By Bruce Haring
11.05.2020 - 15:21 / metroweekly.com
Atlas Obscura: Armen Ra — Photo: Josef Jasso
As the general manager of Atlas Obscura’s Experiences division, Megan Roberts has had a unique hand in making the website and its offerings as eclectic and eccentric and entertaining as they come. Where else, for instance, could you get to know a Stroh violinist, learn about the supernatural cats of Japan, meet a queer community-building soupmaker and chef, learn how to make mead vinegar from honey, and take a “sound bath” with a theremin-playing drag
By Bruce Haring
YouTube star Myka Stauffer and her husband, James, tearfully shared in a video on Tuesday that their adopted son, Huxley, is no longer living with them.
Liam Gallagher has extended an olive branch to his brother Noel by wishing him a happy 53rd birthday.
Pubs were given a glimmer of hope this week when Boris Johnson said they may be able to open sooner than planned.
Japanese hip-hop trio Dos Monos dropped a new single called "Civil Rap Song," featuring a recording of an interview by Taiwan's digital minister Audrey Tang (Tang Feng) on Tuesday (May 26).The track incorporates select quotes from Tang's in-depth interview in March, in which she spoke with Kei Wakabayashi of Black Swan Publishing.
John Kennedy is confident Celtic can hold on to their top men for next season.
By Variety Staff
"Love n light going out to your family"
By Patrick Frater
Tom Hanks wants to acknowledge students completing their education in the middle of a global crisis.
There's finally some good news for BLACKPINK fans as BLINKS have been impatiently waiting for news on their favourite girl group's comeback for more than a year. A while back, YG Entertainment had confirmed that Lisa, Jennie, Rosé and Jisoo's comeback would be in June 2020. Now, the agency has revealed more details about the intricately planned three-part comeback. There will be two new singles for BLINKS to obsess over before BLACKPINK releases their first official album in September 2020.
To make up for the cancellation of graduations around the country, one very special guest showed up to help send the students off into the future. Former President Barack Obama gave two different commencement speeches this weekend, one for the graduates of historically black colleges and universities, and one that was aired as part of Graduate Together: High School Class of 2020 Commencement, which was streamed across all the major networks Saturday night.
In a new series amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how they work now, with much of the world quarantined at home and unable to take in-person meetings, attend conferences or even go into the office. Submissions for the series can be sent to [email protected].
2 min read A painting of the once gay patron Saint Sebastian is now open for sale in a unique auction for a piece of artwork that the artist Owe Zerge hung in his home until his death.
By Cynthia Littleton
Simon Godwin — Photo: Johan Persson