A.J. Jacobs’ 6 favorite books that explore America’s foundation
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6 bright homes in Chicago
Gold Coast (Image credit: Courtesy image) This 1927 building a few minutes’ drive from Lincoln Park Zoo and Oak Street Beach is topped by an updated, five-bedroom penthouse. The apartment …
BTS’ RM, NewJeans, Aespa and Treasure to go head to head in the K-pop charts with a clutch of new releases
By Dong Sun-hwa The chart competition among K-pop stars will intensify in the next few weeks, as several acts release new music. Among them are girl groups NewJeans and Aespa, …
“His career is effectively done”: Experts assess footage of Diddy’s assault on Cassie, his apology
Sean “Diddy” Combs, once a prolific and successful rapper and producer, has faced steadily mounting lawsuits alleging a troubling history of violence, including sex trafficking and sexual assault. In March, …
The June Art Fair Calendar 2024 | Observer Arts
Art Basel 2023. Photo by David M. Benett/Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images The arrival of June ought to offer a reprieve after a busy May art fair calendar packed to the …
How Amal Clooney advised ICC prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
Amal Clooney was among a group of lawyers based in the U.K. to advise the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor in issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his …
How Hollywood film is preserved so classics like Star Wars and Christopher Nolan movies don’t become vinegar
And no film star wants to end up like that. Charlie Chaplin in a scene from The Gold Rush (1925). Movies during this era were captured on nitrate film, which …
Take 5 with jazz artists Jamal Ahmad and Lil John Roberts
What exactly is art; who defines it; who makes it, and where in Atlanta do poets, thespians, and artists congregate and create? We’ll use this space to catch up with …
“This happened with Vietnam too”: “The Sympathizer” star Alan Trong on the power of anti-war protest
Fiction reflects reality in HBO’s “The Sympathizer,” in a way that feels both eerie and timely, where a young anti-war journalist reports on the effect of a war on innocent …
“I sense Matthew’s around”: Courteney Cox says she feels her late “Friends” co-star’s presence
Courteney Cox recently shared that she still feels a connection to her late “Friends” co-star, Matthew Perry, who passed away in October of 2023 at the age of 54. “You …