staff at Kinkos — located in all major cities in Japan — will walk you through the whole process. Be sure to only pack and wear your best (clean and hole-free) socks while in Japan. She has made nine trips to Japan, on top of spending her middle and high school years in Yokosuka. — Miles Ashton, a Chicago-based entrepreneur who has made more than 10 trips to Japan, including a nine-month stint living in Tokyo.

Persons: — Tyler Monahan, it's, Henry Rose, Oliver Horovitz, — Henry Rose, Horovitz's, —, — Oliver Horovitz, Tina Horne, Istock, Lawson, Noriko Hayashi, I've, — Jeffrey Cole, you'd, I'd, — Miles Ashton Organizations: CNBC Travel, Staff, Bloomberg, Getty, Tokyu Locations: Japan, — Tyler Monahan , New Jersey, Osaka, Tokyo, Seattle, Kyoto, — Oliver Horovitz , New York City, Aspen , Colorado, Yokosuka, Hokkaido, — Jeffrey Cole , Colorado, Miyakojima, Akihabara, Chicago

☆ Is it last orders for London’s nightlife?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

London CNN —It’s Thursday, 11.00 p.m., and on a street in London’s Soho district, there’s a loud clatter. “People haven’t got the money,” she told CNN. “That’s when their bills started coming through, the first heating bills from the winter,” he told CNN. Even before the ravages of the pandemic, the number of London’s nightlife venues was in steady decline. They don’t just go out for the sake of going out now,” she told CNN.

Persons: London CNN —, Lesley Lewis, haven’t, ”, Michael Kill, Grazyna, ” Kill, “, —, that’s, Kill’s, Jeremy Joseph, Freddie Mercury, ” Joseph, Jack Henry, Henry, Lutz Leichsenring, Fabian Sommer, Leichsenring, London’s, Sadiq Khan, Amy Lamé, Lamé, Khan, Lamé “, Charlie Fenemer, It’s, Becky Lam, Lam, ” Chris Lau Organizations: London CNN, Staff, CNN, Time Industries Association, York Minister, London, “, ”, German Commission, UNESCO, United Nations, Office, National Statistics, City Hall, Labour, Shady Locations: London’s Soho, London, Wales, Soho , London, Hoxton, London’s, Berlin, “ Berlin, Hong Kong, Soho, Hong, Beijing

☆ 9 things people get wrong about sociopaths, according to a sociopath
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The lack of available care for sociopaths inspired Gagne to pursue a PhD in psychology, where she specialized in the relationship between sociopathy and anxiety. Sociopaths do feel emotions, just not "social" onesSociopaths are often depicted in media as devoid of feelings entirely. As an adult researching sociopathy and going to therapy, she learned that sociopaths — and even psychopaths — can feel basic emotions. Related storiesWhile research on the diagnoses is still limited, Gagne says experts believe that, unlike psychopaths, sociopaths can feel anxiety and also show signs of learning right from wrong. They don't understand why some things are "wrong"Throughout the book, Gagne explains how she finds it difficult to identify "bad" behavior.

Persons: Patric Gagne, —, Gagne, She's, Hannibal Lecter, Patrick Bateman, sociopaths, I'd, checklists, Nobody, Dr, Ben Karpman, David, I'm Organizations: Service, Lambs

☆ 'Act III' will be Beyoncé's next album: Here are the 4 genres the Beyhive thinks it could be
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Following the release of "Cowboy Carter," fans are speculating on the genre of Beyoncé's next album. AdvertisementHold your horses, Beyhive: "Act II" just came out and you're already thinking about "Act III?" Following the Friday release of "Cowboy Carter," Beyoncé's genre-bending country album, fans of the award-winning singer are speculating on what she has up her sleeve for her next album. However, Bey has shown us that she can belt a tune in Spanish, thanks to her 2007 "Irreemplazable" album — Spanish recordings of songs from her "Irreplaceable" album. A rock album would align with Beyoncé's mission to reclaim art forms created by Black musicians, and "Cowboy Carter" is chock full of rock references.

Persons: Cowboy Carter, —, Beyoncé, hasn't, Bey, Shakira collab, Carter, DJ Dedé Mandrake, Clark, Willow, Chuck Berry's, Berry, Nancy Sinatra, Fleetwood, — let's, Jack White Organizations: Service, Parkwood Entertainment, John's United Methodist Church, Beach, Beatles, Stripes, Spotify, Business Locations: Houston

☆ Opinion: How Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reveals America’s true nature
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Opinion Roxanne Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And Beyoncé’s bold, brilliant new album “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” which dropped Friday, is no exception to those musical roots. Roxanne Jones CNNIt was from Africa that the banjo, the signature instrument of country music, arrived on our nation’s shores. For a brief time in the 1960s and 1970s, Black country music artists received some commercial success and recognition. And, though he’s in the Country Music Hall of Fame today, Bailey was never recognized for his countless contributions to the genre. And by this measure, I’d say Beyoncé’s second act, “Cowboy Carter,” is indeed classic country music.

Persons: Roxanne Jones, Jones, ”, Cowboy Carter, Roxanne Jones CNN, There’d, Beyonce, Alice Randall, “, ” Randall, Linda Martell, Martell, Ray Charles ’, Charley Pride, DeFord Bailey, mistreating Bailey, ” Bailey, Bailey, Uncle Wilbur, Patsy Cline, Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, Bey Organizations: ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN, NPR, Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame Locations: Africa, America, Texas, Beyoncé, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Stonebwoy draws inspiration from Bob Marley at Tuff Gong Studios to unite the Black diaspora
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Lauren Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The session was the Ghanaian’s first visit to Bob Marley’s iconic Tuff Gong Studio. I feel like I’m surrounded by the spirits of those who built here.”“Once upon a time, Bob Marley was probably sitting in the same spot that I am sitting in,” he added. Bob Marley performs onstage during a concert in Stockholm, Sweden, in the late 1970s. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Global CitizenUniting the Black diaspora through musicFrom Afrobeats to reggae, Stonebwoy has worked with musicians including Rick Ross, Beanie Man, Shaggy, Keri Hilson, Russ, Davido, and Angelique Kidjo, shining brightest when mentoring emerging artists. Until then, he has his eyes set on making sure the sounds of the Black diaspora continue to dominate worldwide.

Persons: CNN —, Stonebwoy, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Wyclef Jean, Bob Marley, Yohan Marley, Bob Marley’s, ”, riffing, Livingstone Etse Satekla, Ghana's Stonebwoy, ” Stonebwoy, “, Stonebwoy’s, Jemal Countess, Rick Ross, Beanie, Keri Hilson, Russ, Davido, Angelique Kidjo, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Odumodublvck Organizations: CNN, Island Music Conference, Gong, Tuff Gong, Tuff Gong Studios, Global Citizen Festival, Getty, Global Citizen, BHIM, Burniton Music Locations: Ghanaian, Jamaica, Kingston, ”, Ghana, Africa, Caribbean, West African, Stockholm, Sweden, Hulton, Accra

☆ Members-Only Mania: Why Are More Private Clubs Popping Up in New York?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Anna Kodé | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In a 115-year-old ferry terminal in New York’s financial district, an abundance of excess now exists. Walls lined with Loro Piana cashmere, Brooklyn Bridge views, a wellness center, a jazz bar — all of it can be yours for $3,900 annually (or just $2,500, if you’re under 30). Since it opened in 2021, Casa Cipriani has become one of the city’s buzziest private clubs. No photos are allowed in the “living room” — last year, some members were reportedly ousted after guests snapped pictures of Taylor Swift with Matty Healy. And there’s a dress code — jeans are allowed, so long as they have “no rips.”

Persons: Casa Cipriani, Taylor Swift, Matty Healy Locations: New, Brooklyn

☆ Eleanor Collins, Canada’s ‘First Lady of Jazz,’ Dies at 104
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Clay Risen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When the singer and pianist Nat King Cole’s 15-minute variety show debuted on NBC in November 1956, he made history as the first Black American to host a television program. But just over the country’s northern border, another Black entertainer had him beat: In the summer of 1955, Eleanor Collins had her own show on the CBC, Canada’s national broadcasting network. Though her show was a landmark in TV history — she was both the first woman and the first Black person to host a program in Canada — her selection was hardly a surprise. By the mid-1950s, Mrs. Collins was already widely regarded as Canada’s “first lady of jazz,” known for her mastery of the standards and her commanding performances on radio, early TV specials and in nightclubs around Vancouver, where she lived.

Persons: Nat King Cole’s, Eleanor Collins, Collins, “ Organizations: NBC, CBC, Canada’s Locations: American, Canada, Vancouver

☆ The Rent Was Too High So They Threw a Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Minnie Pindar’s name reappears as Minnie Gilmore in a 1952 marriage license to Scotty Eckford, a union organizer of Black hotel employees in New York City. Mr. Eckford was also the uncle of Elizabeth Eckford, the American civil rights activist who made history in 1957 when she enrolled in the all-white Little Rock Central High School and attended class. Her younger son, Cleveland Gilmore, was 2 on that unseasonably warm November night in 1929. As an adult, he never talked about rent parties, or life in Harlem at all. He would tell us little things, like how he would buy watermelon for a nickel, but I never knew about his family.”The elder Mr. Gilmore died of a brain aneurysm in 2004, when Amir was 14.

Persons: Minnie Gilmore’s, Minnie Pindar’s, Minnie Gilmore, Scotty Eckford, Eckford, Elizabeth Eckford, Pindar, Cleveland Gilmore, “, ”, Gilmore, Amir, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Calloway, Fats Waller, Harry Dial, Herman Autrey Organizations: Rock Central High School, Harlem Renaissance, Alhambra, Cotton Club Locations: New York City, Bronx, Harlem, Cleveland

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One thunderous dunk provided a perfect snapshot of Anthony Edwards' second-half dominance Monday night. Edwards threw down a monster slam over John Collins of the Utah Jazz in the third quarter, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 114-104 victory but leaving both players banged up after the play. Timberwolves veteran point guard Mike Conley said it might have been the best dunk he's ever witnessed in person. Edwards’ dunk gave a short-handed Minnesota team an emotional boost during a critical stretch. “He’s always been a guy who can really flip a game around,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said.

Persons: Anthony Edwards, Edwards, John Collins, banged, “, ”, Mike Conley, ” Conley, ” Edwards, Vince Carter, Collins, Naz Reid, Rudy Gobert, Karl, Anthony Towns, “ That’s, Will Hardy, “ He’s, Chris Finch, ___ Organizations: LAKE CITY, Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Timberwolves, Minnesota, Jazz, Utah, ” Timberwolves Locations: ” Utah

☆ How producer Nick Lee helped Ariana Grande make the most personal song on her new album
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ariana Grande's new album "Eternal Sunshine" ends with a personal ballad called "Ordinary Things." AdvertisementIf Ariana Grande's new album "Eternal Sunshine" has a moral, it won't be found on the club-ready lead single "Yes, and?" It's the most intimate moment on Grande's seventh album, "Eternal Sunshine," released Friday, and it all came together with the help of Nick Lee. Lee, who is credited as a coproducer on "Ordinary Things," made the song's original beat with his friend Luka Kloser. "Intro (End of the World)" and "Ordinary Things" frame the album as a sacred quest to find peace and romantic clarity.

Persons: Ariana Grande's, Nick Lee, Lee, —, Grande, Marjorie Grande, nudging, he'd, Luka Kloser, Max Martin, it's, Kloser, Martin, Shintaro Yasuda, Aaron Paris, Nonna, Lee wasn't, that's Organizations: Grande, Service, Business, Spotify Locations: New York City, Los Angeles

☆ A 20-Year-Old Transcriber Is Turning Sheet Music Into Hot Content
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Tristan Geary | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For some budding musicians (and even old pros), the very sight of sheet music can elicit a fight-or-flight response, bringing up painful memories of strict piano teachers and high-pressure recitals. George Collier, a 20-year-old music transcriber, is doing his part to change that. Another clip, titled “She Practiced 40 Hours a Day for This,” captures a virtuosic Mozart piano cadenza by Mitsuko Uchida. While Collier specializes in jazz, he also showcases performances from the classical world, as well as everyday people with impressive talents. A clip titled “When Your Family Is Musically Competent” features a version of “Happy Birthday” that turns into improvised gospel-laden riffing.

Persons: George Collier, Collier, Wynton Marsalis, Celine Dion, who’ve, what’s, ” Collier, ”, Frank Lacy, Art Blakey, Mitsuko Uchida, Joe Turner’s “ Organizations: Warwick University, YouTube, Art, London Locations: United Kingdom

☆ William Whitworth, Revered Writer and Editor, Is Dead at 87
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

William Whitworth, who wrote revealing profiles in The New Yorker giving voice to his idiomatic subjects and polished the prose of some of the nation’s celebrated writers as its associate editor before transplanting that magazine’s painstaking standards to The Atlantic, where he was editor in chief for 20 years, died on Friday in Conway, Ark., near Little Rock. His daughter, Katherine Whitworth Stewart, announced the death. She said he was being treated after several falls and operations in a hospital. As a young college graduate, Mr. Whitworth forsook a promising career as a jazz trumpeter to do a different kind of improvisation as a journalist. He covered breaking news for The Arkansas Gazette and later for The New York Herald Tribune, where his colleagues eventually included some of the most exhilarating voices in American journalism, among them Dick Schaap, Jimmy Breslin and Tom Wolfe.

Persons: William Whitworth, Katherine Whitworth Stewart, Whitworth forsook, Dick Schaap, Jimmy Breslin, Tom Wolfe Organizations: Yorker, The Arkansas Gazette, The New York Herald Tribune Locations: Conway, Little Rock

☆ How a Pioneering Jazz Musician and Teacher Spends Her Sundays
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Nancy A. Ruhling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Although Carol Sudhalter’s first love was the flute, she was also seduced by the saxophone early in her career as a jazz musician. “Playing different instruments allows me to expand my emotional palette,” she said. “The sax has the opposite personality of the flute, which tends to be politely petite, and it allows me to express a wide spectrum of emotions: It can be gruff, aggressive, gentle.”In the early days of her career, in the late 1970s, Ms. Sudhalter attracted a lot of attention, because female players were rare. “Women saxophonists like Camille Thurman and Lakecia Benjamin are now superstars,” Ms. Sudhalter, 81, said. “It’s a point of pride and joy for me that the virtuosity and recognition of women players has expanded so much since then.”

Persons: Carol Sudhalter’s, “, Sudhalter, Camille Thurman, Lakecia Benjamin, ” Ms, ”

☆ 10 things I wish I knew before planning my $25,000 Disney World wedding
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Mystee Ipong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

I planned a small wedding at Disney World for under $25,000, and I learned a lot about the process. I knew I'd have to hit an event minimum, but I didn't know how complicated the system was. I definitely should've paid for private transportation for my guests, Disney World property is huge. Read on for the most important things to know before planning a Disney wedding. There's truly a Disney wedding venue for everyone, and you don't have to limit yourself to oneThe decor was simple, just like I wanted.

Persons: —, Read, There's, Tamu, Epcot's Italy Isola, Willie, it's, Mystee, they're, I've, Tyler Maness, Alice, Hatter, you'll, Smith's, You'll Organizations: Disney, Service, Cinderella, Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Animal, Floridian, Disney Springs, Blues Locations: Animal Kingdom, Italy, Epcot, Whitehall, Epcot's Italy, Florida, Magic, San Francisco

☆ What’s the Greatest Jazz Record? Here’s a Clue: Miles Davis.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Peter Keepnews | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

3 SHADES OF BLUE: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool, by James KaplanMiles Davis was one of the biggest stars in jazz as well as one of the most innovative and influential musicians. John Coltrane was both a saxophone virtuoso and a fearless explorer whose lifelong musical and spiritual quest attracted a passionate following — and later, as that quest went beyond the boundaries of jazz as many people understood the word, heated criticism. Bill Evans redefined the concept of the piano trio and rewrote the rules of jazz harmony. Well, we may not need it, but we have it. And if “3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool” is neither an essential addition to the jazz literature nor quite the sweeping statement its subtitle promises, it’s certainly a compelling read.

Persons: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, James Kaplan Miles Davis, Davis, Coltrane, Evans, Ashley Kahn’s, Eric Nisenson’s “, Richard Williams’s “, Miles Davis’s, it’s, James Kaplan, — Organizations: Modern Music

☆ 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Don Cherry
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Marcus J. Moore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Of all the musicians we’ve featured in this series, Don Cherry might be the most adventurous. Though with Cherry, there was a sense that he didn’t want to shift the genre as a whole. Cherry grew up in a musical family; his grandmother played piano for silent films, and his mother played piano at home. Though Cherry earned favor as a member of Coleman’s band and a featured player on the albums “Something Else!!! Then, on the 1985 album “Home Boy (Sister Out),” Cherry turned his attention to Paris.

Persons: we’ve, Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, Cherry, Coleman, Coleman’s, ”, NPR’s Terry Gross, Leonard Bernstein, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, “ Brown Rice, ” Cherry Organizations: Plantation, Atlantic Records, ” Locations: Tulsa, Okla, Los Angeles, Sweden, Paris

☆ Kahil El’Zabar, Spiritual Jazz’s Dapper Bandleader, Keeps Pushing Ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Marcus J. Moore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Upon first glance, you might not think Kahil El’Zabar, 70, is a spiritual jazz musician. That’s not to say avant-jazz guys can’t be chic, but rarely do they look this dapper. In 1974, he founded the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble as a quartet blurring the edges of traditional jazz, Afrocentric rhythms and cosmic expanse. Much like the Pyramids, the Ohio-based band that wore African finery and played polyrhythmic arrangements lifted from the continent, El’Zabar’s group wasn’t fully appreciated by American listeners. The quartet came at a time when jazz musicians started blending their sounds with stadium-sized funk and rock, and psychedelic African jazz was considered a bridge too far.

Persons: That’s, “, ”, ‘, I’m, El’Zabar Organizations: Moxy Locations: Williamsburg , Brooklyn, ’, Ohio

☆ Menno van Gorp: ‘Breaking has total freedom for me,’ says medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —To the tune of a Miles Davis trumpet solo, Menno van Gorp is stepping up his training ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics. “I love to practice on jazz,” van Gorp tells CNN Sport. “I’m building here a dance studio in Rotterdam and I’m working also on the new generation here,” van Gorp explains. In order to qualify for the Games, van Gorp will hope to earn selection via the Olympic Qualifier Series in May and June. “If you want to make art,” says van Gorp, “you want to make something that’s really you – not somebody else.”

Persons: Miles Davis, Menno van Gorp, van Gorp’s, ” van Gorp, Menno, “, it’s, ”, van Gorp, Van Gorp, Daphne Plomp, aren’t, ” Van Gorp, you’re, Gorp, Little Shao, calisthenics, van, Baptiste Fauchille, –, that’s Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, CNN Sport, Tilburg, Red Bull, South, DanceSport, Olympics, Games Locations: Paris, Netherlands, New York, Mumbai, India, South Korean, Rotterdam, Lyon, France

☆ Caitlin Clark now the overall leading NCAA basketball scorer, breaks 'Pistol Pete' Maravich’s record of 3,667 career points
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Phil Helsel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Two weeks after she broke the record for women, Caitlin Clark has become NCAA Division I basketball's overall top scorer, period. The Iowa Hawkeyes star went into Sunday's game against the Ohio State Buckeyes needing 17 points to break "Pistol Pete" Maravich's record of 3,667 career points, which stood for more than 50 years. Clark, 22, earned the women's record Feb. 15 when she scored eight points in a game against Michigan and passed Kelsey Plum's 3,527 career points in her career, which ended in 2017. She put up 33 points against Minnesota on Wednesday to cement her place atop the all-time career points among women to play for major colleges. Maravich's NCAA men's scoring record was 3,667 points, which he set playing for LSU from 1968 to 1970.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Pete, —, Clark, Kelsey Plum's, I'm, Lynette Woodard, Woodard, Maravich Organizations: Iowa Hawkeyes, NCAA, Michigan Wolverines, Carver, Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Association for Intercollegiate Athletics, Women, LSU, NBA, Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz, Boston Celtics Locations: Iowa City , Iowa, Kansas, West Des Moines, Pasadena , California

☆ 4 reasons to explore Portland, Oregon, from tax-free shopping to mountain views and an award-winning food scene
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Portland, Oregon, was named one of the best travel destinations in the US by Forbes. Here are four things you'll experience when in Portland that make it well worth a trip — or many. Award-winning food scenePortland's food scene is a true standout, rich in both quantity and quality. Also within Forest Park, visitors who want to mix nature and culture can hike to the Victorian-era Pittock Mansion. Explore the official guide to PortlandThis post was created by Insider Studios with Travel Portland.

Persons: Forbes, Bookworms, —, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, James Beard, Gregory Gourdet, There's, Lan, there's Organizations: Forbes, Nines, Portland Farmers, Portland State University, of, Portland Rose, Insider Studios, Travel Portland Locations: Portland , Oregon, Portland, Powell's, Mount Hood, Chinatown, Oregon Coast, Portland's, Forest Park, Mount Tabor

☆ Fashion icon Iris Apfel dies at 102
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Apfel died on Friday at the age of 102, according to a post on her verified Instagram page. “I go at it full, I’m very passionate about what I do,” Apfel told CNN in an interview in 2018. Jemal Countess/WireImage/Getty Images“(Styling the White House) was a relatively easy job actually, because everything had to be as close as humanly possible to the way it was,” Apfel told the Guardian in 2015. The exhibition, “Rara Avis (Rare Bird),” was the first time the museum had paid tribute to a living woman who was not a fashion designer. Apfel front row at New York Fashion Week with model Karolina Kurkova in 2016.

Persons: Iris Apfel, Apfel, Stu Loeser, “, ” Apfel, Iris, Samuel, Carl Apfel, ”, Estée Lauder, Greta Garbo, Jemal, WireImage, Jackie Kennedy, Harold Koda, Koda, “ Rara, Karolina Kurkova, Michael Stewart, Kate Spade, Kloss, Joan Smalls, Chrissy Teigen, Bella, Gigi Hadid, … Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Guardian, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Met, “ Rara Avis, New York, MAC Cosmetics, Home Shopping, Vogue Italia, IMG Locations: Palm Beach , Florida, Queens , New York

☆ I was a senior producer on 'The Wendy Williams Show.' Seeing how she was painfully portrayed in her documentary crushed me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Yazmin Ramos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I met Wendy Williams for the first time in September 2009 on set at her old studio on West 53rd Street. I love Wendy and loved my experience working on her eponymous talk show, so watching Lifetime's recent documentary, "Where Is Wendy Williams?" Wendy Williams with former senior producer Yazmin Ramos. AdvertisementThe Wendy Williams I worked with was supportive, sharp, and prioritized funFormer senior producer Yazmin Ramos on set of "The Wendy Williams Show." Former senior producer Yazmin Ramos on set of "The Wendy Williams Show."

Persons: Wendy Williams, —, Wendy, Yazmin Ramos, Wendy Watchers, Wendy What's, Yazmin Ramos Wendy, It's Organizations: Service, West, Trap Music Locations: Chelsea, New York City, The Bronx, Honduras, Atlanta

☆ A Louis Armstrong Musical Is Coming to Broadway This Fall
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“A Wonderful World,” a new musical about Louis Armstrong, will have a run on Broadway starting in the fall. The musical, which has previously been staged in Miami, New Orleans and Chicago, will star James Monroe Iglehart, who a decade ago won a Tony Award for originating the role of the Genie in “Aladdin,” and who is now starring as King Arthur in a Broadway revival of “Spamalot.”The show is scheduled to begin previews Oct. 16 and to open Nov. 11 at Studio 54, where the musical “Days of Wine and Roses” is now playing a limited run. When Armstrong died in 1971, the trumpeter and singer left a legacy as one of the most important figures in the history of jazz. The show examines his life through the eyes of his four wives.

Persons: Louis Armstrong, James Monroe Iglehart, “, ”, King Arthur, Armstrong Organizations: Broadway Locations: Miami , New Orleans, Chicago

☆ I became an NFL cheerleader at 29 and learned you're never too old to make your dreams come true
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I became an NFL cheerleader when I was 29 — 10 years after I stopped dancing. Dre DiLorenzoMy mom signed me up for dance when I was 3 years old, and I started competing at 6. AdvertisementFrom ballet to the NFL cheer teamThe NFL cheerleaders were holding remote auditions, which was a huge deal. I'm very fortunate that ballet is the foundation of all dance styles, but classic technique is very, very different from dance team and cheer style. I currently do private online training for professional dance teams and NFL and NBA cheer auditions.

Persons: Dre DiLorenzo, I'm, Clara, Dre, COVID, would've, — I'm Organizations: Service, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Business, Radio, New Jersey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Lincoln Center, NBA Locations: Miami, New York, New York City, COVID

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