June 14 the LGBT community in Shanghai will come together to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The eight-day event will be host to the usual assorted revelry, shirtlessness and tight Lycra short shorts. But amid the festivities, a note of seriousness will underscore what many see as an accomplishment in and of itself. “A week-long string of…
thursday, feb. 21 Circus Vargas Circus Vargas conjures up an astonishing array of artists in its newest spectacular! Presenting, Magikaria, A Fantastical Magical Experience! An amazing production bursting with mystery, magic, and more! Circus Vargas, Mission Bay Park, Mission Bay Drive in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $25, 877-468-3861, circusvargas.org friday, feb. 22 Spike…
(CNN) – Lawmakers in Moscow moved Friday to ban Americans from adopting Russian children, passing a bill that imposes a series of sanctions on U.S. interests, state media reported. Russia is one of the top countries of origin for international adoptions in the United States. The State Duma, Russia‘s lower house of parliament, adopted the…
HONG KONG (CNN) – On Friday morning, a man walked through the entrance of an elementary school and, without warning, began ruthlessly cutting down children at the school. Before he was subdued, nearly two dozen were hit. While it sounds like the horrific massacre in Connecticut, this attack took place about 8,000 miles away in…
HONG KONG (CNN) – A newly published edition of an authoritative Chinese dictionary has come under fire for leaving out the homosexual definition of a word commonly used to refer to gay men and lesbians. The word “tongzhi” traditionally means “comrade” and has been widely used by the Communist Party. But in recent decades the…
At 2 p.m. Pacific Time Monday the San Diego Zoo will be streaming live video of the giant panda den to its PandaCam, viewable at www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam. Animal care staff who have been monitoring the mother and cub in the den via closed-circuit television since the birth have only had partial sightings of the cub but…
HONG KONG (CNN) — A newly published edition of an authoritative Chinese dictionary has come under fire for leaving out the homosexual definition of a word commonly used to refer to gay men and lesbians. The word “tongzhi” traditionally means “comrade” and has been widely used by the Communist Party. But in recent decades the…
BERLIN (CNN) – Luka Rocco Magnotta, the Canadian porn actor accused of killing and dismembering a man and mailing body parts to politicians, will not fight extradition following his arrest in Germany, a Berlin police official said Tuesday. Magnotta told a Berlin magistrate that he will return voluntarily to face charges in the death of…
I don’t often write about chain restaurants as I feel that not all of them have what it takes to be in the market with the independents. Most do not have notable executive chefs and menus tend to be set by the corporate office. During my days as a corporate traveler for hotels, I had…
thursday, march 22 Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan Majestic sixth century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in early medieval China. A video installation, touch screens and research kiosks enable visitors to…
