This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 On a recent trip to Vietnam, I’m pretty sure I found one key to a happy and harmonious urban life. During the drippy, languid hours of mid-day heat in Ho Chi Minh City, which many also call Saigon, I frequently ducked into every hẻm, or alleyway, that I saw for a little bit of shade. They quickly became my favorite places in the city. Lined with homes and storefronts that opened up directly into the street, these alleyways were filled with scooter parking, lush potted trees, craft workshops, shrines wafting with incense smoke, and baskets of various things for sale. Cars, still a rarity in this city, occasionally snagged parking at alley entrances when they could. In these alleyways, where the vast majority of residents live, the division between one’s own property and the street is more of a suggestion rather than a rule. Life spills out of the home and onto the streets, where … [Read more...] about What Vietnam’s alleyways can teach the Bay Area about bureaucracy and community
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13 Women, 30 Activities and One Goal: Make Friends
Imagine walking into a party where you know almost no one (pathetic) — a party at which I, a stranger to you (probably), have arrived well before you (sorry). Should this occur in real life, it is inevitable that shortly after your entrance, as you are tentatively probing the scene in search of safe ingress into social traffic, I will yank you, abruptly, into the middle of a conversation. I will turn to you and start talking as if you’d been involved in the discussion for an hour. I will lob questions at you that are tailored so that any answer you give can be right. Soon, you will forget I dragged you into this interaction; your easy popularity will seem, in retrospect, inevitable. You will most likely feel at least vaguely friendly toward me, because I so clearly want to be your friend. And the whole time I am doing this — because, despite your rewritten recollections, I am the one doing all of this — I will be thinking: Oh, my God, I’m doing it again. I hate this. I hate this. Why … [Read more...] about 13 Women, 30 Activities and One Goal: Make Friends
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Utah ski accident: Actress set to take stand in $300,000 civil case
close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines of the week Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Gwyneth Paltrow is set to take the stand in a civil case regarding a 2016 ski accident, a source confirmed to Fox News Digital. Paltrow has been sued for $300,000 by a retired optometrist, who claims the actress skied into him from behind at the Deer Valley resort. Terry Sanderson accused the Goop founder of skiing off after the accident – which left him with a "permanent traumatic brain injury, 4 broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life," along with emotional distress and disfigurement, according to the lawsuit obtained by Fox News Digital. "Paltrow got up, turned and skied away, leaving Sanderson stunned, lying in the snow, seriously injured," according to the complaint, which was filed in 2019. "A Deer Valley ski instructor, who had been training Ms. Paltrow, but who did not see the … [Read more...] about Gwyneth Paltrow’s Utah ski accident: Actress set to take stand in $300,000 civil case
Millionaire Arsenal stars milk title charge by charging thousands for Cameo videos
Several Arsenal players are changing up to £12,300 for a personalised video message on internet platform Cameo. Amid their current Premier League title charge, the Gunners’ stock is at its highest for almost 20 years. Mikel Arteta’s side continued their march towards a first league title since 2004 with a dominant 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace . However, it appears those Arsenal players are extracting as much as they can out of their current good form. So much so, many members of their squad, including summer signing Gabriel Jesus and midfield anchors Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey are all charging through the nose for a video message. READ MORE: Mikel Arteta opens up on Arsenal's injury woes and 'being left with 14 players' According to the Daily Mirror , Jesus, who is understood to be earning an eye-watering £265,000 per week, gets £287 a video and a mighty £8,200 for a recorded business message. Xhaka is also reportedly charging around £98 and £8,200 for … [Read more...] about Millionaire Arsenal stars milk title charge by charging thousands for Cameo videos
Football news LIVE: Tottenham have private Conte verdict as Bellingham favourites emerge
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag reviews the Fulham win SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Premier League may have entered its first international break of 2023, but that won't stop the ever-flowing stream of football news. Over the next two weeks, clubs will gear up for the fast-approaching season run-in, with transfer tidbits also starting to crop up ahead of the summer. Related articles Arsenal chief Edu has more credit in the bank after Unai Emery comment Chelsea owner Todd Boehly hatches transfer plan to deny Erik ten Hag England begin their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on Thursday against Italy in Naples, the two big hitters in Group C. Ukraine are the next biggest threat … [Read more...] about Football news LIVE: Tottenham have private Conte verdict as Bellingham favourites emerge
Authorities in New York Prepare for Unprecedented Arrest of a President
He would be fingerprinted. He would be photographed. He could even be handcuffed. And if Donald J. Trump is indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in the days ahead for his role in a hush money payment to a porn star, the former president of the United States of America will be read the standard Miranda warning: He will be told that he has the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. These are among the routine steps for felony arrests in New York. But the unprecedented arrest of a former commander in chief — one whose devoted supporters once staged a violent attack on the Capitol — will be anything but routine. Last week, senior officials from the district attorney’s office and the state agency that runs the courts had preliminary discussions to plan for a possible indictment and arraignment. So did officials from the Police Department, which patrols the streets outside the Lower Manhattan courthouse, and the court officers, who handle security inside the Criminal Courts … [Read more...] about Authorities in New York Prepare for Unprecedented Arrest of a President
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Debut Falls Short With $30.5 Million
(CTN NEWS) – This weekend, ” Shazam! Fury of the Gods “ made its theatrical debut and felt the wrath of the public. According to figures released by the studio on Sunday, the New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero film debuted to a lackluster $30.5 million from 4,071 cinemas. The “ Shazam!” sequel underperformed both its low ($35 million) and high ($53.5 million in April 2019) expectations. Earning a spot on the very low end of recent DC comics movie releases, betwee n “Birds of Prey” ($33 million in February 2020) and “The Suicide Squad” ($26.2 million in August 2021), both of which were R-rated. Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, and Djimon Hounsou were all present in “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” which was directed by David F. Sandberg. Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, and Lucy Liu were also present. Most critics who enjoyed the original movie’s charm considered this one to be lacking. At the moment, it has a 53% Rotten … [Read more...] about ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Debut Falls Short With $30.5 Million