Lifestyle

Nov
28
2021
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By Troy Warren
Daniel Boulud On Plans to Open his First West Coast Restaurant in Beverly Hills

Daniel Boulud On Plans to Open his First West Coast Restaurant in Beverly Hills

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BY DEGEN PENER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle The celebrity chef will debut an as-yet-unnamed spot at the Mandarin Oriental Residences on Wilshire Boulevard in 2022: "In L.A., ingredients are exquisite. It's vegetable paradise." Chef Daniel Boulud may have been born in France, but he has long been a New Yorker, opening his two Michelin-star Restaurant Daniel there in 1993. “I’ve lived longer in New York City than I lived in France, for sure,” says the celebrity chef, whose culinary empirenow includes restaurants in Toronto, Dubai, Washington, D.C., Singapore, the Bahamas, Palm Beach, Miami, Massachusetts and Montreal. But Boulud has never before…
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Nov
26
2021
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As we live longer, how should life change? There is a blueprint

As we live longer, how should life change? There is a blueprint

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By Corinne Purtill, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT #Health  #Lifestyle Most children born in the developed world now have a good chance of making it to their 100th birthday. They are also on track to live, learn, work and retire in systems and institutions that were set up when their grandparents were children. Career and education in the United States (and in much of the developed world) evolved to meet the needs of a different era than the one we currently live in — one in which the (mostly white and male) people who received postsecondary education completed…
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Nov
26
2021
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Ahmaud Arbery’s mom: Thankful for justice and son’s legacy

Ahmaud Arbery’s mom: Thankful for justice and son’s legacy

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By RODRIQUE NGOWI and JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #Lifestyle Ahmaud Arbery’s mother says she is thankful for justice, but says the murder convictions of the men who cornered and killed her son won’t bring him back BRUNSWICK — Ahmaud Arbery’s mother woke up Thursday with a new, very important blessing on Thanksgiving Day. But there will still be an empty chair at the family’s celebrations. It is a reminder that while she feels justice was served when the three white men who helped shoot her son were convicted Wednesday for cornering and killing him as he ran through…
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Nov
25
2021
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By Troy Warren
Afghan girl from famous cover portrait is evacuated to Italy

Afghan girl from famous cover portrait is evacuated to Italy

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NATIONAL & WORLD NEWS Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle National Geographic’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country ROME (AP) — National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government said Thursday. The office of Premier Mario Draghi said Italy organized the evacuation of Sharbat Gulla after she asked to be helped to leave the country. The Italian government will now help to get…
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Nov
25
2021
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The Pros and Cons of Starting a Celebrity Foundation

The Pros and Cons of Starting a Celebrity Foundation

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BY EVAN NICOLE BROWN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle Wyclef Jean and Madonna provide cautionary tales for stars thinking about founding their own charity: "It's hard to keep raising money. It's hard to start and maintain your board," says Greg Propper, co-founder of social impact firm Propper Daley. When celebrities are considering starting their own nonprofits — as such stars as Leonardo DiCaprio, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé have done — a myriad considerations come into play in determining whether it’s the best and most effective investment of an artist’s energy and money. Celebrity nonprofits have landed their founders in…
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Nov
25
2021
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Vikings reps, police at Everson Griffen’s home for mental health check

Vikings reps, police at Everson Griffen’s home for mental health check

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By BRIAN HALL, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Sports  #Lifestyle EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings sent psychologists at the home of defensive end Everson Griffen on Wednesday to work with police on guiding him through another alarming mental health situation, with the 12th-year player refusing to come out of his house. Griffen, who took a leave from the team in 2018 for mental health treatment, posted on Instagram early-morning screen shots of text messages to his agent, Brian Murphy, that said he needed help and people were trying to kill him. He also posted a video that showed him…
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Nov
25
2021
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Acquitted and in demand, Kyle Rittenhouse ponders what’s next

Acquitted and in demand, Kyle Rittenhouse ponders what’s next

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By MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks  #Lifestyle KENOSHA, Wis. — When he was acquitted of murder in shootings during unrest in Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse went from staring at possible life behind bars to red-hot star of the right: an exclusive interview with Tucker Carlson and a visit with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago capped by a photo of both men smiling and snapping a thumbs-up. For Rittenhouse, a year of legal uncertainty over whether his claim of self-defense would stand up has given way to uncertainty over what’s next. He told Carlson, in an appearance that spiked the host’s ratings by…
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Nov
24
2021
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California Beach Town Oceanside Emerges as Foodie and Getaway Destination

California Beach Town Oceanside Emerges as Foodie and Getaway Destination

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BY KATHRYN ROMEYN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie  #Lifestyle The surfside city north of San Diego has welcomed two new boutique hotels and a restaurant from Guadalupe Valley chef Roberto Alcocer, with a dessert bar in the famed 'Top Gun' house on the way. For the past 35 years, the North County surf town of Oceanside was likely only known in Hollywood circles for being home to the sweet Victorian cottage where Tom Cruise’s Maverick visited his love interest, Charlie (Kelly McGillis), in Top Gun. But, just as the long-awaited film’s sequel is on the horizon in 2022, the small…
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Nov
23
2021
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George Clooney, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Among Hollywood Players Starting Schools in Los Angeles

George Clooney, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Among Hollywood Players Starting Schools in Los Angeles

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BY KIRSTEN CHUBA | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle  #EditorsPicks Entertainment names are behind two LAUSD magnet high schools that will open next fall with a goal of providing a path to employment: "Why not access all of this young talent that we have in our own backyard," says Clooney. Hollywood and the education system have been intertwined for many years, with celebrities and industry companies long writing checks and forming charitable partnerships to give back to the next generation. As of late, though, Hollywood has taken a big new step in changing the school system: creating its own. The Roybal…
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Nov
23
2021
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Malikah Shabazz, daughter of the late Malcolm X, found dead: sources

Malikah Shabazz, daughter of the late Malcolm X, found dead: sources

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By Kerry Burke, New York Daily News (TNS) Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle   The daughter of the late Malcolm X was found dead in her Brooklyn home Monday night, police sources said. Malikah Shabazz, 56, who with twin Malaak were the youngest of six daughters of Malcolm X and wife Betty Shabazz, was found by her daughter Bettih-Bahiyah Shabazz, 23, in the home they shared, sources said. The death was ruled not suspicious. Malaak and Malikah were born seven months after their human rights and civil rights activist father was assassinated Feb. 21, 1965. In Other NEWS    
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