MORE MOSES: Artist, designer and self-proclaimed bohemian Rebecca Moses unveiled her latest collection of paintings, “Elegance in Suspension,” at Ralph Pucci gallery in Los Angeles on April 7. “This series features a collection of paintings depicting women occupying and moving through space with certainty, even though the environment remains unresolved,” Moses said. The figures in … [Read more…]
Lily Allen. Photo courtesy of Jean Garnett. “Who is Madeline?” my daughter asked. We had been singing Lily Allen’s new song all morning—“Da da da da da da da da who is Madeline?”; we can’t forget it. How should I answer it? Madeline seems to be the woman who cheated on the singer’s husband? Then … [Read more…]
Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Thomas, Louis XVIII Receiving the Duc d’Angoulême on His Return from the Spanish Campaign, December 2, 1823, 1823, oil on canvas, 30.1 x 42.7″. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. François-René de Chateaubriand (1768–1848) was born in Saint-Malo, on the northern coast of Brittany, the youngest son of an aristocratic family. After an isolated adolescence … [Read more…]
2025 feels like a big year. Two volleyball world championships will be revealed in sequence in Southeast Asia. That means double the action and new chapters in the history of sports. First, women are the center of attention in Thailand. Then, the people will illuminate the Philippines. This tournament is not only about who won … [Read more…]
The “god of four” bounced back from his Olympic nightmare with a third straight world figure skating title. PRAGUE 1, Czechia — Ilia Malinin returned to the top podium. Six weeks after a skating disaster knocked the Olympic gold medal favorite off the podium, the “quad god” performed big jump after big jump, and a … [Read more…]
She was standing in the middle of the crowd. I looked at her once, and then I kept staring. I tried to see the other eyes in the room, green eyes, brown and blue, but I kept looking back at her. I looked, and she looked, and I moved toward her holding a plastic ring … [Read more…]
William “Bill” Smilow and Joe Wilkins joined the Board of Governors of the TGR Foundation TGR Irvine, Calif. (4 January 2024) – TGR Foundation, a leading non -profit organization, has announced the appointment of William “Bill” Smilow and Joe Wilkins to the National Governor. The two leading leaders bring a lot of experience and in … [Read more…]
March 8, 2026; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Fred Hoiberg walks off the field after beating the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagne Images All my life, I’ve been an East Coast guy. Never been to Iowa; never been to Nebraska. If you talk to me about their corn, … [Read more…]
One week Asian men’s volleyball championship officially ended yesterday (18). Kada Al Rayyan withdrew from Osaka, Japan with a direct three -way victory, winning the first championship in the international competition of Asian clubs in the history of the team, and the Nimir Conference Assessment Champion was awarded MVP! Japanese Sunbirds Sunbirds Osaka also defeated … [Read more…]
Dosa dan maksiat bukan hanya menodai hati, tetapi juga memengaruhi rezeki, ilmu, dan hubungan antarmanusia. Ibnul Qayyim rahimahullah menjelaskan dengan mendalam bagaimana dampak buruk maksiat yang menjadi racun sehingga merusak kehidupan dunia dan akhirat. Ibnul Qayyim rahimahullah berkata, فَمَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعْلَمَ، أَنَّ الذُّنُوبَ وَالْمَعَاصِيَ تَضُرُّ، وَلَا بُدَّ أَنَّ ضَرَرَهَا فِي الْقَلْبِ كَضَرَرِ السُّمُومِ … [Read more…]