US nature tour owner writes to Jill Biden to help save Asa Wright Nature Centre
Tuesday 6 April 2021
The Asa Wright Nature Centre has closed its doors in January owing to a lack of funding and the additional burdens faced by the covid19 pandemic. Photo by Roger Jacob
ORNTHOLOGIST, author and US nature tour company owner Bill Murphy has taken his pleas to help save the Asa Wright Nature Centre to another level. He wrote to US first lady Dr Jill Biden for help.
On January 18, the Arima-based centre issued a statement saying, with the continued closure of the borders and the limited physical movement owing to covid19, its management decided to terminate its eco-lodge business.
Keen Dreams Conjure Up Emotionally Charged Dream-pop on “Immediate Tonight” (premiere)
The latest single from Keen Dreams’ upcoming debut album is a plea for fleeting moments of peace and beauty, accompanied by an oddly nostalgic music video.
Listening to the music of Keen Dreams can sound a bit like time travel. The band – consisting of James Weber, Jr. on vocals and guitar, Shana Applewhite on bass, and Eric Martinez on drums, also featuring a bevy of guest musicians – creates a type of hazy dream-pop that’s reminiscent of Talk Talk or the Jesus and Mary Chain, or even contemporary practitioners like Destroyer. In advance of their debut album,
A Dallas-Based Mahjong Line Is Facing National Backlash for Cultural Appropriation
The company, founded by three White women, decided to give a centuries-old Chinese game a respectful refresh that no one asked for.
By Emily Heft
Published in
Living
January 8, 2021
11:07 am
The Mahjong Line, a Dallas-based company founded by three White women, has come under fire for redesigning and rebranding a traditional Chinese game and failing to properly acknowledge its cultural significance.
Mahjong was developed during China’s Qing Dynasty and spread across Asia in the 19th century. The game is ubiquitous in Chinese culture; it’s played at family gatherings, among friends, in public parks, and beyond. It’s also popular in the United States, where it’s been widely available since the 1920s. Though the game has spread across the world, most Mahjong sets look very similar to the original design, bearing Chinese characters and symbols like birds and flowers.
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