Many fans wait with anticipation and excitement for months before hearing their favorite artist perform. For fans of Ariana Grande in England on Monday evening, that excitement quickly turned to horror. At the end of Grande’s Manchester Arena performance, an explosion caused by a suicide bomber left 22 dead and more than 50 others injured;…
If you’ve ever wondered what Cannes was all about, here is what you need to know: Cannes is a small city nestled along the elegant French Riviera and perhaps best known as the host city of the famous Cannes Film Festival. Cannes is the hottest place in the universe at the moment and the star gazing…
A former Somali refugee who returned to his troubled nation specifically to help with reconstruction and development was shot to death by government security officers in a strange incident near the presidential palace. Public Works Minister Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji was traveling in a vehicle with two other government officials and an armed security detail.…
Despite being the favorite to win, the dreams of Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming winning the Preakness Stakes were dashed on Saturday. This, of course, means that there will not be a Triple Crown winner this year. For much of the race, it looked like the dream of a Triple Crown was very much alive, as Always…
It’s no secret that Kenya dominates worldwide in the realm of sports, especially in long distance running. Kenyans have been winning the Boston, New York City, Chicago and London marathons with ease for over the past two decades. Athletes such as Janet Jepkosgei, Catherine Ndereba, Paul Tergat, David Rudisha have earned Kenya a resounding…
Rumors have been circulating for some time that Idris Elba might be the next James Bond. Fans eagerly imagined the British heartthrob actor taking his place. Marina Hyde wrote in The Guardian, “Only one star will do….The name’s Elba, Idris Elba.” Others disagreed, like Bond writer Anthony Horowitz, who told The Daily Mail that Elba was a “bit…
Not satisfied with already being the world’s second largest brewery, Heineken has recently begun searching out new markets in an attempt to offset the impact of increased competition in the US and Europe. As part of this, Heineken recently opened a new $160 million brewery in the Ivory Coast in an attempt to capture this…
The 2017 Cannes Film Festival began on May 17 and will run through May 28. The 70th installment of the renowned annual festival will include more than 50 film premieres. In a break with tradition, some television shows will also be premiered at Cannes this year. The Guardian describes the overall lineup this year as political, with “a repeated…
Gabourey Sidibe was probably sent to earth to show the rest of us how to live a truly authentic life. Her physical appearance is, to most people, the thing most remarkable about her. It is antithetical to everything our culture has trained us to value. Obese and dark skinned, she has nevertheless carved out a stellar…
There is definitely no love lost between President Donald Trump and former rival Hillary Clinton, so it didn’t come as much of a surprise when rumors began to emerge several weeks ago that former Secretary of State Clinton was helping to launch a new anti-Trump political action committee called Onward Together. Playing on Clinton’s 2016 campaign slogan…
