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Why it's so hard for parents to let their kid quit
2 months ago

Why it's so hard for parents to let their kid quit

NPR  

Why it's so hard for parents to let their kid quit Photo illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR My 4-year-old dreads swimming lessons. "If your intention is anything other than 'I want to give my kid a cool experience and see how they like it,' you're probably in it for the wrong reasons," says Lapointe. They don't like soccer because it's at …

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Joe Biden holds ‘cordial’ phone call with Donald Trump after second assassination attempt; Here's what POTUS told him
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden holds ‘cordial’ phone call with Donald Trump after second assassination attempt; Here's what POTUS told him

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden spoke with GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump in a “cordial” phone call on Monday, following another assassination attempt on him. The two shared a cordial conversation and former President Trump expressed his thanks for the call,” stated an email quoting a White House official on Monday, During his speech at the National HBCU Week Conference in …

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Real Estate Mogul Facing Costly Divorce Allegedly Tried To Kill Wife Again And Again
5 months, 1 week ago

Real Estate Mogul Facing Costly Divorce Allegedly Tried To Kill Wife Again And Again

Huff Post  

Subscribe to HuffPost’s true crime newsletter, Suspicious Circumstances, to get captivating cases, unsolved mysteries and courtroom drama delivered straight to your inbox every week. Investigators said in court documents that they began investigating Sergio Pino in July 2022 for “multiple contracts” to kill his wife, Tatiana Pino, 55, dating back to 2019 and continuing through this June, an FBI agent …

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Best alternative bridal trends for the modern bride according to fashion-girl-approved ready-to-wear brands
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Best alternative bridal trends for the modern bride according to fashion-girl-approved ready-to-wear brands

Daily Mail  

Non-traditional bridal dresses are more popular than ever. Pictured: Lace Bralette Dress Fleur du Mal's CEO recommends an ivory set saying 'most women in the US tend not to wear ivory or white lingerie in their everyday lives, I think it feels more unique for the occasion and something to remember' 'We love monogramming our ivory silk Luxe lingerie styles …

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Fall style: From leather-on-leather to intense eye makeup, the top 10 trends from NYFW fall 2024
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fall style: From leather-on-leather to intense eye makeup, the top 10 trends from NYFW fall 2024

Daily Mail  

Fashion Week happens twice a year in cities around the world but only four are considered 'The Big Four.’ In chronological order they are: New York, London, Milan and Paris. Leather suits came down multiple designer runways including Sergio Rossi The sleek and modern appearance of leather adds an element of coolness and attitude, as seen at Retrofete and Michael …

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LaPointe goes back to school with cool collection channeling the competitive spirit of standing out on the first day - made complete with custom backpacks
10 months, 4 weeks ago

LaPointe goes back to school with cool collection channeling the competitive spirit of standing out on the first day - made complete with custom backpacks

Daily Mail  

This season's inspiration for creative director and designer Sally Lapointe was 'Class of LAPOINTE 24'. The NYFW runway presentation took place at 799 Broadway, an open air loft-style building at the convergence of Union Square and the East Village. This season's inspiration for designer Sally Lapointe was 'Class of LAPOINTE 24' Attendees watched as a school bus emblazoned with the …

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Television: one of the most audacious pranks in history was hidden in a hit TV show for years.
1 year, 1 month ago

Television: one of the most audacious pranks in history was hidden in a hit TV show for years.

Slate  

By Season 5 of the prime-time soap opera Melrose Place, the character Alison Parker has been through a lot. Several of the main characters on Melrose Place worked at an advertising firm called D&D, and the GALA Committee frequently made posters and other samples of D&D’s “work.” One of these was a parody of once-omnipresent Absolut Vodka ads. “You know: …

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Not again. Federal workers who’ve weathered past government shutdowns brace for yet another ordeal
1 year, 3 months ago

Not again. Federal workers who’ve weathered past government shutdowns brace for yet another ordeal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — John Hubert, an airport security officer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recalls helping fellow Transportation Security Administration workers get essentials from food banks when they worked without pay during the last government shutdown. “Officers with children, single parents are going to be dramatically affected if a shutdown continues over a long period of time.” The White House and congressional …

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For election workers, Trump's lies have meant threats, harassment and a poisoned dog
1 year, 6 months ago

For election workers, Trump's lies have meant threats, harassment and a poisoned dog

NPR  

For election workers, Trump's lies have meant threats, harassment and a poisoned dog Enlarge this image toggle caption Wesley Lapointe for NPR Wesley Lapointe for NPR The county election worker was crossing the street with a locked bag full of ballots when he saw a Jeep Gladiator pickup truck come around the corner. Mob mentality Enlarge this image toggle caption …

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Roc’co Tha Clown is building a family of hip-hop clowns in South L.A., one party at a time
1 year, 9 months ago

Roc’co Tha Clown is building a family of hip-hop clowns in South L.A., one party at a time

LA Times  

On a warm Saturday evening in Carson, two dozen young Black performers packed a pair of Chevy Suburbans and a Dodge Charger on their way to a celebration. The vehicles were emblazoned with the crew’s name, “The League of Clowns”; a booking number; and the painted face of its founder, Jesse Philpott, aka Roc’co Tha Clown. “You know, everybody ain’t …

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US arrests four suspects linked to assassination of Haiti’s Moise
1 year, 10 months ago

US arrests four suspects linked to assassination of Haiti’s Moise

Al Jazeera  

Officials say, while ex-President Jovenel Moise was killed in Port-au-Prince, plot against him was mostly planned in US. US Justice Department officials announced on Tuesday charges of “conspiracy to kidnap or kill outside the United States, resulting in death” against Florida residents Antonio “Tony” Intriago, Arcangel Pretel Ortiz and Walter Veintemilla. “While the murder of President Moise occurred in Port-au-Prince, …

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Why are skywriting messages all over L.A. lately? We have answers
2 years, 1 month ago

Why are skywriting messages all over L.A. lately? We have answers

LA Times  

On a lightly breezy afternoon, Carlos Shihady and Maram Shehada stood together at the Point Reyes Lighthouse, where the rocky land juts a finger out into the Pacific, and watched “Carlos ❤️ Maram 12 17 2022” appear in the sky. The social media element “has made this highly symbiotic,” he said, “and there’s a certain kind of elegance and prominence …

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How the Canadiens signed Arber Xhekaj away from Costco and building tennis courts
2 years, 2 months ago

How the Canadiens signed Arber Xhekaj away from Costco and building tennis courts

New York Times  

To understand how Arber Xhekaj, who was ignored three times at the NHL Draft, was able to sign an NHL contract after spending an entire hockey season not playing hockey, you need to look to the Mohawk 4 Ice Centre in Hamilton. “I think it’d be definitely a different story if I had played that year,” Xhekaj said. “I asked …

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic: The Great American Novelty
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic: The Great American Novelty

LA Times  

Asked when being full-time Weird Al started to feel like a viable career, Yankovic, who just turned 63, says, “I think about three months ago.” “Weird Al” Yankovic quit his most recent day job in 1983. He’s stepped back to focus on other endeavors, like “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” a hilariously counterfactual sendup of the prestige-biopic genre, which premieres …

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Why so many L.A. people are drawn to this tiny, rustic town north of Santa Barbara
2 years, 3 months ago

Why so many L.A. people are drawn to this tiny, rustic town north of Santa Barbara

LA Times  

When you visit a tiny ranch town like Los Alamos in the Santa Ynez Valley, you’re not just visiting a charming travel destination, but someone’s home. Los Alamos has recently been hailed by writers with descriptors like “California’s new culinary destination to know”, “the best-kept secret on California’s Central Coast” and “California’s hottest micro-destination”. Let’s change it,’” says Stephanie Mutz, …

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A behind-the-scenes look at how Tito’s Tacos makes its famous hard-shell tacos
2 years, 3 months ago

A behind-the-scenes look at how Tito’s Tacos makes its famous hard-shell tacos

LA Times  

You can count on nothing in life, but death, taxes and a line at Tito’s Tacos. “The reason Tito’s food is so special to our followers, our customers, is because we make the food fresh every day,” says co-owner Lynne Davidson. “This is chile con carne; it’s meat for the burritos,” says Severiano Gonzalez, morning lead cook at Tito’s Tacos, …

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L.A.’s rich are rushing to join a new class of members-only clubs — if they can get in
2 years, 4 months ago

L.A.’s rich are rushing to join a new class of members-only clubs — if they can get in

LA Times  

The Aster, one of L.A.’s newest private members clubs, opened in Hollywood last month and costs $3,600 a year to join. These walled-off playgrounds for the rich and sometimes famous have evolved far beyond suburban country clubs and their serene golf courses, triple-decker turkey sandwiches and stodgy clientele, or the staid 127-year-old Jonathan Club downtown, whose website says: “We know …

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Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights redefines the haunt with a Weeknd-inspired maze
2 years, 4 months ago

Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights redefines the haunt with a Weeknd-inspired maze

LA Times  

Romance, in the songs and videos of the Weeknd, is often a horror show — a desolate wasteland where sex, drugs and love are life-wrecking obsessions. So when the artist born Abel Tesfaye expressed interest in having his music score a haunted house at Universal Studios’ annual Halloween Horror Nights event, the creative principal behind the festivities had just one …

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They transformed an abandoned auto shop into a plant haven — and neighborhood hub
2 years, 4 months ago

They transformed an abandoned auto shop into a plant haven — and neighborhood hub

LA Times  

In our Plant PPL series, we interview people of color in the plant world. “I’m all about the underrepresented community,” says Mejia, 33, a first-generation American whose parents immigrated to Los Angeles after fleeing civil war in El Salvador. “I want to do anything I can to empower people.” When the evening’s host, Sasha Jones, owner and CEO of events …

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‘Fast & Furious’ has turned these L.A. streets into a hot spot for racers. Residents are fed up
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Fast & Furious’ has turned these L.A. streets into a hot spot for racers. Residents are fed up

LA Times  

Angelino Heights residents hit the streets Friday morning to protest the filming of the next “Fast & Furious’’ movie in their Los Angeles neighborhood. Now with a child, the couple have grown concerned about the dangerous street races and stunts outside their front door — turmoil that neighbors say has been stirred up by the “Fast & Furious” movie franchise, …

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Why summer’s game-changing restaurant is an Indian sports bar in Silver Lake
2 years, 4 months ago

Why summer’s game-changing restaurant is an Indian sports bar in Silver Lake

LA Times  

Have you swung by the summer’s hottest dining sensation yet? Waitress Casey Gardner serves malai rigatoni, one of the restaurant’s signature dishes. By the time the malai rigatoni lands, you have reached the center of Pijja Palace’s culinary maze. He studied both restaurant management and cooking in professional settings, including brief stints in some of the Bay Area’s fancier Indian …

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Photos | U.S. Open of Surfing puts on a tubular show in Huntington Beach
2 years, 5 months ago

Photos | U.S. Open of Surfing puts on a tubular show in Huntington Beach

LA Times  

The U.S. Open of Surfing drew hundreds of fans to Huntington Beach this weekend as many of the top professionals in the sport competed in one of the most prestigious surfing events in the world. Surfing fans crowd Huntington Beach to watch the finals of the 2022 U.S. Open of Surfing. Harrison Roach competes in the longboard competition near the …

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What is ‘clowning’? An old art form gets a new paint job in the L.A. comedy scene
2 years, 5 months ago

What is ‘clowning’? An old art form gets a new paint job in the L.A. comedy scene

LA Times  

What exactly is “clowning,” especially in 2022? For most, the word “clown” evokes a hackneyed but still unfortunately common image of a tween’s ill-planned backyard birthday party littered with stick-figure balloon animals. In fact, the formats of Clown Zoo and so many of the current clown shows around L.A. are imagined as “rehearsals” or “exhibitions” of some staggering work of …

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She cut her water bill in half by tearing out her lawn and going all in on ‘hugelkultur’
2 years, 5 months ago

She cut her water bill in half by tearing out her lawn and going all in on ‘hugelkultur’

LA Times  

Lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. “I wanted a water savings garden that wasn’t about succulents,” said O’Brien, a professional organizer who decided to tackle the project by herself after taking a workshop Like many other adherents, O’Brien was captivated by Maestretti and Adams’ lessons in removing a lawn and rebuilding depleted soil using sheet mulching, a.k.a. “And I …

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