Disneyland Hugs Return: Mickey Mouse Embraces Guests After Covid Ban

[ad_1] “It’s part of what makes Disney so special,” he said. Bri PetrarchHe’s the one who brought in his sons, 5-year-old Grayson and 2-year-old Asher, to meet the characters on Monday. He was wearing a pink T-shirt that said “Here for hugs.” About 50 people were waiting near the Main Street USA magic shop at …

Festival Planned Before the War Embraces New Ukrainian Music

[ad_1] The Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival is back for its third edition this weekend with a roster of works on the themes of nature and mythology. During a promotion at the Merkin Hall, viewers were told that although the event has resurfaced in recent weeks, its spirit hasn’t changed. (It was actually planned long before …

A German Architectural Firm Embraces Sustainable Building Practices

[ad_1] This article is part of a special report Climate Solutionslooks to worldwide efforts to make a difference. There was a time when Martin Henn’s grandfather and father were at the peak of their careers, when many architects lived by the simple belief: bigger was better. But with a growing awareness of how this thinking …

Tirzah’s One-of-a-kind Pop Embraces the Beauty of Uncertainty

[ad_1] Some pop artists amplify familiar, universal feelings: tender moments in love, the agonizing pain of heartbreak. But others want us to listen with different ears. They ask us to release control, to resist the urge to fully understand music – to linger in the experience of melody, emotion, and sound, even if we don’t …

Kate Winslet Embraces the Ordinary in ‘Mare of Easttown’

[ad_1] It’s been ten years since Kate Winslet last starred in a live-action television role—in the 2011 adaptation of “Mildred Pierce.” “Easttown Mare” HBO crime drama that aired last spring. But what a comeback: playing the title character, Winslet fully lived through the role of Mare Sheehan, a police detective in a close-knit Philadelphia suburb. …