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SF real estate
SFGATE
12 hours ago
SF real estate

Americans Are Flocking South To Outrun Home Prices-This Is Where They're Moving From

Americans are moving south for warmer weather, bigger homes, and more space, especially post-COVID-19.
The top 10 fastest-growing counties in the U.S. are primarily in Florida and Texas, showing a trend towards affordable living and away from high-priced coastal areas.
SFGATE
1 month ago
SF real estate

A Reality Check for the American Dream: Who Can Afford a Home Right Now?

First-time homebuyers are struggling to afford homeownership due to high prices and mortgage rates.
The middle class is finding it increasingly difficult to achieve the American dream of homeownership, as it now requires wealth or luck.
moreSF real estate
New York City
New York Post
1 day ago
New York City

Empire Steak House owner says most migrants here to seize American Dream - but they still need to follow the rules

Work hard and follow the rules are essential for success in the US.
Immigrants can contribute positively to the country in the long run.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Adams Visits the Border to Step Up Pressure on Biden for Migrant Funds

EL PASO More than 2,000 miles from New York City, Mayor Eric Adams stood outside a church in Texas on Sunday and told a group of migrants that he would fight for them to be able to work and to experience the American dream.As the mayor's words were translated into Spanish, the crowd began to clap and cheer.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Man Killed Deliveryman After Dispute Over Duck Sauce, Prosecutors Say

Glenn Hirsch was charged with murder in the death of Zhiwen Yan, a slaying that prosecutors said came after a monthslong campaign of harassment.
moreNew York City
www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
Social justice

What Groups Need Affirmative Action?

Immigrant families in the US exhibit similar upward mobility patterns over generations, regardless of origin.
Despite a decline in overall upward mobility in the US economy, immigrants and their descendants have shown continuous progress.
Chicago Tribune
3 months ago
Social justice

Op-ed: Migrant handouts are stifling the American Dream

The American Dream is still alive for immigrants who come to the US seeking opportunity.
Government welfare programs may be hindering the immigrant experience and preventing them from achieving their own version of the American Dream.
Music
Pitchfork
4 weeks ago
Music

21 Savage Announces Spring 2024 North American Tour

21 Savage announced a tour in support of his new album, American Dream, with special guests JID, Nardo Wick, and 21 Lil Harold.
21 Savage recently released his third solo studio album, American Dream, and performed songs from the LP on Saturday Night Live.
Pitchfork
2 months ago
Music

21 Savage Calls Trailer for Donald Glover Biopic a "Parody," Says Movie Isn't Likely Happening

21 Savage confirms that the American Dream: The 21 Savage Story trailer was a joke
The faux trailer doubled as a music video for his new song 'American Dream'
Pitchfork
2 months ago
Music

21 Savage Releasing New Album American Dream on Friday

21 Savage announces new album American Dream
Album cover references his status as an American immigrant
Consequence
10 months ago
Music

Portugal. the Man contemplate the American Dream on new single "Thunderdome [W.T.A.]": Stream

Portugal.the Man are gearing up to share their new album Chris Black Changed My Life on June 23rd, and they've offered another sample of it with today's new single "Thunderdome [W.T.A.]," featuring Black Thought of The Roots and Mexican singer-songwriter legend Natalia Lafourcade.With geographical references to the US-Mexico border, "Thunderdome" is an ode to the so-called American Dream and the lengths people go to in hopes of achieving it.
Vulture
1 year ago
Music

We Made a European Pop Playlist for The White Lotus Season Two

A new season of The White Lotus means a new aesthetic for Jennifer Coolidge to ugly-American her way through.And like everyone last summer, The White Lotus is doing an Italy trip.Post-lockdown, pre-resurgence-of-fascism Italy is like Tender Is the Night- era French Riviera right now.Couldn't be hotter.
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PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month ago
Film

Kristen Stewart's new film Love Lies Bleeding is a 'sizzling' sapphic triumph

Love Lies Bleeding received rave reviews after its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
The film is described as a romance fueled by ego, desire, and the American Dream.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales movie review (2022) | Roger Ebert

"The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales" is a documentary by Abigail Disney, co-directed with "Armor of Light" co-director Kathleen Hughes.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Film

Abigail Disney turns critical lens on her family's company in new doc

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, about her new film, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby movie review (2022) | Roger Ebert

"Untrapped" uses Black oppression, Atlanta politics, and Lil Baby's relationships to give a nuanced portrayal of everything that's fueled his fame.
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Writing

Opinion: In L.A., real estate envy is all too real. I can't stop looking at Zillow

Homeownership is a loaded part of the American dream, with emotional implications that are often not discussed.
Personal circumstances and upbringing can impact one's ability to afford a home, creating feelings of comparison and inequality.
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Writing

The Atlantic 10: The Best Books of 2023

Books offer a countercultural medium of focus and complexity in a world filled with distractions.
This year's selections include ambitious projects that are clear, beautiful, and impossible to put down.
Pinstripe Alley
3 months ago
New York Yankees

Yankees Book Club, Part One: "The Last Boy" by Jane Leavy

Mickey Mantle embodies the American Dream, rising from humble beginnings to achieve great success.
Fame and wealth had a profound impact on Mantle's personal life, leading to self-destructive behavior.
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Books

The Atlantic 10: The Best Books of 2023

Books offer a countercultural medium of focus and complexity in a world filled with distractions.
This year's selections include ambitious projects that are clear, beautiful, and impossible to put down.
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Books

The Atlantic 10: The Best Books of 2023

Books offer a countercultural medium of focus and complexity in a world filled with distractions.
This year's selections include ambitious projects that are clear, beautiful, and impossible to put down.
www.courant.com
10 months ago
Books

New book Last On His Feet' captures brilliantly boxer Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century

Rick Kogan | Chicago Tribune (TNS) The first Black boxing champion was a man named Jack Johnson and a few years before he died in 1946, he told a young reporter, Just remember, whatever you write about me, that I was a man.You will meet this man in all his ferocity, style, audacity and courage in a spectacular new book, a dynamic and unforgettable collaboration between artist Youssef Daoudi and writer Adrian Matejka.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Books

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Let me tell you about the very rich, F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote in 1926.They are different from you and me.Maybe so, but when the rich person in question was the billionaire Sumner Redstone the former chairman of Paramount Global, who died in 2020 and is at the center of Unscripted, a new expose by the Times journalists James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams he apparently wasn't so different from a 15-year-old kid at summer camp in terms of his romantic crushes and his libido.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

What if you could buy wishes? An Egyptian fantasy comic does some wishful thinking

An self-portrait of Deena Mohamed, author of the graphic novel Shubeik Lubeik a fantasy story of making wishes in modern-day Egypt.Deena Mohamed If Egyptian comics artist and writer Deena Mohamed ever encountered a genie, she knows what she'd wish for.She'd wish for everyone she loved to live to age 120.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

These fall graphic novels reflect the diversity of the genre

Meghan Collins Sullivan/NPR The comics renaissance continues this season with all sorts of great graphic novels in every genre imaginable.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Dining

The Truth About Hot Cheetos Is Not in Flamin' Hot'

Like Oscar Isaac, I occasionally use chopsticks to eat hot Cheetos, a technique that keeps their red dust from sticking to my fingers.It's the neatest way to keep pace with a perfectly engineered snack, designed both to satisfy the desire for its prickly heat and violent crunch, its convincing tang and mellow sweetness, and to fuel an immediate need to revisit it.
www.housingwire.com
9 months ago
Real estate

Lawmakers introduce bill to assist renters with security deposits

A group of Democratic lawmakers in the United States Senate have introduced a bill designed to assist low-income renters with their security deposit payments.The Delivering Essential Protection, Opportunity, and Security for Tenants (DEPOSIT) Act was introduced into the Senate this week by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.).
Mindful
1 year ago
Mindfulness

I'm More Than My Anxious Thoughts-And So Are You - Mindful

For so long, I thought I was my mind.The thoughts in my head controlled everything.My fear, my anxiety, my stress, these were all part of me and they made up who I am.Growing up, this was all I knew.In order to survive, I convinced myself that my constant thinking was my edge.My worrying, my productivity of always DOING -I thought this is what made me successful.
Riggo's Rag
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

5 most memorable moments of Taylor Heinicke's time with Commanders

The man, the myth, the legend has left the building and is returning home.Taylor Heinicke signed a two-year, $14 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons, which included a $4 million signing bonus.Not bad for someone who was unemployed and sleeping on his sister's couch a little over two years ago before signing with the Washington Commanders.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Will Plunging Mortgage Rates Spark a New Homebuying Rush? Here's What the Latest Housing Statistics Say

Getty Images While mortgage rates are rarely great conversation fodder over Thanksgiving dinner, this Thanksgiving is a whole different story.If there's a homebuyer or seller at your table, you can bet your good gravy the topic will pop up.After all, mortgage rates have more than doubled throughout 2022, blasting past the 7% threshold and hitting a 20-year high in late October.
Sun Sentinel
9 months ago
Miami

Still no trial date for Frank Artiles in Miami 'ghost' candidate case

More than two years after he was arrested, accused of bribing a friend to run as a spoiler candidate in a Miami state Senate race, it remains unclear when former lawmaker Frank Artiles will stand trial.During a Friday morning hearing, Artiles' attorney Frank Quintero told the court that the defense plans to depose the state's "main witness" in late June.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Flush With Campaign Cash, Tim Scott Is Set to Join '24 Race

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina will announce his candidacy for president on Monday and will enter the race with around $22 million cash on hand, making him one of the most serious competitors for the front-runner, Donald J. Trump, even as Mr. Scott has hovered around 2 percent in Republican primary polls.
Fox News
10 months ago
NYC politics

NYC mayor at a loss over Biden's absence as cities bear brunt of migrant crisis: 'Good question'

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the surge of illegal migrants flooding New York and other cities "should not be happening" and called it a national problem that needs "a national solution.""Where the heck is the President of the United States?" a morning show host on "Good Day New York" asked Adams in an interview discussing the migrant crisis.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson offers empathy but no immediate solutions as he visits migrant shelters

Mayor Brandon Johnson spent his first full day in office Tuesdayvisiting Chicago government facilities housing migrants, including a Pilsen police station and Little Village park center where he decried Republican governors who continue busing asylum-seekers to the city."It's wicked.It's unconscionable.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Op-ed series: Former Chicago mayoral candidates offer thoughts on the runoff and hopes for the city's future

Chicagoans will elect a new mayor on April 4 after voters on Feb. 28 narrowed the candidates from nine to two: Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson.We invited the former mayoral candidates to comment on their expectations for the city's next leader.To read each op-ed, click the links below.In this moment, Chicago needs to come together to make sure the next mayor - whoever that person may be - listens, is collaborative and understands that they have a mandate to see through reforms that have thus far been broken promises and missed opportunities.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Matt Paprocki: Amendment 1 will raise government costs, but millions finally had a choice on their ballots

It looks like Amendment 1 will be added to the Illinois Constitution, according to Associated Press projections.Unions spent $13 million and failed to get the 60% of votes needed on the ballot question to pass the amendment outright.They inched past Illinois' second mark for constitutional change by getting barely more than 50% of the total number of votes counted in the election.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Letters: Mixed feelings about celebrating July Fourth

It is with mixed emotions that I celebrate our country's birthday on July Fourth.
San Jose Spotlight
10 months ago
San Francisco

Why bother buying a home in San Jose? - San Jose Spotlight

A recent national report is putting San Jose on the map for all the wrong reasons.The city is the toughest place to buy a home with the worst price-to-rent ratio, according to an analysis by real estate data company Clever.The company ranked 50 of the most populous U.S. metros with the goal of answering one big question-is it cheaper to buy a home here or rent one?
www.7x7.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

The masterful Obama Portraits land at the de Young.

On June 18th, their portraits debut at San Francisco's de Young Museum, the penultimate stop in an unprecedented cross-country tour.
Medium
1 year ago
San Francisco

This Bay Area City Remains the Most 'Affordable' and Spacious for Renters

R ents around the Bay Area have skyrocketed over the past twelve months, reaching near pre-pandemic levels.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
LA food

Why this 'oil-fried devil' is my favorite breakfast

(Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)

I've never been an American breakfast person.I've mentioned this before, in a column about cachapas, the Venezuelan pancakes that easily trump flapjacks.I didn't grow up eating waffles or scrambled eggs.But a sweet rice roll with a doughnut in the middle that resembles a breakfast burrito?
Eater LA
1 year ago
LA food

An Inglewood Fish Fry Is Dedicated to Uplifting Formerly Incarcerated Community Members

2nd Chance Soul Food Fish Fry opened for business earlier this summer near the intersection of Centinela and Inglewood avenues, a stone's throw from the Serving Spoon in Inglewood.
Eater LA
1 year ago
LA food

Vegan Butcher Shop Brings all the Trimmings to Highland Park Next Month

Los Angeles's first-ever vegan butcher shop comes to Highland Park this summer.
Eater LA
1 year ago
LA food

This Southeast Asian Artist Uses Iconic Pink Doughnut Boxes as a Canvas For Storytelling

Artist Phung Huynh tells the story of "doughnut kids" - second-generation Cambodian Americans who grew up in their family's doughnut shops - in her exhibition titled Donut Whole at Self-Help Graphics & Art in East Los Angeles, which is running from now until May 27.
Opinion | It’s Not the End of Work. It’s the End of Boring Work. - The New York Times
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | It's Not the End of Work. It's the End of Boring Work.

Despite all the dazzling digital advances, the trillions of dollars spent on computer technology have done almost nothing to make the world a more productive place.The economist Robert Solow, who identified this problem, called it the productivity paradox.In 1987, a decade into the computer revolution, he observed that productivity growth had actually slowed down.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Washington Nationals

Nats will induct Ted Lerner into their Ring of Honor, wear commemorative patch

Ryan Zimmerman helps Washington Nationals owner Ted Lerner hold the World Series trophy during the team's 2019 World Series parade.(Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post) The Washington Nationals will honor late founding owner Ted Lerner by inducting him into their Ring of Honor during a pregame ceremony at Nationals Park on Opening Day.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Brigitte D'Annibale adds oculus to plywood-clad house for Malibu installation

A plywood-clad building with an oculus in its roof provides space for the B=f(P, E) installation by American interdisciplinary artist Brigitte D'Annibale, located on the Point Dume promontory in Malibu, California.Situated on an acre of vacated construction land, D'Annibale transformed the former residence and stripped back its materials to provide the setting for her designs.
Vulture
1 year ago
Books

The Best Books of 2023 (So Far)

When the glories of spring are still on the far-off horizon and the doldrums of late winter take hold, there's an escape within your grasp no matter your travel budget: a great new book.While the conversation in early 2023 was dominated by a certain prince turned memoirist, readers who looked beyond the big displays could be rewarded with an exciting debut novel, a memoir from a celebrated late journalist, and an exhilarating romance told in verse.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
LA food

Op-Ed: What's the worth of a Michelin star?

Fine dining needs a therapist.Restaurants at the high end of the spectrum - ambitious chefs, multiple courses, impeccable service and prices that reflect all the effort - are having an understandable identity crisis.Getting to the top of the mountain takes a toll.Staying there can mean a world of pain.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
LA food

Op-Ed: What can save restaurants? Try hospitality

COVID and inflation have knocked restaurants to their knees, and everyone with a vested interest, from owner to chef to server to customer, seems to have an opinion on how to get them up and running again.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Clarence Page: Barbara Ehrenreich revealed the grim side of prosperity

Barbara Ehrenreich told us about "essential workers" before it was cool.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Letters: Readers unpack reactions to student debt forgiveness

The GOP's attacks on President Biden's forgiveness of college student loans as a handout to rich Harvard graduates are, at best, disingenuous and dishonest.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Harry Nuriev uses denim to form furniture collection informed by the American dream

A DJ booth, a gym bench and a giant sofa with an integrated iPad holder feature in this collection of collectible denim-clad furniture that designer Harry Nuriev is exhibiting at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris.Taking over the gallery's entire ground floor, the Denim exhibition reinvents the iconic American fabric by applying it to unexpected everyday items.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

The multiverse reigns supreme at Oscars as Everything Everywhere dominates, Canadians win big | CBC News

Everything Everywhere All At Once entered the 2023 Oscars on Sunday with a leading 11 nominations and took home seven after an intense awards season, and an evening far removed from the drama-filled one last year.The German anti-war drama All Quiet on the Western Front another ambitious epic, albeit of wildly different stripe was second with the most Academy Award wins with four.
RMNB
1 year ago
Washington Capitals

Washington Nationals announce the passing of owner Ted Lerner

The Washington Nationals announced on Monday morning that the team's founding managing principal owner, Ted Lerner, passed away on Sunday at the age of 97.Lerner died at his Chevy Chase, MD home due to complications of pneumonia.Lerner, a billionaire real estate developer, helped bring the Nationals to Washington from Montreal for $450 million.
KQED
1 year ago
Books

New Social History 'Palo Alto' Tells a Story of Laborers and Exploiters

Palo Alto is divided into five sections that cover significant time periods of roughly 20-50 years, the last of which is 2000-2020.Both in subject and tone, Harris' writing merits comparison to the work of anarchist archivist David Graeber, a man described by The New York Times as a "caustic critic" in his 2020 obit.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

EFF Files Amicus Brief to Protect the Speech Rights of Immigrants and Immigrant Rights Advocates

This post was written by intern Devin Sullivan.Should it be a federal crime to encourage an undocumented immigrant to remain in the country?In a friend of the court brief filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court, we argue that such a prohibition is facially unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds that it would sweep up and prohibit constitutionally protected speech.Our brief was filed in United States v. Hansen, a challenge to the Encouragement Provision in 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), which makes it a federal crime to "encourage or induce" an undocumented immigrant to "reside" in the United States, if one knows that such "coming to, entry, or residence" in the U.S. will be in violation of the law.
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

Joel Feldman Appointed CEO of Sugar Bowl Bakery

After thirty-eight years of building, managing, and growing Sugar Bowl Bakery as a family business, Andrew Ly, co-founder and current CEO & Chairman of the Board, has stepped aside from the CEO seat and appointed current President & COO, Joel Feldman, as his successor.Feldman will lead all cross functional activity and will formulate and execute the company's long-term strategy, while Ly will continue to guide Sugar Bowl Bakery serving as an ambassador of the company culture and the face of the brand as Chairman of the Board.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Homo Novus - San Francisco Bay Times

By Michele Karlsberg-
Michele Karlsberg: This year, Gerard Cabrera is celebrating the publication of his debut novel Homo Novus.It tells the story of a young man and the Catholic priest who seduced him when he was an adolescent.As the publisher's description of the book reads: "Piety, compassion, lust, love ... feelings all the more potent when you are a Catholic priest confined to your hospital bed by an AIDS diagnosis, being comforted by the seminarian you sexually abused as an adolescent.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | The Email That Every Campaign Is Sending Right Now

Editors' note: Bloomberg Opinion columnist Ramesh Ponnuru did not actually receive the following email, but he has gotten dozens scores hundreds of others like it.As far as we know, he is not actually running for office.Friend, we haven't heard from you in a while.We've sent you 24 emails asking for money, just this week, and so far you haven't stepped up.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

LGBTQ Broadway Actor Honors His Jewish and Immigrant Heritage in Timely Ragtime - San Francisco Bay Times

The story told in the Tony Award-winning musical classic Ragtime is a remarkable reflection of today's world, despite being set 120 years in the past.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Biden says Labor nominee Julie Su is the American dream'

President Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced Julie Su, his nominee for Labor secretary, touting the overwhelming support she enjoys among lawmakers and other Democratic supporters.Biden joked that if he didn't pick Su, who would be the first Asian American Cabinet secretary of his administration if confirmed, he'd be run outta town.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Biden nominates Julie Su as his first Asian American cabinet secretary

Calling her the American dream, Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced his nominee to lead the US labor department, Julie Su, who if confirmed will become the first Asian American cabinet secretary in his administration.Julie is the American dream, the president said in a White House ceremony.Su is a civil rights attorney and a former head of the California labor department.
Benzinga
1 year ago
Marketing

Exclusive: Shop Weed In A New Dimension, Earn NFTs & Rewards - WEEDAR Raises $1.5M To Upgrade Its AR

WEEDAR, a distribution ecosystem that mixes augmented reality (AR) - powered shopping and loyalty programs for cannabis brands, raised $1.5 million in a seed round.This funding was led by an anonymous private investor, bringing the company's total fundraising to $2.3 million.The company plans to use these funds to expand and improve the existing feature set, and scale marketing.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

DeSantis and Pence lead Republican wave of presidential campaign books

In one of the clearest signs that the 2024 Republican presidential primary will feature rivals to Donald Trump, a host of likely candidates have released or will soon release books purporting to outline their political visions.Such books often sell poorly, but that is rarely their point.They are markers of ambition.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

6 Perfectly Timeless Quotes From 'It's a Wonderful Life'

It's a Wonderful Life, some 76 years after its release, remains a wonderful movie.The holiday classic, directed by Frank Capra, still touches the heart, evoking tears and laughs, all the while capturing the essence of what's good in the world and in our fellow humans.A recent re-watch confirms something else as well: the dialogue is as timely as ever.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

'Solito' is a personal story of immigration that sheds light on the universal

Javier Zamora's Solito is an important book that refocuses the immigration debate by writing about and from the perspective of the most important aspect of it: the people who leave home behind and risk everything to look for a better life in the United States.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Wendell Pierce to Star in 'Death of a Salesman' on Broadway

The production, also starring Sharon D Clarke and featuring André De Shields, will arrive some time next season.
Wendell Pierce is ready for another run as Willy Loman.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

For my Monterey Park family, the shooting shattered a sacred New Year taboo

I learned about the shooting in my beloved city the morning after it happened.On Sunday, my sister-in-law called to rearrange the location of our New Year's lunch.But it was a puzzling conversation."I'm glad you are OK," she started."What do you mean?Why wouldn't I be OK?"I asked.
Brooklyn Based
1 year ago
Writing

Revisiting 'Brown Girl, Brownstones' | Brooklyn Based

This story is part of our "Brooklyn Classics" series, about well-known and underappreciated books set in the borough.Compared to other authors in our Brooklyn Classics series, Paule Marshall isn't quite a household name, yet her book Brown Girl, Brownstones, first published in 1959, is a breathtaking achievement.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

'Nanny' employs African folklore in a haunting Black horror film

Anna Diop plays a Senegalese immigrant pursuing the American Dream in Nanny.Courtesy of Prime Video There's something in the water in the new film Nanny.Over two unsettling hours, director Nikyatu Jusu submerges the audience in suffocating night terrors, blending glowing reflections of Black love with discomforting glances amongst kin.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

This $2.2M Castle-Style Home Reigns Over Marietta, GA, Neighborhood

MLS via Realtor.comAt the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Marietta, GA, sits a regal home with turrets.It's a 13,714-square-foot, modern-era castle that really stands out in the area's array of high-end homes.Built in 1995, the castle is listed for $2,195,000 and was a passion project for owners Clark and Terri Ullom.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Elliott: Frances Tiafoe finds his American dream in stunning upset over Rafael Nadal

Frances Tiafoe 's parents left war-torn Sierra Leone for a better life in the United States.His mother, Alphina, was a nurse and often worked two jobs.
Eater Atlanta
1 year ago
Atlanta

The Chef Behind Peruvian Pop-Up La Chingana Is Opening a Restaurant in Poncey-Highland

After running Peruvian pop-up La Chingana for over a year, chef Arnaldo Castillo is opening his first restaurant in Poncey-Highland this summer.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

The 11 Biggest Worries Parents Have Today

All parents worry about their kids - it just comes with the territory.But today's parents are dealing with situations that their own parents never had to worry about, situations for which there really isn't a blueprint.From epidemics of gun violence, online bullying, and a burgeoning mental health crisis, to concerns about becoming an adult in a time of almost unprecedented economic uncertainty, parents have a lot to worry about regarding their kids' well-being.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

This Iconic, Retro Baby Store Is Trying To Make A Comeback

There might be a welcome development for parents who miss the beloved, iconic baby gear store that closed in 2018.Babies R Us - the Toys R Us for babies - is hoping for a comeback!What year is it!?Is something that was over in 2018 already the subject of nostalgia?Seems so!The brand and licensing management firm overseeing Babies R Us and Toys R Us hopes the favorite baby gear store - which originated in the mid-20th century and was practically everywhere before it shuttered fast - is ready for its debut again.
Fatherly
6 years ago
Fathers

The Most Scrutinized Father-Son Relationship in American History

A son in a building emblazoned with his father's name, at the center of his campaign, and half way through a life spent in his shadow, Donald Trump Jr. took action.What was that action exactly?
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

This AI expert has 90 days to find a job or leave the U.S.

After being laid off from Meta, Huy Tu has just 90 days to find a new job.If they don't have something lined up by Feb. 6, Tu faces having to leave the country.Courtesy of Huy Tu Huy Tu still remembers their first day of work at Instagram.Tu grew up in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in a working class family.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Faith

Biden becomes the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at MLK's church

Biden is the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.Brendan Smialowski /AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden delivered a sermon on Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, becoming the first sitting president to do so at the church where Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor.
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

'He Encompassed Hospitality': Much-Loved San Francisco Bar Talent Ilya Romanov Has Died

Ilya Romanov, a prominent bar manager and a beloved member of the San Francisco hospitality industry, died on December 30 from a fall.He was 33 years old.Romanov was most recently known as the friendly face behind the stick at Bar Iris, the sister cocktail bar to Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant, Nisei.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | When Fixing the Housing Market, Don't Forget the Neediest

In the Housing Act of 1949, Congress set out a laudable goal for one of the world's wealthiest nations: to provide, as soon as feasible, "a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family."More than 70 years later, amid a deepening housing crisis, that objective remains frustratingly unrealized.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | America Is Choosing to Keep Children in Poverty

The 117th Congress accomplished something that none of its 116 predecessors managed to do so effectively or quickly: It halved child poverty.Specifically, for six months in 2021, it lifted 2.9 million children out of poverty by temporarily expanding the Child Tax Credit.With less than two weeks left in their term, legislators appear ready to abandon that progress permanently.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Barbara Ehrenreich, author who challenged American Dream myths, dies at 81

Barbara Ehrenreich, an author and essayist who picked apart the myths of the American Dream with books that included a firsthand struggle to live on minimum wage in "Nickel and Dimed" and a rebuke of by-the-boot-straps optimism in "Bright-Sided," died Sept. 1 at a hospice center in Alexandria, Va.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
London

New stars and contenders as Champions Cup returns

Europe's premier tournament returns this weekend with wider horizons and fresh stars.Here is the lowdown on the Heineken Champions Cup.What's new?No doubt about the headline news for the 2022-23 tournament.The Sharks, Stormers and the Bulls will mark South Africa's debut into Europe's premier club competition.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London

First show in 100 years of disabled Victorian artist Sarah Biffin opens in London

She spent 20 years travelling the country as a fairground attraction, billed as the celebrated Miss Biffin, the Greatest Wonder of the World.But Sarah Biffin, who was born without arms and hands and raised in a poor farming family, became an accomplished miniaturist, patronised by royalty and nobility, and a 19th-century household name referenced in four Charles Dickens novels.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Review | '2nd Chance' doc is part quirky portrait, part gotcha journalism

Richard Davis in "2nd Chance."(Vespucci)StarOutline (2.5 stars) The first time you see Richard Davis in the documentary "2nd Chance," you wince.And the second time as well.The former Marine once owned two pizza parlors, but when the restaurants burned to the ground under suspicious circumstances, his life took a startling turn.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Review | A Disney scion takes on the Mouse House in 'The American Dream'

"The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales" begins like a personal essay.
TheLeafsNation
1 year ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

Split series with the Riveters, Jackson debut, and more Howard dominance: PHF Weekend Roundup

The Toronto Six were away this weekend in New Jersey, playing the Metropolitan Riveters at their home rink at American Dream in East Rutherford.Does playing pro hockey in a gigantic mall sound like a cool idea to you?It did for the Metropolitan Riveters, as they converted this rink, within a mall that also hosts a Dreamworks-themed waterpark where you can ride Shrek... themed rides, from their practice facility to their permanent home rink.
TheLeafsNation
1 year ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

A big debut weekend for Brittany Howard and the Toronto Six: PHF Weekend Roundup

In opening weekend of the Premier Hockey Federation's Season 8, the Toronto Six got off to a great start with a pair of wins against the Minnesota Whitecaps on this past Saturday and Sunday.This is the 3rd year of the franchise's existence, and the last two years gave them some great momentum to continue with.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Photography

Jimmy DeSana, Downtown Pioneer and Provocateur, Goes Mainstream

A list of things Jimmy DeSana photographed  shoes, sofas, legs and butts  misses his true subject, which was a sensibility.He regarded the body as a playground, gender as an ongoing invention, and domestic interiors as surreal constructions.He had a queer take on life.A familiar presence on the downtown New York scene, DeSana has been largely overlooked since his death in 1990, at 40, of AIDS-related illnesses.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Boston-born comedian and actress Ayo Edebiri talks life before 'The Bear,' finding her place onstage

Entertainment "I don't want to be self-mythologizing, but I do feel like, growing up, on TV, there weren't a lot of young Black women who I felt actually looked like me or people I knew, or were allowed to have imperfections."
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

Ayo Edebiri and Her Dog Gromit Go to the Bookstore

A morning out in Los Angeles with the surprise star of "The Bear" and her Chihuahua mix.Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

Ayo Edibiri and Her Dog Gromit Go to the Bookstore

A morning out in Los Angeles with the surprise star of "The Bear" and her Chihuahua mix.Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to HBO, Hulu, Apple TV+ and More in April

Every month, streaming services add movies and TV shows to their libraries.Here are our picks for some of April's most promising new titles.
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'Tokyo Vice' Season 1
Starts streaming: April 7
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Downtown real estate developer found guilty in Jose Huizar bribery case

Five years ago, real estate developer Dae Yong Lee had a big problem: a labor group with serious political connections had filed a challenge against his plan for a 20-story tower in downtown Los Angeles.
The Real Deal Los Angeles
1 year ago
LA real estate

Workforce Housing Battle Eats Up Riverside Shopping Center Use Common

A heated, hyperbolic battle over a proposed workforce housing project in Riverside is growing louder.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Wellness

A Couple's Counselor Takes on 'Normal Marital Hatred'

In his new book, 'Us', Terrence Real explores how 'enlightened self interest' could save your relationship.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

A Tale of Two Googles: Patent System Champion or Crux of the Problem?

"These two counterpoints are difficult to reconcile, but it is important to be truthful about what they are: the self-serving statements of one of the biggest companies in the world vs. the warnings from a respected jurist who has no personal stake in the matter."
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Iwen Chu secures endorsements and more than 4,000 signatures in campaign for new state Senate seat * Brooklyn Paper

Iwen Chu's run for the newly-created state Senate District 27 is looking fruitful.
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