Gans’ “Deciding What’s News,” which came out in 1979, was a snapshot of the peak of print journalism and network power. Focusing on the evening broadcasts of NBC and CBS and the news magazines Time and Newsweek, he spent extensive time with reporters in the 1960s and ’70s and noted what they covered, what they didn’t cover and the thinking behind their choices, whether the pressures of executives, concerns about objectivity or changes in public concerns.
Trunz had a easy solution for a client who had a stuffed front hall closet and felt she couldn’t accommodate the coats of guests.“We just bought them a rolling rack, as if it’s a fancy thing. Nobody’s going to open the closet,” she said.
And if someone does house-shame you, there’s another easy solution, she said. One of her best friends is a teacher who invited teacher friends over for a meal and made her favorite tuna fish, choosing to focus on the magic of gathering rather than the toil of preparation.“And one person in the group kept pointing out the fact that she only had one bathroom, and how did she live like that. I asked my friend, ‘What are you going to do about that?’ And she said, ‘You just decide not to have that person over.’ It can be that simple.”Grant Magdanz, who uses Instagram to chronicle Los Angeles life living with his grandmother, has racked up about half a million likes
showing off their decades-old furniture, mismatched cups and cluttered dining table.“Not everyone’s life is themed, curated and made for social media,” a scroll on the video said. “In fact, most people’s aren’t. And we’re happy all the same.”
QURAYE, Lebanon (AP) — It’s become a Good Friday tradition in Quraye: residents and visitors converging on the southern Lebanese village to witness a portrayal by some Christians there of Jesus’ suffering and crucifixion.
Charbel Joseph Antoun, 37, portrays Jesus as he carries a wooden cross while being whipped by a Roman soldier during a Good Friday reenactment in Quraye, near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar). Trump signed an executive order this month to eliminate the “de minimis provision” for goods
starting May 2, when they will be subject to the 145% import tax.As many as 4 million low-value parcels — most of them originating in China — arrive in the U.S. every day under the soon-to-be canceled provision.
U.S. politicians, law enforcement agencies and business groups lobbied to remove the long-standing exemption, describing it as a trade loophole that gave inexpensive Chinese goods an advantage and served as a portal for illicit drugs and counterfeits to enter the country.Shein sells inexpensive clothes, cosmetics and accessories, primarily