Month: April 2023

Texas Ag Commissioner Says Employees’ Dress Must Align ‘With Their Biological Gender’

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has a new dress code and personal grooming policy that requires employees to wear clothing “consistent with their biological gender,” the policy reads. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller enacted the “Dress Code and Grooming Policy” earlier in April. The policy was first reported by the Texas Observer, and the…


New Zealand Local Magazine Publisher Finds Spiritual Resonation With Mr. Li’s Article

When jazz musician and magazine publisher Mykeljon Winckel read “How Humankind Came To Be” by Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, the article resonated with Winckel’s spiritual views on the cycles of human civilization. He immediately reposted it on his website. In an interview with The Epoch Times on Feb. 23, he said…


China’s Food Security in Crisis as Its Population Ages

Recent media reports on spring planting in China’s Raohe County have drawn attention to the challenges faced by Chinese farmers as the cost of growing grain rises and agricultural production sags due to the aging of the country’s population. Raohe County, in China’s Heilongjiang Province, was once recognized as China’s foremost grain-producing county. In 1993,…


Netflix to Invest $2.5 Billion in South Korea to Make TV Shows, Movies

Netflix Inc. said on Tuesday it will invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies, and unscripted shows, doubling its investment in the market since 2016. The U.S. streaming service made the announcement after a meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Netflix co-CEO…


Tobacco Musings in Puerto Vallarta

Commentary I stand on the fantail and stare out at the buildings across the bay from the cutter. We’re moored in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, one of the more popular spring break destinations in this part of the world. Having spent the previous day driving back and forth between the resort and the boat, I can…


‘Bloodhounds of Broadway’ from 1952: An Early Mitzi Gaynor Musical

Commentary Author and newspaper columnist Damon Runyon wrote several stories about the rougher citizens of New York. Gangsters, gamblers, chorus girls, and apple sellers were the characters who came to life in his tales. Some of these short stories attracted Hollywood’s attention, although the movie adaptations sometimes bore little resemblance to the original works and…


Book Review: ‘The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them’

German forester Peter Wohlleben has had a love affair with trees for decades. Granted, many of his observations come from study and research done in his native Germany. His keen insights have captured the interest and imagination of scientists, scholars, environmentalists, students, and anyone passionate about our natural world, specifically that of the world’s forests….


Hyundai Motor Bolsters US Presence With $5 Billion EV Battery Venture

SEOUL0—South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said on Tuesday it had finalized a $5 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery joint venture in the United States, boosting electrification efforts in its largest market. Hyundai also reported its first-quarter net profit had more than doubled, exceeding expectations. Its shares rose as much as 5 percent to a seven-month…


Stop Vax Passports Holds Webinar on the ‘Next Public Health Emergency’

Civil rights group Stop Vax Passports held a webinar on April 24 on “Plandemics – What are they planning for your next public health emergency?” The webinar featured Sasha Latypova, ex-pharma/biotech with 25 years of experience in clinical trials; Katherine Watt, political and social commentator; and Dr. Steven Hatfill, former senior medical adviser to the executive office…


REPLAY: Stop Vax Passports Holds Webinar on the ‘Next Public Health Emergency’

Civil rights group Stop Vax Passports held a webinar on April 24 on “Plandemics – What are they planning for your next public health emergency?” The webinar featured Sasha Latypova, ex-pharma/biotech with 25 years of experience in clinical trials; Katherine Watt, political and social commentator; and Dr. Steven Hatfill, former senior medical adviser to the executive office…