Summer’s nail art trend
By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer | jgibson@tribunemedia.net
Fterns, there is a plethora of new styles trending that may tickle your fancy.
Over the past several years, technicians have taken nail art to the next level, creating some of the most out of world shapes, patterns and designs.
No doubt, art has been a part of the process for decades, however its evolution in recent times have seen more tools, tricks, and polish styles coming up every so often. With so many nail art offerings, there will always be new ways for women to get creative and express themselves.
Here is a list of a few nail trends that are currently having their moment.
Comic nail trends
This is the newest nail trend currently taking over the internet. These nails are fun and truly for those who dare to be different with. This nail design features bright colour, vibrant patterns and even characters that are all reminiscent of cartoon and comic books. This manicure style is characterised by the 3D effect provided by painted-on lines around the perimeters of the nail, which create dimension
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to mimic the animated drawings of a comic book, hence the name.
Duck Nails
Another trend currently catching on is the duck nail trend. This style mainly refers to the nails being shaped liked a duck’s foot - clunky acrylic and bulky, fanned out tips. Some women are embracing this trends as they feel the duck nails are just an exaggeration of squared nails. Not to mention superstar singer and performer Lizzo
helped the trend grow in popularity when she shared a photo of her manicure.
Fruit nails
Fruit nail designs are definitely having their moment right now. Women are adding a touch of fresh sweetness to their nails designs especially with it being summer. Watermelon, lemon and strawberries are just a few of the fruit that are a go to for the look. And with fruit stickers readily available on the market, women can easily add the pop of freshness to their manicures on their own.
Aura Nails
Aura nails are a captivating trend that has entered the world of nail art this year. These mystical designs often incorporate a combination of iridescent colors, holographic finishes, and translucent elements, which imitate the shimmering hues of an aura. Nail technicians blend these elements to create a stunning, almost magical effect that changes with the light and angle.
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Leroy Burrows
Leroy Burrows is helping others to navigate the grief he experienced following the passing of his wife of more than 20 years, Setesa. He spoke to CARA HUNT about his new book, and the journey he has gone through.
After his wife of more than 20 years passed away, Leroy Burrows was left to navigate life as a widower and single father.
He has recently channeled the lessons he learnt during his grief journey in the new book Left Alone on Life’s Journey - Healthy Relationship Tips 101 Coping With The Loss of Loved Ones, where he discusses how to accept love and be happy with oneself in the aftermath of great loss.
The book aims to guide readers towards selfacceptance and inner contentment. It advocates for the cultivation of personal happiness independent of external influences emphasising the choice to embrace contentment as a state of being.
The book addresses experiences of solitude following loss, separation or divorce.
Leroy has been a civil servant for almost three decades working at the Ministry of Education. He is also a sought after motivational speaker and entrepreneur, He also enjoys cooking, baking and immersing himself in literature.
His newest book is actually the third he has written.
“My first book I wrote when I was in college,” he explained.
“It was called Trusting in God. I had gotten a scholorship that covered my tuition, but it was still difficult because I had to find funds for my living expenses,” he explained.
The second book was a book of inspirational quotes.
But tragedy was the motivation for his newest book.
On December 9, 2018, he lost his beloved wife Setesa Burrows to breast cancer after nearly two decades of marriage, leaving Leroy and his three children Lereesa, Leroy Jr, and Leandra Burrows devastated.
In his book, he writes, “That day changed my life forever, I was left alone with our three young children, to provide, protect and raise them all alone.Being alone is not a good feeling. It can leave you feeling hurt empty, and lonely at times and could leave you wounded and emotionally traumatised for quite some time.”
Leroy chose to give the “As I knew her” at his wife’s funeral and many of the things he shared in that speech served as inspiration for his book.
In fact, one chapter of the book is called Wisdom Nuggets from the Late Mrs Burrows.
It includes advice he learnt from his wife as it relates to effectively communicating in marriage, how to handle conflicts, keeping details of your marriage private and how to remain supportive of each other.
“I always wanted to write about my wife,” he said. It wasn’t until the pandemic in 2020 that he had a chance to start pen his thoughts.
The initial draft of the books was just chapters of some of his thoughts he would post on his social media pages.
And then eventually those chapters became the framework of his new book.
He said that he wanted the book to be a resource for other people who may have recently lost a loved one.
“For me, the loss was on so many levels,” he said. “I had lost not just my wife, but she was also
a source of income for our family, and so financially it was rough, my kids had lost their mother and so we had to navigate how I would raise them as single father and then also after some time dealt with being a single man again and I felt guilty looking at another woman so then that led to the whole question of dating as a widower. The dating world was so different from before I got married,” he said.
Leroy noted that he also wanted to point out that everyone’s grief journey is different and that loss does not always have to mean death.
“For some people, a divorce or the break-up of a relationship can be worse than a death.”
This is particular true if the one person choses to leave or hurt the other person in the relationship.
“One of the things that you have to learn after loss is how you can be happy again despite the hand that you have been dealt, because if you are not happy with yourself, you can not be happy around others.
“Everyone grieves differently and the timeline can be different, but healing can come especially through prayer, and with the support of family and friends and just the passage of time.”
He also speaks to persons who may be entering new relationships.
There are a lot of things to take into consideration to ensure that you can have a healthy relationship, he said.
“I think that sometimes when you have been hurt especially women, you can put up walls when it comes to your next relationship. But you can find a healthy love again once and hopefully, the advice I mention in the book from what I learnt during my marriage from my wife can help,” he said.
The book is currently available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback versions and at Bahamas Faith Ministries. You may also contact the author at leroyburrowsbooks@hotmail.com.
Across: Rustic, Quench, Abolish, Lycee, Zing, Crave, Light, Bust, Waist, Notepad, Priory, Muslin.
Down: Organza, Swept, Astound, Pixie, Limit, Cistern, Shorthand, Outlive, Strum, Knack, Jumpily, Chief (clue), Student.
Best described as a number crossword, the task in Kakuro is to fill all of the empty squares, using numbers 1 to 9, so the sum of each horizontal block equals the number to its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the number on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Kakuro increases from Monday to Sunday.
Across: 5 Star, 7 Lachey, 8 Phill, 11 Bingo, 12 Estensen, 13 Stan, 15 Shep, 16 Bettany, 17 Bart, 18 X Files, 21 Days, 22 Tina. Down: 1 Dani, 2 Heroes, 3 That, 4 Alesha, 5 Station, 6 Alun, 9 Celebrity, 10 Annie, 14 Hotel, 17 Brad, 19 Fat, 20 Eva. TV CROSSWORD
TV show: Alex Rider
Ince, Lea, Fly, Melt, Daisy.
Shaded letters: The Stand In BAKER WORDS
MUDDLESOME
Louis Armstrong Chris Cornell Tina Turner
CLOCK-WISE Nova, Vase, Seal, Also, Soar, Arno
QUIZ OF THE WEEK
Swithen, 6 Davy Crockett, 7 Ann
Darrow, 8 Hamlet, 9 Linda Thorson, 10 Nashville
SUMTHING
6x8=48, 3x4=12, 9x4=36
SMALL CROSSWORD
Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so the each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Sudoku increases from Monday to Sunday
1 Dog, 2 Liz Truss, 3 Wallace and Gromit, 4 The Jets and The Sharks, 5 Prunella Scales, 6 Swear It Again, 7 1960s, 8 Bradford, 9 270, 10 Charleston.
Across: 1 Civilised, 7 Onus, 8 Close, 10 Lap, 11 Douses, 13 Imitation, 14 Attend, 16 Ink, 18 Ovens, 19 Keen, 20 North-east.
Down: 1 Condition, 2 Income, 3 Isis, 4 Ill, 5 Soldier, 6 Dependent, 8 Creates, 9 Quicker, 12 Ponies, 15 Take, 17 Ant.
CROSS DOUBT
Across: CHASM Down: STAIR
QUICK CROSSWORD Across: 1 Allocates, 8 Nil, 9 Extravagant, 11 Augment, 12 Torso, 13 Untidy, 15 Detour, 17 Amiss, 18 Orchard, 20 Transparent, 22 Ore, 23 Relatives. Down: 2 Lax, 3 Chase, 4 Traits, 5 Startle, 6 Interrogate, 7 Flavoured, 10 Tightfisted, 11 Adulation, 14 Despair, 16 Morsel, 19 Chart, 21 Nee.
HOW many words of four letters or more can you make from the letters shown here?
In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each must contain the centre letter and there must be at least one nine-letter word. No plurals. Verb forms ending in S permitted.
Yesterday’s Sudoku Answer
FIND where the fleet of ships shown is hidden in the grid. The numbers to the right of and below the grid indicate how many of the squares in that row are filled in with ships or parts of ships. The ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. Some squares have been filled in to start you off. Solution tomorrow
THE ALPHABEATER
CAN you crack the Alphabeater? Each grid number represents a letter – or black square. As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet is used. But you have to complete the grid too! Use the given letters and black squares below the grid to start. The grid is ‘rotationally symmetrical’ – in other words, it looks the same if you turn the page upside down. Solution tomorrow
Yesterday’s Kakuro Answer
gardening
Look to the future
Good day gardeners. How does your garden grow? I’m sitting in the garden while there’s a light drizzle falling from the clouds, and most everything in the garden is flourishing and growing like mad. One can almost watch things grow.
I’m still battling the larvae in the guava fruit, and the trees are producing very heavily this season. My professional duties have pulled me away from the garden quite a bit lately, and it has shifted my focus to running a business instead of enjoying being active in the garden and nursery business. It doesn’t lend itself to gardening inspiration.
One thing that’s for certain, not a lot of folks are out in the yard doing any gardening, it’s been a very hot few weeks. I’ve been reading posts on social media where people who are from other regions or are not particularly gardeners are giving advice to others asking about correct materials to use et al. I can say that most of the advice given is inaccurate and incorrect. For example; planting ginger plants near the ocean on
rocky land. It’s not going to work. They’ll burn up in no time.
Which brings me once again to the topic of the right plant in the right place. Every time that I have experimented with new (to me) species, I go through a learning curve of finding out where the plants will be happy, and it can involve lots of killing plants in the process. When using familiar material and working for someone else, I tend to design gardens or landscapes in somewhat of a contrarian fashion, an antithesis to the norm.
Most designers plan irrigation right off the bat. I design without irrigation entirely and always, using the natural habitat and terrain to dictate plant material to be used, then I follow up with a few specimen plants to highlight areas where some aesthetic points of interest may be desired. The first requirement often stated by customers or clients is “low maintenance”.
There’s no reason for irrigation, as if it’s needed, it contradicts the low maintenance caveat. I am not fond of waste, and I find most irrigated landscapes are over irrigated, and again, I work against the trend to prove that
irrigation is unnecessary, time and again, if suitable material is utilised in suitable locations. Therein lies the specialty that can set one aside from others, not only by doing things differently, but by repeated success in doing so. I aim for nothing less than magnificent, and complete customer satisfaction is a bar that must be met, anything less is unacceptable to me.
That is not to say that I have a 100% success rate, there are always teachable moments to learn from. I learn from you, from everyone that’s gardening that shares their experiences. I learn from the to-do’s and the not-to-do’s equally. Some contracts are difficult, I thrive in those situations. There’s nothing more satisfying than creating a garden space that can be enjoyed for generations. I stay away from those that want it to look perfect on installation, as from there typically the only way forward is decline, rather I plan 1, 3, 5, 10 years ahead.
Improvement continually in a design will create customer smiles for years to come. Again, the specifics of choosing suitable material can take lots of trial and error. It takes an awareness that can only be gained
by spending time watching, listening, observing the intricate details of a particular location, light penetration, water patterns, air movement. Oh it’s just a garden some may say. Well, it’s so much more. It’s a place of peace, contemplation, prayer and meditation, a refuge for wildlife, a space that brings benefit not only to the one in it, but to all of those nearby as well. It’s a space to be shared, or a space to be alone. It’s just a garden some may say. If it’s just a garden, dare I say, there’s lots of room to grow! As always, I wish you happy gardening.
Denim heaven
Must have denim items for your wardrobe
By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net
ACTOR Blake Lively recently cause a bit of fashion stir when she wore a pair denim jeans to a screening of her latest movie, “It Ends with Us,” earlier this summer. Featuring thigh-toheel cut-outs and hibiscus-shaped embroidery, the denim pants by Italian fashion house Valentino, were styled with a simple white tank, Christian Louboutin heels, hoop earrings. It was the $19,000 price tag though that got the most attention.
For the 99 percent of us who are not celebrities or even influencers in the least, spending such a hefty the price for a pair of denim would likely never cross the imagination. But having a set of statement denim in our fashion inventory does.
Lively is inspiring the fashionistas around the globe to step their denim game up and to at the very least have a pair of statement jeans pants in one’s arsenal like the one she wore at the movie screening. With denim being such a staple wardrobe piece and so many styles to choose from, there is no excuse to not be trendy.
Here are four denim styles we feel every women should have in their fashion inventory.
Cargo denim
We have heard time and time again that fashion repeats itself. And no words have been truer when it comes to cargo denim that have become a thing again. These loose fitting, oversized pants are more versatile than they may appear. They can be worn with t-shirts, fitted tops, crop top for that 90s Aaliyah look. They even pair with sneakers and heels - two polar opposites. Whatever look you hope to rock, definitely if you have not already, add these to your wardrobe.
Denim skort
Comfy to wear, easy to style and available in different lengths, denim skirts have definitely been making a comeback.
Depending on the occasion, what look you are going for will dictate the type of skirt, cut and style. However living in tropical climate where the weather gets really hot, a short denim skirt is a welcome alternative to wearing what we Bahamians call “pum pum” shorts.
Extra Wide Leg denim
Like having coffee for the first time, extra wide leg jeans are an acquired taste.
They may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but wide leg denim is certainly another style that gives your wardrobe a bit of variety in the denim area. However the key to wearing this style is balance. Balance the very over-sized pants with a more quiet styled top. Noting too fussy. Allow all the attention to be on the interesting cut of the pant’s leg.
Statement denim
A statement denim jeans piece can be a pant featuring unique embroidery like Blake Lively’s. It can also feature accents like pearls, 3D flowers hand painted designs. These statement denims are to be just that… a statement. You know your denim is a statement piece if it does not pair with most things or you are not inclined to wear them every days. A statement piece signifies that one special denim that you hide away and only break out the box for that special occasion. Every woman needs this in their wardrobe.
I Gat You Girl
By CARA HUNT Tribune Features Writer | cbrennen@tribunemedia.net
The I Gat U Girl conference is set to give young women valuable tools to help them address some of the most pressing issues affecting them.
The conference, which targets young women between the ages of 12 and 18, is set for next weekend and is being produced by Regina Whylly, CEO of the Whole Woman Network.
She told Tribune Weekend that she had the idea for the event during a prayer and mediation session she had early in the morning a month ago.
“The concept of having a conference for young women between the
ages of 12-18 years old was given to me and it is meant to be a conference that provides information to educate and train young women how to make wise decisions in the areas of healthy relationships, mental health, healthy social media, self esteem, etiquette, healthy body, finances, business and more.”
She explained that it is clear that our young women are in trouble. When driving on the street past Marathon Mall and you look up at the billboard that is displayed there, you see the picture of young women that are missing, Nassau is seven by 21, where are they? Young women are being abused, a few weeks ago
a video was circulating with a young girl in school uniform being sexually abused by an old man, this broke my heart. The incidents of rapes that take place against our young women are under-reported because most times they are acquainted with the perpetrator. I can go on and on but what I do know is that many of the men in this country do not have any standards or morals for themselves and they prey on the naivete of our
young women, and this is causing them to be abused and neglected.”
She says it is imperative that older women do their part to help equip young women with the tools they need in order to survive.
This is one of the reasons she decided to make it mandatory that each young lady who attends the conference have a chaperone.
“I was given the mandate to reach out to young women between the
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ages of 12-18 years old, this automatically means that there is a need for older women to be in the room. For everyone that is planning on having their young ladies in that room, they are required to be chaperoned. What we will not be doing is dropping of our young women at this event without supervision or prior arrangements.”
And she says while it is geared to the young ones, women of of all ages will find the speakers beneficial.
“The speakers are all women that are not only beautiful, but they are educated, smart caring and ready to bring everything they have to the table for the young women and women that will enter that room.
Kiteshla Mcphee is the creative director of High Point Agency, and she will be speaking on responsible social media, Leona Young is the CEO of Debonaire Boutique and she will be speaking on how to build your finances, Dr Wilnaye Bain is a family medicine physician and she will be speaking on a healthy body, Donna Maria Mortimer is a business professional that wears many hats, one of which is a highly trained etiquette consultant, and she will be speaking to the young ladies about
self-esteem and etiquette, International guest Brittainy Noel is a mental health therapist and she will be speaking to the young women on healthy relationships and a healthy mind. Also making an appearance is Miss University Bahamas Selvinique Wright who will be telling the young women about her story which is an amazing one. In addition,
surprise speaker Gloria Gilbert will be speaking to the young women about how to create a business of their own. Keeping everyone on time and in place will be Kim Welcome, corporate trainer, singer and CEO of Influential Voice.
Regina added there will be lots of surprises and giveaways in the room
a time of fun and camaraderie with their peers.
The “I Gat U Girl” conference is set to take place on August 31 at the National Training Agency from 10am-5pm and is being hosted by Regina Whylly, CEO of the Whole Woman Network, producers of the Whole Woman Show and the Whole Woman Magazine.
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REGINA WHYLLY, CEO of the Whole Woman Network
The Goombay Summer Festival 2024 took Bay Street by storm on Friday last week, with food vendors, revelers and performers taking the spotlight in Downtown Nassau.
PHOTOS: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Style triumphs over logic in Zoë Kravitz’s great-looking but vexing ‘Blink Twice’
By JOCELYN NOVECK | AP National Writer
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry,” somebody once famously said in the movies. It made utterly no sense in 1970, but even less so now. In recent decades, the apology has become all the rage.
So at the beginning of Zoë Kravitz’s “Blink Twice,” when her tech-mogul protagonist, Slater King, sits on a TV couch and says “I’m sorry” for some unexplained transgression, well, it’s a familiar scene. Pick your offender, pick your year: Famous person issues ritual apology, gets off grid for a bit (in this case, a remote island with chickens) and returns, presumably forgiven. We’ve seen it all before.
Not that it isn’t fun to watch here — especially because Channing Tatum is so delightfully, charmingly smarmy in the role. “Blink Twice” is a big swing for him as an actor and even a bigger one for Kravitz, his life partner, as director and co-writer of this stylish, ambitious, buzzy film that seems to aspire to be a genderthemed “Get Out,” or a #MeToo-era thriller with echoes of “Promising Young Woman.”
And Kravitz almost pulls it off. With the help of a terrific cast, she offers strikingly confident, brashly entertaining filmmaking, until everything seems to break down in a mess of porous storytelling. It’s not the sudden intrusion of gore that’s the issue — this is a horror film, duh. It’s the sudden departure of logic. Perhaps you won’t be able to turn away — but, unlike in Jordan Peele’s or Emerald Fennell’s above-mentioned films, you won’t necessarily be able to explain what you saw, either. But it sure is crackling fun, until it isn’t — which is a pretty apt way to describe the experience that Frida (Naomi Ackie, excellent) has. A cocktail waitress who designs nail art, Frida lives in a rundown apartment
with roommate Jess (Alia Shawkat). When the two get a waitressing gig at a fundraiser, they cleverly plot to change into slinky dresses midway so they can mingle with wealthy guests. Turns out, it’s a fundraiser for Slater’s firm, and when Frida trips, it’s the billionaire himself who helps her up. He introduces her to his friends, and soon, Frida and Jess can’t believe their luck — they’re on Slater’s plane, en route to his very own Fantasy Island.
The water is sparkling. The champagne is, too. Frida and Jess’ closets are filled with resort wear in stylish white, matching those given the other female guests: the flaky and/ or stoned Camilla and Heather, and hard-nosed, sharp-elbowed Sarah, who has eyes on Slater and thus daggers out for Frida. (Adria Arjona’s Sarah is easily the most compelling performance of the movie.)
The food, prepared by Slater’s buddy Cody (Simon Rex), is impeccable. (His other pals are played by Christian Slater, Haley Joel Osment and Levon Hawke, and his therapist by Kyle MacLachlan.) Alcohol is plentiful, sheets are soft, and there’s drugs, too — to be used “with intention,” according to Slater, whatever that means. Days are long, nights are longer, and soon nobody knows what day it is anyway.
But why is that, exactly? Well, all phones were confiscated upon arrival by Stacy, Slater’s ditzy assistant — Geena Davis, a hoot but somewhat underused (and one should never underuse Geena Davis). But something deeper seems at play. We’re trying to avoid spoilers, but as Jess tells Frida, “There is something wrong with this place.”
That would be easy enough to figure out just by looking at the oddly terrifying faces of the resort workers (shades of “Get Out”) who are surely hiding something. Also: why does Frida have dirt under her fingernails? And what happened to a red stain on her dress? Weird stuff is happening.
But Frida, still, is angry that Jess is balking. They’re on a gorgeous island, and someone important is courting her. “For the first time in my life I’m here and I’m not invisible, so please,” she admonishes her friend. And so the pretense continues — that pretense, familiar in the Instagram era, of always having a good time. “Are you having a good time?” Slater asks more than once. “Yes!” says Frida, less convincingly as time goes on.
And when everything has gone to utter bloody, gory chaos, someone still suggests, eerily: “There’s a version of this where we’re all having a good time.”
There’s a deeper undercurrent here. Women, Kravitz has posited, are always expected to smile, play the game, pretend they’re having a good time — and, she says, to “forget” the bad stuff. And so forgetting is a prominent element in her film, one we won’t spoil.
In any case, there’s indeed a version of Kravitz’s film in which we’re all having a great time — most of it, actually. She just needs to stick the landing. We’ll all be eager to see what comes next.
“Blink Twice,” an Amazon/MGM release, has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association “for strong violent content, sexual assault, drug use and language throughout, and some sexual references.”
What to stream this week
Sabrina Carpenter gets cheeky, ‘Furiosa’ fghts and Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ spins
Albums from Sabrina Carpenter and Lainey Wilson, as well as John Woo revisiting his 1989 Hong Kong-set action movies “The Killer” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: the returns of acclaimed TV series “Reasonable Doubt” and “Pachinko” and Adam Sandler offers his first comedy special since 2018.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
may have struggled to match the diz-
action sequences, a grand fleet of dystopian vehicles and one of the best performances of Chris Hemsworth’s career. Anya Taylor-Joy the role played earlier by Charlize is trying to add operatic heft and seriousness to what started in 1979 as a fun, rip-roaring smear of nightmarish, post-apocalyptic motor oil.”
Kevin Costner’s Western “Horizon: An American Saga” is landingner’s three-hour epic, the first of what Costner had hoped would be a four-film series, didn’t win over a lot of critics and didn’t light up the despite Costner’s passionate belief
already-completed part two was also postponed. An ensemble cast is ledAunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan and Uzo Aduba star as a trio of
Indiana lifelong friends who have trio. Adapted from Edward Kelsey -
You Can Eat” chronicles an abiding sisterhood through ups and downs.
a remake of his 1989 Hong Kong-set action movie. Nathalie Emmanuel
Killer” has been in the works since the early ‘90s, with a wide gamut of
have been attached over the years. In the end, Woo, 77, decided to remake it himself.
—
AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
ter is a newcomer in pop music, having entered like a wrecking ball with her 2024 song of the summer, “Espresso,” and the dreamy, twangy, Jack Antonoff-produced followup single, “Please, Please, Please.” But when “Short N’ Sweet,” her latest full-length project, releases
nearly a decade to become an overnight success. Her last album, 2022’s “Emails I Can’t Send” was her first since leaving Disney’s Hollywood Records, a matured take on the pop she’s long had a penchant for; it also served as an introduction to her brand of cheeky, R-rated humor, like in the R&B swagger of “Nonsense.” Nowadays the pressure, of course, is on for Carpenter, but if “Short N’ Sweet” has any of the charm of her monolithic singles, it will no doubt be one of the year’s best.
career, more or less, in high school, working as a Hannah
few rough years trying to make it in Nashville — in fact, she released her
The bumpy ride has paid off, and her fifth studio album, “Whirlwind.” Let it be a lesson that there’s a real reward for talented people who don’t winner, the first woman to win enter-
Taylor Swift in 2011, and in June,
new album deals with the wild ride of life, love, and heartbreak, taking making them universal. And there’s cultural commentary of “Country’s Cool Again” to the record’s sole col-
Country star Thomas Rhett will release a new album, “About A Woman.” Laid back as ever, the songs here are classic Rhett. They’re pulls from hip-hop production, as is a trend in contemporary country; “After All The Bars Are Closed”
These songs are “About A Woman,” indeed.
Softies — the minimalist indiepop -
new album. In that time, there have
been generations of music obsessives who have learned and loved their back catalog, working to understand their powers. How can two electric guitars and sugar-rush harmonies hit with such humanity? But a magician never reveals her tricks, and in theies’ forthcoming album, there’s more
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
NEW SHOWS TO STREAM
new global girl group KATSEYE. Cameras followed wannabe singers for one year as they trained the K-pop way, with rigorous classes in dance and vocals, to secure a spot in the group. “Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE” premieres Wednesday.
its second season on Thursday on Hulu. The series has an all-Black writers room and has been praisedence. Emayatzy Corinealdi plays often colors outside the lines when itnut joins the show for season two. Recording artist Kandi Burruss of the R&B group Xscape and a former cast member of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” will also have a recurring role.
returns to Apple TV+ for its eight-
four generations of an immigrant Korean family that moved to Japan before World War II.
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animals
Animal matters
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Electric carriages
Ihave written about this before and I have a hunch that I will be writing about it again, and more than once.
Right now, it is really really hot, I am sure that we all feel it. The heat is not restricted to 1.00–3.00. The heat is all day long. Dawn to dusk. If you are fortunate enough to have air conditioning, you must notice how that hot air hits you when you first walk out the door, like a stifling cloak, it envelopes you and hangs on tightly, making the first few breaths reminiscent of going into a sauna. Guys, no fooling, no other words, it is seriously hot.
I think about the animals, most of them do have the “luxury” of digging a hole in the cool earth under a tree. Of course, those who are cruelly tied out in areas with no shade are not as fortunate, in fact, they are cursed with owners from hell who should be punished for cruelty, the dogs should be removed, and the owners should not be allowed to own animals again…my humble opinion. Instead, they appear to get away with it time and time again. Naturally, thinking about animals in the heat, one’s thoughts segway to the surrey horses, and what it must be like for them. The heat must be doubled by the fact that they walk on extremely hot, dark, tarmac roads. Sometimes those roads are actually beginning to melt, sometimes you can fry an egg on them!
Imagine what it must be like with no breeze on Bay Street because of the enclosed nature of the city, stuck in a traffic jam, probably right behind some atrocious six-wheeler spewing out noxious fumes right in the horses face, can’t be fun for the horse. Can’t be fun for the driver either, but he did choose the job, he has the freedom to say it’s too hot, he has the freedom of choice, a gift that most animals do not have (unless they live in my house where they do exactly what they want, frequently ignoring my simplest of commands).
With all of this in mind, you can
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imagine how excited I was to spot an article about how Brussels (Belgium) have not got horse drawn carriages any longer. The last one was recently replaced with a very fancy “turn of last century” type car, which is electric and provides a very similar experience for the passenger, whilst the horse can stand under a shady tree in the countryside as was nature’s intention.
The Brussels family who had the horse drawn carriages decided to bow to public opinion as there was a huge outcry to phase their business out. I must say that their carriages and horses looked in excellent condition, the
horses were enormous, unlike ours who invariably are not actually carriage horses but retired horses off the track, and their carriages were impeccably kept, still the majority of people had no desire any longer to make the horse do the work especially under the hot sun.
Thibault Danthine, the Brussels carriage operator, helped make the change over from horse to electric carriage a reality.
In 2023, he was aware that the time had come, and he collaborated with local officials to create a new carriage that was inspired by Robert Anderson’s first electric carriage in 1832.
PHOTO OF BIGGIE AND FAITH
Danthine previously has five horses pulling carriages on the streets of Brussels, at the moment he has two electric carriages operating with a third due in 2025. Their food? It is plug in overnight and good to go the next day whatever the weather. These carriages can go 75 miles on a single charge, which allows the tourist more scope of where they can go and what they can see.
His electric carriages park in the main square and he says that tourists are very happy to see them and take rides more frequently because they are not concerned about the animal’s welfare.
It is interesting to note that Europe cities have been more proactive banning horse carriages than American cities. Prague and Barcelona have already done so, with several others on the way. I travelled to many European cities this year and did not see a single one, though I hasten to add that I did ride in an assortment of motor driven vehicles that were diverse and amusing.
Two factors control the horsedrawn carriage industry: one is public opinion. If people are uncomfortable seeing a horse work under strenuous conditions, less people will want the ride, eventually they will phase due to lack of business. The second are the owners when they realise how much easier an electric vehicle is to manage and operate. No food bills, no vet bills, no restrictions.
Though the horses are much improved in Nassau over the past few years, the city route is all wrong and global warming is making working in the summer just short of impossible.
The new electric carriage in Brussels
Horse drawn carriages in 2018 in Brussels
The Weekend Fashion Report British The Rings of Power Season Two World premiere
Sophia Nomvete
Cara says: “I love this look, it’s so playful and fun. The dress is a bit on the foil gift wrap side, but because it just fits her so well, you don’t notice. It is so flattering and sexy without being the obvious show it all. And that hair is cute, it’s very fun even if it is not that formal of a look.”
Farah says: “This look is interesting to say the least. I like the way this dress hugs her curves in all the right places. Her hairstyle, I am not sure if this was the right choice for this dress. She is already wearing a statement dress, I don’t think she also needed statement hair. I don’t really understand if she was going for a Mickey Mouse look maybe.”
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Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Cara says: “This colour is absolutely lovely against her complexion, but the structure of the dress is just weird, I can’t really determine where it went off, but something about it just isn’t right.”
Farah says: “I am not sure exactly what she is going for. It almost looks like she just cut a piece of fabric and tied it off at the neck and added a metal piece at the neck so it does not have much shape. . The colour is nice, but it leaves a lot to be desired.”
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Morfydd Clark
Cara says: “I am always a fan of a black lace dress and this one is lovely. I love the high neckline and the lace edging around the sleeves and neckline. I would say my only complaint is that I wish the dress was floor length. I think that length cheapens the look a bit.
Farah says: “This look is simple and classic. This is the perfect black gown. I love the embroidery and the accents at the top of her dress. She looks sleek, very classic with a little edgy sexiness to it. However, I would have preferred if she had worn some more statement shoes since the dress was short and the shoes were shown.”
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