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2 months ago | 
family.style | Elisa Vásquez |Sophia Roe |Felicity Carter
Recordings of popular disco songs are animating the Philharmonie de Paris for its new exhibition, “Disco: I’m Coming Out.” Created by DJ Dimitri from Paris, themed playlists transport guests to the past—back to the hot, sweaty nights on New York’s storied Paradise Garage’s dance floor, where the likes of Chaka Khan and Madonna would perform.
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2 months ago | 
family.style | Meka Boyle |Sophia Roe |Felicity Carter |Elisa Vásquez
“I carry Syria in my heart all the time,” says Diana Al-Hadid, whose recent solo booth at Kasmin for Frieze Los Angeles recalled landscapes, including a few of her homeland. For her bronze sculpture of a spindly, bare jasmine plant, Warda II, 2024-2025, the artist dipped the national flower of Syria’s root ball in wax to make a mold. A layer of bronze seeps out from its base in what Al-Hadid reveals is a rough outline of the country.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
bwog.com | Barnard College |Elisa Vásquez
Beloved New York Yankee Juan Soto is moving from Yankee Stadium to Citi Field and I am devastated. Bwogline: Former New York Yankee Juan Soto is set to sign a $765 million dollar deal with the New York Mets. The deal will be the biggest contract in the history of Major League Sports and is an agreement to play with the team for 15 years.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
bwog.com | Elisa Vásquez
Ahead of Thanksgiving travel week, Charlotte Airport workers go on strike over unlivable wages and harsh holiday work conditions. Editor’s Warning: Mentions of Death and Violence. Happening in the World: In West London, a 22-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder after a double shooting into a car left an eight-year-old girl and her father with serious injuries. Both victims have since been taken to the hospital, where they remain in stable condition.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
bwog.com | Elisa Vásquez
The Texas Public School Curriculum may soon undermine the separation of Church and State. Happening in the World: 47 medical professionals are currently being tried in Turkey over the death of 10 or more newborn babies as it is believed that the children were only transferred between hospitals to increase profits.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
bwog.com | Elisa Vásquez
Famous New York seafood spot, Lundy’s, is back!Happening in the World: After nine years of service, India’s luxury airline, Vistara, took its last flight. The airline is now undergoing plans to merge with Air India, expanding the company’s network and fleet. The airlines’ operations are set to be transferred and managed by Air India, a process which has been ongoing for months to ease the transition for passengers.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
bwog.com | Elisa Vásquez
Tragedy strikes on the seven train Sunday night as a teen girl dies while subway surfing across cars. Editor’s note: mentions of death. Happening in the World: A missing woman was found in Australia’s Snowy Mountains after six days in a dazed and injured state. Lovisa Sjoberg, 48, was located Sunday afternoon with a snake bite, dehydrated, and a rolled ankle. She was treated for the bite on the scene and was, shortly after, rushed to the hospital, where she remains in stable condition.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
bwog.com | Elisa Vásquez
The New York City structure is officially open again after three years. Editor’s note: mentions of Death. Happening in the World: Moldovans say Yes to the pro-EU constitutional changes by a thin margin. As of Monday afternoon, the official data reports that 50.46% of voters said Yes and 49.54% said No. The closeness of the vote has come as a shock as it was expected to be a large percentage of Yeses among citizens.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
bwog.com | Elisa Vásquez
Tensions are high between Taiwan and China, as Taiwan’s new President takes office. Editor Warnings: Violence and Death. Happening in the World: China conducted new military drills off the coast of Taiwan on Monday, as a means of punishment for a recent speech made by the nation’s President Lai Ching-te, in which he stated Taiwan will resist annexation at the hands of the Chinese. The President of China, Xi Jinping, now claims they will take the island by force if need be.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
bwog.com | Elisa Vásquez
The city trash industry is being monopolized by private garbage collectors. I bet you’ve never heard that sentence before. Happening in the World: India has agreed to provide the Maldives with hundreds of millions of dollars in financial assistance to help strengthen the nation’s struggling economy. The financial aid is set to include both a $400 million currency swap deal and a 30 billion rupees swap agreement so that businesses can conduct deals in local currencies.
