Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Elon Musk has offered on Instagram, to use the Boring Company's equipment to help drill another entrance into the cave system in Northern Thailand. The boys are trapped 1000 meters underground and 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the entrance to the cave. The passageway to the surface is almost entirely submerged by running water. The 13 boys aged 11 to 13, and their soccer coach, entered the Tham Luang cave system on June 23rd, and were surprised by early rains. Rescuers found them on July 2,...
Regarding the concept of cultural appropriation, Black Funk legend George Clinton told Rolling Stone, "We need to get over this shit." Clinton compares the aversion felt by some White artists against creating music inspired by Black music to the much greater divide between intelligent species from different planets: "We gonna be dealing with aliens. You think black and white gonna be a problem? Wait till you start running into motherfuckers with three or four dicks! Bug-eyed motherfuckers! They...
Lights, Camera, Action!!! Usher in the most prestigious film festival in the world- the 71st Cannes Film Festival. Except that this year something was very different. There was no Hollywood in attendance. No stars, no glamour, no Weinstein Company. Possibly in the 71 years of the festival, never has there been a quieter festival and market. Journalists, cinema lovers and industry folks would agree that this was a very bizarre year indeed. Something was missing. The reasons could be several....
It is surprising that in liberal Santa Monica, a big Independence day parade is an annual tradition. This years event did not disappoint, and attracted 30,000 viewers and several meter maids giving tickets to illegally parked vehicles. The 12th annual Fourth of July Parade went down Main Street on Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018. Starting off at Pico and Main, thousands gathered to march, ride and perform. Spectators were encouraged to walk, ride bikes, scooters, and other forms of unique...
West Los Angeles is experiencing a widespread power outage, residents say, coinciding with the hottest temperature in 2018. One resident of veteran just north of Olympic says that his family has been without power since 9 PM Friday night, July 6, 2018. A resident of Camden Avenue south of Olympic says the power went out Saturday morning and has been off for several hours. Los Angeles city Department of water and power has given no indication of when power might be restored. Meanwhile, the...