Venezuela is Ready to Stand Firm Against U.S. Aggression

The U.S. bombing of a boat in international waters on September 15, 2025. [Source: gjsentinel.com] Since September 2, 2025, the United States has bombed thirteen boats, two within twenty-four hours, killing a total of sixty-one people in...

Music With a Mission

Keenan “Special” Bristol, a Guyanese-American artist and activist and founder of “Music Brings Life.” Photo courtesy Marie Driven/PlaybookMG Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own!...

10 years strong: CRSSD is the backbone of San Diego’s progressing dance music scene

Today, there’s a large proportion of international talent on the bill, and a lean toward tech-house and hard techno sounds that entices a slightly different audience. Though a large number of crowds travel from nearby cities like LA and towns on...

Musician Chad Saaiman and wife Savanah welcome twins

The couple announced their pregnancy in May this year with a creative post. Singer and songwriter Chad Saaiman and his wife, Savanah, have announced the arrival of their twin baby girls. The Cape Town-based musician shared the joyful news on...

UN Mission Chief Reaffirms Security Council’s Commitment to Peace in Colombia

The new head of the Peace Agreement Verification Mission assured the U.N. Security Council’s commitment to peace in Colombia. Credit: Vanya25, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia. The newly appointed chief of the United Nations Verification Mission in...

Video of Prince William rushing to public toilet goes viral in Brazil

Prince William's visit to Brazil for the Earthshot Prize awards took an unexpected turn when he was filmed entering a public toilet escorted by a security guard in Rio de Janeiro. The video has been widely circulated online in Brazil with funny...

'Wicked: For Good' premiere happened in Brazil, but why was Ariana Grande a no show?!

"Wicked: For Good" celebrated its global premiere tour with the first stop in São Paulo, Brazil, yesterday. SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 4: Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey during the red carpet for the movie "Wicked: For Good" at SUHAI Music...

Mark your calendar for these 8 North Texas music events in November

November 5, 2025 by Jessica Waffles MIDI: A Fusion Jazz Experiment featuring Booker T Washington HSPVA students playing at the Oak Cliff Earth Day 2023. Photo: Jessica Waffles November might feel like a good time to prepare hibernating for the...

I Visited Rio de Janeiro With My Mom—Here's Everything We Wore, Ate, and Danced to in Brazil

Growing up, I listened to a lot of Bossa Nova. My mom has always loved the Brazilian music genre, born in Rio de Janeiro, for its relaxed, yet zestful vibe. As a result, the city has long occupied my daydreams as a place where vibrance meets...

‘Ghouls of 22nd Street’: Freezing Hands frontman talks new album

The story of Freezing Hands’ “Ghouls of 22nd Street” involves a moment of self-correction outside of a Tucson Walgreens. “There were a bunch of folks outside that were creepy crawling the place,” said Travis Spillers, frontman and guitarist of...

Cuba to host 18th Rafael Lay in Memoriam Charangueando Festival

Under the slogan “Rhythm, Tradition, and Joy,” the audience can enjoy 16 musical groups performing at the 31 y 2 Plaza Cultural Center; the Music Hall on Galiano Avenue; and the Capri Hotel, the venue for the press briefing. Among this year’s new...

Breaking Baz: ‘Paddington: The Musical’ In London’s West End Is Fueled By Magic Ingredient – Marmalade

Marmalade rules! Paddington: The Musical, about the beloved Peruvian bear, is previewing at London’s Savoy Theatre ahead of a gala official opening night on November 30. Director Luke Sheppard and his creative team are tasked with molding the show...

The Mexico World Cup 2026 home kit is out - and it's an Aztec-inspired masterpiece

The Mexico World Cup 2026 home kit is now for sale and it's a bold fashion statement. With new kits for the World Cup now flooding the market week after week, El Tricolor are one of the host nations, so it's only right that they step correct at...

From Mexico City to LA: Julio Cesar Soto Renteria's Dance Path

A good rehearsal solves spacing, traffic, and timing before the lights come on. For choreographer and dancer Julio Cesar Soto Renteria, that intention is movement that carries Latin roots into commercial spaces without losing the groove or story....

From the Caribbean with love: The other James Bond who wrote the definitive guide to tropical birds

The name was Bond, James Bond. Bond was an American ornithologist whose name was borrowed by Ian Fleming, a twitcher himself, for his spy hero 007. The original Bond possesses another fame, being author of Birds of the West Indies. First published...

Local artist Ida Mae Specker performs alongside Yo-Yo Ma, indigenous musicians

HANOVER, N.H. — "We Are Water: A Northeast Celebration," began early on a mid-October morning with an iteration of a traditional Wabanaki sunrise ceremony at the bank of the Connecticut River in Hanover, New Hampshire. As mist clung to the cold...

Why Is Colombia’s President Provoking Trump?

Last month, Donald Trump called Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, an “illegal drug leader.” That gave Colombians reason to worry: The last country whose president Trump accused of running a drug enterprise was Venezuela, and those accusations...

The Downbeat: The Utah Jazz preseason did not happen

If you are reading this, it can mean just one thing: I am already dead. I was asking too many questions, I had stuck my nose into business other than my own, but most importantly: I saw the one thing that the Utah Jazz front office absolutely did...

Latin American families bring Día de los Muertos to All Souls’ Day at cemetery

Every November, as the faithful pray for the departed souls, Latin American Catholics bring a unique and vivid expression of remembrance to the Church, complete with skulls, candles, and the joyful sound of mariachi music. Día de los Muertos, the...

10 best things to do in Veracruz, Mexico

Covering most of Mexico’s Gulf Coast (720km worth), the state of Veracruz packs in a range of sights, from highland towns to sultry lakes, not to mention outstanding natural diversity, thanks to its coastline, towering mountains, jungle rivers and...