Month: July 2021

A rave for LGBTQ+ rights is being thrown in Kyiv, Ukraine this Friday, directly outside the President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office. As it stands, Ukrainian law does not consider attacks against queer people as hate crimes, which is undoubtedly dangerous and unjust for the community… Something Ukraine Pride hopes to change. Sofila Lapina, co-founder of Ukraine Pride,
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July 26, 2021, 1:39pm Haruki Murakami’s writing has inspired many creatives’ own practices, from visual artists to video game designers to filmmakers to other writers. And hopefully we’ll be seeing yet another artist-turned-Murakami-enthusiast: Joe Jonas has revealed he’s been reading Murakami as he works on new music. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal,
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(CNN) — Deep in the dense green forests of Germany’s Mittelgebirge central mountains lies a remarkable railway that has survived war, political upheaval, Cold War tension and repression, economic hardship and repeated threats of closure. Little known outside Germany, the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen — Harz Narrow Gauge Railways, usually abbreviated to HSB — is one of
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Dieter Brummer — an Australian soap opera star famous for “Home and Away” — has died. The Aussie actor’s body was reportedly found by police Sunday after a welfare check was requested in a suburb of Sydney. His cause of death hasn’t been announced, but cops say foul play isn’t suspected. Brummer’s family released a
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“Wait, What” by Carlos Benzecri, available for sale until July 31 at CRUSH. Photography courtesy of XPOSED. CRUSH, an exhibit of Canadian queer art, runs until July 31. All proceeds go to Rainbow Railroad, an organization that helps LGBTQI+ individuals facing persecution find safety through emergency relocation. By Patricia Karounos Date July 26, 2021 Facebook
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The veteran entertainer reflects on his journey from Roots, Reading Rainbow, and Star Trek to hosting America’s favorite gameshow. By Julian Kimble July 26, 2021 LeVar Burton.Courtesy of MasterClass. LeVar Burton’s grasp of the power of words is firm. He chooses them carefully when speaking, pairing them with perfect intonation and enunciation to ensure that
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Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Telecom Italia prepares for DAZN probe; Nokia gets into testbeds with Greece’s 5G Ventures; Virgin Media O2 sets up ‘national databank’ for the barely connected. Telefónica’s cybersecurity arm, Telefónica Tech, is to incorporate C2RO Perceive, a video analytics offering, into its armoury of IoT and Big Data software. The
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Hatebreed are once again indulging their culinary passions and releasing two new beers to get headbangers through the summer. The hardcore stalwarts have partnered with Connecticut’s Witchdoctor Brewing Company and Half Time Beverage to debut two new beers under the Breedbrew brand. The first is called Perseverance Pale Ale, which Hatebreed drummer Matt Byrne describes
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Following in the footsteps of T-Mobile and AT&T, the last of America’s “big three” Verizon announced that Android Messages will be the default bearer of its RCS messaging service from next year. Even before the telcos formally abandoned their joint Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative (CCMI), T-Mobile had already adopted Android’s RCS solution which Google launched
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