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Tom Daley and four other LGBTQ team athletes will be prominently featured as flag bearers in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Olympics’ highlight, the Opening Ceremony on Friday, will see 204 countries represented, including the Refugee Olympic Team, which, like Daly, will serve as its flag-bearer and is an openly LGBTQ athlete. Sindy Ngamba, who will compete in the women’s 75kg boxing competition, was born in Cameroon but will represent the Refugee Olympic Team in Paris. Other openly LGBTQ flag-bearers include boxer Nesty Petecio (Philippines), who performed the same role…
“This was one of those days when I wished I had magical powers and could just disappear. But that didn’t happen.” I was invited to an event in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. No, I wasn’t a participant of the event. I was invited as a guest. It was a beautiful supermarket decorated with ribbons and balloons in preparation for the arrival of top guests. Everything was gorgeous and fantastical. The supermarket itself was a two-storey building with at least three apartments on the upper floor and a spa beside it. The lower floor and part of the building housed…
But there are conflicting pressures. Groups that support large farmers want the farm bill passed now. As DTN’s Agriculture Policy Editor Chris Clayton noted, if the farm bill passes this Congress, farmers will get a higher base price in 2025. If it doesn’t pass, the benefits will be delayed until at least 2026. (https://www.dtnpf.com/…) Republicans are not only the party of rural America, they are also the party of big agriculture, representing 81 of the top 100 congressional districts as measured by agricultural sales. They care about the opinions of commercial farmers. Republicans should also pay attention to something that…
Leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations will host a nationwide Out for Harris LGBTQ+ Unity call on Thursday. The virtual rally, co-hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, Equality California, the National LGBTQ Task Force, LGBTQ Victory Fund, LPAC, Transgender Equality Advocates and the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club, is intended to rally support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign and highlight the importance of the November election, the groups said.RELATED: Kamala Harris: One-on-one interview with the vice presidentThe call comes following a powerful letter of support released by HRC on Wednesday and signed by more than 1,100 LGBTQ+ leaders, celebrities…
Image credit: Getty ImagesArticle Information Author, Nadine Yousif Role, BBC News, Toronto Courtroom July 24, 2024Updated July 25, 2024A woman who was raped by former fashion mogul Peter Nygard decades ago has told a Canadian court that she has been traumatized by the incident for years.”It’s heartbreaking to think that this has turned my life upside down,” said the woman who was assaulted by Nygard in 1989 when she was in her 20s.Nygard, who once headed a global apparel company, was due to be sentenced on Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting four women, but the case has been postponed…
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Experience the Anrealage Pyramid Dress via the SYKY app on your Apple Vision Pro.SYKY Elf Beauty, Balenciaga, as well as SYKY and Anrealage have released interactive, immersive experiences for Apple Vision Pro. With shopping features and gamification already integrated or in the works, the impact on beauty and fashion retail is enormous. SYKY: Behind the scenes at Henreale Giatelier The latest platform to release a fashion experience app for Apple Vision Pro is Alice Delahunt’s SYKY Collective, which was launched via a showcase by Japanese label Anrealage. ANREALAGE founder Kunihiko Morinaga created a version of the color-changing pyramid dress using…
The Olympics will be popular in 2024.Brands across the industry, from the highest end of luxury brands (LVMH is a Premium Partner of the Games) to mass-market players (Gap-owned Athleta is the “track and field” sponsor of U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky), are pitching in to support Paris, hoping to get a piece of the Olympic sparkle.The Olympics have become a playground for big brands with deep marketing budgets, including sportswear giants like Nike and Adidas, as well as homegrown labels like American fashion giant Ralph Lauren. These brands will have a strong presence at this year’s games, but so will…
Downward angle icon Downward angle icon. Singapore is often hailed as one of the best-designed cities in the world. Martin Puddy/Getty Images Liu Thai Ker, 86, is an urban planner who is often considered the architect of modern Singapore. He’s worked on building public housing and oversaw the development of the city’s land-use plan. But he has two regrets: not building bike paths and not preserving the informal settlements. Soaring skyscrapers, candy-colored public housing, lush green spaces — Singapore has long been known for its meticulous urban planning.The city-state is home to 5.9 million people despite covering just 284 square…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Another delay in a nearly 15-month arduous journey has left ArborVoer co-owners and neighbors opposed to the urban farming and compost business frustrated and disappointed. The City Council agenda showed they would consider Ordinance 240599, which would remove 130 feet of gravel right-of-way on East 55th Terrace leading to Arborvois Farm. Both city staff and the Neighborhood Planning and Development Commission recommended the measure pass. If the right of way is revoked, Arbavoie will lose access to his farm. Further detours expected as work on 69 Express continues Mayor Quinton Lucas opened the meeting by saying…