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Greg Louganis sat down with theGrio for an exclusive interview about the documentary. They opened up about the inspiration for the film, their own personal histories, and why 2021 is the perfect time for a film like this to be released. Actor Keli Price during the Premiere For RLJ Entertainment’s “Sleep No More” on August 20, 2018 in Brooklyn City. (Photo by Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images for Incendiary Features ) Price initially drew inspiration for the documentary from his great-gran...

KEY CONCEPTS While there is significant year-to-year variability in ice coverage, trends show that annual maximum ice coverage on each of the Great Lakes has declined over time. Across all the Great Lakes, the annual maximum ice cover is, on average, 22% lower than it was a half-century ago. Furthermore, ice coverage is becoming less reliable, with more frequent years of extremely low ice coverage (like this year). The decline in lake ice coverage is driven by warming air and water temperatures...

The sculptures were awarded points for creativity, technique and message. And then, the winners were announced. The Band of Misfit Boys, including Keith Plimi, Dan Berry and Drake Perez, are the winners of the State of Illinois Champions and the People’s Choice Awards for their sculpture “Hooty and the Blowfish.” The team will advance to the 2022 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.  Team Quatcschmen, consisting of Peter Hermann, Jack Gerard and Jacob Bail...

Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images; Emma McIntyre/Getty Images; Christine Sutton; Rob DeMartin; Universal Music Were still stuck in the house, or outside wearing masks, or socially distancing from anyone not in our pods (if you arent doing these things, pleasebookmark this). In other words, we could all use a little personal cheer these days, even if its just for a few minutes. Thats why the Entertainment Weekly staff ...

comments Along with "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine," "Walking on Thin Ice" holds a vaunted place among the collaborative works of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Indeed, it would be the final, poignant act in the story of their remarkable artistic association. Composed by Ono, "Walking on Thin Ice" began to take shape for Yoko during one of the Lennons car trips between their estate in Cold Spring Harbor and New York Citys Dakota apartment building. After writing the songs ethereal lyrics, Yoko c...

Shelved: Yoko Ono (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns — Getty Images) 9 minutes (2,485 words) Much is known about John Lennon’s self-described “Lost Weekend” — an 18-month separation from his wife Yoko Ono from the summer of 1973 to early 1975 — in which the former Beatle made records, produced records, drank, and took drugs to excess, and got kicked out of The Troubadour and various Los Angeles studios. Much less is known about how Ono spent her time back in New York. In 1974, O...

How Thick Does Ice Need To Be To Drive Or Walk On It? Ice fishing, skating, hockey tournaments. Northlanders use the ice for many different reasons. Even driving on the ice with a car or snowmobile. The thickness has to be pretty thick to drive your car or put your ice house on the ice. Heres what is recommended. According to the Canadian Red Cross, it has to be at least 20 cm, which is about 8 inches. If the ice is gray, it is not safe. The ice has to be blue to be safe if there is no snow ov...

Ice fishing, skating, hockey tournaments. Northlanders use the ice for many different reasons. Even driving on the ice with a car or snowmobile.

Until we get a prolonged cold snap with high temperatures below freezing and low temperatures in the single digits. It’s not safe to be on the ice. "Even if you may see what appears to be a skim or a covering across a lake or pond the rule is statewide is that its not thick enough to support people and you could fall through very easily,” says Beauchene. "Once that first layer of ice gets over and then we continue to have cold weather the ice thickness will build because highs in the 30s an...

What’s new? The 2015 Iran nuclear deal has looked at best shaky since the Trump administration withdrew from it in 2018, imposing damaging economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. In response, Tehran ramped up its nuclear activity in contravention of its obligations under the agreement. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration could mark an inflection point. Why does it matter? Having failed to achieve its objectives, Trump’s “maximum pressure” strategy may be nearing an end. R...