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The playground was originally called Wan Chai Children’s Playground and opened in 1934. It was later renamed after Sir Wilfred Thomas Southern, Hong Kong’s Colonial Secretary from 1925 to 1936.A photo taken circa 1950 shows Southern Playground amid the row of tenements in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district. Photo courtesy Hong Kong Public LibraryFor history buffs, there’s an intriguing connection between this urban spot and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). Southern and his future wife, Bella Woolf (sister-in-law of author Virginia Woolf), met there in the early 1900s. After moving to Hong Kong, they were inspired by the island nation’s vibrant…

Do you care about Honolulu’s future? City leaders are seeking input on how to spend taxpayer dollars on future development and upgrades from Kahala to Pearl City.The Honolulu City Council’s Planning and Economics Committee is working on a Major City Center Development Plan that will outline growth through 2040. Committee chair Esther Ki’aina said the plan focuses on land use, housing, transportation, economic development, environmental sustainability and the area’s livability.”The plan will inform both city administration and city council on the city’s investments, changes to zoning laws, what the budget provides for infrastructure, and what we’re doing to update city…

Shannen Doherty (Getty Images) Shannen Doherty was proud of her youthful looks until her untimely death earlier this month. Posthumously, she appeared on the “House of Halliwell” podcast on July 29 and revealed that she had an epiphany about her appearance while rewatching the early 2000s version of “Charmed.” “What’s really interesting about rewatching these movies as a woman is I’m like, ‘Oh, I was really beautiful then,'” Doherty said on Monday, admitting that she also wasn’t wearing much makeup at the time, but still looked radiant, youthful and slim. Doherty added that while looking back on her past work…

It’s freezing cold in Australia, but the thought that spring is only a month away is warming us. That means we’re already dreaming of fluffy summer dresses, checking out summery hairstyles, bulk-buying fake tan, and of course, considering nail trends. Nails are always at the top of our list; they can brighten up even the most boring outfit and are one of the easiest ways to accessorize. Luckily, experts say there are some amazing nail trends set to emerge this summer. Victoria Howlis, owner of Sydney-based nail salon Mannequin Hands, says 2024 will see several new trends emerge, influenced by…

Beekman 1802 has entered the exosomes but has not deviated from the goat milk infused MO. The skincare brand is launching Milk RX, a “better ageing” cream formulated with Renexosomes, a combination of goat milk exosomes and Reneseed, a gentler, plant-based alternative to retinol that is said to be four times more effective at improving collagen production and skin texture. The $66 moisturizer is Beekman 1802’s “most premium, cutting-edge product to date,” said CEO Jill Scalamandre, adding that the brand has “always promoted the science of anti-inflammatory goat milk, and now we’re taking it to the longevity stage.” Often extracted…

On a bitterly cold Copenhagen night, 150 journalists, buyers and fashion workers are packed into the store and headquarters of Danish brand Saks Potts. Models in festival minidresses and fringe boots roam the building that was once the city’s royal apothecary, while editors and photographers elbow each other for the right shot. “We like to do things in unconventional ways,” says Barbara Potts, who co-founded the womenswear label with Catherine Sachs in 2014, right after graduating from high school. “We never think linearly.” Best known for its signature fur-trimmed foxy coats (€1,330), Sachs Potts has become one of Denmark’s biggest…

Posted by Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 06:40 | Gen Z protesters demonstrate along Saba Saba Road, Mombasa County, Tuesday, July 16, 2024: Photo/Bonface Msangi Over the weekend, a group of Gen Z bookworms invited me for a literary talk, and the question arose as to whether they were registered to vote. Nearly all of them were registered, but only one in five will vote on August 9, 2022. Yet it is this group that has been angered by bad government in recent weeks. That means, as a country, we need to go back to the basics and reopen the…

PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 29: OMEGA brand ambassador Nicole Kidman attends HER TIME at OMEGA House Paris 2024 in Paris, France on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Getty Images, Courtesy of OMEGA) If you thought Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, daughter of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, was done with the spotlight, you’d be wrong. After making a whirlwind entrance at Paris Haute Couture Week with her famous mother in June, the 16-year-old made another red carpet appearance, this time dancing the step and repeat with Kidman at OMEGA’s Her Time event in Paris. In the photo (see here), the…

Anastasia Pagonis picked these products and included them here because we think you’ll love them at these prices. Anastasia is a paid spokesperson for Gillette Venus. E! has affiliate relationships so we may earn a commission if you buy through our links. Products are sold by retailers, not E!. Prices were accurate at the time of publish. Paralympian Anastasia Pagonis is not only a force of nature in the pool, but she’s also a powerful presence outside the water with impeccable hair, makeup, and style. If you follow her on Instagram or TikTok, you’ll know that she’s refreshingly honest about…

Indeed workplace psychologist Amanda Gordon warned Australians about a new trend that could lead to people being fired. (Source: Provided/Getty)There’s a new trend emerging in Australian workplaces that’s raising concerns it could lead to redundancies. You’ve heard of quiet quits, quiet downsizing and quiet hiring, but ‘quiet furlough’ is a new development that’s bad for both employees and employers.Taking time off without telling your boss is abusing your office’s work-from-home policy, which Amanda Gordon, a workplace psychologist at Indeed, told Yahoo Finance is a very dangerous move that could get you in trouble.”I think quiet leave is problematic because it…