“They refer to us as the foreigners,” says a downbeat employee at the Ohio car glass factory where hundreds of Chinese laborers have come to work, far from their wives, children and homeland. But the worker in question is American, not Chinese, and is finding life very different under new management after billionaire “Chairman Cao” […]
The amazing Rania: Lebanese American artist to exhibit at the Smithsonian/ Update
Lebanese American Rania Hassan , a mixed media fiber artist, designer, and printmaker who is based in Washington, DC. will be exhibiting installations that combine knitting and painting with fiber and wood to weave sculptural stories about our connections to time, place, and circumstance. Her artwork is in the permanent collections of the National Institutes of Health (NIH, Bethesda, […]
Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85
Karl Lagerfeld, who passed away on Tuesday at a hospital outside Paris, enjoyed the stature of a god among mortals in the world of fashion, where he stayed on top for well over half of a century and right up to his death. The German designer was best known for his association with France’s Chanel, […]
Trump’s mockery of rape victims emboldens rape culture
By Tami Sawyer As President Donald Trump touched down Tuesday at Memphis International Airport to lead a rally in nearby Southaven, Mississippi, I was also crossing into Mississippi to attend a political event of a different kind. I was driving two hours to Cleveland, Mississippi, to speak on a panel with former Secretary of Agriculture […]
Legendary French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour dies at 94. ‘Adieu and thank you’
The legendary French singer Charles Aznavour—who said last week that he dreamed of breathing his last on stage—has died aged 94, his spokeswoman told AFP Monday. The songwriter, who had just returned from a concert tour of Japan last month, passed away in his home in Alpilles in southeastern France. He had to cancel several […]
Kavanaugh’s behavior: Whatever you say never really goes away
The firestorm surrounding President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court over the nominee’s behavior in the 1980s has reinforced a warning today’s social media-savvy high school students have grown up hearing: What they say and do now will live well past graduation. Judge Brett Kavanaugh faces a historic hearing Thursday over assault allegations dating […]
How a Moroccan teacher is changing his students’ lives
In rural areas in Morocco, school enrollment rarely rises over 50 percent. It’s a real challenge for teachers posted to schools in these regions, but some of them really rise to it. Hicham El Faquih is one of them. In September 2017, he was posted to the small village of Tafsast, in northern Morocco. In […]
Robert De Niro gets standing ovation for saying ‘F— Trump’ at Tony Awards
Robert De Niro had a few choice words for President Donald Trump while the legendary actor was on stage at Sunday’s Tony Awards to introduce Bruce Springsteen’s musical performance. “I’m going to say one thing, F— Trump,” De Niro said while pumping his fists in the air. “It’s no longer down with Trump. It’s f— […]
French art museum discovers over half its collection fake
A museum in southern France dedicated to painter Etienne Terrus has discovered that more than 80 works in its collection are fakes. Local police are now investigating an art forgery ring specialising in Catalan painters. Suspicion that the paintings, watercolors and sketches were fake was first sparked by art historian Eric Forcada, entrusted with overseeing […]
Bill Cosby Found Guilty Of All Charges In Sexual Assault Retrial
A Pennsylvania jury has found Bill Cosby guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault, setting up the comic legend for the possibility of years of imprisonment for drugging and sexually violating a woman 14 years ago on a couch in his Cheltenham, Pa., home. The 80-year-old comedian now faces a statutory maximum of 30 […]