© Provided by Geek Culture It all started out with a piece of cake. After baking and cooking for family and friends for over 10 years, baker and theatre actor Juwanda Hassim opened his own cafe called The Fabulous Baker Boy selling his signature cakes alongside fried chicken and waffles. […]
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Joe Biden can save the soul of our nation with these asylum reforms
Asylum advocates have called on Joe Biden to undo dozens of policies under the Trump administration attacking the asylum process of the United States. These include the nicknamed “death to asylum” rule that was schedule to go into effect this week but was blocked by a federal judge. The rule […]
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How Covid-19 helped Karolina Zmarlak reclaim the soul of her fashion company
Covid-19 has spelled disaster for sales in the fashion industry. Brooks Brothers and Nieman Marcus, for example, filed for bankruptcy. And LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton saw an 84 percent revenue drop during the first half of 2020. Meanwhile, The McKinsey Institute predicted that fashion companies will post a 90 […]
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‘Soul’ Writer Mike Jones on His Winding Path from Film Journalism to Pixar
In Pixar’s “Soul,” jazz pianist Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) struggles to escape the afterlife after an injury endangers his upcoming gig. The movie is written by Pete Docter (“Inside Out”), Kemp Powers (“One Night in Miami”), and Mike Jones, who also makes his Pixar debut as a lead producer. Jones […]
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Stylist and art director Sara Bird on bringing soul to your home
Sara Bird, a stylist, art director and co-author of “Home for the Soul: Sustainable and Thoughtful Decorating and Design,” joined Washington Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently for an online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q: What kinds of things do you like to do around holiday decorating to […]
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How Pete Docter, Kemp Powers brought the first Black Pixar protagonist to life in ‘Soul’
In 1963, jazz pianist Herbie Hancock was playing a show with Miles Davis when, during Davis’ solo, he played the wrong chord. Shamed, he froze for about a minute. “Miles paused for a second and then he played some notes that made my chord right,” Hancock recalled. “(He) was able […]
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How Under Armour plans to compete after MyFitness deal, ‘soul searching’ on its brand
After a strong quarter that saw the sale of its fitness platform, Under Armour (UAA) is set to “compete in a major way” in 2021, the sports apparel and footwear company’s CEO told Yahoo Finance on Friday. Under Armour’s stock popped by over 1% Friday, after the sportswear company reported […]
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N.J. student shot and killed in Ohio remembered as a kind soul. ‘He lit the room up,’ ex-coach says
Chase Meola, the former high school football player from Bergen County who was shot and killed in Ohio last weekend, was remembered Saturday as someone who bubbled with personality — kind, talented and giving. “He lit the room up. A kind-hearted soul,” George Ervin, a former coach, told NJ Advance […]