FATIMA, Portugal (AP) — Over the weekend, an estimated 180,000 members of Portugal’s motorcycling community converged on the Fatima shrine for the so-called Blessing of the Helmets. The post Thousands of motorcyclists converge on Portuguese shrine for annual Blessing of the Helmets appeared first on RNS.| RNS
YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — More than 11.3 million people live in Bolivia. Around 23,000 identified as Afro in a 2012 census, the first and only time they appeared as a distinct category. The post Afro-descendants in Bolivia fight invisibility with dance and memory appeared first on RNS.| RNS
The new War of the Worlds film starring Ice Cube has hit theaters, and audiences are already calling it one of the worst movies ever made. But it is far from the only contender for that title. On this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay reveal their picks for the worst movies […]| The Hayride
“Even my parents have friends with little kids who tell me how awesome it is to come see me — ’cause they know me. I think that kind of inspires them, too,” one player said.| VTDigger
(The Conversation) — Beach vacations became popular only around the 19th-20th centuries – as part of the lifestyle of the wealthy.| RNS
The GirlA form, an echo, a praxis. Not bound by age, biology, or identity, but by affect. She is pink-hued resistance, algorithmic surrender, psychic infrastructure. She exists in the temporal space “before”, yet produced endlessly in the now. Almost always.| Dazed MENA
Michelle Alozie knows how to hold multiple positions at once, literally and figuratively. A forward at her club, Houston Dash, a defender for Nigeria’s Super Falcons, and a trained medical professional working part-time as a cancer research technician in Texas in between, Alozie is a multi-hyphenate with a rigorous and intuitive playbook. In a world that often demands women simplify themselves to be legible, Alozie’s approach, like that of the rest of her teammates on Nigeria's national t...| Dazed MENA
Joe Echegini loves music but isn’t particularly concerned with noise. A midfielder at Paris Saint-Germain and a forward for Nigeria’s Super Falcons, she plays with a clarity that belies the chaos, bringing a deliberate simplicity to the game, unbothered by distraction or pressure.| Dazed MENA
Fox 8 in New Orleans ran a story last night about the budding crisis Louisiana’s public TV and radio stations are about to face if Sen. John Kennedy gets his way and some $500 million in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is struck from the federal budget. A proposed bill in Congress is […]| The Hayride
The Onassis Foundation has restored Cavafy House in Alexandria, Egypt, in partnership with the Hellenic Foundation for Culture| Arts & Collections