Into the melting pot - Travel
11/10/2018, 3:51:09 AMundefined ✔ In the day, the streets are always bustling with people from all over the world ✔ Even before the break of dawn, pensioners can be found gathering in parks, ready to kick start their day with a tai chi session ✔ Indeed, it does not take long for one to realize that Shanghai's charm lies in it being a binary of old and new
Lucia Berlin’s new books: An illuminating memoir, more sublime stories - Los Angeles Times
11/9/2018, 8:27:21 PMLucia Berlin' 68 years were almost impossibly full of travel, adventure, loves found and lost, alcoholism and its defeat, and the struggle to get by as a single mother of four boys. We are lucky to have two new books by her. ✔ In a standout story, Andado, a 14-year-old girl enjoys a sumptuous weekend on a Chilean estate breakfast in bed, horseback riding, flirting with her dashing older host until the host forces the flirtation too far, into what would now be considered rape
Viggo Mortensen Apologizes For Saying Racial Slur At 'Green Book' Screening
11/9/2018, 9:22:30 PM"I have no right to even imagine the hurt that is caused by hearing that word in any context, especially from a white man," the actor said. ✔ I was hearing everybody passing by me going up the stairs going, ‘That was crazy! Why did he say that ✔ The irony is confounding, to be honest it’s really shocking, and it was really shocking in the moment ✔ Green Book is set to be released in theaters Nov. 16
Northern Lights 2018: How to watch the Aurora Borealis this year
11/10/2018, 3:07:39 AMTHE NORTHERN LIGHTS are to be seen much more easily as the nights get longer and darker. Express.co.uk round up the best places in the UK and in the world to spot the natural light show. ✔ Northern Lights: Places with little light pollution and clear skies are the best for viewing (Image: Getty) According to The Aurora Zone: Once darkness falls, the Aurora can be visible at any time of day and we have seen them as early as 4pm and as late as 6am
Google Maps Street View: Young woman caught doing this on the beach in unusual position
11/9/2018, 9:07:30 PMGOOGLE MAPS Street View has captured a young woman on a beach in Florida doing something very strange when running from the sea with her friends. ✔ Google Maps Street View: The young woman appeared hunched as she fled the sea (Image: Google Maps) They were all spotted running out of the sea looking at each other ✔ Some countries such as Russia and Japan are still limited when it comes to coverage
Here's where to see color in California close to home as the curtain begins to fall on the autumn show - Los Angeles Times
11/10/2018, 12:36:03 AMOak Glen and Julian are decked out for autumn; Yosemite Valley also is putting on a show. ✔ Three hot spots this weekend for California’s version of leaf peeping will have you on the road in your quest for color ✔ (Alena Nicholas) Closest to home: Oak Glen, about 80 miles almost directly east downtown Los Angeles ✔ What’s contributing to the color show: black oak and cottonwood, the color website says
Outlander season 4: How many episodes: When is the new episode released?
11/9/2018, 9:07:26 PMOUTLANDER season 4, episode 1 aired last week on Starz and Amazon Prime but how many episodes are there in the new series and when is the next one released? Here’s everything you need to know. ✔ Season four of Outlander started at the beginning of November ✔ Claire (played by Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) find themselves in the New World of 18th century America ✔ If you are in the US, you can watch the show on Starz app ✔ They tread a dangerous line between Governor Tryon’s (Tim Downie) patronage and Claire’s knowledge of the brewing revolution in America between the help of Jamie’s Aunt Jocasta, last of his MacKenzie kin and the unwanted obligations of her slave-run plantation
What Olivia Culpo, Shay Mitchell and More Style Stars Packed for This Year's #RevolveAwards
11/9/2018, 8:31:03 PMFashion influencers take us inside their suitcases as they prep for the second annual #RevolveAwards in Las Vegas ✔ When it comes to getting red carpet ready, there’s one clothing retailer style influencers turn to: Revolve.com ✔ That’s why they created the #RevolveAwards, to celebrate the top fashion stars ✔ Buy It! h:ours Luna Dress, $168; revolve.com The Accessory This cosmetic case could be my favorite item from BÉIS
A demon Ronald Reagan and money-conjuring gnomes: New York exhibition explores art and conspiracy
11/9/2018, 9:42:38 PMConspiracy tends to be entwined with idiocy, here mystery mingles with art ✔ Once a week, someone posts to Reddit asking for everyone’s favourite conspiracy theory ✔ The second half - exploring the fantastical side of conspiracy theories - is where things get patchier ✔ Spoiler alert; inside, you’ll find some Disney-esque gnomes crowding around glowing orbs, apparently conjuring money from nothing
Nightmarish traffic chaos reported around National Airport as Metro service stops
11/10/2018, 3:26:57 AMA Metro shutdown, rainy weather and a holiday weekend are combining to make traffic around Reagan National Airport a challenge. You'll need to plan ahead if you're headed there. ✔ Avoid circling airport roadways and use Terminal Garages, where parking 🅿 is free for up to 60 minutes ✔ The work was originally scheduled to take place Nov. 2 through Monday, but was rescheduled for Veterans Day weekend to reduce the impact on commuters
Daily horoscope for Saturday November 10 – here’s what the stars have in store
11/10/2018, 12:31:50 AMARIES March 21 to April 20 Jupiter meets the moon in the truth-seeking sector of your chart and you can expect straightforward answers. A learning project which can make a difference to career plan… ✔ VIRGO August 24 to September 22 Fresh ideas for products that appeal to people, and that you can make at home, could help you get the funds together for a personal project which means so much to you ✔ Just be sure a partner knows how much they will always mean to you
In Her New Book, Michelle Obama Denounces Trump’s Sexism and His Promotion of the ‘Birther’ Conspiracy
11/10/2018, 12:20:10 AMIn “Becoming,” she talked about suffering a miscarriage, relying on IVF to conceive and the challenges of being the first African-American first lady. ✔ But as the first African-American first lady, Mrs. Obama’s experience was far from typical, and she writes about feeling greater scrutiny than her predecessors ✔ I’ve never been a fan of politics, and my experience over the last ten years has done little to change that, she writes
Opinion | Jeff Sessions leaves a dark mark on the Justice Department
11/10/2018, 12:54:46 AMAnd yet, we can’t celebrate his departure. ✔ By David Cole Contributor, PostEverything November 9 at 5:20 PM David Cole is national legal director of the ACLU and a professor at Georgetown University Law Center ✔ He made it harder for victims of rape and gang violence to obtain asylum in the United States
Robot Design Goes Back to Nature
11/9/2018, 8:26:04 PMEngineers are building machines that mimic the remarkable movements of animals. ✔ My obsession with the science of animal motion began with Jerry, my wife’s toy poodle ✔ The robot is now being manufactured by Boston Dynamics for military applications, among others ✔ Starting next year the company plans to market its Great Dane-sized SpotMini to businesses as a dog-like helper to fetch and carry items around workplaces
Revelations about how generations of monarchs have taken their meals
11/10/2018, 2:49:06 AMCharlie Oliver shares a fascinating insight into the royal kitchens and menus throughout the generations in a new book. In one account he recalls the Queen writing to staff about a slug in her salad. ✔ They traced the aroma to its source and found themselves outside the private quarters of housekeeper Mrs Alice Bruce, who welcomed them into her old-fashioned kitchen with its great iron range ✔ Adapted by Mary Greene from Dinner At Buckingham Palace by Charles Oliver, published by John Blake, priced £12.99
Adele made £15million over the past year, and here's how she spends it
11/9/2018, 10:34:39 PMThe London-born singer is said to now be worth £140 million, up from £125 million the previous year. A 121-date tour which ended in the summer of 2017 netted her £42 million alone. ✔ She had vocal cord microsurgery carried out by Dr Steven Zeitels, whom she thanked a few weeks later from the stage at the Emmys ✔ In December last year she was seen touring three apartments in Chelsea, West London, including a £30 million pad with seven bedrooms in a high-tech block with 24-hour security
BEL MOONEY: Why can't my serial cheat husband just adore ME?
11/10/2018, 1:21:10 AMThis week, BEL MOONEY advises a 54-year-old woman whose husband of 25 years has been seeing multiple women behind her back. ✔ We learn history, listen to poetry read aloud and share camaraderie and tears ✔ But how important to visit; to remember the sorrow of the mothers of Wolfgang, Otto and Fritz as well ✔ And by the immeasurable power of all those silent warnings from the unforgotten dead, who for ever cry for peace
'We didn't expect all 13 out alive': Inside the Thai cave rescue
11/9/2018, 9:07:23 PMAn international group of divers led one of the most dangerous rescue missions ever, with 12 boys and their coach trapped underground – and time running out. ✔ Although he had visited them the day before, and someone had read the boys instructions in Thai, telling them what would happen at the start of the rescue, he didn't want the Boars watching while one of their mates was injected and then submerged ✔ To read more from Good Weekend magazine, visit our page at The Sydney Morning Herald or The Age
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