Blessed Orthodox Easter, to those who celebrate!
Cheers and flames as Orthodox worshipers greet the ancient ceremony of the 'Holy Fire' https://t.co/AqMhqNAzo8
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 5, 2024
Somehow, this seems to sum up all media in 2024…
13. Vadim Trunov captured this beautiful moment of a squirrel and a bird playing with a camera pic.twitter.com/wQZ4MbOWBg
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) May 2, 2024
Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms https://t.co/IxrYRXxJOK
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 27, 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — On a recent weeknight at this bar in northeast Portland, fans downed pints and burgers as college women’s lacrosse and beach volleyball matches played on big-screen TVs. Memorabilia autographed by female athletes covered the walls, with a painting of U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach mounted above the chalkboard beer menu.
The Sports Bra is a pub where women’s sports are celebrated — and the only thing on TV.
Packed and buzzing with activity, the bar has successfully tapped into a meteoric rise of interest in women’s sports, embodied most recently by the frenzy over University of Iowa basketball phenomenon Caitlin Clark’s records-smashing feats.
“Things have happened at light speed compared to what my forecast was,” founder and CEO Jenny Nguyen told The Associated Press. “This tiny spot that I built for my friends and I to watch games and give female athletes their flowers means so much more. And not just to me, but to a lot of people.”
Under the plan, bars and entrepreneurs elsewhere will be able to apply to use The Sports Bra brand for their franchises. Nguyen is open to working with people who already have a physical space, as well as those who may only have a business plan. What matters, she said, is that the potential future partners share The Sports Bra’s values…
The expansion will be boosted by funding from a foundation created by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who is married to tennis legend Serena Williams. Nguyen said she already has received hundreds of inquiries…
Hooray, hooray, the month of May / Outdoor [redacted] begins today… Taking ‘shake your tail feathers’ both literally *and* seriously:
Are you wooed by this bird's gronking song? https://t.co/lXLqKhbGka pic.twitter.com/ZQM56sqFO0
— Defector (@DefectorMedia) May 3, 2024
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