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Pet Food Store Owner Behind US Pavilion in Venice—and More Art News

Pet Food Store Owner Behind US Pavilion in Venice—and More Art News

Published by José Betancourt

The Headline ANATOMY OF A PAVILION. The New York Times dug into the making of the forthcoming US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and found that its 37-year-old commissioner, Jenni Parido,  has no professional experience in the arts. She recently ran a luxury pet food store in Florida, setting her on an “unlikely path from selling venison nuggets and dried sardines to organizing a federally sponsored pavilion on a global stage,” according to the Times. Parido later picked Jeffrey Uslip, who made headlines a decade ago for a racially insensitive in St. Louis, to curate the pavilion. Artist Alma Allen ended up being named as the American representative, but not before others, including photographer William Eggleston and sculptor Barbara Chase-Riboud, reportedly bailed out first. “I don’t think my work is political in respect to party politics,” Allen told the Times, later adding: “I think that people will have to make a judgment for themselves.” Related Articles PENDANT POPS UP. A memento mori pendant that appears in a celebrated 1635 English family portrait has been discovered, reports the Guardian. The John Souch painting, Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of His Wife and held by the Manchester …

Tesla owner uses emergency solar to trickle charge after running out of battery in desert

Tesla owner uses emergency solar to trickle charge after running out of battery in desert

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Screenshot A YouTuber driving a Tesla Model X the entire length of the Americas ran out of battery in Chile’s Atacama Desert — the driest place on Earth — and had to deploy emergency solar panels on the side of the highway to survive. The whole ordeal, captured on video, is a fascinating look at both the promise and the very real challenges of long-distance EV travel in regions where charging infrastructure remains sparse. Overlanding the Americas in a Tesla Model X Sandro van Kuijck, an Oregon-based creator who runs the YouTube channel EverydaySandro, has spent the past three years driving his Tesla Model X — nicknamed “Beluga” — from the northern terminus of the Pan-American Highway in Tuktoyuktuk, Canada, toward the southern tip in Ushuaia, Argentina. Chile marked country number 14 on his solo expedition. Beluga is no ordinary Model X. Van Kuijck converted the electric SUV into a full-time overlanding rig with a custom slide-out kitchen, induction cooktop, running water, a refrigerator, and a sleeping setup — all while keeping the exterior mostly …

Tesla tells HW3 owner to ‘be patient’ after 7 years of waiting for FSD

Tesla tells HW3 owner to ‘be patient’ after 7 years of waiting for FSD

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The Dutch Tesla owner who launched a collective claim against Tesla over FSD on HW3 cars called Tesla to ask about the €6,400 he paid for “Full Self-Driving” in 2019. After 7 years of waiting, Tesla’s answer was to “just be patient.” It’s an almost comically tone-deaf response that perfectly encapsulates Tesla’s approach to the HW3 problem — and it’s only going to fuel the growing legal pressure in Europe. What Tesla told an HW3 owner on the phone Mischa Sigtermans, the Dutch Model 3 owner who launched the HW3 collective claim site we reported on earlier this week, called Tesla today and recorded the entire conversation. He posted the details in a thread on X. Advertisement – scroll for more content Sigtermans paid €6,400 for FSD when he bought one of the first Model 3s in the Netherlands in 2019. Last week, the Dutch vehicle authority RDW granted Tesla type approval for FSD Supervised — the first in the EU. But the approved build only runs on Tesla’s newer AI4 computer. HW3 cars like …

52 years of kong bak bao: How Westlake’s third-gen owner is steering a heritage brand into the future

52 years of kong bak bao: How Westlake’s third-gen owner is steering a heritage brand into the future

Published by Sam Flores

Popular dishes at Westlake include an award-winning Hot and Sour Soup, Butter King Prawn and Roast Chicken. But, it was their braised pork buns that first put Westlake on the map, and the restaurant continues to be synonymous with the dish today: melt-in-the-mouth slabs of pork belly in a dark, savoury-sweet sauce, sandwiched into fluffy, steamed Chinese buns. “When people think about braised pork buns, they think of us. It’s something that has carried on over the years,” Matthew said. The recipe, developed by his grandfather and uncle, originally required chefs to get up at 4am to braise the pork so that it would be ready for lunch hour. “Customers say our braised pork is fatty without being cloying. You don’t feel the oiliness when you eat it. The texture is extremely important,” Robert said. The secret to the perfect texture is in the thickness of the cut, Matthew divulged. Meat is sourced from Germany and the Netherlands. The dish also uses a premium-grade soya sauce specially calibrated for the restaurant by their longtime local …

Maryland Settles With Owner and Operator of Ship That Crashed Into Baltimore’s Key Bridge

Maryland Settles With Owner and Operator of Ship That Crashed Into Baltimore’s Key Bridge

Published by Sam Flores

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland has reached a settlement with the owner and operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge two years ago, causing its deadly collapse, state officials announced Thursday. The settlement in principle was reached with Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, owner and operator of the M/V Dali, Attorney General Anthony Brown said. The settlement resolves a portion of the state’s claims arising from the ship’s March 26, 2024, crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. “For two years, Maryland workers, families, and communities have carried the weight of a disaster that should never have happened,” Brown said in a news release. It did not give details of the settlement. The attorney general noted that the Dali’s crash into the bridge “disrupted the Port of Baltimore, devastated livelihoods, and sent economic shockwaves across our State that are still being felt today.” “Our work is not finished, but this settlement is an important step toward making Maryland whole,” Brown said. The companies confirmed in a …

Horror as pet killed by another dog while protecting owner – ‘back legs had gone’ | UK | News

Horror as pet killed by another dog while protecting owner – ‘back legs had gone’ | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

A pet owner has recalled the horror moment her beloved dog was killed by another animal while trying to defend her. Herbie, a three-year-old Cavapoo, tragically died in Padstown, Cornwall last week after a dog escaped out of a garden and killed him. Speaking of her heartbreak owner Kayla Colwill, who sustained bite marks to her hands, called the fatal incident “one of the most traumatic things”. She told CornwallLive that the other dog was “shaking” her “dog round” when he suddenly “dropped” Herbie before launching an atttack on her. It was at this moment she saw Herbie’s “back legs had gone”. She said: “And he came for me and bit me on the hand. And then my dog was like, ‘no way’ and bit the dog on the butt to say ‘no, you’re not going for her’. And yeah, that was just the end of my dog. “He went down fighting for his mum. It was one of the most traumatic things.” The bite marks on Kayla’s hands have now bruised and scabbed, serving …

In-N-Out’s owner reveals if they will start allowing online ordering and pickup

In-N-Out’s owner reveals if they will start allowing online ordering and pickup

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Sorry, In-N-Out fans. Online ordering and pickup aren’t coming anytime soon. Lynsi Snyder‑Ellingson, owner and president of In‑N‑Out, reaffirmed last week that she is committed to the chain’s in-person tradition, meaning face-to-face service only, with no apps or digital lanes. “We have, for sure, had that put in front of us, and the answer is no,” Snyder-Ellingson told an audience of about 1,000 people during a March 31 conversation with Pepperdine University President Jim Gash on the Malibu campus, KTLA reports. “The main reason is part of what makes In-N-Out and the experience so special is the interaction and the customer service that we’re able to give, the smile, the greeting,” she continued. “Just that warmth and feeling, the culture. And so, the mobile …

XL bully shot 10 times after ‘savaging’ and killing pensioner – as owner found guilty | UK News

XL bully shot 10 times after ‘savaging’ and killing pensioner – as owner found guilty | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

A man has been convicted over a fatal XL bully attack on an 84-year-old pensioner. Sean Garner, 31, had denied the charge of owning a dog which caused injury while dangerously out of control, but was convicted following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court. He had previously admitted to possessing the banned male dog and a female of the same breed without an exemption certificate. Image: John McColl, 84, died from his injuries a month after being attacked by an XL bully. Pic: Cheshire Police John McColl died from his injuries a month after the attack by the dog in Warrington, Cheshire, on 24 February last year. The XL bully, called Toretto, mauled the pensioner after he wandered on to the driveway of Garner’s home in Bardsley Avenue, the jury was told. During the trial, the court heard the dog had “savaged” Mr McColl and “guarded him as if he were its prey“. The animal had to be shot 10 times by police who were called to the scene. Image: The XL bully dog, called …

New NBA owner played key role at company accused of predatory lending

New NBA owner played key role at company accused of predatory lending

Published by Sam Flores

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is on the verge of giving the Portland Trail Blazers a major gift: hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to overhaul the team’s arena in an effort to keep the Blazers’ incoming owner, billionaire Tom Dundon, from moving the NBA franchise to a new city. The deal came together with little public discussion of how Oregon and other states in 2020 landed a $550 million settlement with the car loan company where Dundon built his wealth. The settlement followed an investigation into lending practices that Oregon’s then-attorney general, in a news release, described as “predatory and harmful.” Now, Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica have obtained documents that reveal the role Dundon played in pushing some of the key company practices that regulators later presented as problematic. Specifically, the documents show that Dundon, as the company’s CEO, was behind what regulators called an “aggressive push” at Santander Consumer USA in 2013 to waive requirements that car dealers prove borrowers had enough income to afford loans. The company would then charge more for …

How OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky built £7bn empire – and the staggering figure he made daily

How OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky built £7bn empire – and the staggering figure he made daily

Published by Daniella Wilson

It was revealed on Monday that the billionaire owner of OnlyFans has died aged just 43. According to the BBC, Leonid Radvinsky succumbed to a lengthy battle with an undisclosed form of cancer.  OnlyFans, the company he bought in 2018, said in a statement announcing the sad news that he “passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer”. They added: “His family have requested privacy at this difficult time.” Leonid was born in Odesa, Ukraine but grew up in Chicago. He is understood to have most recently been residing in Florida, but it is not known which family members he leaves behind. The then-budding businessman completed an economics degree at Northwestern University. According to the Wall Street Journal, he was a teenager when he first began running pornography sites. © Getty ImagesLeonid was the owner of OnlyFans when he passed away Huge fortune Before OnlyFans, report Forbes, Leonid founded a website referral business called Cybertania. He also owned a successful adult webcam company. He acquired OnlyFans just under a decade ago from its parent …