In February, Tom Sandoval bombed through Laurel Canyon in his Mercedes E-400 coupe, talking excitedly about the time he asked his hero, Neil Degrasse Tyson, if our evidence of dark matter is solely based on gravitational lensing. Sandoval, 36, is an unlikely science enthusiast. The star of Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules is better known for his
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As an avowed proponent of textualism — an approach to law which favors interpreting a statute solely on the basis of the text, rather than the purported intent behind it — Gorsuch, like Justice Antonin Scalia before him, was willing to read Title VII in ways that no one who voted for it in 1964
Jun. 15th, 2020 Cities around the world have their man-made icons that become the identity of the destination, instantly recognizable by all. New York has the Statue of Liberty, Paris has the Eiffel Tower, London has Big Ben. The small country of Singapore has one as well and it happens to be the most expensive hotel
“I want to speak to my Black trans folks first,” said Raquel Willis, a transgender rights activist. “We’ve been told we’re not enough [by]…parents, lovers, johns, schools, and institutions. But the truth is, we’re more than enough.” Her words went out to a historic crowd: a sea of 15,000 people (an estimate delivered by the
As protests against police brutality continue across the country, one by one, monuments to racists, slave owners, and other genocidal figures are tumbling down. The city of Birmingham, Alabama, announced that it will remove a monument to Confederate soldiers and sailors in a public park. In North Carolina, Asheville is doing the same. Dallas is
In response to the weeks of protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, cities around the country have begun to consider cutting back on the footprint of their police forces. As we watch officers descend on unarmed crowds of civilians, equipped with riot gear, tear gas, and freely wielded batons, it’s perhaps not
Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, Thailand Dedicated to celebrating spiritual and physical wellbeing, this Saturday, June 13, marks the ninth annual Global Wellness Day. Although things might look a little different this year as the non-for-profit organization will instead be hosting a virtual broadcast on everything from astrology and skincare to energy healing. Starting in New
Last summer, Nikil Saval was best known as a head editor for the literary and political magazine n+1. He wrote freelance articles about architecture and design for The New York Times and The New Yorker. He used a Motorola razr flip phone. A year later, Saval’s life looks markedly different. Last week he was declared
Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort Families and friends seeking a vacation, yet are concerned about their health and safety, The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort is offering a Private Ranch Retreat package where guests can reserve a block of 10-20 rooms adjacent to one another. New safety and cleaning protocols are in place at Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort to
Do you think the NBA season will resume? If you ask me that question right now, I’ll say yeah. That’s what’s been reported. It feels like a fluid situation. As far as I know, we’re playing. How did you initially feel about the news that Portland would be heading to Orlando, and what do you
Surfrider Hotel Malibu After months of uncertainty, a growing number of popular destinations are beginning to ease lockdown measures, reopen borders, and move toward welcoming tourists back. And with regional travel predicted to be one of the first sectors to recover – thanks to their typically intimate size with anywhere from 10 to 100 rooms
It was the latter that made him move to New York from Texas, where he grew up, and where Majors – like so many other young Black men who grew up there – was given “the talk”. “And the talk is, essentially, ‘Son, you’ve got to be twice as careful, right? And get home for
Pete’s character in The King of Staten Island has the somewhat misguided idea to open a tattoo parlor/restaurant, and he spends much of the movie doing bad amateur tattoos on his friends, including a truly unfortunate attempt at Barack Obama. How much of that is true to life?You know, Pete loves tattoos and that world.
Columbia Hillen Twin brothers, Omar and Othmane Belkhayat (31) are just the kind of tourism entrepreneurs Morocco needs. Personable, multi-lingual, having lived in cities such as Montreal, Paris and Madrid, and with banking background experience, they returned to their native home two years ago and revamped their father’s riad in Fez. Tucked away along a
Since Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin brutally pressed his knee onto George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, and three other white officers stood by and did nothing as he suffocated to death, the entire world has responded with shock and outrage and demanded an overhaul of American policing. One of Chauvin’s colleagues, meanwhile, was
As of Tuesday morning, Martin Gugino is still hospitalized. The week before, the 75-year-old man was speaking to local cops at an anti-police brutality protest in Buffalo, when two officers shoved him to the concrete with so much force that his head can be heard cracking against the pavement in a now-viral video of the
Jun. 9th, 2020 There is only one private island resort in all of the United States and it’s a well kept secret. For years, Florida VIPS, along with celebrities and dignitaries, have taken a quick seaplane from Miami to Little Palm Island Resort & Spa. The luxury island resort is located off Little Torch Key
Maybe you saw all the promotion for Be Water, ESPN’s latest 30 For 30 documentary on Bruce Lee, and thought to yourself: “Hasn’t this been done already?” Well, sure. There have been, based on a quick search, no fewer than 17 documentaries, docuseries, and biopics centered on the legendary martial artist’s all-too-brief life. Last year