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Historian Eleanor Medhurst faced repeated setbacks while researching queer fashion history for her MA at the University of Brighton: “I realised how little information there was about lesbian fashion history, particularly in relation to queer fashion studies,” she says.After graduating, Medhurst started the blog Dressing Dykes, documenting everything from carabiners to monocles as lesbian symbols of the 1920s. Now she’s published Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion, which devotes 18 chapters to the various communities, people, and eras that left an indelible mark on queer fashion, from Sappho to Berlin’s trans lesbian scene in the Weimar era to the women…
The United Nations recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan, where a war between the army and paramilitary rapid relief forces has killed civilians and destroyed livelihoods on a large scale. Around 18 million people are already in acute hunger, including 3.6 million severely malnourished children.Oliver Kiptu Kirui, co-author of the Sudan National Household Survey, conducted at the height of the war, provides insight into the scale of the food crisis in the country.What is the food security situation in Sudan?Acute food insecurity is measured on a widely accepted five-level classification, with severity increasing from “minimal” to “stress,”…
Three hundred years ago, before the Seven Years’ War, the building of Fort Pitt and the American Revolutionary War, the Lenape, Haudenosaunee, Shawnee and Seneca-Cayuga peoples settled along the curving riverbanks of southwestern Pennsylvania. DJ Huff, a Seneca and Fort Pitt Museum educator, said people back then didn’t distinguish between the Ohio and Allegheny rivers — they lived along one big river, the Ohio, or the Beautiful River. “To us, all rivers are the same,” Huff says. “It’s interesting to hear the languages and how people value rivers. Even the French call the Allegheny by its Iroquois name, ‘La Belle…
Fatih Terim, one of the former national team managers, told O Jogo from the press box in Lisbon before the match that Turkey will face Portugal on Saturday.Arda Güler’s statement from Fatih Terim”In history, important players have played in Turkey. Arda Güler is one of them, an exceptional talent. He is always very close to the goal and can do anything he wants with the ball. He is only 19 years old, but when he has the ball he is as dominant as the most experienced players. Then, when he moved to Real Madrid, we said we were proud of…
The new tax bill prepared by the Ministry of Finance includes many details, ranging from tip income to rental income, increasing penalties to removing VAT exemptions on feed and fertilizers. The package envisages a simplification of taxation on tip income, with VAT and SCT exemptions and discounts being eliminated. A fee of 3,000 TL is proposed for international departure flights. The new tax code, drawn up by the Ministry of Finance and due to be presented to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in early July, includes many detailed items, ranging from tip income to rental income, increasing fines to eliminating…
After nearly 40 years in business, a Charlotte staple soul food restaurant is set to close at the end of June. Floyd’s Soul Food, located at 4122 N. Graham St., is set to close on June 29, according to the restaurant’s website. The black-owned restaurant serves soul food staples such as baked macaroni, smoked pork chops, fried chicken, catfish, peach cobbler and banana pudding. Otis Floyd founded the restaurant in 1986. After his death in 2014, his son, Tyrone Floyd, took over the business and decided to close it this year. In an interview with QCity Metro in June, Tyrone…
Fatih Karagülük Provincial President Suleiman Hruma made a statement about Rajo Gol. Regarding Levent Mercan, who moved to Fenerbahce, Suleyman Hruma said, “Levent Mercan was on the transfer list of many big clubs. I was lucky to be at Fenerbahce.” Galatasaray also wanted to sign 23-year-old Levent Mercan during the half-time transfer window. On the issue, coach Hruma said: “I wanted to give Levent Mercan to Galatasaray at half-time, but at that time we were in a very bad situation in terms of points. Our coach, Shota Alberadze, said we would never give it up.” I told Galatasaray: “If you…
While some NFL fans complained about teams not trying something new with their Color Rush jerseys a few years ago, Jacksonville Jaguars fans were tired of the jerseys the team was forced to wear that season. The aforementioned jersey was a horrible shade of mustard yellow, and then-Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles publicly stated that he thought the jersey was “horribly ugly.” If a quarterback is saying that about a jersey, that means the jersey is awful. It’s no surprise then that For The Win’s Christian D’Andrea named the infamous mustard yellow jersey the worst jersey in Jacksonville franchise history. The…
The AKP also opposed the biggest tax bill in two decades, which the Ministry of Finance is set to present to the Turkish Grand National Assembly after the Eid al-Adha holiday. The package would rain taxes on everything from real estate to cryptocurrency transactions, corporate taxes to international exit fees.Former AKP deputy Shamil Tayyar posted on his social media accounts opposing the prepared tax plan.Tayyar’s post is as follows:”The new tax system contains very intrusive regulations.This regulation, presented by economic managers as “tax justice”, almost makes even breathing a taxable event.It’s like removing a patient’s lungs during heart surgery.If this…
Posted by Kat Mueller, Program Specialist, Western Regional Office (WRO), USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Equitable Food and Nutrition, Nutrition Security June 21, 2024 For many communities, SNAP-Education programs provide more than basic nutrition guidance. In Kaneohe, Honolulu, Hawaii, Luluku Farms’ SNAP-Ed funded Aloha ʻĀina Agricultural Cultural Restoration Project uses ʻĀina (land) to preserve traditional crops and help the community become self-sufficient, while providing nutrition education and opportunities for keiki (children) to learn about cultural and traditional practices. The concept of fertile land that Aloha ʻĀina represents fosters community engagement, enhances cultural preservation, and improves nutrition security by increasing…