UAE prince and Hong Kong, Xi’s policy shift, Singapore ‘Asia’s happiest country’ again: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

A Dubai prince who made waves after announcing plans to set up a new family office in Hong Kong with a US$500 million investment pledge abruptly postponed its opening scheduled for Thursday. 3. In rare monetary policy shift, Xi tells China central bank to buy treasury bonds With the world’s second-largest economy at a critical … Read more

“The Who’s Tommy” Plays the Old Pinball

It’s been a long, wild trip since 1969, when the opening chords of Pete Townshend’s “Tommy,” written with and recorded by the Who, first blasted onstage. The band toured the genre-defying album—a seeker’s rock opera in which a “deaf, dumb, and blind kid” discovers a messianic gift for pinball—for several years. Throughout the next decade, … Read more

10 Polyamorous Dating Apps | POPSUGAR Love & Sex

There’s no shortage of dating apps on the market, but for those who practice polyamory or ethical nonmonogamy, finding a match can be a bit trickier. Thankfully, there are plenty of polyamorous dating apps now available to fit an array of relationships and preferences. Polyamory is the practice of having multiple romantic or sexual relationships … Read more

Parkland Corporation anuncia los resultados de la Junta General Anual de Accionistas de 2024

CALGARY, AB, 28 de marzo de 2024 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Parkland Corporation, (“Parkland”, “Nosotros”, la “Compañía” o “Nuestro”) (TSX: PKI) celebró su junta general anual de accionistas el 28 de marzo de 2024 (la “Junta”). La Compañía se complace en anunciar que todos los asuntos presentados en la Junta fueron aprobados, incluida la elección de los … Read more

French Parliament Moves Forward With Ban on Hair Discrimination

France’s National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit workplace discrimination rooted in hair texture and style. The bill was approved 44-2, with many members not voting. It must now pass the Senate, whose conservative majority makes its future less certain. Advocates of the proposed legislation argue that it … Read more

Beyoncé’s country era is here. Will it change anything for Black country musicians?

On the surface, Beyoncé and Sacha Visagie have little in common. Where Beyoncé was born in Houston, Visagie grew up in the tiny town of Warkworth, Ont. While the former was inspired to become a musician by a larger-than-life Michael Jackson concert, the latter credits her passion to the soulful Patsy Cline records her mother would play on repeat.  And … Read more

For over a century, baseball’s scouts have been the backbone of America’s pastime – do they have a future?

Former MLB executive Pat Gillick won three World Series titles and served as general manager of four baseball teams from the 1970s to 2000s. But when we interviewed him for our documentary “Fielding Dreams: A Celebration of Baseball Scouts,” he deflected praise. “I wouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame if it wasn’t for the … Read more

We 12 movie review: Cantopop boy band Mirror make group debut in a heist comedy so awful, it’s a litmus test of fandom

1/5 stars All 12 members of Hong Kong’s reigning Cantopop boy band Mirror star in a movie together for the very first time in We 12, an unabashedly hollow piece of fan service masquerading as a mainstream commercial feature made for general consumption. In the past few years, the city’s faltering film business has occasionally … Read more