I once spent 39 days living on an island in Fiji, with a group of strangers, cutting coconuts with machetes and trying to sleep curled up in the sand next to a small fire. I was the runner up on Survivor 33: Millennials vs. GenX. Our first night on the beaches of Fiji was spent huddling together for warmth while a cyclone destroyed our camp, and that really set the tone. A different location brought bugs so awful that we would stay awake, waiting for the tides to go in, and the flies to leave our ears. By the end of my time, I was a skeleton of my starting self, depleted and loopy beyond anything I had experienced before. Still, it was the strangest, best adventure I've ever had! During my time on the island, I lost over 20 pounds, my legs were covered in bites, and my hair was tangled up into a lovely nest of curls and sticks. I remember coming home, looking in the mirror and thinking, this is not my body. And the toll it had on my mind? Well, that's a tale for a different time. … [Read more...] about 8 Former
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Soap Factory to reopen; ‘Game Changers’ at the Science Museum
The Soap Factory hopes to reopen on Labor Day. Not in the 52,000-square-foot, four-level historic warehouse it once called home, which was to have undergone a $6.2 million renovation, according to plans revealed with some fanfare in October 2017. Instead, the Soap will reopen in 6,500 square feet of that building, on the lower level. Where the Haunted Basement used to be. But it will reopen. A deal was announced Wednesday that will resolve the Soap’s debt issues and provide it with $100,000 to eliminate most if not all of its accumulated operating debt. The Soap will sell to its largest creditor, RJM Construction in Golden Valley, for a sum equal to what the Soap owes RJM, subcontractors, and others. RJM will forgive the Soap’s project-related debts ($3.8 million) and pay subcontractors and other creditors, including the holder of a $1.2 million lien purchased at a sheriff’s sale auction in December. RJM will then sell the building to an investor, not yet … [Read more...] about Soap Factory to reopen; ‘Game Changers’ at the Science Museum
Who Is the Mysterious Figure in the
If you were thinking that the first official trailer for Game of Thrones' final season would provide huge insights into what to expect from the HBO epic's concluding six episodes, guess again.Though it did plenty to whet our appetite, and did feature at least one major reveal (Tormund and Beric are alive!), the new two-minute promo was mostly one big tease, hinting at huge set-pieces—like the much-hyped battle against the Night King and his undead hordes—without giving away any of the good stuff.We shouldn't be surprised, really, given that GoT showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have admitted they'd be happier keeping all season 8 footage on lockdown and releasing no trailer at all. (We imagine HBO had something to say about that.)On closer inspection, though, this deliberately ambiguous teaser might disclose more than you think—specifically, a figure standing at the bow of a grand-looking ship, glimpsed briefly and only from behind, who could turn out to be a … [Read more...] about Who Is the Mysterious Figure in the
Meet the cast of ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’
The Manu Tribe competes on ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’ (Robert Voets/CBS) Wendy Diaz, 25, from Los Angeles, California, is competing on ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction.’ (Robert Voets/CBS) Wendy Diaz, 25, from Los Angeles, California, is competing on ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction.’ (Robert Voets/CBS) Law student and former member of the military, Dan ‘The Wardog’ Dasilva, 38, from Ossining, New York and living in Los Angeles, California, is competing on ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction.’ (Robert Voets/CBS) Law student and former member of the military, Dan ‘The Wardog’ Dasilva, 38, from Ossining, New York and living in Los Angeles, California, is competing on ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction.’ (Robert Voets/CBS) Returning castaway Kelley Wentworth, 31, from Ephrata, Washington, a marketing manager living in Seattle, Washington, is competing on ‘Survivor: Edge of … [Read more...] about Meet the cast of ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’
Kriti Sanon: #MeToo is the greatest thing to happen to the film industry in a long time
Looking boho-chic, Kriti Sanon enters a suburban restaurant close to noon with her eyes glued to her phone. She's responding to some messages as she makes her way up to a table. She finally looks up, greets people around, takes a seat and is ready to take questions head on. Excerpts from an interview: Dulquer Salmaan had said that OK Jaanu, the Hindi remake of his Tamil romcom, OK Kanmani, was a good attempt, but the concept of living-in was newer to the audience down South. Given that your upcoming film Luka Chuppi revolves around a similar subject, does it make you apprehensive? Not at all. A film needs a good conflict, especially in the romcom space, and since the earlier 'believable villains' are gone today, we need to look for an alternative. A live-in relationship in an urban space like the one we saw in OK Jaanu may not be a big deal, but our film is set in a small town where it is still taboo and that's what makes it interesting. Earlier another film, Shuddh Desi Romance, … [Read more...] about Kriti Sanon: #MeToo is the greatest thing to happen to the film industry in a long time