In an attempt to rise awareness of an impending change to European copyright law that could leave Twitch liable for its users’ content, the platform is hosting two EU MEPs. Tiemo Wölken and Julia Reda, representatives of Germany’s Social Democratic Party, and Pirate Party respectively, will be streaming Mario Kart later today to discuss Article
Leaf Rapids, Man., used to be a bustling mining town, decades ahead of its time. Founded in the 1970s, it was developed as an experimental model that other northern communities could replicate: urban amenities in a rural environment. The town is an 11-hour drive north of Winnipeg, and, in its heyday, boasted a population of
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State softball associate head coach Tina Kramos has been named the Greek Softball National Team head coach. Kramos is in her 16th year at ISU and played for Greece’s 2004 Olympic Team in Athens. “It is truly an honor to be selected by the Greek Softball Federation to serve as
In a break from the show’s custom of depicting deaths on-screen (and in keeping a lid on such things in the meantime), Game of Thrones showrunner David Benioff revealed that King Tommen’s cat (and Internet sensation) Ser Pounce is dead, having been killed off-screen in the time since he was last seen in Season 6. And who
Canadian brothers Stephan James and Shamier Anderson are making this nation proud and looking fine in the process. On the heels of their fourth annual B.L.A.C.K BALL, founded and hosted by the Scarborough, Ont.,-born brothers, the pair stepped onto the Oscars red carpet in style on Sunday night. James, the 25-year-old “If Beale Street Could
Blazing a trail through the skies and through the ranks in Air India, Anny Divya has become an inspiration to millions as the world’s youngest Boeing 777 commander, and she’s only getting started. From humble beginnings in a lower middle class family in Vijayawada, India, where Divya was mocked by her classmates for her initial
In a battle of top-ranked women’s national teams, the United States and Japan recently completed a three-game All-Star Series in Japan, which included the series-opening contest in front of 31,448 fans at the Tokyo Dome. It was the first time a softball event was held at the historic facility as both teams made their
The ads set to air during Super Bowl 53 will not include as many Hollywood movie spots as in the past, reported by THR. The major Hollywood studios used to air as many as eight to 10 promos during the Super Bowl, but in 2018 they dropped to six, and this year could be as
The French Foreign Ministry hired too few women to major positions in 2017, violating the country’s gender equality quotas, Le Monde reports just before the International Women’s Day of March 8. Out of touch with the modern spirit of equality at all costs, the ministry missed the French quota for first-time female appointments set by
Ontario MP Leona Alleslev has left the Liberal caucus to sit with the federal Conservatives. Alleslev made the dramatic announcement in the House of Commons on Monday, the first sitting of Parliament since June. The Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill MP, first elected in 2015, was then embraced by applauding Tory MPs. A retired captain with the