In the swinging Addis Ababa of 1973, Mulatu Astatke played a joint concert at the fashionable Hilton hotel with American jazz legend Duke Ellington before an audience including Emperor Haile Selassie. Ethiopia was modernising and Ellington’s visit, sponsored by the US embassy, symbolised the proud African country’s openness to western […]
Year: 2021
Lorde Drops Maori-Language Album Of ‘Solar Power’ Songs : NPR
Lorde performs at Good Morning America‘s Summer Concert Series in Central Park on Aug. 20 in New York City. She worked with a team of language experts to re-record five of her new songs in the indigenous Māori language. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Lorde […]
Kate Hudson wears her most daring look yet and we are obsessed
Photo credit: John Phillips – Getty Images Kate Hudson has sizzled on the red carpet in the most daring dress she has ever worn. Wearing a slinky gown by a Lebanese fashion designer, Kate turned heads in Venice as she attended a star-studded event. On Saturday (September 4), the Bridesmaids […]
Rucker Brand Relaunches Basketball Lifestyle Brand via Foot Locker
Chris Rucker is sitting comfortably in his kitchen, wearing a black tee with the Rucker name scrawled in salmon pink cursive across his chest. He’s explaining over Zoom how he’s been fighting to keep his grandfather’s legacy alive since the Rucker brand’s initial launch in the late 90’s. Holcombe is […]
Out and About at WRAL.com
By Michelle Mackonochie, WRAL anchor/reporter Cary, N.C. — From delicious snacks, knocking down some bowling pins and kick back to watch Hollywood’s latest movie — Cary has a new and improved experience that may look familiar to some. Frank Theatre Cinebowl and Grille is getting a facelift. Now, general manager […]
‘It didn’t adhere to any of the rules’: the fascinating history of free jazz | Documentary films
When Miles Davis first heard the music of Eric Dolphy, a key figure in the free jazz movement, he described it as “ridiculous”, “sad” and just plain “bad”. Upon encountering the early sounds of free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk said “there’s nothing beautiful in what he’s playing. He’s […]
Megan Markle’s Engagement Dress Designer “Fashion Label Cash Failed in Exotic Lingerie”
Release: 19:45 EDT, September 4, 2021 | Has been updated: 19:54 EDT, September 4, 2021 A charming designer of Megan Markle’s £ 56,000 engagement dress has been accused of wasting her company’s cash on booking luxury lingerie and an expensive hair salon before it collapsed. A document released by the […]
Galeries Lafayette Group Names New Director of Strategy and Development
PARIS — Galeries Lafayette Group has named Sandra Weber as director of strategy and development, charged with identifying growth vectors and opportunities for development at a challenging time for French department stores. Weber succeeds Olivier Bron, who left to become chief executive officer of Central Group’s Central and Robinson department […]
Monica Lewinsky says Bill Clinton should want to apologize for infamous affair, says she’s moved on regardless
Monica Lewinsky got candid about her feelings toward Bill Clinton ahead of the premiere of the dramatization of their affair in “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” The former White House intern found herself at the heart of an impeachment scandal and public ridicule in 1998 after a friend, Linda Tripp, released […]
Everything about the World’s oldest instrument: The Drums
Over the past seven thousand years and above, the entire mankind civilization has witnessed drastic changes. From pre-historic times to the modern-age civilization, humans have embraced the changes with open arms that have enabled them to become what they are today. These particular changes aren’t just restricted to the development […]