Schoolyard Views

October 23, 2025 · 0 Comments by BROCK WEIR A free ride when you’ve already paid. Rain on your wedding day. A traffic jam when you’re already late. Alanis Morrissette had no shortage of (questionable) examples of irony in the 90s, but life, I...

Budget slashes raise alarm for Italy’s renowned film sector

Italy’s film industry, celebrated for iconic filmmakers like Federico Fellini and contemporary talents such as Paolo Sorrentino, is bracing for significant challenges due to proposed government budget cuts. The draft budget for 2026, presented by...

Stanford announces 2025 Bass Fellows in Undergraduate Education

Eight faculty members have been appointed or reappointed as 2025 Bass University Fellows in honor of their extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Jay Hamilton announced the fellows at the...

Peter Doig and Marina Abramović celebrated at star-studded Praemium Imperiale ceremony

The artists Peter Doig and Marina Abramović were honoured at a star-studded ceremony in Tokyo yesterday, celebrating them as the recipients of this year’s Praemium Imperiale Awards, known as the “Nobel Prize for the Arts”. At the ceremony, hosted...

Sanjay Leela Bhansali recreates 1970s Italy in Mumbai for Love & War shoot

Sanjay Leela Bhansali has recreated 1970s Italy in Mumbai for Love & War after cancelling the planned international schedule. He recently shot a 10-day stint with Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal Be it Lahore’s Heera Mandi for...

World Conference on China Studies

16 News Updates Nigerian scholar: Chinese philosophy inspiring minds across Africa chinadaily.com.cn | The 2nd World Conference on China Studies was held in Shanghai from Oct 13 to 15 under the theme "Historical and Contemporary China: A Global...

‘Best son’: Heartache as Thom Hosking, 15, who was killed on way to school laid to rest

Loved ones have gathered to pay respects to Thom Hosking, 15, who died after being hit by a truck near his school in Bendigo. The teenager was killed while walking to school at Girton Grammar in Bendigo on October 10. On Friday, mourners gathered...

Pentagon’s attempt to ban books from base schools faces backlash from military families

Geoff Bennett: The Trump administration made it clear from its earliest days this year that it wanted to change the culture of the U.S. military. One effort targeted books about race, gender and sexuality in the libraries of military-based schools...

‘Britain’s Got Talent’ alum Susan Boyle debuts dramatic blonde transformation at star-studded awards show

Susan Boyle, who became an international sensation in 2009 when she shocked the judges with her powerful rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” from “Les Misérables,” showed off her new blonde locks on a red carpet this week. The 64-year-old sported a...

Houston soars on 2026 list of best large college towns in America

Calling all Houston history and memorabilia enthusiasts. The late Sylvester Turner — who served as the city’s mayor for two terms beginning in 2016 and was a sitting congressman for the 18th District when he died in March — was a stylish man with...

Madonna’s son Rocco Ritchie opens up about his Italian summer: ‘Working, eating and studying Michelangelo’

Rocco Ritchie has had a special and enriching summer. The son of Madonna and Guy Ritchie has shared a look at his months spent in Carrara, Italy, where he studied under Tony Cassanelli, a sculptor with art studios in Tuscany and Portugal. In a...

N.J. is drowning in red sauce. Is popular restaurant’s pivot to Italian a rebirth or just boring? | Review

New Jersey’s obsession with Italian food is well-documented. And Nutley is one of the most predominantly Italian-American towns in all of the Garden State. So when the team behind New American restaurant The Hudson Rose realized their concept...

Food truck on Puget Ridge! South Seattle College’s ‘pop-up’ sets dates, cuisines for rest of year

Looking for something new and tasty to try? The South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) Culinary & Pastry Arts program has just set the dates and cuisines for its Otter Pop-Up food truck, through the end of the year, and you’re invited to visit the...

20-year study reveals new way to predict Mount Etna's next eruptions

High over the island of Sicily, Mount Etna smolders as Europe’s most active volcano. Underneath its rough slopes, a network of magma chambers and fractures seethes in virtual quiet—until the earth starts to shake. For twenty years, scientists have...

Dallas Area High School Football Schedule & Scores - October 23-25, 2025

There are 149 games scheduled across the Dallas metro area on Thursday, October 23, Friday, October 24, and Saturday October 25, with many games featuring statewide top teams. You can follow every game live on our Dallas Metro High School Football...

Austin Peay State University Unveils Exciting Fan Experience for 80th Homecoming Football Game

Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) presents its 80th annual homecoming football game against North Alabama on Saturday at 3:00pm, at Fortera Stadium. From giveaways, events, and so much more, fans do not want to miss any of the...

University of Johannesburg confers honorary doctorate on iconic poet

In recognition of her extraordinary contribution to literature, language, and public thought, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has conferred an honorary doctoral degree on acclaimed South African poet, writer, and academic Antjie Krog. The...

Cooking up community: First-year honors students dine with President Kelly

What began as a direct message to the president’s Instagram eventually led honors program member Ethan Zettler-Bray to pitch a group dinner to Kelly. The students’ mission is to host casual food-related events between small groups of students and...

Despite huge strikes and protests for Palestine, Italy’s divided left leaves Meloni looking secure

SIGFIDO RANUCCI is the face of Italy’s most notable investigative television programme. Screened on the national network RAI, his weekly Report tackles corruption political and financial; exposes the dark underworld where criminal conspiracies...

Italy's film industry reels as govt slashes cultural fund

ROME: Italy's celebrated film industry, once home to the golden visions of Federico Fellini and more recently Paolo Sorrentino's Oscar-winning 'The Great Beauty', says it is facing an existential crisis after sweeping government funding cuts....