by globalpro | Jul 8, 2019 | Travel
A rare concert in 1998 was a chance to see the great musical pioneer emerge from hiding and why his glorious talent lifted him beyond pop fadsIn 1998, I had the rare experience of seeing bossa nova pioneer Joo Gilberto live in concert in San Francisco. Gilberto, who...
by globalpro | Jul 6, 2019 | Travel
Cinemagoers spent almost $19bn in first six months of the year, down from $20.2bn in 2018The global box office has so far failed to sizzle this summer, with ticket sales down 6% in the first half of 2019 as misfiring Hollywood sequels give cinemagoers a case of Men in...
by globalpro | Jul 2, 2019 | Travel
The Last Week Tonight host discussed the relentless pace of the warehousing industry and the many dangers that workers faceJohn Oliver has spoken out about the brutal conditions that many warehouse workers face, focusing specifically on Amazon. On his HBO show Last...
by globalpro | Jun 26, 2019 | Business
Beyonc, Bruno Mars and Migos amongst winners at black home entertainment awards, where homages were paid to Nipsey Hussle who was shot dead in March Invasion of Privacy . The awards, which commemorate the very best in black American home entertainment, commemorated...
by globalpro | Jun 24, 2019 | Travel
In her extraordinary book Three Women Lisa Taddeo charts the intimate lives of real American women. Below, we print an extractIn 2010, a young American writer called Lisa Taddeo published Gay Taleses notorious 1981 exploration of sex culture in 1970s America (Talese,...
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