Culture
Culture: wheelchair - North Las Vegas - vaccine - volunteer
…National Guard on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Las Vegas.
By Mary Hynes / Las Vegas Review-Journal
PFC Wendy Garcia passes out paperwork as people wait in line to enter the Cashman Center for COVID-19 vaccinations operated by the Southern Nevada Health District and the Nevada National Guard on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Las Vegas.
Culture: Gil Scott-Heron - Maya Angelou - Joe Biden - laureate
…laureate comes from a long line of activist poets of color.
From Maya Angelou to Gil Scott-Heron, the inaugural poet laureate comes from a long line of activist poets of color.
Culture: Fore River Residents Against
…according to a company spokesman.
The controversial Weymouth natural gas compressor station is expected to begin full operations within days, according to a company spokesman.
Black Mirror - award-winning - Grand Design
Ed Piskor describes his new project as modern day E.C. Comics, infused with the dream of 'Black Mirror'.
Ed Piskor describes his new project as modern day E.C. Comics, infused with the dream of 'Black Mirror'.
Culture: reproduction - overharvest - species
…overharvest and reduced reproduction have caused numbers to decline.
The DNR is working to update the state's walleye management plan as overharvest and reduced reproduction have caused numbers to decline.
Culture: The Pacific Northwest Book Awards - Elliott Bay
Ahead of her virtual Elliott Bay Book event Friday, Jan.
Ahead of her virtual Elliott Bay Book event Friday, Jan. 22 — a conversation with Cathey Hong Park in support of the Pacific Northwest Book Award-winning “The Magical Language of Others” — Seattle poet E.J. Koh spoke to The Seattle...
skyrocketed - phenomenon
What's behind this food phenomenon?
Sales of “birthday cake” flavor have skyrocketed by more than 29% since 2017. What's behind this food phenomenon?
Culture: Fourth Turning - Johnathan McCullough - lockdown
…that's more than just OK for lockdown.
The production joins Wilma Theater's Heroes of the Fourth Turning as a substantial artist statement that's more than just OK for lockdown.
Culture: Daniel Kaluuya - Fred Hampton - Rainbow Coalition
'Judas and the Black Messiah’s Daniel…
'Judas and the Black Messiah’s Daniel Kaluuya reveals the process of embodying Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton, a revolutionary and civil rights leader ahead of his time
Culture: upping - The End - banner
…upping its stake from 48 percent.
BBC Studios has acquired full ownership of British film and TV banner Clerkenwell Films, upping its stake from 48 percent.
President Biden - I salami squared - Review-Journal
…mocking President Joe Biden’s inaugural.
Stephen Brehe St. George, Utah
Shame on Michael Ramirez and the Review-Journal for the disgraceful Thursday “I salami squared” editorial cartoon, mocking President Joe Biden’s inaugural.
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Culture: Seattle Hempfest - The Star-Spangled Banner
…legal battle between the Seattle music legend's siblings.
The Hendrix Music Academy, a Renton-based youth program offering free music lessons run by Jimi Hendrix's niece, has been sucked into a decadeslong legal battle between the Seattle music legend's siblings.
Culture: Willy Wonka - mindlin - Hitchhiker’s Guide
Paramount Animation options Wheeler's upcoming book series that…
Paramount Animation options Wheeler's upcoming book series that is described described as 'Men in Black' meets 'Willy Wonka' with a shout out to 'Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.'
Culture: voice-activated - wide-screen - up-to-date - Google
…tour of the things you can do with default apps like Google Camera for Android and Apple’s Camera...
If you are still using your phone’s camera only for selfies and quick videos, you’re barely touching its potential. Here’s a quick tour of the things you can do with default apps like Google Camera for Android and Apple’s Camera...
Culture: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - shribman - Joe Biden
The young poet Amanda Gorman sparkled at Joe Biden's inaugural on Wednesday when she read \
The young poet Amanda Gorman sparkled at Joe Biden's inaugural on Wednesday when she read \
Culture: Nadia Comăneci - Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
…Campbell's Wichita Lineman.
The Grammy winner and Oscar nominee also did music for 'Happy Days' and 'Mork and Mindy' and arranged Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman.
Culture: San Francisco International - SFFilm - 2021
…director of programming ahead of 2021 festival.
San Francisco International Film Festival, also SFFilm, names Jesse Fairbanks as new director of programming ahead of 2021 festival.
78-year-old - deal-makers - Capitol
…they’ll need to make Washington work again.
The two 78-year-old deal-makers have been parties to the collapse of Capitol culture. Now they’ll need to make Washington work again.
Culture: Washington School - Beacon Hill - The Seattle Times
…has quickly become a cherished community center in Seattle.
A tiny library on Beacon Hill created for a little girl named Estela, founded by two members of the University of Washington School of Medicine staff, has quickly become a cherished community center in Seattle.
Culture: Fair Park - North American - coronavirus
Under the most optimistic scenario, the Music Hall at Fair Park would reopen at…
Under the most optimistic scenario, the Music Hall at Fair Park would reopen at full capacity in August.
Culture: Shakespeare Dallas - pandemic-pivot - 50-year-old
…pivot from the nearly 50-year-old company Shakespeare Dallas.
The new series is a pandemic-pivot from the nearly 50-year-old company Shakespeare Dallas.
Culture: Findlay Automotive Group - Laureate Harold Weller
Amber Fontaine, human resources and recruitment manager with Findlay Automotive Group, is now on the board of the…
Amber Fontaine, human resources and recruitment manager with Findlay Automotive Group, is now on the board of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and excited to be a part of a longtime cultural signature within the Las Vegas community.
Culture: Jennifer Lopez - Amanda Gorman - Lady Gaga - 46th
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president around noon.
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president around noon.
Culture: Southern Decadence - underpinnings - Golden Lantern
…muted and bittersweet celebration. Still, Mardi Gras, a holiday with Christian underpinnings, will be celebrated.
The bar scene so central to the city’s economy and allure is about to become the stage for an unusually muted and bittersweet celebration. Still, Mardi Gras, a holiday with Christian underpinnings, will be celebrated.
Culture: old-fashioned - William LaBell - lockdowns
For some people, old-fashioned ham radio still has its charm. Now, lockdowns have drawn more people to their ranks.
For some people, old-fashioned ham radio still has its charm. Now, lockdowns have drawn more people to their ranks.
Black Lives Matter Plaza - Episcopal Church - 16th
Out of America's paradoxical history of religious liberty comes a great push for Black freedom and racial justice
Out of America's paradoxical history of religious liberty comes a great push for Black freedom and racial justice
Culture: North Texans - Ashley Landis - North Plant
For more than 45 years, Bobby Johnston worked to get copies of The Dallas Morning News into the hands of North Texans.
For more than 45 years, Bobby Johnston worked to get copies of The Dallas Morning News into the hands of North Texans. After joining The News in August...
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Culture: Danielle Scott - Fine Arts - Black Histories
When asked by the Museum of Fine Arts to respond to “Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation,” Danielle…
When asked by the Museum of Fine Arts to respond to “Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation,” Danielle “Queen D.” Scott found inspiration in an unusual work in the MFA’s current ex…
Culture: Brattle Theater - David Lynchian - Not Rated
“Identifying Features” Not Rated.
“Identifying Features” Not Rated. In Spanish with subtitles. At the Brattle Theater. Grade: A minus An almost David Lynchian exercise in anxiety, fear and dread, “Identifying Features,” a modest an…
Culture: Buckley Gray Yeoman - energy-efficient - sustainable
Climate change has become our biggest challenge to overcome, so it is vital that…
Climate change has become our biggest challenge to overcome, so it is vital that we focus on how to make our buildings more energy-efficient, less carbon-intensive and more sustainable, says architect Oliver Bayliss, director of London architecture studio Buckley Gray Yeoman.
Crime: Bainbridge Island - Amanda Snyder - Seattle Times
The population of the formerly endangered gray whale has plunged 24% along the West Coast since the last…
The population of the formerly endangered gray whale has plunged 24% along the West Coast since the last estimate in 2016, new estimates show. The cause of the unusual mortality event is unknown.
Culture: Dana Gee - 12 - 22
Started in 2005 with 12 films, the 2021 version of the festival, going Jan. 22 to 24, has 61 movies on offer.
Started in 2005 with 12 films, the 2021 version of the festival, going Jan. 22 to 24, has 61 movies on offer.
Culture: Washington Times - lightened
Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris have buckled Vogue.
Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris have buckled Vogue.
Culture: Joe Biden - Bill McSweeny - resonates - Mayflower
…where the symbolism resonates beyond the dance floor.
Joe Biden won’t get to have these traditional parties, where the symbolism resonates beyond the dance floor.
Crime: United States - Southern California - coronavirus
Advocacy groups say that immigrants, including those in the United States illegally, may be some of…
Advocacy groups say that immigrants, including those in the United States illegally, may be some of the most difficult people to reach during the largest vaccination campaign in American history.
Amanda Gorman
Culture: Jonathan Newton - Washington Post - elixir
Her words were an elixir but also a source of pain, a reminder that we still must contend with dark forces.
Her words were an elixir but also a source of pain, a reminder that we still must contend with dark forces. May they help guide us to a better place.
Culture: Related Celebrities - inaugural - PM GMT - recite
Related Celebrities avoided Trump and D.C. for years. Here are the stars returning for Biden’s inauguration.
President Joe Biden on Jan. 20 became the fourth president ever to have a poet recite their work at a presidential inauguration. Related Celebrities avoided Trump and D.C. for years. Here are the stars returning for Biden’s inauguration.
Culture: Associated Press - Hillel Italie - triumphant
…even as we grieved, we grew” in her poem “The Hill We Climb.”
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew” in her poem “The Hill We Climb.”
Culture: RespectAbility's Sundance - line-up - CODA
This year's festival line-up includes several titles that feature disability in the plot.
This year's festival line-up includes several titles that feature disability in the plot.
Culture: 400-year-old - President Trump - slavery
…particularly when it comes to the nation's 400-year-old legacy of slavery.
The 45-page report, released on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, is largely an attack on decades of historical scholarship, particularly when it comes to the nation's 400-year-old legacy of slavery.
News: unrecognizable - accrue - catcher - Golden
The dream catcher once hung just above my son's head, protecting him. But suddenly, he didn't need protection anymore
The dream catcher once hung just above my son's head, protecting him. But suddenly, he didn't need protection anymore
Culture: sunny - windy
By Marvin Clemons / Las Vegas Review-Journal Wind gusts could reach 25-30 mph with possible…
By Marvin Clemons / Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wind gusts could reach 25-30 mph with possible thunder in Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
President Joe Biden - Lady Gaga - anthem - clips
Did you miss inauguration day? We've rounded up video clips of the…
Did you miss inauguration day? We've rounded up video clips of the historic event for easy viewing, everything from the arrivals of former presidents, to Lady Gaga's performance of the U.S. anthem.
Bellagio Lunar - flowers - messages - convey
…designed to convey messages of love for nature, commitment, tradition...
Nearly 63,000 plants and flowers are spread across four scenes inside the Bellagio Conservatory’s Lunar New Year display, designed to convey messages of love for nature, commitment, tradition...
Culture: Coit Road - smoothies - pitstop - 260
Hello Boba is set to open early next month at 260 N.
McKinney is about to say hello to a new pitstop for boba tea, smoothies and coffee. Hello Boba is set to open early next month at 260 N. Coit Road,...
Culture: Just Futures Initiative - Andrew
Mellon Foundation’s Just Futures Initiative competition and…
The grants are through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Just Futures Initiative competition and will be used over the next three years.
Flamingo Showroom - Piff The Magic Dragon - respond
…writer Matt Donnelly are shown in Piff's benefit…
By John Katsilometes / Las Vegas Review-Journal
Piff The Magic Dragon, the Squire, showgirl Jade Simone and comic/writer Matt Donnelly are shown in Piff's benefit show for Las Vegas first responders and front-line health workers at Flamingo Showroom on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020.
Entertainment: Drama Home - Anna Wieszczyk - Julio Anta
…merges superheroes and real world immigrant issues in a…
'Home', created by Julio Anta and Anna Wieszczyk, merges superheroes and real world immigrant issues in a whole new way.
Culture: George Washington - Abraham Lincoln - Illustrations
George Washington could really cut a rug.
George Washington could really cut a rug. Abraham Lincoln absolutely could not. How all 45 presidents fared on the dance floor.
Culture: Joe Biden - aired - 21 - welcome
…Celebrate America” aired on national television…
20, “Celebrate America” aired on national television to welcome America's new president, Joe Biden.
Culture: pandemic - essentials - horizon - whenever - slower
Travel may finally be on the horizon. Do you have your essentials in order?
Travel may finally be on the horizon. Do you have your essentials in order?
Culture: Kathleen Bartels - Joost Schokkenbroek - decamp
…Vancouver Art Gallery after 18 years for Toronto’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
Schokkenbroek is the second museum director to decamp Vancouver within the past year. Last spring, Kathleen Bartels left the Vancouver Art Gallery after 18 years for Toronto’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
Culture: pandemic - conduct
The pandemic forced many community associations to conduct their business virtually, and some boards are…
The pandemic forced many community associations to conduct their business virtually, and some boards are finding it works better than meeting in person.
Culture: Britain’s Glastonbury - grammys - postponed
…victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.
Britain’s Glastonbury music festival has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.
Ron Clous - Michigan - rifle
…flashed a rifle during a public, virtual meeting on Wednesday.
A Grand Traverse\u00a0County commissioner flashed a rifle during a public, virtual meeting on Wednesday.
Culture: Morgan State University - The Hill We Climb
Morgan State University President David Wilson joined the many people…
Morgan State University President David Wilson joined the many people lauding Amanda Gorman after her recital of “The Hill We Climb”
Culture: pandemic - explores - bites - BalletX Beyond
…all in less than half an hour.
The company explores a range of timely themes -- civil rights, the social challenges of a pandemic, trying to find common ground -- all in less than half an hour.
Politics: Michigan Multi-Jurisdictional - Police Drill
…Jurisdictional Mounted Police Drill…
The Michigan Multi-Jurisdictional Mounted Police Drill Team and Color Guard and a skateboarder zooming past Comerica Park helped celebrate the new president
Culture: embracing - belittle - diners - chefs - racists
…that racists have long tried to belittle.
Black chefs and diners are publicly embracing a dish that racists have long tried to belittle.
Culture: underscored - grouchy - experiencing - touches
Culture: transcript - delivered
Read the full transcript of Amanda Korman's original poem, \
Read the full transcript of Amanda Korman's original poem, \
Culture: small-business - Paycheck Protection - forgivable
…restrictions, in Seattle and elsewhere.
Tucked inside Congress’ latest round of small-business relief is some rare good news for restaurants, hotels and the performing arts — sectors that have been especially hard hit by COVID-19 restrictions, in Seattle and elsewhere.
1-877-952-7277 - Gordon McIntyre - immobile
…call a conservation officer at 1-877-952-7277.
If a coyote shows aggression toward people or is lying completely immobile because of injury, call a conservation officer at 1-877-952-7277.
high-profile - Stuart Derdeyn - cartoons
…profile comics artist set out to do, but then events took over.
Q&A: ‘The world is a mess’ — editorial cartoons not what high-profile comics artist set out to do, but then events took over.
Culture: Donald Trump - fitting - awash - grift
It's a fitting end to a presidency that's been awash in grift from the start.
It's a fitting end to a presidency that's been awash in grift from the start.
Culture: Joe Biden - Aretha Franklin - 46th
…performances from Aretha, Springsteen and more.
As Joe Biden prepares to be sworn in as our 46th president, we look back at the best inauguration performances from Aretha, Springsteen and more.
National Mall - Justice Sonia Sotomayor - sworn
…today to witness the inauguration of the nation’s first female vice president in person,...
Though they may not have been able to gather on the National Mall today to witness the inauguration of the nation’s first female vice president in person,...
Culture: adversarial - symbolism - Paul Chavez
…adversarial than his predecessor.
Many Latino leaders say Cesar Chavez's bust at the Oval Office symbolizes Biden's commitment to the Latino community and marks the beginning of a new relationship with a president they hope is far less adversarial than his predecessor.
Politics: Vancouver Symphony - David Gordon Duke - listeners
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has opted for a broad…
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has opted for a broad strategy offering many different types of programs for its wide constituency of interested listeners.
Washington Post - mallory - brangan - battling
…developers face challenges on multiple fronts.
From battling motion sickness to creating a comfortable, wearable device, developers face challenges on multiple fronts.
Culture: Vancouver City Opera's The Human Voice - dimension
“We’re asking what kind of voice has been missing in the world.
“We’re asking what kind of voice has been missing in the world.
Culture: columnist - 19
Columnist Eugene Robinson takes your questions and comments…
Columnist Eugene Robinson takes your questions and comments on the latest political news and developments.
Northern Michigan - Proud Boys
…with the Proud Boys and Northern Michigan gun culture.
Ron Clous, vice chair for the board of commissioners flashed a rifle during a public, virtual meeting after a resident expressed her concern with the Proud Boys and Northern Michigan gun culture.
Culture: Marketplace Week - organizers
…event from June 14 to July 16, with a new Marketplace Week planned.
Banff World Media Festival will run as an online-only event from June 14 to July 16, with a new Marketplace Week planned.
Culture: functioning - blogging - reward
They're a reward for making it through the day.
Sports aren't just a reward for a functioning society. They're a reward for making it through the day.
Crime: Civil War - hurricane - survived
Built before Michigan was a state,…
Built before Michigan was a state, the Fort Gratiot Light helped the Civil War effort and barely survived a hurricane over the years
Politics: Joe Biden - mid-January - unusual
…January in Washington, D.C.
While this will be an Inauguration Day like no other, the weather on Wednesday will\u00a0not be all that unusual for mid-January in Washington, D.C.
Culture: This Land Is Your Land - National Anthem - iconic
…Let’s Get Loud” during her “This Land Is Your…
A historic day— accompanied by some other memorable moments — including: Lady Gaga’s iconic National Anthem performance, J. Lo singing “Let’s Get Loud” during her “This Land Is Your Land” performan…
Culture: Cashman Center - 71-year-old - COVID - triumph
…2021, in Las Vegas.
By Mary Hynes / Las Vegas Review-Journal
People move along while in line to enter the Cashman Center for COVID-19 vaccinations operated by the Southern Nevada Health District and the Nevada National Guard on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Las Vegas.
Culture: referencing - triumphant - Biblical - echoing
…even as we grieved, we grew.
NEW YORK — Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew. In language referencing Biblical scripture and at times echoing the oratory of John...
Health: Apple TV - GKIDS - theatrical - THR Presents
Directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart describe their latest film, Wolfwalkers — the first original animated feature…
Directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart describe their latest film, Wolfwalkers — the first original animated feature from Apple TV , which also had a limited theatrical release through GKIDS — in a new episode of THR Presents.
Culture: cappella - trumpet - Dressed
Country icon Garth Brooks asked everyone \
Country icon Garth Brooks asked everyone \
Culture: United States - Garth Brooks - entertainers
Amanda Gorman is only 22, but she just made history.
Amanda Gorman is only 22, but she just made history. Here's everything to know about the United States' youngest inaugural poet.
pre-inaugural - PBS - documentary
…inaugural episode of the PBS news…
The pre-inaugural episode of the PBS news documentary series lets us know what kind of man we've voted into office
Culture: stirring - Joe Biden
Los Angeles poet Amanda Gorman delivered a stirring poem at the…
Los Angeles poet Amanda Gorman delivered a stirring poem at the inauguration Wednesday, titled “The Hill We Climb.”
Culture: Virginia Record - coronavirus - Noel Gene
CINCINNATI — A northern Kentucky couple celebrated…
CINCINNATI — A northern Kentucky couple celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary by getting their first coronavirus vaccine shot.
Culture: Skylight - Bradley Symphony Center - summary
…performers are bringing to a screen near you in early 2021.
Here's a summary of what Milwaukee Symphony, Rep, Skylight, Milwaukee Ballet and other performers are bringing to a screen near you in early 2021.
Culture: post-Brexit - shamefully - Bob Geldof - creatives
…Sting and Ed Sheeran, said the U.K. government shamefully failed creatives with its post-Brexit trade deal.
Music stars, including Elton John, Sting and Ed Sheeran, said the U.K. government shamefully failed creatives with its post-Brexit trade deal.
Culture: Thomas Jefferson - incendiary - overcoats - egged
After fear, violence and shattered traditions, the Marine Band hopes to lift the nation’s spirits.
After fear, violence and shattered traditions, the Marine Band hopes to lift the nation’s spirits.
Steve Cohen - Mike Fitzpatrick - Jared Porter
“We have terminated Jared Porter this morning,” Mets owner Steve Cohen wrote on Twitter.
“We have terminated Jared Porter this morning,” Mets owner Steve Cohen wrote on Twitter.
Eductaion: Wesley Morgan - Nancy Sloane - 32-year-old
…year-old fan of the comic strip...
Even before she sees the name on the return address, Nancy Sloane knows who sent the letter — the Snoopy sticker that seals the envelope is a dead giveaway. It’s from Wesley Morgan, a 32-year-old fan of the comic strip...
Culture: Biological Specialities - part-time - 42-years
Bob O'Brien, 85, is lauded for his skill, versatility and his genial manner in which he attacks every day of work.
Bob O'Brien, 85, is lauded for his skill, versatility and his genial manner in which he attacks every day of work.
Culture: Seventy-Two - One Half Miles Across Los Angeles,
Photographer Mark Ruwedel’s new book, Seventy-Two and One Half Miles Across Los Angeles, is a wonderous look at his hometown.
Photographer Mark Ruwedel’s new book, Seventy-Two and One Half Miles Across Los Angeles, is a wonderous look at his hometown.