Quilt artists create textiles to admire or cozy up with
- by Associated Press
In this winter of hunkering down at home, there’s a trend that’s just right for the times: quilts as décor and as art.
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COVID cluckers: Pandemic feeds demand for backyard chickens
- by Associated Press
The coronavirus pandemic is coming home to roost in America’s backyards. Forced to hunker down at home, more people are setting up coops and raising their own chickens, which provide an earthy hobby, animal companionship and a steady supply of fresh eggs.
Glenda Jackson returns to screen with ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’
- by Associated Press
Only one project lured two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson back to the screen after an absence of 25 years: “Elizabeth Is Missing.”
Greece hoping for tourism recovery from summer 2021 after pandemic slump
- by Reuters
Greece’s tourism sector is expected to recover next summer following a dramatic fall in revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic this year, a senior industry official said on Tuesday.
Seven steps for making your New Year’s resolutions stick
- by Republica
Chances are at some time in your life, you’ve made a New Year’s resolution — and then broken it. This year, stop the cycle of resolving to make change and then not following through. If your resolution is to take better care of yourself and get healthy, you will have a much better year if your resolution sticks. Here are seven tips to help you get started.
Seville cancels famed Easter parades over coronavirus, again
- by Reuters
Seville on Tuesday cancelled its traditional Easter processions, calling off Spain’s most spectacular Holy Week parades with three months’ notice because of the coronavirus.
German pilot makes point with syringe in the sky
- by Reuters
German pilot Samy Kramer has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometers to remind people about the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Europe
Surging virus, plummeting temperatures challenge shelters
- by Associated Press
After three years on the streets, Tiecha Vannoy and her boyfriend Chris Foss plan to weather the pandemic this winter in a small white “pod” with electricity, heat and enough room for two.
Lights! Models! Garbage! Taiwan designer turns waste into fashion
- by Reuters
Inspiration for high fashion can come from strange places. For one Taiwanese designer, it’s upcycling old wires and bolts from the power industry.
Wuhan's vogue dancers embrace new freedom as COVID-19 anniversary nears
- by Reuters
In a converted factory building in downtown Wuhan, 22-year-old Xiong Feng, who goes by the name Daiki, struts and spins in a black sequined full-body suit and stiletto boots.
Happy birthday Govinda: When actor tried to get a job as a steward at a 5-star hotel, failed as ‘he couldn’t speak English’
- by Agencies
Actor Govinda made his film debut in 1986. Born Govind Ahuja, he looked nothing like a ‘star’ but for the next 15 years, there was simply no stopping him. He delivered hit after hit and blazed across the Bollywood horizon like a meteor.
Postcards from Wuhan: One year on, residents share lockdown memories, hopes for 2021
- by Reuters
In China’s Wuhan, the original epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, the city’s residents are returning to normal life, even as they continue to grapple with memories of the early outbreak, which struck fear in the city.
Breakthrough Entertainer Sarah Cooper: TikTok to Netflix
- by Associated Press
The video couldn’t have been simpler: A woman in her apartment, lip-syncing audio of President Donald Trump as he expounded on possible coronavirus treatments.
From matzo to gumbo: Museum explores Southern Jewish life
- by Associated Press
A new museum under construction in New Orleans will explore the journey of immigrant Jews and subsequent generations to the American South who brought with them a religious way of life they struggled to maintain while seeking acceptance in the home of the Bible Belt.
Argentina to add more transgender people to labor force
- by Associated Press
Angeles Rojas strides down the hall of the Argentine state bank, passed portraits on the walls of past bank presidents who may have been shocked to see a young transgender person on its workforce.
Cooper Hewitt acquires two emoji that symbolize inclusion
- by Associated Press
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has acquired two emoji that have helped broaden diversity for users of the tiny pictures, becoming the third museum to add emoji to their digital collections.
Egyptian potters using Nile mud seek to protect their craft
- by Reuters
For generations, potters in the village of El Nazla have taken mud carried by the River Nile to craft their wares by hand, using techniques they say date back to Ancient Egypt.
Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans, researchers say
- by Reuters
Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans similar to how domesticated dogs do, by using their gaze to “point” and ask for help, researchers said in a study published on Wednesday.
Bikini killer Charles Sobhraj's life in new BBC drama 'The Serpent'
- by Agencies
The BBC has made an eight-part TV drama on Charles Sobhraj in a co-production with Netflix. Sobhraj will be played by the internationally renowned Tahar Rahim, who was cast in The Looming Tower, a drama about the Al Qaeda attack on the World Trade Center, as Ali Soufan, a Muslim Lebanese-American FBI agent.
The face-mask seat: a South Korean student's attempt to recycle in COVID times
- by Reuters
Bothered by the waste caused by disposable face masks, many of which are made of polypropylene, the South Korean furniture design student has come up with an eco-friendly solution, melting them to make stools he calls “Stack and Stack”.