Academy Foundation Board Elects Five Trustees as 2024-2025 Members and Officers
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its five newly elected 2024-2025 Academy Foundation Board members and officers. The Board comprises nine trustees who are members of the Academy Board of Governors.
Beauty Ends Relationship With Groovy For Dancing With Chomzy
Big Brother Naija housemate, Beauty on Saturday ended her relationship with Groovy for dancing with Chomzy during their party. Beauty during their Saturday night had challenged Groovy for dancing with Chomzy, which eventually led to a serious argument in the house.
The party had in attendance housemates from the Level One and Level Two part of the reality show.
Beauty during the argument noted that she had earlier warned Groovy not to dance with Chomzy, but he is permitted to dance with every other girl.
CHINA: Liao-Tung | TIME
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April 7, 1923 12:00 AM GMT-5
The refusal by Japan to abrogate the 1915 treaty—extending the leases of Port Arthur and Dalny on the Liao-Tung peninsula — is creating a furore in China. University students are clamoring for a boycott of all Japanese goods, advising the Government to send a second note to Tokyo and to prepare for war in the meantime. Public opinion is, however, indifferent to their demands, and, from recent reports, the agitation is dying a natural death.
Fannys Restaurant Channels Old Hollywood Style at New Academy Museum
It’s easy to imagine comedian Fanny Brice spending many a festive night at storied Hollywood eateries like Perino’s and the Brown Derby. Newly opened for dinner service, Fanny’s — at Los Angeles’ recently launched Academy Museum of Motion Pictures — interprets the comfortable, classy feel of those vintage spots in its own sleek, contemporary way.
How to ask questions in English
Knowing how to ask questions in English is a key skill. Most of us ask questions all the time, whether we want permission to eat the last slice of cake, to keep on top of the latest gossip in our neighborhood, or just to know what time a movie starts. For people who are learning English, getting the structure right can be tricky, so we’re going to talk about how to form questions in English and give you lots of examples.
How to tie 'gele' with 'aso-oke
Gone are the days when ladies ditch the 'gele' or headtie even when they rock nice traditional wears, these days they go all the way tying the headtie in beautiful ways. For major birthday parties, weddings as wedding guests (as aso-ebi), church and more it's important for a lady to know how to keep her 'gele' game strong. ADVERTISEMENT
'Gele' like clothes you wear comes in different fabrics and for this tutorial it's the traditional 'aso-oke' which is a little different from the normal ones.
Israel Kamakawiwoole - Trivia, Family, Bio
Hawaiian musician and entertainer who became an international star in 1993, dying of heart problems just four years later. He is best known for his medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World."
Before Fame He began playing music with his older brother and cousin at the age of eleven and continued after both his partners went their separate ways.
Trivia His medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "
Janette Manrara - Age, Family, Bio
Known best for her work on the BBC One reality program Strictly Come Dancing, Manrara also appeared on the American television series Glee and was a finalist in the So You Think You Can Dance reality talent competition.
Before Fame Before becoming a professional dancer, she earned a degree in finance from Florida International University and worked at a bank for nearly a decade.
Trivia She has earned over 190,000 Twitter followers. She performed in Burn the Floor in both the UK and US in 2010 and 2011.
Media Fund APX Group Takes 50% Stake in U.K.s Twickenham Studios
U.S.-Europe media fund APX Group has acquired a 50% stake in London’s Twickenham Film Studios. The move comes weeks after Twickenham Studios chair Sunny Vohra acquired a 6.95% stake in the APX Group for more than $70 million, reflecting a market cap of $1.
Meet Samuel Ajayi Crowther, a slave who became Africa's first Anglican bishop
Here is how it all happened After young Crowther (at the time his name was Ajayi) was captured along with his mother, baby brother, and other family members, he was sold and put on a ship going to America to be resold. The vessel was intercepted by the British Navy’s Anti-slave trade patrol and taken to Freetown, Sierra Leone. There, all the slaves on board were set free.