‘ezra-sosa-spills-on-keeping-fit-while-touring-‘dwts’-and-how-he-will-never-forget-his-time-with-anna-delvey’-(exclusive)

For professional dancer Ezra Sosa, recent years have been a whirlwind of glitter, rhinestones, and standing ovations. In a conversation with Gayety at the TikTok Awards, Sosa reflected on the “surreal” feeling of his rising career and the people who have supported him along the way. “It feels really surrealContinue Reading

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A church in a Chicago suburb has set up the nativity scene ahead of the holiday season, but Jesus, Mary and Joseph are conspicuously absent. Instead, there’s a sign: “Due to ongoing ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”  It’s just one chilling reminder that manyContinue Reading

inside-california’s-wild-christmas-tree-harvest

This story was originally published by High Country News. High on the volcanic shoulders of Northern California’s Cascade Range, the air is thin enough to sting your lungs. Between the mid-October freeze and November’s first heavy snow, chain saws echo in short bursts, muffled by dense trees and resin-sweet air. InContinue Reading

ending-the-american-dream

For writers, the future has long been a tricky terrain. While the past can prove unsettling and the present uncomfortable, the future seems to free the mind from reality’s restraints and let the imagination soar. Yet it has also proven full of political pitfalls. Sometimes writers can tweak a trendContinue Reading

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Algeria’s new law declares French colonial rule a crime, seeking accountability and reparations for the colonial past., Algeria’s new law declares French colonial rule a crime, seeking accountability and reparations for the colonial past. Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed legislation declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime. On Wednesday,Continue Reading

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Sahel countries launch a joint battalion to fight armed groups as they boost ties with Russia amid rising insecurity., Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced the launch of a joint military battalion aimed at fighting armed groups across the Sahel, one of Africa’s poorest and most volatile regions. TheContinue Reading