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1 month ago

Volunteers bake personalized cakes for kids in foster care and shelters

NPR

Volunteers bake personalized cakes for kids in foster care and shelters For kids in foster care or shelters, it can be hard to find moments of celebration that are just for them. PRICHEP: Today Roberts is making two dozen princess cupcakes requested by a 9-year-old girl she's never met. They partner with foster care agencies, domestic violence shelters, groups working …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

This indigenous community wants a treaty

ABC

Rachel Mealey: Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe made her request to the King abundantly clear earlier this week. Jane Bardon: She saw Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe tell King Charles in Parliament this week she wants a treaty and she couldn't agree more. Jane Bardon: Deena Britcher Gundy thinks a treaty is needed because it could give Indigenous communities more power to …

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2 months ago

‘Unacceptable’ handling of sexual assault claims linked to Fulham Football Club raises more questions for police

New York Times

Content warning: This story contains details about alleged sexual assault. Deena says she “idolised” Mulcahey, while Ronnie describes him as a “football genius” who was admired within the game and was the person who initially asked her and Claire to join Fulham. We do not comment on individual cases.” It is when the former players talk about how they believe …

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3 months ago

A decade-old wordless song shows how music and social media are shaping each other

NPR

A decade-old wordless song shows how music and social media are shaping each other Ten years ago, Kevin MacLeod released "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" — now in tens of millions of TikToks, Instagram reels and YouTube videos. On the year of its 10th anniversary, Deena Prichep has the story of the song, called "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys," and what it tells us …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of Portlanders show up to watch a flock of migrating Vaux's swifts

NPR

Thousands of Portlanders show up to watch a flock of migrating Vaux's swifts Since the 1980s, a flock of Vaux’s Swifts has been roosting in a Portland chimney during the month of September, on their way to their winter home in Central and South America. PRICHEP: During the summer, the swifts sleep in their own nests, but during the fall …

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4 months, 1 week ago

How Jaguar Jonze has learnt to slow down and prioritise self-care

ABC

Deena Lynch, aka Jaguar Jonze, has become accustomed to a hectic routine. Normally based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Deena is currently taking a sabbatical in Bali, where she is working on a new Jaguar Jonze album and completing an advanced free-diving course. What a typical day looks like right now… I'm paring things back to make space again for creativity and innovation. …

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5 months ago

The story of the church that ordains you with a few clicks online

NPR

The story of the church that ordains you with a few clicks online Over 60 years ago, the Universal Life Church made it possible for anyone to become a minister and ordain a wedding. PRICHEP: Dusty Hoesly teaches religion at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and studies the Universal Life Church. PRICHEP: This is from a Universal Life Church …

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1 year, 3 months ago

After shoppers' habits have changed, malls try to figure out what comes next

NPR

After shoppers' habits have changed, malls try to figure out what comes next Many retailers have cut back their physical presence in the age of online shopping — leaving dying malls in their wake. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The way America shops has changed over the years, which you can see in what's left of our shopping malls. At Portland's Lloyd …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Snooki serves up a healthy dose of cleavage as JWoww bares her washboard abs at Jersey Shore Family Vacation premiere party in NYC

Daily Mail

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi led the stars at Wednesday's premiere party for her reality show Jersey Shore: Family Vacation at the Hard Rock Hotel New York. Legend: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi led the stars at Wednesday's premiere party for her reality show Jersey Shore: Family Vacation at the Hard Rock Hotel New York Dynamic duo: As she made her way around the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

This graphic novel imagines what would happen if you could buy and sell wishes

NPR

This graphic novel imagines what would happen if you could buy and sell wishes Enlarge this image toggle caption Deena Mohamed Deena Mohamed If Egyptian comics artist and writer Deena Mohamed ever encountered a genie, she knows what she'd wish for. Wishes are the theme of her debut graphic fantasy novel, Shubeik Lubeik, Arabic for "your wish is my command," …

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2 years ago

Many American Jews are conflicted about publicly celebrating Hanukkah amidst growing anti-Semitism

NPR

Many American Jews are conflicted about publicly celebrating Hanukkah amidst growing anti-Semitism On Hanukkah there's a Talmudic directive to "publicize the miracle" with menorahs in windows but as anti-Semitism grows many American Jews are conflicted about being so public. But with the rise in antisemitism in America, Deena Prichep reports some American Jews are nervous about making their faith so …

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2 years, 4 months ago

‘No shower, cooker or freezer’: Thousands of older women facing stark choices in ‘apocalyptic’ cost crisis

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We think the government needs to provide more for those …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Shireen Abu Akleh: US is no ‘objective observer’, advocates say

Al Jazeera

With US aid flowing to Israel, Palestine rights activists say Washington is ‘complicit’ in Israeli abuses. Washington, DC – The United States needs to “look in the mirror” and reassess its unconditional support for Israel, Palestinian rights advocates say, as calls to condition billions in annual US aid are growing in the aftermath of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Book Review: Devesh Verma’s novel “The Politician” is about one man’s quest for unbridled power

The Hindu

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3 years, 5 months ago

Fear Street director Leigh Janiak discusses why Netflix trilogy is propelled by a queer romance

Firstpost

This article contains spoilers for the Fear Street trilogy. But in director Leigh Janiak’s Fear Street movies, a Netflix trilogy inspired by author RL Stine’s horror series, queer people not only are the lead characters, but a lesbian romance propels the entire narrative. “That involves creating this queer love story that drove everything.” In Janiak’s recollection, Stine’s stories were mostly …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Fear Street Part 1: 1994 movie review — A fun ode to Stranger Things, slasher films and high school horror