Stocks seeing the largest changes after hours: Super Micro Computer, Wynn Resorts, Electronic Arts, and others.
Here’s a quick look at some companies that are making waves in after-hours trading: Arista Networks has seen a decline of 7%. While the first-quarter revenues came in slightly above LSEG’s consensus, reaching $200 million against an expectation of $197 million, adjusted earnings were also better than anticipated at 65 cents per share, surpassing the […]
Ivanka Trump appears in promo video for martial arts gym
Ivanka Trump appeared in a promotional video for the Valente Brothers Jiu-Jitsu, demonstrating a series of martial arts and self-defense techniques. The video shows the president's daughter providing defense against attackers who wield chokes, armbars, throws, and even knife-wielding attackers. Appearing in the video were instructors for Joakim, Pedro and GUI Valente, North Miami Beach […]
Conan O'Brien defends Oscars amid 'divisive politics': The arts can 'unite us'
Conan O'Brien defends Hollywood and Oscar, saying the entertainment industry can help bring the nation together in an era of “divorce politics.” “I wish I could change the tone for just a second,” O'Brien, host of the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, told audiences at the opening hours of a virtually […]
Kennedy Center shake-up will usher in ‘Golden Age of the Arts’ under Trump, Ric Grenell previews
The Kennedy Center guides the “golden age of art” in Washington, DC, as new leadership under President Donald Trump plans to “sell tickets” and deploy productions that appeal to the public. Fox News Digital. “This will be a golden age of art,” Grenell told Fox News Digital in an exclusive comment on the issue. “The […]
SUNY-linked university accused of excluding white students from arts program in scathing complaint
Legal advocacy groups illegally denounced Alfred University, who was affiliated with SUNY, and excluded white students from the Upstate Campus' “BIPOC” Arts Residency Program. Equal Protection Project filed a severe civil rights complaint against the US Department of Education, which claims “Alfred's dipole.” [Black, Indigenous, People of Color] Summer Art Residency is a violation of […]
Christian liberal arts college deletes, apologizes for post congratulating Trump’s OMB director Russ Vought
Wheaton College apologized for a Facebook post that was deleted in the process, asking for prayers for Russ after receiving a fierce online backlash. On Friday, the University of Illinois congratulated Vought on being confirmed as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after a 53-47 Senate vote. “Wheaton College congratulates and prays […]
Equity urges Bristol city council to drop cuts to arts and culture budget | Bristol
The country's largest performing arts and entertainment union has called on Bristol City Council to scrap plans that would cut hundreds of thousands of pounds from the arts and culture budget, including the closure of a number of museums. shareholder wrote on The city council has warned that the cuts will cause significant damage to […]
Margaret Hodge to lead review of regional inequality in the arts | Arts funding
Margaret Hodge will oversee a review of regional inequalities in the arts after the Culture Secretary described parts of the UK as “cultural deserts”. Sky News first reported a week ago Mr Hodge, who was appointed as the government's anti-corruption champion last week, will lead the review into Arts Council England, it is understood. It […]
Nikki Giovanni, acclaimed poet of the Black Arts Movement, dies aged 81 | Poetry
Nicky Giovanni, the award-winning American poet who emerged as one of the leading voices of the black arts movement in the 1960s, has died at the age of 81. Giovanni passed away on Monday after being diagnosed with cancer for the third time, his friend, writer Renee Watson, told NPR in a statement. Poet Kwame […]
The dark arts have a new name — witchcore — and it’s lurking in your local grocery store
Paganism has been on the rise in the Western world for some time. More and more people are abandoning their religious upbringing and rejecting Western Judeo-Christian values. Some people have chosen to adopt agnosticism or atheism, while others, especially Generation Z, have chosen to replace Christianity with other beliefs and practices rooted in paganism. From […]