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Colchester home care firm now has a 'positive culture' after needing to improve

Colchester home care firm now has a 'positive culture' after needing to improve

Prime Care Domiciliary Essex, at the Colchester Centre in Hawkins Road, has been graded as 'good' overall following a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in May. The business provides personal care and support to people who require...

Kien Giang taps into cultural and historical tourism potential

Kien Giang taps into cultural and historical tourism potential

In addition to popular products and services, the tourism sector of Phu Quoc city (Kien Giang province) also focuses on new products based on cultural and historical values. "The Quintessence of Vietnam in Phu Quoc Pearl Island" is a such product,...

Hustle culture or harassment? Techie shares her traumatic experience at dream startup: 'Was gaslighted for 3 years'

Hustle culture or harassment? Techie shares her traumatic experience at dream startup: 'Was gaslighted for 3 years'

Starting a career with a startup has become increasingly common among young graduates, promising rapid learning, diverse responsibilities, and the chance to be part of something from the ground up. But beneath this appealing exterior often lies a...

Tematu Ethno Fest to debut with fresh identity, rich cultural line-up

Tematu Ethno Fest to debut with fresh identity, rich cultural line-up

The Tematu Ethno Fest 2025 will be held later this month at Kampung Tematu, Kuching. KUCHING (June 7): The annual Karnival Gawai & Bitanding Dayung Gawea Tematu has officially rebranded itself as the Tematu Ethno Fest for its 10th edition, set to...

Temecula seeks host families for Temecula’s Sister City Youth Cultural Exchange visit

Megan Treuer, a tribal judge is mixing indigenous culture and law

Megan Treuer, a tribal judge is mixing indigenous culture and law

The Bush Foundation is providing grant money to 29 applicants through their Fellowship grant program. The recipients are paving the way to make changes in their community. One of the participants is Megan Treuer, a tribal judge mixing Anishinaabe...

IPN | Cultural Agenda | June 7

IPN | Cultural Agenda | June 7

0 The children’s play “Who is Bad and Who is Good?” is being performed/played at the /Teatrul Municipal de Papusi „Guguta” /11:00/. The “A. P. Chekhov” Theater is bringing to the stage the comedy play “Unlimited Women” / /Teatrul dramatic rus de...

Micro dramas are China’s latest cultural export. Luring Indians with wild twists, cliffhangers

Micro dramas are China’s latest cultural export. Luring Indians with wild twists, cliffhangers

Das is one of the many young viewers obsessed with the latest digital addiction: micro dramas. It’s the espresso shots of entertainment—bite-sized, vertical video series, 1-2 minutes per episode, made for your phone and packed with high-speed...

Culture Club documentary reveals screaming match in the studio

Culture Club documentary reveals screaming match in the studio

NEW YORK – Considering how much Boy George talked about enjoying the attention that came with fronting one of the most tenured bands of the New Wave movement, it was a bit surprising that he wasn't in the room during the world premiere of "Boy...

Areas surrounding Ketumati City declared cultural heritage zone

Areas surrounding Ketumati City declared cultural heritage zone

Efforts are being exerted to designate areas inside walls and outside moats in the ancient Ketumati City in Toungoo Township, Bago Region, as a cultural heritage property area. Eleven (1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19) out of 23 wards in...

With Cultural Foundation in Place, Men’s Basketball Begins Summer Training

With Cultural Foundation in Place, Men’s Basketball Begins Summer Training

Idaho men's basketball, under coach Alex Pribble, is preparing for a promising season with a well-established culture of accountability and teamwork. Highlighting a disciplined and selfless approach, the team excelled last season, clinching...

Theatre Takes Centre Stage: Katie Scott on Ripon's Bold Cultural Revolution

Theatre Takes Centre Stage: Katie Scott on Ripon's Bold Cultural Revolution

arts As Ripon Theatre Festival prepares for its fourth year, director Katie Scott reveals how a bold vision of collaboration has transformed the cathedral city into one of Yorkshire's most exciting cultural destinations. Street Theatre Photo:...

Omega Psi Phi Member Rickey Smiley Calls Out Hazing Culture After Caleb Wilson's Death

Omega Psi Phi Member Rickey Smiley Calls Out Hazing Culture After Caleb Wilson's Death

Rickey Smiley called out the culture of hazing, which allegedly led to the recent death of Caleb Wilson, who was pledging Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. The comedian and TV host spoke out about the issue in an appearance on Jemele Hill’s...

Kon Tum's folk knowledge of Ngọc Linh ginseng recognised as national intangible cultural heritage

Ground broken on $16.5-million cultural centre near Tulita

Ground broken on $16.5-million cultural centre near Tulita

A new office and cultural centre at Naats'ihch'oh National Park Reserve near Tulita is a shovel closer to reality after Parks Canada announced $16.5 million to construct the building. Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty made the...

Fiji Museum joins EXPLORE Fiji as Legacy Cultural Partner

Fiji Museum joins EXPLORE Fiji as Legacy Cultural Partner

A major new partnership has been announced between the Fiji Museum and EXPLORE Fiji, marking a united commitment to strengthen the role of culture in shaping Fiji’s national identity and tourism experience. EXPLORE Fiji is a digital travel...

Culture Tips, Weekend of June 6

Culture Tips, Weekend of June 6

Culture tips for around Slovakia. Irena Brežná in London: On Immigration and Writing The Platform for Linguistic and Epistemic Justice invites you to an evening with Irena Brežná, an award-winning Slovak-Swiss writer and essayist. The event will...

WWD Fetes Inaugural Culture Club in London With Industry Leaders

WWD Fetes Inaugural Culture Club in London With Industry Leaders

Nothing can stop a London crowd from getting their cheers on — not even the four-seasons-in-a-day British weather. At the inaugural WWD London Culture Club, the city’s top creatives across fashion, beauty, retail, footwear and culture gathered for...

Relooted is a high-tech heist game about reclaiming African artifacts from Western collections, which are said to hold '90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage'

Relooted is a high-tech heist game about reclaiming African artifacts from Western collections, which are said to hold '90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage'

At today's Day of the Devs stream, Sithe Ncube, producer at South African game studio Nyamakop, shared a sobering statistic. "A French government report estimated that 90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage is in the possession of Western...

How Indigenous women are sparking cultural change in firefighting

How Indigenous women are sparking cultural change in firefighting

When Arlene Clubb and her relatives joined their local volunteer fire brigade in rural Queensland a decade ago, they were not entirely welcomed with open arms. "People didn't want us there because we were Indigenous people," the Kuku-Thaypan, Kuku...

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