Author: Nana Media

City Parks Foundation 2025 Dinner & Dance Party Benefit The City Parks Foundation 2025 Dinner & Dance Party Benefit was a huge success, collecting almost $1 million in donations. The event, which took place in Central Park, supported the free art, sports, environmental, and municipal building programs of the City Park Foundation. These programs are produced in public parks in New York City, across all five boroughs, every year. Honoring Questlove The event honored Ahmir "Questlove" with the Icon Award for his contributions to the artistic and cultural landscape of New York City. Questlove is a pioneer of the music…

Introduction to the Controversy The Sinclair Broadcast Group announced on Friday that Jimmy Kimmel’s show would be back on the air on its ABC-affiliated companies after a one-week ban. This decision came after the show was pulled due to controversy surrounding Kimmel’s comments on the death of Charlie Kirk. Sinclair, which owns local ABC stations in the USA, was one of two major networks to drop Kimmel’s program. Background on the Incident Kimmel landed in hot water after his monologue on September 15 about the death of the conservative firebrand. He stated that US President Donald Trump and his allies…

Netherlands to Return Fossils to Indonesia The Netherlands announced on Friday that it will return a collection of thousands of fossils to Indonesia. The collection consists of over 28,000 fossils, including some of the so-called "Java Man" bones. These are the first known fossils of Homo erectus, an ancestor of the Homo sapiens type. The Dubois Collection The fossils that were soon called up are known as the Dubois collection, named after the Dutch anthropologist Eugene Dubois. In 1891, Dubois extracted the fossils from Indonesia, in which the country was a Dutch colony. The part of the "Java Man" collection…

Introduction to New Tariffs Similar to the previous tariff bombs of the US President, the news was suddenly all over social media, with a lot of unclear information. In a contribution on his social media website on Thursday, Donald Trump announced steep new tariffs for US pharmaceutical imports. "From October 1, 2025, we will impose a 100% tariff on every brand or patented pharmaceutical product, unless a company builds its pharmaceutical production work in America," he wrote. Previous Tariff Exceptions So far, pharmaceutical goods have been freed from the so-called mutual tariffs that Trump announced in April. This was mainly…

Introduction to Creative Talent For Carla Sozzani and Sara Maina Sobuszani, finding new creative talent was a lifelong pursuit. This journey began for Carla in the 1980s when she worked at Fashion Italia alongside her sister, the legendary editor Franca Sozzani. During this period, they introduced readers to the concept of ready-to-wear from modern labels such as Valentino and Prada. Early Career and Ventures It wasn’t long before Carla ventured out on her own, starting Italian Elle in 1987. This move was followed by the opening of her Concept Store, 10 Corso Como, in 1991. Here, she proudly showcased established…

New Movie Releases in the UK and Ireland This weekend, Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, One battle after another, is set to be the largest title opening in cinemas in Great Britain and Ireland, with Warner Bros screening it in 650 locations. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up revolutionary who must take action again when his daughter goes missing. This is one of Anderson’s biggest releases before his last feature, Licorice Pizza, which debuted on 203 sites with £436,005 in 2021. Box Office Expectations Anderson’s largest opening was Boogie Nights in 1998, which earned £794,295. Although it went…

Introduction to Zero K Director Michael Almereyda has found the perfect leads for his upcoming film adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel, Zero K. The movie will star Caleb Landry Jones, Peter Sarsgaard, and Andrea Riseborough in the leading roles. Production is set to begin in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in early 2026. Almereyda, who also wrote the script, will focus the Zero K adaptation on a young man who becomes embroiled in his billionaire father’s plans to cheat death using cryonics and radical science in a remote desert facility. The Cast Caleb Landry Jones is known for his roles in Exit,…

Introduction to Energy Supplier Issue OVO is the youngest major energy supplier to reveal its failure to meet new rules for capital adequacy registrations imposed by the industry regulator. This comes after Octopus Energy, which has overtaken British Gas to become the UK’s largest energy provider, publicly disclosed its own non-compliance with the rules earlier this year. Background on the New Rules The new rules, introduced by Ofgem, require energy suppliers to maintain a certain amount of cash or other tangible assets in their balance sheets, with the threshold value determined by the number of customers they have. A recent…

Introduction to Mind Over Matter The power of the mind over matter is a concept that has been explored and debated for centuries. It suggests that our thoughts and beliefs have the ability to shape our physical reality and influence the world around us. This idea is often met with skepticism, but there are many examples of people who have harnessed the power of their minds to achieve incredible feats. The Science Behind Mind Over Matter Research has shown that our brains have a significant impact on our physical bodies. The placebo effect, for example, demonstrates how our beliefs and…

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2025 The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour is back for its 30th year, and this time it’s bigger and better than ever. The tour kicks off on December 2 in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and will feature a star-studded lineup of artists, including Ed Sheeran, MGK, and Reneé Rapp. About the Tour The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour has become a leading holiday music event, where fans can see the biggest artists performing the hottest songs of the year. According to John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises at iHeartMedia, and Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer at iHeartMedia, "In its…