Shakira Covers African Song For World Cup

Send to KindleTweet The impending World Cup 2010 festivities in South Africa will feature a concert with musicians from Africa and beyond, and the official song of the World Cup, Waka Waka, by Shakira. Her track is a remake of the traditional African tune, performed and recorded with African musical group FreshlyGround. FIFA and Control [...]

The Good Caffeine

Send to KindleTweet Tammy Olsson and Anne Yeo were acquaintances until a chance conversation led to a new business idea. Both Vancouver residents, Olsson worked in a tea shop and Yeo was in advertising. The duo joined forces and created a Matcha tea product, Domo Tea, which they push as a way for coffee addicts [...]

International News January 19-25

Send to KindleTweet New Heathrow Runway Approved By British Government The British’s government new decision is to approve the building of a new runway for Heathrow airport, The Gulfnews.com reports. On Thursday, a governmental official said the building of the third runway was a recommendation by Britain’s transportation secretary. The official announcement will be made [...]

Thakoon For Target What:A downtown-meets-Nantucket collection debuts at a budget retailer, offering clothes to satisfy a wide audience.

Send to KindleTweet The Dirt: The first characters we think of when perusing the dresses in designer Thakoon Panichgul’s Target collection are the The L Word’s Alice in West Hollywood, the retro indie 20-something residing in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg or Greenpoint neighborhoods, or the modern Uptown mommy. It’s rare to find a collection that is easy [...]

International Headlines November 24

Send to KindleTweet Treasury Freezes Somalian Extremist Assets The U.S. Department of Treasury has this week taken action against three members of al-Shabaab, an extremist group in Somalia. Publicly identifying them this week, any assets these three individuals hold under U.S. jurisdiction have been frozen and Americans are banned from engaging in any financial transactions [...]

Fit And Friendly, He Heals For A Living

Send to KindleTweet Spotted: Lincoln Center Name: Greg Age: 48 Hometown: New York, NY Current ‘hood: New York, NY First language: English Other languages: Some Spanish Job: Massage Therapist Ethnicity: Black Favorite Condiment: Ketchup Religion: none Favorite Nut: Brazil On your iPod now: Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige, Madonna, Alicia Keys Favorites movie(s): Amadeus What [...]

International News May 19

Send to KindleTweet At least 22 people have been killed Johannesburg, South Africa, since Friday in a wave sweeping the city stemming from xenophobia, fear of foreigners, BBC reports. Police are using tear gas and rubber bullets to attempt to stop gangs of armed youths who are attacking foreigners and looting and burning property. Five [...]

News on U.K. Immigration, Taiwan, the Middle East and South Africa

Send to KindleTweet U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for an investigation into China’s claim that the Dalai Lama spurred the violence in China-occupied Tibet, BBC reports. While the Chinese government says 19 people were killed in the riots in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa, the Tibetan government puts the number at about 99. In the United [...]