The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, was shuttered on Monday — not by war, not by terror, but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution is crumbling from within. It was an almost unthinkable sight: the home to works …
Read More »Italy’s Mount Etna volcano erupts with a massive ash cloud and a “lava fountain”
Mount Etna, the rambunctious volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, grumbled back to life on Monday, spewing hot ash and lava in a pyroclastic flow, the nation’s volcano monitoring body said. There were no reports of any risk to the local population, which is accustomed to Etna’s frequent eruptions, …
Read More »Sam Clayton Jr., member of Jamaican bobsled team that inspired “Cool Runnings,” has died from coronavirus
Jamaican music producer and former Olympic team member, Sam Clayton Jr. died at the age of 58 from coronavirus, The New York Times reports. Clayton was a member of the Jamaican bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Since the team was from a tropical …
Read More »Gucci straitjacket: Model protests Gucci’s “offensive” use of straitjackets while walking in the brand’s runway show
Model Ayesha Tan-Jones staged a protest against Gucci while walking in the brand’s runway show during Milan Fashion Week. Tan-Jones, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, said they were speaking out against the company’s use of straitjackets in its spring/summer 2020 collection. During the show, they held up …
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Mya-Lecia Naylor, a rising, young actress who appeared in several British TV shows and films, died suddenly on April 7, her agent said in a statement. She was 16. “Mya-Lecia was hugely talented and a big part of A&J, we will miss her greatly. Our love and thoughts are with …
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