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From Altered Histories to the Female Gaze: A Glimpse Into the Art and Career of Multimedia Artist, Yun Chen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

Zhuoyun (Yun) Chen is a Los Angeles-based multimedia artist and experimental filmmaker who has chosen to showcase the diversity of cultures and sexuality through film. The talented multimedia artist holds a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in Film and Video from the California Institute of the Arts.As a Chinese native, Yun has used art to explore the political and social aspects of modern Chinese history, illuminating a neglected past for younger generations. With expertise in analog film, she has created compelling visuals and narratives based on family stories and alternate histories, offering a unique perspective on a historical era that has been overlooked by many. Through her work, Yun aims to bridge the gap between the present and the past, using art and film as a means to engage and educate younger generations about their cultural heritage.Some of Yun’s most notable films that have spoken to younger generations, What’s Ours and What We Are(2016), a...

1 Killed, 1 Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash on St. Gertrude Place [Santa Ana, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

SUV versus Pedestrian Crash near South Ross Street Left One FatalitySANTA ANA, CA (April 5, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, a person died and another suffered injuries in a hit-and-run on St. Gertrude Place.The collision occurred around 2:00 a.m. in a Santa Ana residential neighborhood, near St. Gertrude Place and South Ross Street intersection.Based on the investigation, an SUV heading westbound on St. Gertrude Place hit two pedestrian standing next to each other in the street.However, the driver did not render aid to the victims and fled the scene before the authorities arrived.Responding medical personnel rushed both victims to a hospital. Unfortunately, the male victim succumbed to his injuries. The woman beside him received non-life-threatening injuries.In the end, Santa Ana Officials blocked off the area for several hours as crews clear out the scene.Those with additional information about the St. Gertrude Place hit-and-run can contact Investigator L. Bao of the Collision ...

Lyndell Crawford and Kaneisha Byers Killed in Solo-Car Accident on 10th Street West [Lancaster, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

Man and Woman Fatally Injured in Single-Car Accident near West Avenue ILANCASTER, CA (April 5, 2023) – Early Sunday, Lyndell Crawford and Kaneisha Byers were killed in a solo-car accident on 10th Street West.The fatal incident happened around 12:30 a.m., at the intersection of 10th Street West and West Avenue I.According to reports, the man and the woman were the only occupants of the vehicle. However, the circumstances that led up to the crash remain unclear.On Monday, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified the two deceased victims as 22-year-old Lyndell Crawford of Las Vegas and Kaneisha Byers, 33, of Palmdale.At this time, authorities believed that speed played a role in the incident. No further details regarding the 10th Street West car accident have been released to the public. Lancaster Officials will provide more information once available.Sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Lyndell Crawford and Kaneisha Byers. Thoughts are with them during this ...

Best Online Casinos Canada 2023 – Real Money Casino Sites

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

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McCarthy, Taiwan president meet as China protests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

By Michael Blood, Lisa Mascaro and Ellen Knickmeyer | Associated PressSIMI VALLEY — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy welcomed Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen for a historic meeting on U.S. soil Wednesday, in a politically sensitive session underscoring U.S. lawmakers’ growing support for her self-ruled island as tensions rise with rival China.McCarthy and Tsai briefly shook hands when her SUV pulled up to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library under the Southern California sun. Giant wooden doors closed behind them as they walked inside for what were to be several hours of meetings with Democratic and Republican members of Congress, cameras transmitting the show of high-level partnership to China and the world.The two made no comment as small crowds of demonstrators waved signs, both for Taiwan and for China’s claim to the island.For Tsai, this was the most sensitive stop on a weeklong journey meant to shore up alliances with the U.S. and Central America. China views a...

Roomba escapes Michigan nail salon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

St. Clair Shores business owner Jenny Nguyen was not thinking about anything but enjoying some fresh air Monday, April 3 when she propped open the front door of her A.J. Nails & Spa business in the 9-Mack business district.A robotic vacuum escaped from A.J. Nails & Spa on Monday. (Submitted photo)A little later that afternoon, she realized her Roomba autonomous robotic vacuum had exited the building and was nowhere to be found in the immediate area.“We opened the door and I realized later the vacuum was missing,” said Nguyen. “I thought it must have just gone out the front door.”Nguyen’s friend Lynsie Melton posted about the escaped vacuum on Facebook and asked St. Clair Shores residents to be on the lookout for the round, white Roomba in the area near Mack Avenue and Nine Mile Road.Early that evening, a resident noticed the vacuum near 9 Mack Drive and Doremus Street. She had seen the Facebook post and returned it to the front of A.J. Nails & Spa even though it was...

Cruise ship believed to be the world’s most expensive coming to Southern California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

When the supposed most expensive luxury cruise ship ever built sails into Los Angeles Harbor early next year, she will have onboard a prized art collection with the first Fabergé egg permanently on display at sea along with something else that California probably hasn’t seen — or sniffed — in the 31-year history of Regent Seven Seas: a vessel barely out of the shipyard.That rare new-ship smell awaits cruisers boarding the Seven Seas Grandeur on Jan. 8 from San Pedro’s World Cruise Center. When the future fleet flagship welcomes her first embarking passengers out of L.A., the $545-million vessel will have only completed four itineraries. For the fifth, this one starting in the shadow of a just-turned 60-year-old Vincent Thomas Bridge, Grandeur will go back to Miami the same way she came: a 16-night sail through the Panama Canal.The Italian-built, 746-passenger ship is a sister to Seven Seas Splendor, which debuted in 2020, and the 2016-christened Seven Seas Explorer. And what a lovel...

Aggressive turkeys reportedly ‘following’ and ‘intimidating’ Massachusetts residents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

Aggressive turkeys have reportedly been “following” and “intimidating” residents in Dedham, south of Boston, according to police who posted safety tips as turkey breeding season ramps up this spring.Breeding season is from March to May, leading to a jump in turkey activity around the region and incidents involving humans.“Animal Control has received a few reports of turkeys, ‘following’ and ‘intimidating’ residents — as well as a USPS letter carrier,” Dedham Police wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.“The increase in activity is due to male turkeys establishing dominance amongst their (male) peers; the increase in intimidation and aggression towards humans is due to turkeys having become habituated around humans — because humans are feeding them — whether intentionally or unintentionally,” police added.Related ArticlesLocal News | The pets she lost in the fire: Caterina Scorsone fans mourn her cats and dog Local News | Alex the Great (Rabbit) takes his furry bows...

These California reservoirs are nearly full thanks to super soaker storms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

(KRON) -- California's reservoirs had incredible transformations this winter as atmospheric rivers soaked the state with rainwater. Impressive new data released by the California Department of Water Resources on Wednesday shows the state's second-biggest reservoir, Lake Oroville, is currently at 83% capacity, with 2.9 million acre-feet of water. The largest reservoir in the state, Lake Shasta, is at 85% capacity. San Luis Reservoir near Gilroy is up to the brim, at 99% capacity, while Cachuma Reservoir in Santa Barbara County is at 98% capacity. reservoirs-april-2023DownloadThe Department of Water Resources wrote Tuesday, "Storms California has experienced this year have led to one of the largest snowpacks on record. While these winter storms have helped the snowpack and reservoirs, we’re preparing with local agencies for the upcoming Spring snowmelt season."Reservoirs look dramatically different this April compared to the past three years, when a severe drought left the state parch...

Mexico’s president calls charges against Trump political

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:59 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Wednesday he opposes the criminal charges filed against former U.S. President Donald Trump, suggesting they were brought for political reasons during an electoral campaign. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the charges filed in New York against Trump, who is campaigning to regain the presidency in the 2024 election, represented “the degradation of due respect for the law.”“I don’t agree with what they are doing to former President Trump,” López Obrador said at his morning news briefing. “I do not know if crimes were committed, it’s not my place.” “Supposedly legal, judicial issues should not be used for political, electoral purposes,” he said. “Don’t make up crimes to affect adversaries.”López Obrador had a strangely warm relationship with Trump in 2019 and 2020, despite the former U.S. president’s frequent criticisms of Mexico and migrants, and his plans to build a wall between the two countries.In fact, López Ob...