On Sept. 23, people around the world celebrated #BiVisibilityDay, pushing back against the erasure, invisibility and biphobia many bisexual individuals experience. Bisexual people experience higher rates of depression and anxiety and report experiencing stigma and discrimination due to their identities from both straight and gay people. They also experience other health disparities, such as higher […] Read more
One of the more upsetting popular “challenges” on the short-form-video app TikTok goes like this: When the video starts, there’s no face visible, because the camera is pointed at the floor, or the back of a head, or a pair of hands with perfect square-tip acrylics, playing peekaboo. A clip from the 2008 Selena Gomez […] Read more
Navratri, or the nine nights, is the Indian festival of nine holy nights which celebrates the victory of the goddess Shakti over evil. The days fall on the nine auspicious days as per the lunar calendar of Hinduism. The festival is celebrated with an ardent fervour which is rare on any other festival of the […] Read more
By Sonia Elks LONDON, June 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As anxieties about climate change mount, a growing number of festivals are boosting their eco-credentials with initiatives tackling everything from plastic waste and abandoned tents to low carbon transport and vegetarianism. Glastonbury – the world’s largest greenfield festival which opened in southwest England on Wednesday […] Read more
Beer is a mans best friend. So when the annual beer festival hops along to your local town hall or recreational ground, it’s a stein from the beer gods. And a good stein at that. Beer festivals bring brewers, drinkers and even cheerers from across the globe together for a weekend (or even a week) […] Read more
Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The culture, sports and tourism festival of ethnic minority groups along the Vietnamese – Lao border wrapped up in A Luoi district of the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on May 19. Speaking at the closing ceremony, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dung highlighted […] Read more
Actress Zhang Ziyi has been named “Godmother” of the 19th annual Trophée Chopard 2019 at Cannes Film Festival. As godmother, Zhang will present the award to both a male and female young actor on the rise. She follows “Godmother” Diane Kruger, who presented the award to Joe Alwyn and Elizabeth Debicki at Cannes film Festival […] Read more
Actor Keanu Reeves has revealed that he was once blacklisted by Fox Studios for turning down a movie role. In an interview to GQ, the actor recalled being put in ‘movie jail’ when he turned down ‘Speed 2’ after the first instalment in 1994 became a box office hit. Reeves explained that he turned down […] Read more
In 2016, English National Ballet director Tamara Rojo took a stand with She Said, a programme of all-female choreographers. She Persisted reassures us that Rojo is serious about showcasing women’s work, and it appears in a landscape that already shows signs of cultural shift. This time there’s only one new work, by Stina Quagebeur, a […] Read more
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A Dutch art detective dubbed the “Indiana Jones of the Art World” has struck again, finding a Picasso worth 25 million euros ($28 million) stolen from a Saudi sheikh’s yacht on the French Riviera in 1999. Arthur Brand said he had handed back the 1938 masterpiece, “Portrait of Dora Maar,” also known […] Read more
