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Black music in Canada exists, thrives and survives — but it’s not because of the mainstream music industry
Black Life: Untold Stories reframes the rich and complex histories of Black people in Canada, dispelling commonly accepted myths and celebrating the contributions of both famous and lesser-known individuals. The eight-part series spans more than 400 years with an eye toward contemporary issues, culture, politics, music, art and sports. This article is by assistant professor…
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Amazon lays off hundreds in its Alexa division as it plows resources into AI
Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it plows more resources into artificial intelligence ByThe Associated Press November 17, 2023, 3:28 PM NEW YORK — Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it plows more…
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The New ‘Hunger Games’ Film Is All About Storytelling Through Beauty
The same dystopian North America that saw Katniss’ Mockingjay aid a rebellion serves as the backdrop to the franchise’s forthcoming film, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The difference? The new story takes place 65 years before the events of the original trilogy, a time jump that allowed director Francis Lawrence to imagine a retro aesthetic— a…
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U.N. Stops Supplies Gaza as Blackout Hinders Aid
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza on Friday and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel. Israel announced that it will allow two tanker…
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Martian Green Nightglow Seen for the First Time
On Earth, there is a phenomenon known as nightglow, where the atmosphere experiences faint light emissions that prevent the night sky from becoming completely dark. This is caused by various processes in the upper atmosphere, like the recombination of atoms, cosmic rays striking the atmosphere, or oxygen and nitrogen interacting with hydroxyl a few hundred…
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What Gwyneth Paltrow, Jerry Springer and Anna Nicole Smith all have in common
The Culture Show returns with another week in review in arts and culture! GBH’s Jared Bowen is joined by Callie Crossley and Edgar B Herwick III to break down the latest headlines. In the movie industry, straight-to-DVD is common practice but Warner Brothers has taken it to a new level: going straight to shelf. The…
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San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, Nov. 9-16
Restaurants and other food establishments ordered to close and allowed to reopen by San Bernardino County health inspectors from Nov. 9 to Nov. 16. Restaurant at Emerald Cove Resort, 2615 Parker Dam Road, Earp Closed: Nov. 14 Reason: No water supply Wilshire’s Apple Shed, 11925 S. Oak Glen Road, Oak Glen Closed: Nov. 15 Reason:…
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Argonne’s Entrepreneurship Program Chain Reaction Innovations Wins a 2023 Chicago Innovation Award
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } LEMONT, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 17, 2023– Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), the entrepreneurship program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has earned a 2023 Chicago Innovation Award. The awards program honors organizations that demonstrate a commitment to…
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Queens Together to host third annual Thanksgiving food distribution event at Culture Lab LIC
Queens Together mobilized at Culture Lab LIC during the early days of the pandemic to provide food to thousands of families. On Nov. 18, the restaurant-driven organization returns to the same staging are for its third annual Thanksgiving food distribution event. (Photo courtesy of Queens Together) Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens Together, the…
