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You’re invited to meet with Tona Boyd J.D. ’09 (Associate Director-Counsel, Legal Defense Fund) during her virtual office hours on Wednesday, October 9. Sign up for a 20-minute Zoom appointment. Tona Boyd serves as the Legal Defense Fund’s Associate Director-Counsel where she works with senior leadership to set and execute the strategic direction of the organization’s legal programs Tona most recently served as Special Counsel and Special Assistant to the President in the White House Counsel’s Office in the Biden-Harris Administration where she worked to advance President Biden’s agenda related to racial justice As a member of the White House Counsel’s Office she provided legal advice to the President and executive agencies and led policy development on criminal justice reform as well as civil rights – including hate crimes and domestic terrorism As a senior member of the judicial nominations team and confirmation of federal judicial nominees Circuit and Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as well as the full slate of the United States Sentencing Commission appointees Prior to joining the Biden-Harris administration Tona was Chief Counsel and Senior Legal Advisor to United States Senator Cory A she led a team responsible for providing the Senator with legal and political analysis of issues related to criminal justice Tona began her legal career as a litigator in the Honors Program of the United States Department of Justice Prior to joining the Department of Justice Tona served as elbow-law-clerk to the Honorable Roger L Gregory on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit View our calendar for upcoming AIR events and more information on visiting alumni Students must reserve appointments in advance Contact Jeff Newton in the HLS Alumni Center (alumnicenter@law.harvard.edu) with any questions or accessibility needs Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law with extraordinary colleagues in a rigorous Harvard University © 2022 The President and Fellows of Harvard College felt a little anxious and purchased an adult beverage to quell the nerves Busch Light hopes the heart-pounding high banks at Daytona result in a connection After that initial speed-dating experience the couples will attend the Daytona 500 together on Feb but dating-app burnout is a real bummer," Busch Light head of marketing Krystyn Stowe said in a news release when we learned that the majority of young adults are seeking (in-real-life) opportunities to find romance we tapped our partners at NASCAR and created the high-octane speed dating experience that is DATE-TONA "Busch Light believes in the power of connecting over shared passions and cold beer plus we’ve got a strong track record at helping our fans find love." Busch Light hosted a pit-stop wedding for NASCAR fans Tory Lindsay and Nick Brendel during the South Point 400 Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway The vows lasted 10 seconds next to Kevin Harvick’s pit box To apply for DATE-TONA, fans can submit their applications at Busch.com/datetona Las Vegas (KSNV) — Busch Light is shifting gears this Valentine's Day by transforming the Daytona 500 into "DATE-TONA," a high-speed dating event aimed at helping singles find love off the dating apps and on the racetrack This initiative arises from nearly 80% of young adults over 21 reporting burnout from dating apps Head of Marketing for Busch Family and Natural Family at Anheuser-Busch when we learned that the majority of young adults are seeking IRL opportunities to find romance we tapped our partners at NASCAR and created the high-octane speed dating experience that is DATE-TONA." Busch Light's commitment to connecting fans over shared passions and cold beer is evident as the brand continues to create unique experiences for NASCAR enthusiasts In 2023, Busch Light married two superfans during a 10-second NASCAR pit stop in Las Vegas they aim to spark more love connections at the track Singles interested in participating can apply at Busch Light DATE-TONA from January 7 to 21 for a chance to find lasting love at NASCAR speed. JPX offers multiple interest-rate products for risk management tools to meet the demands of many types of investors. Global market participants are actively trading OSE's 10-year JGB Futures under the current market environment, and its monthly trading volume recorded JPY 160.7 trillion (USD 1.07 trillion) in June 2024, the highest level since June 2007. 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POV Forward Thinking Review of the Year Jenny Brewer Olivia Hingley Ellis Tree Elizabeth Goodspeed Liz Gorny Extra Search the LA-based artist is cutting up magazines and found ephemera to explore “the richness of diasporic Black expression” Drawn to the technique through a love for its “resourcefulness and tactility”, Tina Tona first started making collages in 2014 after reading a Dan Eldon book that her sister had passed on to her There was something about the nostalgia of the British photojournalist and artist’s style that resonated with her as a teenager and has pretty much stuck ever since: “I loved that his subjects were his friends and all the colours and playfulness almost reflected the way he admired them,” she tells It’s Nice That Tina’s vibrant mixed media collages and photo illustrations have now become her main artistic pursuit the artist’s careful compositions of her puzzle pieces of newspaper also take influence from music videos from the early 2000s by OutKast because of the afro-futuristic colour treatment [...] Hype Williams’ work was also very pivotal to me growing up My north star since I was a kid has always been music videos,” she says Seeing the “reconstruction of imagery as a positive world-building tool” Canada and the US to explore “the richness of diasporic Black expression textural pieces the artist likes to spotlight subjects that remind her of the people that she’s inspired by in real life she often turns to an array of “vintage Black magazines” as the main material for her compositions seeing the use of these archival visuals as a way to navigate her heritage through pop culture and film are a recurring theme in my work,” she says “I love the idea that I can alchemise something seen as ‘low-brow’ and give it some validity and dignity.” The artist likes to describe her joyful cut-and-paste style as “organised noise — because no matter how chaotic it might look there’s a meaningful interaction between all of the materials and subjects I use” “Making my work as playful as possible is crucial to my practice and my perspective on art.” Tina Tona: Christmas eve remix (Copyright © Tina Tona Tina Tona: Hoochie Mamas Have Long Been Villainized in Pop Culture But Black Women Are Reclaiming the Term (Copyright © Teen Vogue These Are ‘Mother’ Times (Copyright © New York Times Tina Tona: Miami Fruit (Copyright © Bon Appetit Tina Tona: godblessyouifitsgoodtoyou (Copyright © Tina Tona Tina Tona: Hustler musik (Copyright © Tina Tona Tina Tona: Skateboard p (Copyright © Tina Tona Further Infowww.tinatona.com www.instagram.com/bytinatona Ellis Tree Ellis Tree (she/her) joined It’s Nice That as a junior writer in April 2024 after graduating from Kingston School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design writing and visual work she has a particular interest in printmaking self-publishing and expanded approaches to photography Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Pinterest About Careers at It’s Nice That Privacy Policy Insights Residence Creative Lives in Progress If You Could Jobs © It’s Nice That 2024 · Nice Face Logo © It’s Nice That physicality-led practice reminds its audience of the person behind the piece The designer’s daily sketchbook pages inform a resourceful and abstract approach to making art on and off screen Graphic designer and illustrator Chantal Jahchan took the New York Nicer Tuesdays audience behind the scenes of her intricate and imaginative editorial illustration work Walking us through the creation of her cover for The New York Times Book Review the designer revealed the research-led approach that creates her signature photo collages The result of a bizarre obsession with this red member of the chicory family the publication is a photographic and material study of the striking plant candles and cups all fall into place in Anjali Kamat’s playful analogue scenes The designer’s retro-style portfolio celebrates a tactile visual engagement with the world of sound Next month’s Nicer Tuesdays is sure to give you creative bunch a spring in your step with awe inspiring talks from: a design agency that’s building evolving brands a sculptor reclaiming colonial design trends from the 18th century a 3D design studio whose animation style capitalises on all things camp and a photographer exploring their Peruvian roots through the lens With an everyday ritual of painting the newspaper the artist’s project is a testament to what happens when we treat creativity as something as intrinsic as eating breakfast or brushing our teeth the artist’s soft and slow animations hit just the right note of nostalgia The renowned charity record sleeve auction is back with an extraordinary lineup of world-renowned artists including artworks for vinyl by: Antony Gormley takes the Nicer Tuesdays crowd through the development of his meticulously layered painting style from early creative influences to the different materials and methods he uses to create cinematic scenes with theatrical dynamics this animator is using her tools to create new narratives Resistance is an exhibition conceived by acclaimed artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen and curated in collaboration with the Turner’s director Clarrie Wallis We spoke to Clarrie about how photography has shaped protest the museum reaffirms its mission to defy the erasure of trans non-binary and intersex lives from history with a show-stopping collection of hundreds of objects from the community To launch Nike’s latest shoe by NBA star Ja Morant the Copenhagen-based creative studio takes from the world of scrapbooks and family albums writer and “sometimes artist” took to the New York Nicer Tuesdays stage to share the story behind the development of Bread on Earth: a project archive and umbrella for the research and experiments that she undertakes to better understand bread By offering a different view on the magic of the mundane carb Lexie shows us how the simple foodstuff can be an agent of personal and cultural identity – a gateway to bigger conversations about what it means to be human lens-based artist Daniela Spector outlined how archiving came to be the central purpose of her photographic practice to the creation of her project I Forbid You to Forget Me Daniela detailed her journey through grief and the ways she’s found to make work that carries some of the weight of it Tempo Bello – meaning ‘good weather’ in Italian – traces Cecilia Pignocchi’s move from the grey skies of Amsterdam to a slower lifestyle and an important period of self-reflection in Italy Chair of Virtue features furniture from emerging and established designers that sits at the intersection of art and design A shocking photograph of the artist’s grandfather in a newspaper triggered a deeply personal journey to unearth hidden family histories Our obsessions might temporarily tilt us off balance between work and life but they can take us to unexpected places creatively So how do we know if we should follow them The London-based painter’s earthy palettes swirl through surreal scenes that merge family archives and fiction to create new and imagined realities Darian Newman’s new book compiles a collection of 80 matchbooks – once a pocketable souvenir now an artefact of the headier days of the gay clubbing scene www.tinatona.com www.instagram.com/bytinatona Drawn to the technique through a love for its “resourcefulness and tactility”, Tina Tona first started making collages in 2014 Sticking to the medium she made art with as a teenager About Contact Advertising Opportunities Newsletters Insights + Opinion Creatives + Projects Advice + Resources Culture + Lifestyle Nicer Tuesdays The View From... 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Don’t worry — Busch Light has a turbocharged solution for those searching for somebody to love Finding love these days isn’t easy. Sure, dating apps might seem like the modern solution to meeting “the one.” But with nearly 80% of young adults (21 and older) reporting burnout from apps like Hinge and Tinder no race is more iconic than the Daytona 500 this high-octane event is one of the most anticipated sporting spectacles of the year Busch Light is putting a romantic spin on it transforming Daytona into a place where sparks could fly faster than the checkered flag It’s that slightly awkward ritual of bouncing from one hopeful to the next in quick-fire conversations that rarely lead to anything but an improved ability to small talk Busch Light is shifting gears — taking speed dating to a whole new level Busch Light is hosting a truly unique dating experience: one lap of the Daytona 500 to make a connection at the highest of speeds If you’re a hopeless romantic (or just a hopeful one) and want to give this a spin, here’s what to do: Head to Busch.com/DateTona and apply by January 21 for your chance to join this once-in-a-lifetime dating event Eight lucky singles will be selected and broken down into four potential couples based on compatibility they’ll fly around the iconic Daytona International Speedway for one adrenaline-fueled lap participants will also score free tickets to the Daytona 500 instead of wasting time swiping your way to brain fog why not shift your dating life into high gear there’s no guarantee you’ll find “the one,” but even if love isn’t in the cards it’s a heck of a story to tell your future kids — or at least your group chat © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER If you’re a hopeless romantic (or just a hopeful one) and want to give this a spin, here’s what to do: Head to Busch.com/DateTona and apply by January 21 for your chance to join this once-in-a-lifetime dating event Halo Top seeks to help you keep your Dry January commitment with limited-edition kit Thanks for visiting AUSTIN, TEXAS - In his first competition since March of 2024, Ryan Tona had a personal best in the 100m and matched the highest mark in the high jump on day one of the Texas Relays decathlon Tona sits in seventh place and is on pace for the school record with 3833 points after five events scored Day One Results Tona ran a personal-best 11.10 seconds in the 100 meters (16th) He finished seventh in the long jump (6.84m) Tona matched the best mark in the high jump (1.98m) for first in the event Thanks for visiting Get helpful rewards at the Tablet of Tona by collecting Pyro Sigils Tona's Flame is where you go to in Natlan to offer Pyro Sigils for rewards in Genshin Impact Introduced in version 5.0, Tona's Flame is almost identical to the Tree of Dreams in Sumeru, Fountain of Lucine in Fontaine and the other Sigil reward systems found in each region of Teyvat Meaning all you have to do is offer 30 Pyro Sigils to increase its level by one with each level giving you four types of reward All you need to do is walk near Tona's Flame to unlock it in Genshin Impact you can wait until you complete the Chapter 5 Act 1 Archon Story in Natlan to automatically pin its Fast Travel point on your map Tona's Flame is located in the Stadium of the Sacred Flame To easily reach it before unlocking its Fast Travel option start from the main entrance of the Stadium of the Sacred Flame on the eastern side then go through the first door on the left you can offer Tona's Flame the Pyro Sigils you find around Natlan for some useful rewards There are 50 Tona's Flame levels in Genshin Impact and each level costs 30 Pyro Sigils to unlock select 'Rewards' from the main Tona's Flame menu located in the lower right-hand corner of the screen The first five Tona's Flame rewards are available for anybody to see, but as you need to level up to see the next 45 levels of rewards (and there's a cap until future patches), we don't officially know for sure what they are yet. However, with thanks to honeyhunterworld there's a datamine that lists all of the rewards All the best finding Pyro Sigils for the Tona's Flame in Genshin Impact © 2025 Eurogamer.net a brand of IGN Entertainment No part of this website or its content may be reproduced without the copyright owner's permission Eurogamer is a registered trademark of Gamer Network Limited « Back Winston-Salem State head coach L’Tona Lamonte speaks with her team during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA women’s college basketball game against Livingstone in 2022 That’s all you really need to know about L’Tona Lamonte’s decision to step away from her dream job as Winston-Salem State’s women’s basketball coach who played softball and basketball at WSSU loved everything about coaching at her alma mater and making a difference in the lives of her players but she’s also a life teacher and that’s maybe the biggest impact she's had has decided to retire at the end of this season to spend more time with her husband It’s been nearly three years that her husband has been battling cancer Coach L’Tona Lamonte will retire at the end of the this season after eight years at WSSU “It’s just time,” she said on Friday afternoon in a lengthy interview “My family has never really had me full-time because of my jobs in basketball The good news for WSSU is she will hopefully stay on as a fundraiser for athletics and to help Etienne Thomas “I wanted to do this a couple of years ago but my family talked me into staying and my husband didn’t want me to quit just because of his health,” Lamonte said Lamonte and her husband will celebrate 23 years of marriage this year It wasn’t long after she announced that she was retiring when Lamonte got a call from a former player Jasmine Carter was on Lamonte’s first team and was a holdover from the previous coach Carter wasn’t going to graduate and thought about leaving school but Lamonte pushed her to continue her education to get that degree “She ended up getting her degree in computer science so it’s stories like that which make me feel like it was meant to be for me to coach here.” Lamonte had a 90% graduation rate during her nine years (eight seasons) at WSSU She came to WSSU after being an assistant coach at NC Central played softball and basketball at WSSU in the late 1990s Lamonte also worked up the ladder in the coaching ranks as an assistant at Western Carolina and Georgia Southern and I just felt like my family is what’s most important right now,” Lamonte said Lamonte didn't just excel on the court and the softball field at WSSU she also did it in the classroom She majored in sports management and graduated cum laude in 1999 She later earned a master's degree in kinesiology from Georgia Southern in 2003 "I always stress to my teams the importance of getting it done in the classroom," she said It was during her time as a sports management major at WSSU that she was afforded hands-on experience at Carver High School She wound up helping legendary Coach Alford Poe and that was the start of her coaching career Mentors for her at WSSU when she was a student included Dr who is still the head of the sports management department During her playing days at WSSU in the late 1990s her maiden name was L’Tona Samuels She played for Mike Winbush on the softball team but also loved basketball after graduating from Reynolds High School She amassed a 98-113 record so far with the Rams playing again on Monday night Virginia Lynchburg at home Lamonte’s best season was in 2022-23 when the Rams went 15-10 overall and 11-5 in the CIAA The Rams also got to the semifinals of the CIAA Tournament in the 2018-19 season “It’s been a struggle the last two seasons,” Lamonte said “Maybe I should have called it quits when I really felt like I couldn’t give it my all I'm hoping we can find ourselves with what's left of this season.” She's coached some of the best players in school history included Amaya Tucker a Reagan graduate who because of COVID-19 and injuries stayed at WSSU for six years but earned two degrees Tucker also left WSSU as the second-leading scorer in school history with just over 1,500 points Another of her star players was Melody Prichard who amassed more than 1,000 points and is on Lamonte's staff this season Coach L’Tona Lamonte will help WSSU with fund-raising after this season is over The good news for Winston-Salem is that Lamonte plans on staying in the area and continuing to work with her old neighborhood in Piedmont Circle She grew up there and in the Happy Hill Gardens section in the 1990s If not for the nearby recreation center that was run by Ben Piggott Lamonte said she doesn’t know where she would have ended up “The boys knocked me down and scarred me up multiple times playing pick up,” she said “And that rec center when Ben left that gym open for us to play meant a lot.” She’s continuing to work in making Piedmont Park a good place for kids to play L'Tona Lamonte talks about her childhood in Piedmont Circle “We have a basketball court there at the park and I just got a message from Duke Power that they have come and pulled out a pole so we can get that cement in and get the court up and running again,” Lamonte said “So I want to continue to do what I can for my old neighborhood Lamonte admits that because of her job as basketball coach she’s been able to open doors around Winston-Salem She spearheaded Education Day for WSSU starting a reading program with three local schools to help with the reading curriculum The children had to read so many pages during the Christmas break and the prize was attending a WSSU basketball game Coach L'Tona Lamonte has 98 career wins with the Rams She also has served as the vice president for the CIAA Women’s Basketball Association was a two-time NCAA Regional Representative was a Top-25 voter and participated in NCAA Diversity discussions “I’ve learned and grown and met some amazing people and have been around so many amazing people that have helped to guide my footsteps into my next direction which is administration,” Lamonte said It wouldn’t be a shock to see Lamonte one day land a job as an athletics director in college Thomas praised Lamonte’s dedication to WSSU “Coach Lamonte’s impact on WSSU women’s basketball and the broader community will be felt for generations,” Thomas said has left an indelible mark on our program and the lives of countless Rams Her leadership will inspire generations to come.” Lamonte said there will be a lot she’ll miss from coaching but the biggest thing will be the relationships “You get to be a second mom or a mom away from home for the most part,” she said “I tried to guide them the best that I could because having three daughters I know it’s not easy and I’ll miss it but like I said my family needs me and that’s what I’ll be focused on after this season is over.” jdell@wsjournal.com Email notifications are only sent once a day and as one of two women who first ran on the (then) LC track and opened the door to more female participation “His mom told me that he really didn’t want to play but that she was going to make him play for at least a year," said Adrian Snow The pledge from the Forbes family will help the Demon Deacons with scholarships as well as upkeep of facilities Racing officials make the announcement at 3:30 p.m They will take on the Binghamton Black Bears on Friday and Saturday nights at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena in the best-of-five series Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Rams have won two in a row and will head to Baltimore for CIAA Tournament OSE's 3-Month TONA Futures achieved an open interest milestone of 50,000 contracts on August 6th OSE's TONA is a leading Japan STIR futures market among world exchanges with the largest trading volume and open interest 3:00 PM | Updated: 3:01 pm Officer Tona and K9 Scout with the Provo Police Department took 1st place in the 'Explosive Ordinance Protection' category at the 33rd Annual Las Vegas K9 trials on March 23 BY CARLYSLE PRICE SALT LAKE CITY – Utah County K9 officers and their human partners placed in the top five of multiple categories at a national competition over the weekend The 33rd Annual Las Vegas K9 trials hosted by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department and the non-profit organization ‘Behind the Blue’ There were 80 K9 teams from across the country there to compete The Utah County Sheriff’s Office and Provo Police Department entered four of their Metro Bomb Squad K9s into the ‘Explosive Detection’ trials, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office’s post on Facebook. “Though the K9s are from two separate agencies you’d never know it due to the amount of time they spend training and deploying together,” the post said The Utah County K9s took four of the top five spots in their category Officer Thacker and his K9 partner Zeus with the American Fork Police K9 Division placed 3rd in area search, 4th in tactical obedience, and 5th in handler protection, according to a Facebook post. “We’re proud of this team and all the amazing and hard work they have put in over the years and we look forward to competing in these trials for years to come,” the America Fork Police K9 Division post said Officer Eldredge and K9 Rocco with the Lehi Police Department placed 5th in the area search category “There are many many hours of hard work that handlers put in to make sure their K9 partners are ready to perform each shift, not just during competitions,” the Lehi Police Department said in a Facebook post. “Our K9s are invaluable to us in the Law Enforcement Community,” the Utah County Sheriff’s Office said providing skills beyond human comparison that help us keep our communities safe (Their handlers are pretty good people too!)” With beer-infused bonbons and high-speed dating laps brands are pulling out all the stops this Valentine’s Day suggesting that romance isn’t just for couples – it’s for cats Busch Light and Nascar collaborated on a speed dating experience for Valentine's Day 2025 / Credit: Busch Light Valentine’s Day marketing has come a long way from heart-shaped chocolates and sappy commercials Red Lobster and Stella Artois flex their creativity with campaigns that blend humor innovation and just the right amount of romance coupled up or just here for the marketing stunts here are the best Valentine’s Day campaigns of the year – each one proving that love (and branding) comes in many forms Forget swiping; Busch Light is putting dating in the fast lane With nearly 80% of young adults (21+) feeling burnt out by dating apps the official beer sponsor of Nascar hit the gas on a real-world connection experience Enter ‘Date-Tona,’ a high-octane speed dating event where eight lucky singles raced around the iconic speedway in 100-second laps to see if love could keep up and winners walked away with tickets to the 2025 Daytona 500 Red Lobster and Tinder are making swipers’ seafood dreams come true with their first-ever Valentine’s Day collaboration ‘Find Your Lobster.’ Inspired by Friends’ iconic phrase the campaign kicks off during Tinder’s peak season and Red Lobster’s beloved Lobsterfest The brand is taking over Tinder with interactive quizzes native video cards and two full-day app takeovers (February 10 and February 13) to nudge users toward a seafood-filled first date With BarkleyOKRP behind the creative and RPA handling media this playful activation aims to solidify Red Lobster as the ultimate date night spot Belgian beer brand Stella Artois is swapping pints for pralines with a limited-edition chocolate version of its iconic chalice Crafted by Belgian chocolatier and 132 Studio founder Gustavo Luz Sousa these artisanal bonbons celebrate two of Belgium’s greatest exports: beer and chocolate including one infused with a Stella Artois reduction so intense it takes 750mL of beer to create just 50mL of flavor essence The 3D-printed chocolate boxes perfectly mimic the signature chalice shape and will be gifted to select influencers and customers worldwide Valentine’s Day isn’t just for humans; Hartz and Cutwater are making sure our feline overlords feel the love ‘#BeMyMainSqueezeUp,’ celebrates the internet’s favorite Valentine: cats Featuring top petfluencers @pearlsragdolls and @itsdieselcat Fans are encouraged to share adorable cat content for a chance to win their own limited-edition box With 1.9m impressions and over 12,000 engagements it’s clear: Cupid’s got nothing on cat parents A post shared by Harry's (@harrys) Not everyone can snuggle up with their Valentine on February 14 but Harry’s and Gopuff have the next best thing: ‘The Scent-imental Snuggler.’ This limited-edition torso-and-arm-shaped pillow is dressed in a button-down shirt infused with Harry’s signature Body Wash scents so users can cuddle up with a familiar fragrance Out-of-home media company Outfront is spreading love where it matters most—through early detection Partnering with Mindie Kaplan’s ‘Million Mammogram Challenge,’ the brand has launched a powerful OOH campaign across Times Square and the NYC subway system Inspired by Kaplan’s own journey as a breast cancer survivor the campaign builds on her viral movement that encouraged thousands to post their mammogram dates with Outfront’s digital billboards amplifying the message in over 36 markets the initiative aims to spark life-saving action – because nothing says love like looking out for yourself and those around you the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International are reintroducing themselves as ‘Humane World for Animals,’ a name that reflects their global mission to create lasting change for animals everywhere the organization is launching a moving TV spot featuring Sia’s haunting cover of Peter Gabriel’s Solsbury Hill the stop-motion film blends handmade puppets and virtual production to imagine a world free from animal suffering this campaign doesn’t focus on pain; it spotlights the joy of rescued animals finally experiencing love Seeking more creative campaigns? Check out our Ad of the Day section and sign up for our Ads of the Week newsletter so you don’t miss a story Seok-Woo Song — Photos exploring the pressures and loneliness of life in Korea Federico Borella & Michela Balboni — Photographing rural Italy’s “tree men” AikBeng Chia — Recreating vivid scenes from 1970s Singapore with the help of AI WePresent is the arts platform of WeTransfer.The simplest way to send big files A platform to empower creatives while using business as a force for good collage can be understood as fragments of different materials applied to backing collage is the decontextualizing of imagery as a positive world building tool world building refers to the process of creating an imaginary atmosphere “Everything I do is an attempt at world building but not at such a big scale,” she explains As a child who grew up dotted around the world—from Uganda to Rwanda Canada—the artist yearns for home and belonging among the carefully glued printed paraphernalia combining glimpses of half memories with nostalgic symbols and emotions I wanted the viewer to take anger away from my work I used art to get frustration out,” she says the emotion I’m expressing most is nostalgia I’m in a chapter of my life where I think about home a lot Even if people haven’t emigrated somewhere Tona explores her dual identity split between the cultural nuances of African and North American identity “I came to this country without any context of African American pop culture like MTV and new media,” she says That’s why my aesthetic focuses on diaspora bringing these two worlds together.” She also likes to juxtapose images of idealized beauty against her own personal definition Botticelli’s Venus and other classical statues interject references to Afro culture Though Tona never took art classes in middle school or high school she relied on her own resources— magazines from around the house dollar store glue sticks—discovering the medium of collage by accident collage had become central to Tona’s practice as a way of “putting things that don’t really make sense together so they do make sense.” She toyed with photography and film but consistently returned to the art of scrapbooking as a way to build worlds through photos “The raw photos themselves didn’t interest me I realized the Black aesthetic is not just images A practice of maximalism and resourcefulness for being able to use materials in their entirety.” You’ll (probably) love our monthly newsletter Maximalism shows up aesthetically through bursts of highly saturated tropical colors cluttered overlain textures and print-outs explosive patterns spiraling outward and tightly packed compositions nestled within minimal negative space Maximalism also shows up through Tona’s process; she crams multiple viewpoints into each work shedding light on a range of differing perspectives akin to her own range of different cultural identities she synthesizes a spectrum of emotions that make up the Black diasporic experience Tona understood art to be synonymous with Renaissance greats and Modernist classics “It was perceived as something for the wealthy Like there’s this place in the white world where you can go and see art,” she says “I guess maximalism became a way of reclaiming art making from my own perspective not the perspective taught to me through arts education.” In her 2022 artwork “Heavy is the Head,” Tona comments on the role of Black women’s hair within gender performance She describes how she likes to adorn her characters with halos and stars “I like to take ordinary things and make them feel fabulous and fun,” she says Where she once felt the need to create heavy artworks expressing the Black experience she’s now reached a point where “it’s cool for us to see ourselves happy Want (even) more WePresent?Sign up to our monthly newsletter The National Gallery of Australia’s exhibition Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho Tōna Ao acknowledges the French master’s misdeeds in the Pacific – but just as easily omits or distracts from them Read moreThe National Gallery of Australia has clearly grappled with this legacy in the lead-up to its winter blockbuster This is the first major exhibition of Gauguin in Australia with more than 130 works by the artist being pulled from collections from around the world Henri Loyrette – a former director of the Musée d’Orsay and Musée du Louvre in Paris – has obviously done a lot of heavy bureaucratic lifting to acquire the artworks The show represents an incredible effort and a remarkable result the NGA would be taking an unqualified victory lap Yet instead the gallery finds itself in a double bind of mixed messaging Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Some of this messaging directly platforms Pacific artists – a podcast accompanying the exhibition opens with the question “What immediately comes to mind when I say Paul Gauguin?” with the response: “Argh!” Over four episodes the podcast positions Gauguin as a productive – if deeply fraught – challenge to reckon with historical legacies rather than a figure of blind cancellation Inside the NGA’s major Gauguin surveyThis is borne out in the space directly leading to the Gauguin exhibition Here the singular narrative of Gauguin cedes ground to a dialogue in the form of the artist Rosanna Raymond’s 2024 collaborative work SaVĀge K’lub: Te Paepae Aora’i – Where the Gods Cannot Be Fooled a physically and symbolically imposing installation reaching high up the walls of the gallery the SaVĀge K’lub takes its name from 19th-century gentlemen’s clubs in London Presenting a rich diversity of Pacific work from both the NGA’s historical collection and the SaVĀge K’lub collective the installation almost overwhelms your vision inverting a space of parody into a space of celebration Portrait of the Artist by Himself threatens ‘to collapse the fragile painted illusion and the image of the artist’Raymond’s intervention ends where the Gauguin exhibition begins In the typical fashion of a monographic exhibition the French artist’s name is heroically emblazoned across the entrance to the institution and the exhibition The show’s possessive title could not be clearer: we are entering into “Gauguin’s world” The first room is filled with Gauguin self-portraits In Self-Portrait with the Yellow Christ (dated 1890-91) Gauguin is depicted beside a painted image of Jesus the 1896 painting Self-Portrait (near Golgotha) he is seen garbed in white robes and wears an existential stare 1903’s Portrait of the Artist by Himself – produced in the year of his death – which holds the most dimension and depth Here white canvas and blue underpainting intermittently peek through to the work’s surface threatening to collapse the fragile painted illusion and the image of the artist But while there is diversity in these portraits they are ultimately unified in reproducing a well-worn art historical trope proffering Gauguin as the canonical protagonist whose psychology must be deliberated over and fetishised by all passersby A landscape work reminiscent of Pissarro – though Gauguin himself feels absentIn the next room as does his loaded symbolism and obsessive chromatic experimentation Instead we find ourselves looking at some of his earliest work Several works recall Camille Pissarro: 1873’s Landscape and 1879’s Apple Trees At l’Hermitage It’s a smart curatorial move to lead with the atypical and the staid as the artistic innovation in the rest of the show feels all the more punchy and pronounced Free newsletterCatch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture The following rooms take a “material turn” and foreground art-making techniques: ceramics Here the exhibition doesn’t quite stick to its own Half of the works in the Gauguin and printmaking section are not prints; the ceramics occupy a relatively modest part of the Gauguin and ceramics room An 1890 sculpture Lust – part of a section of the exhibition whose process-driven names feel distracting rather than edifyingThe process-driven titles of the rooms are something of a curatorial gambit They represent a deception which keeps the gallery-goer’s mind on the far safer idea of technique and allows them to forget the man producing the work The exhibition’s final two rooms turn most explicitly to Gauguin’s time in French Polynesia and are handled with a conspicuously light touch The curatorial texts acknowledge but do not substantively address the colonial or predatory legacies of the artist leaving a viewer caught in the seductions of Gauguin’s paintbrush his works – the 1899 masterpiece Three Tahitians foremost – pull at you with their utter aesthetic brilliance The last work I see as I’m leaving the exhibition is Gauguin’s 1898 painting Tahitian Woman II. It makes me stop in my tracks. Not because of the quality of the painting but because of the pose. Gauguin has taken and reversed the pose from Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ orientalist painted fantasy from 1814, Grande Odalisque which depicts a nude woman in a Middle Eastern harem Charged with sexual connotations and ideas of possessing the imagined other Ingres’ painting is one of the most famous artworks housed at the Louvre – a work that hangs in the curator’s old workplace and which he would undoubtedly be intimately familiar with Yet Gauguin’s conspicuous reference to this fantasy and its sexual politics is given no mention on the nearby wall plaque which simply proffers the painting’s title and date Here omission takes the place of critical commentary Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao is at the National Gallery of Australia until 7 October Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced that Tona Boyd who most recently served as Special Counsel and Special Assistant to the President in the White House Counsel’s Office in the Biden-Harris Administration has been named Associate Director-Counsel for the nation’s leading civil rights law organization Boyd will work in partnership with LDF’s eighth President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson and LDF’s senior leadership team to set and execute the strategic direction of the organization’s legal programs “I am thrilled to welcome Tona Boyd to LDF to help lead this organization at a critical moment of transformation in our country,” said Ms longstanding commitment to advancing racial justice and litigation will expand LDF’s capacity to fulfill its mission and serve its clients with excellence As a leader on critical policy initiatives in federal government her expertise will complement the outstanding leadership on our program teams I look forward to the work we will do together in service of Black communities and achieving equal justice under law.”    “I am honored to join the Legal Defense Fund an organization with a long and storied history of advancing racial justice and equity,” said Ms “This is an inflection point for our democracy and I look forward to bringing my experience in government and policy to bear on the issues most deeply impacting the lives of Black Americans and to do so in collaboration with LDF’s passionate and dedicated staff As we prepare for the challenges to come in the new year it is imperative that we take a strategic approach to utilizing all the tools at our disposal to fulfill LDF’s mission of defending and advancing the full dignity and citizenship of Black people in America.” As a senior member of the judicial nominations team, Ms. Boyd supported the selection, preparation, and confirmation of federal judicial nominees, including D.C. 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year and not calculated using a minimum match requirement Violinist and mezzo-soprano Tona Brown lives life on her own terms That determination is the subject of a new memoir narrated by St Over 50 hours of recorded conversations between Brown and King are distilled into “Tonacity: The Tona Brown Story.” In the memoir King narrates Brown’s life and achievements from their first encounter in 2005 — when Brown was touring with the Tranny Road Show and King was the managing editor for the St “I think [King] was the first person who said ‘The world needs to know about what you’re doing,’” Brown told St The connection between King and Brown began with a simple interview request It resulted in an 18-year friendship between the musician and writer and later became the first openly transgender person to perform in front of a sitting U.S Louis on the Air that her family was supportive of her gender expression and music career but that they worried about her being “out” and how it might affect 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Upgrade your browser today or install Google Chrome Frame to better experience this site It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Gesualda “Gina” La Tona (nee Rubino) on May 25 Reunited in heaven with her loving husband of 31 years Survived by her brother Francesco (Dorotea) Predeceased by her parents Gaspare and Rosa Rubino She will forever be remembered by her many nieces Mom will always be remembered for putting others first Mom was always happy and had a smile on her face Online condolences and cherished memories can be shared at www.windsorchapel.com Get Directions Central Chapel | (519) 253-72341700 Tecumseh Rd Banwell Chapel | (519) 253-723511677 Tecumseh Rd South Chapel | (519) 253-72363048 Dougall Avenue Proudly Canadian | Owned & Operated by Arbor Memorial Inc Editan Legit Hausa Ibrahim Yusuf yana da gogewar aikin jarida da rubuce-rubucen adabi sama da shekaru hudu kuma kwararre ne a kawo rahotannin kasuwanci Jihar Niger - Ministan Yada Labarai da Wayar da kan Al'umma, Mohammed Idris, ya bayyana yadda ya ke taimakon 'yan jihar Neja. Mohammed Idris ya tabbatar da cewa ya samar da guraben aikin gwamnatin tarayya da dama ga ‘yan asalin jihar Neja tun bayan nadinsa a matsayin minista. Kara karanta wannan Radadin cire tallafi: Tinubu ya fadi yadda abokinsa ya gagara rike manyan motoci 5 Minista ya samar da ayyuka ga 'yan jihar Neja Hoto: Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation NigeriaAsali: TwitterRahoton jaridar Punch ya nuna cewa Mohammed Idris ya lissafo ayyukan da ya aiwatar a garinsa na Malagi Ministan ya bayyana haka ne yayin da yake maida martani kan korafin wani basarake a mazabarsa wanda ya zarge shi da gazawa wajen samar da guraben aiki ga mutanensa Mohammed Idris ya ce ya yi hanyar nadin Jibrin Baba Ndace a matsayin Darakta Janar na VON Jaridar Tribune ta wallafa cewa Mohammed Idris ya yi bayanin ne yayin kaddamar da wasu ayyuka a garinsa na Malagi, cikin karamar hukumar Gbako a jihar Neja. Kara karanta wannan Zanga zanga: Amnesty ta yi zargin ana son 'karasa' matashin da 'yan sanda suka jefawa gurneti Ayyukan sun hada da gina sababbin masallatai Ya ce ayyukan sun kasance ne domin inganta rayuwar al’umma tare da karfafa ilimin addini wanda zai tabbatar da zaman lafiya da hadin kai A wani rahoton, kun ji cewa minstan yada labarai da wayar da kan al'umma Mohammed Idris ya bukaci 'yan Najeriya su kara hakuri Mohammed Idris ya bayyana cewa nan gaba kadan za a fara gani a kasa kan tsare tsaren da Bola Tinubu ya kawo tun hawansa mulki a 2023 Support us Assistant School Superintendent Christine Tona has been hired as superintendent of Mahopac Schools in upstate Putnam County Tona will leave the Riverhead Central School District at the end of the current school year Tona, who was hired by Riverhead as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in 2016, was tapped as interim superintendent in July 2020, after former superintendent Aurelia Henriquez abruptly resigned the post In her first month as interim superintendent, Tona faced a revote on the failed budget, which was rejected by voters a second time, and had to develop and file a school reopening plan by July 31 under a directive from the governor — though reopening guidelines from the State Department of Health and State Education Department had not yet been finalized Tona implemented controversial COVID-19 safety protocols required by the district’s reopening plan and/or state regulators She also managed the district under a contingency budget for the first time in almost 15 years Tona and former Deputy Superintendent for Finance and Operations Sam Schneider then developed and proposed a budget with a zero-percent tax levy increase for 2021-2022 covering a 10% spending increase with increased school aid The budget was approved 72% to 28% last May Riverhead Central Faculty Association President Gregory Wallace commended Tona’s performance noting she took “the helm of the only school district on Long Island that faced a contingency budget in the midst of COVID-19.” Tona’s resolve to create an equitable educational environment for all students despite the circumstances was an inspiration to us all,” Wallace said this weekend The president of the district’s administrators association also had praise for Tona “During her time in Riverhead she has lead with integrity and transparency,” said Riverhead Administrators Association President Deb Rodgers “Her focus has always been on supporting student growth and achievement The Blue Waves family will miss her leadership and dedication,” Rodgers said But Tona navigated the rocky waters of the 2020-2021 school year without the full support of the board of education for her appointment as interim. Board President Laurie Downs and trustees Therese Zuhoski and Brian Connelly on June 29, 2020 voted against her appointment as interim to grant Tona tenure as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction was passed over by the board last year when it hired current Superintendent Augustine Tornatore “I wish her the best in this new phase of her career,” Tornatore said in an email this morning “I know this is something that she has wanted.” Longtime former board member and former board president Greg Meyer who was on the board when Tona was hired and supported her tenure and appointment as assistant superintendent said Tona has been “a very valuable asset to Riverhead school district “There’s so much she did that went under the radar that nobody realized,” Meyer said Not only is she a real intelligent woman but she is an intelligent woman with a great heart and truly cares about what she’s doing cares about the community and just wants to be a big part of making things better for each and every person,” Meyer said “It’s unfortunate for Riverhead that we’re losing that.” Tona will start her new job in Mahopac July 1 Mahopac Board of Education President Michael Mongon said in a post on the Mahopac Central School District website that the district is “thrilled to welcome her to Mahopac,” citing her performance as interim in Riverhead during the COVID crisis last year advanced programming and engaged the community throughout,” Mongon said Riverhead will not be hiring a new assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction “We are changing the position to executive director of secondary education grants and student outcomes,” Tornatore said Tornatore has undertaken some reorganization of the district’s senior administrative staff The school board in October eliminated the position of deputy superintendent for finance and operations though he was administratively reassigned during the same board meeting pending an investigation into unspecified allegations He resigned from the district last month for a position in East Hampton The board named Faith Caglianone acting assistant superintendent of finance and operations while Schneider was reassigned After his resignation her title was changed to interim assistant superintendent of finance and operations The school board also created a new assistant superintendent position last month and filled it with Lori Koerner who was hired in 2019 as executive director of curriculum Koerner was promoted to the new post of assistant superintendent of human resources and elementary education The survival of local journalism depends on your support. 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