Thomas Cook under fire for links with dolphin resort in China
10/27/2018, 10:11:35 AMThe UK-based Dolphin Freedom pressure group has been calling upon Thomas Cook to cut its ties with the hotel – the Atlantis Sanya in Hainan province. Its dolphins come from Taiji (pictured). ✔ And the captured animals have a measurably higher risk of death for several weeks after the capture and any death, particularly from conditions that require a robust immune response – such as respiratory infections - during the first year after capture is usually attributed to a delayed response to the trauma.’ Concerns over dolphinariums and sea mammal captivity in general are held not just by Dr Rose, but throughout the scientific community and are well documented
Disneyland Paris: My happiest half marathon run
10/27/2018, 12:46:28 PMIT'S been an age - 22 years to be precise - for me to be persuaded to return to Disneyland Paris. And the time's right to try again to do what millions do, not to mention tackling my innate fear of fast rides. ✔ It's dark as I leave the hotel at 6am to merge with another 9,000 runners heading silently to the pens in Walt Disney Studios ✔ Price includes two nights at Disney's Hotel Santa Fe, three day park hopper tickets and return travel from London St Pancras, Ebbsfleet or Ashford International via Lille
Intergalactic style and Neapolitan flair: all the latest men's style news
10/27/2018, 12:40:27 PMIn a galaxy far, far away ✔ Suit up Founded as a fabric store in Naples in the 1920s, Isaia later outfitted the Cinecittà Studio starlets of the 1950s during their jaunts from Rome to the south ✔ The brand creates uniforms for and sponsors an annual superyacht regatta, and recently renewed its commitment to creating chic technical garments for the European team in golf ’s Ryder Cup
Overrated/Underrated: 'Salt Fat Acid Heat' is TV with taste, and the continued onslaught of ASMR videos - Los Angeles Times
10/27/2018, 2:07:56 PMWhat's up and what's down in pop culture this week includes Makaya McCraven, Samin Nosrat's engaging look at food "Salt Fat Acid Heat" and the missteps of the new season of Amazon's "Lore." ✔ Leading four ensembles with continent-hopping talent that includes cellist Tomeka Reid, British saxophonists Shabaka Hutchings and Nubya Garcia as well as L.A ✔ fixtures Jeff Parker and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, McCraven is building a global sound all his own
Flights: Cabin crew reveal the lie they tell passengers during a delay
10/27/2018, 12:07:47 PMA CABIN crew member has revealed some of the best-kept secrets of flying, with one of them being the lie they tell if a plane is delayed. ✔ Flights: Delays may be for a worrying reason, so they don't want to cause alarm (Image: Getty) For me hearing the real response keeps me more patient, but I get it, one user said ✔ Thankfully, last year was the safest year in aviation history with no plane crashes involving deaths of commercial flights ✔ This can help them to survive a plane crash in the incident it occurs
South Africa: A wildlife heaven in KwaZulu-Natal
10/27/2018, 12:22:44 PMBA flights to Durban will open up South Africa's remote bushland interior, says JANE MEMMLER A zebra crossing to a world of Zulu culture ✔ Set on a hilltop, with views worthy of a Constable landscape, is a cluster of rondavels houses dotted across the red dirt and painted in bright blues and greens ✔ Price includes accommodation at Thanda Safari Lodge, two game drives, bush walks, in room mini bar and laundry
Kurokawa Onsen: Eat, sleep, bathe, repeat
10/27/2018, 3:58:38 PMDespite its rapid growth in the 1960s, Kurokawa Onsen maintains a charm that effuses throughout the buildings and the narrow alleyways that run down the steep banks to the Kuro River. It feels old, and has escaped much of the overenthusiastic concrete landscaping that is present elsewhere in Japan. ✔ | OSCAR BOYD By the time we have checked in to Ryokan Sanga, the town has emptied of day visitors, and the streets are deserted but for a few guests of the ryokan, strolling quietly along the river dressed in striped yukata and holding orange umbrellas to protect them from the light drizzle that has begun to fall with the onset of evening
The Sport Where You Kick a Hole in One
10/27/2018, 11:11:00 AMFootGolf, an unusual hybrid of soccer and golf, was enough to motivate a Miami man to get in shape. ✔ Celebratory shouting isn’t allowed on the golf course, even when you’re playing FootGolf ✔ The old-school golfers give us funny looks, he says ✔ Bring friends, enjoy the camaraderie and take in the beauty of the course ✔ Before going to the green, read up on course etiquette and if sharing the course, respect golfers, she says
Fascinating images capture the ‘Saturday girls’ of Britain
10/27/2018, 12:42:00 PMEXCLUSIVE: The images, which appear in a show called Saturday Girls: The Evolution of the Iconic British Role, were taken by photographer Lewis Khan in collaboration with Job Today. ✔ Kadija-Bhlue Wilson, a singer-songwriter who spends her weekends touring the North of England (photographed at the Domino Bar in Leeds city centre), rejected the 9-to-5 lifestyle to focus on turning her dream job into a reality, instead picking up part-time hospitality and retail work to support her creative endeavour Shana Kandola, a Foreign Office employee who dedicates her Saturdays to Bristol Hospital as a Band 2 Healthcare Assistant, alongside building a tech start-up
Chinese tourists flock to Cambridge to honor poet
10/27/2018, 12:13:53 PMVisitors drawn to festival and memorial for Xu Zhimo's renowned verse ✔ The lawns and River Cam at King's College, where Xu Zhimo's memorical garden is located ✔ Yet thanks to his verse, the hallowed courtyards of its famed colleges echo these days with the excited and decidedly unscholarly shouts of Mandarin-speaking tour groups ✔ The week-long festival, held every August, has been attended by such luminaries as Nobel Laureate Mo Yan, famed poet Bei Dao and the Chinese ambassador to the U.K
Generations apart, these diving buddies are the closest of friends
10/27/2018, 1:27:23 PMValerie Taylor is a veteran shark expert and underwater diver. Hayley Baillie, 46, is co-owner of Baillie Lodges. The two have been friends and collaborators for close to 40 years. ✔ The two have been friends and collaborators for close to 40 years ✔ We went on a trip together this year to the Komodo National Park, in Indonesia ✔ We found this place with all these manta rays, 10 of them, in shallow water, and her sons were there, free-diving with these manta rays zooming all around them ✔ To read more from Good Weekend magazine, visit our page at The Sydney Morning Herald or The Age
Apu is being 'axed' from The Simpsons after backlash
10/27/2018, 3:32:53 PMCharacter has been the subject of debate since a comedian released a documentary that examined why it was so problematic ✔ Almost as good are a support cast including Alison Brie (Glow, Mad Men), Aaron Paul, of Breaking Bad, and Amy Sedaris as a pampered Persian cat who is also BoJack’s agent ✔ Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds Shankar said he views the decision to axe Apu as a mistake ✔ It’s not a step forward, or step backwards, it’s just a massive step sideways
Fans upset by accidental tweet by Channel 4 during Michael Buble and James Corden Carpool Karaoke charity special
10/27/2018, 3:32:58 PMGrammy award-winning Canadian singer appeared in a charity special with the Late Late Show host ✔ Michael Bublé moved viewers to tears as he spoke openly about his son’s cancer diagnosis ✔ There is also a break-out performance by Julia Garner playing the scion of a local redneck crime family ✔ As Bublé explained in the Carpool Karaoke segment, Noah is in remission and is good – he's OK
Idris Elba Is Buff and Brooding on Set, Plus Bethenny Frankel, Sofia Vergara & More
10/27/2018, 10:13:32 AMFrom Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to ✔ TRAFFIC STOPPER Idris Elba is all geared up in leather while filming Hobbs and Shaw in Scotland’s Glasgow City Centre on Friday ✔ Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin get their coffee fix at Joan’s on Third in L.A ✔ screening of Focus Features’ Boy Erased on Monday
Halloween-time traditions around the world
10/27/2018, 2:22:37 PMCelebrations around the same time as Halloween involve flying colorful kites over cemeteries in some countries and burning food and incense in others. Here's a look at the history of Halloween and similar festivities families observe. ✔ During the festival, ghosts are believed to return to Earth to haunt the living and people burn paper money, food and incense to pay respect to their ancestors and soothe wandering spirits ✔ CNN's Stella Ko and Georgia McCafferty contributed to this report
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