Bluestockings, Memoirs, and School Supplies
Dig into this week’s new nonfiction releases, as well as a pair of excellent books for Disability Pride Month…
President Zardari, PM Sharif extend messages of support, solidarity on Minorities’ Day
To mark National Minorities Day, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed support and solidarity with Pakistan’s religious minorities on Sunday, vowing to protect their rights and ensure their well-being in the country. The government declared August 11 as National Minorities Day in 2009…
Don Jr. Slams ‘Satanic’ Olympics Opening: ‘Mom Was Olympian’
NBCDonald Trump Jr. hopped on the Satanic panic bandwagon after part of the Paris Olympic Games’ opening ceremony included drag queens posing in a style he found reminiscent of da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”“It’s such a shame that an event that used to create so much national pride now creates…How a game of musical chairs led Canada’s Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson to the Olympic podium – CBC.ca
How a game of musical chairs led Canada’s Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson to the Olympic podium CBC.ca…Orgullo LGTBI+ in Madrid: an event that Madrid tourism can be proud of
Every year, Madrid’s Pride Festival attracts more than 1.5 million national and international visitors, making it the biggest event of its kind in Europe and the second biggest in the world. In 2024, this event, which took place from 28 June to 7 July, once again demonstrated its essential role for Madrid…These Living Computers Are Made from Human Neurons
In the search for less energy-hungry artificial intelligence, some scientists are exploring living computers…
The Day of St. James is also the National Day of Galicia
25 July is St. James’ Day, which means that this is also the official holiday of the Spanish region of Galicia and its capital, Compostela. This is the day when the year-round pride of being a galego/a finds its ultimate culmination. Galicians decided to make this day their nation’s official holiday in 1919 when several…
Paris aims to hide its rats ahead of Olympics
Hosting a large-scale event such as the Olympic Games is certainly a source of pride for any city fortunate enough to be tasked with the honour. However, it can also be a potential source of embarrassment – think for example encountering rats on the streets of glamorous Paris…