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Eerie moment 'UFOs' glow in the sky in Spain next to a double rainbow before deadly floods ravaged the country
2 months, 1 week ago

Eerie moment 'UFOs' glow in the sky in Spain next to a double rainbow before deadly floods ravaged the country

Daily Mail  

This is the eerie moment a cluster of 'UFOs' was spotted near a double rainbow in Spain just days before the devastating floods hit the area. Footage shows the unidentified lights darting through the sky over a residential area in Barcelona among the rare twin rainbows. Pictured above are the twin rainbows spotted over Barcelona just days before the devastating …

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Column: By MacArthur Park, the lights are out and residents are tired of empty promises
4 months ago

Column: By MacArthur Park, the lights are out and residents are tired of empty promises

LA Times  

Andrew Wolff stood in darkness, looking down Alvarado Street and conducting a visual inventory of broken streetlights on the eastern border of MacArthur Park. “I would go to rehab if there was independent housing at the end of that, and I’m not saying I want it for free, either,” Brown said. “I would definitely go to rehab, 100 percent.” But …

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LED lights: Mangaluru police collect penalty, but tell motorists to get clarification from either dealer or manufacturer
5 months, 2 weeks ago

LED lights: Mangaluru police collect penalty, but tell motorists to get clarification from either dealer or manufacturer

The Hindu  

During the recent checking of vehicles near the Circuit House, several motorists questioned the city traffic police for booking cases for the use of LED lights installed by the vehicle manufacturers. With a lack of clarity in the rules about the use of excess lights, a good number of motorists of vehicles with company-fitted LED lights have been booked by …

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Column | Kolkata’s Western fantasy Christmas may be a tad tacky — but I always feel homesick for the city this season
1 year ago

Column | Kolkata’s Western fantasy Christmas may be a tad tacky — but I always feel homesick for the city this season

The Hindu  

At one time, I was always embarrassed about a Kolkata Christmas. Madhulika Liddle, who co-edited the book Indian Christmas with Jerry Pinto, says as a Christian family in Uttar Pradesh, their big Christmas lunch was chicken curry, mutton pulao and shammi kebabs. But the Kolkata Christmas with its rich plum cakes and tipsy puddings felt like tacky tinsel, a kind …

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She created the Drag Queen Story Hour. Now she’s launching L.A.’s newest publisher
1 year ago

She created the Drag Queen Story Hour. Now she’s launching L.A.’s newest publisher

LA Times  

Writer and editor Michelle Tea’s latest effort to bring new voices into the world is a fledgling press called Dopamine. El Kholti, 56, is the co-editor of Semiotext, the 50-year-old indie publisher of such iconoclasts as William S. Burroughs, Eileen Myles, Andrea Dworkin — and, in 1998, Tea’s first novel, “The Passionate Mistakes and Intricate Corruption of One Girl in …

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Justin Torres, Ned Blackhawk win National Book Awards as war, politics grab spotlight
1 year, 2 months ago

Justin Torres, Ned Blackhawk win National Book Awards as war, politics grab spotlight

LA Times  

L.A. author Justin Torres and Yale historian Ned Blackhawk were the big winners at the 74th National Book Awards, honored for their works in fiction and nonfiction, respectively, as the prestigious literary prizes were announced Wednesday at a gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. “Unless we can get complete and total assurance that the National Book Foundation …

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The quintessential California bookseller behind City Lights gets his moment
1 year, 4 months ago

The quintessential California bookseller behind City Lights gets his moment

LA Times  

Paul Yamazaki did not grow up loving books. In an interview at director Francis Ford Coppola’s Cafe Zoetrope — Yamazaki’s “home away from home,” just down the hill from City Lights in North Beach — Yamazaki reflected on his unlikely journey. “If it weren’t for Nancy,” he said, “City Lights would be this nice memory.” Today, it owns the building …

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BTS turns 10. Seoul lights up landmarks to celebrate.
1 year, 7 months ago

BTS turns 10. Seoul lights up landmarks to celebrate.

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Skyscrapers, bridges and other landmarks in South Korea’s capital will be lit up in purple on Monday as the country begins celebrating the 10th anniversary of K-pop band BTS, whose global popularity is a source of national pride. From Monday evening, numerous Seoul structures, including City Hall, the 123-story Lotte World Tower, several Han River bridges, …

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Going dark: Why Chinese government has ordered Sichuan to dim lights
2 years, 4 months ago

Going dark: Why Chinese government has ordered Sichuan to dim lights

Firstpost  

Factories including a joint venture with Japanese car giant Toyota in the provincial capital Chengdu have been forced to halt work, while millions in another city Dazhou grappled with rolling power cuts amid an intense heatwave Beijing: A provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor The mercury has soared beyond 40 degrees Celsius in Sichuan province this week, fuelling …

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Scientists say we should look for city lights on other planets in the hunt for alien life
2 years, 5 months ago

Scientists say we should look for city lights on other planets in the hunt for alien life

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists searching for extra-terrestrial life should be looking for ‘city lights’ from alien …

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Climate change and city lights are tricking trees into growing leaves too soon
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate change and city lights are tricking trees into growing leaves too soon

NPR  

Climate change and city lights are tricking trees into growing leaves too soon A study of trees in dozens of cities found that urban heat and light pollution are pushing urban trees to sprout leaves about a week earlier than trees in more rural settings. LIN MENG: I found trees start to grow leaves and turn green six days earlier …

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat poet, ’Howl’ publisher, dies at 101
3 years, 10 months ago

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat poet, ’Howl’ publisher, dies at 101

Live Mint  

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet and bookstore owner whose publication of Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl in 1956 led to a landmark obscenity trial that spotlighted the Beat literary movement, has died. Ferlinghetti’s City Lights became the nation’s first all-paperback bookstore when it opened in San Francisco’s North Beach section in 1953. Ferlinghetti published Howl and Other Poems as part of City …

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Remembering the poet, publisher, and free-speech crusader behind the rise of the Beats.
55 years ago

Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Remembering the poet, publisher, and free-speech crusader behind the rise of the Beats.

Slate  

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who died on Monday at the age of 101, was one of the key figures in 20th century American culture. Five days into the marketing, on June 3, 1957, two undercover cops with the San Francisco Police Department’s Juvenile Bureau walked into the store, bought a copy, then arrested Ferlinghetti for publishing the book and the shop’s cashier …

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Hyderabad\'s city lights killing astronomy, enthusiasts, scientists complain
3 years, 11 months ago

Hyderabad\'s city lights killing astronomy, enthusiasts, scientists complain

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The past few weeks saw various rare astronomical events, the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction, the triple conjunction of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn, the Moon passing Mars- but astronomy enthusiasts in the city say that it is no more a thrill to witness these space events, because of the city lights. Light pollution is a menace in the city of Hyderabad which …

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The Beat Generation lives on in San Francisco
5 years, 9 months ago

The Beat Generation lives on in San Francisco

CNN  

CNN — It began with a poem. “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked …” When Allen Ginsberg read his poem “Howl” at the now-closed Six Gallery in San Francisco on October 7, 1955, he was rising up against the Cold War, the wars in Asia and what President Dwight Eisenhower had dubbed …

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Chongqing lights the way
5 years, 11 months ago

Chongqing lights the way

China Daily  

Night view of Chongqing outside the Yuzhou Hotel on Jan 10. City's upgraded urban lighting system will be more functional and artistic As the Chinese New Year is around the corner, the streets in Chongqing are getting more beautiful and festive with various lighting decorations, attracting visitors from both home and abroad. By 2022, however, it won't just be festival …

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A Guide to Europe's Most Magical Christmas Markets
7 years, 1 month ago

A Guide to Europe's Most Magical Christmas Markets

CNN  

A comprehensive overview of 10 of the best Christmas markets in Europe, highlighting their unique features and attractions. Each market offers a different festive experience, from the traditional charm of Berlin to the enchanting lights of Copenhagen to the unique atmosphere of the Christmas City of Budapest.

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