In fact, therapists agree that these "little things" are often the cause of our bad moods and we shouldn't be ashamed of reacting emotionally to them. Emma Mahony, a therapist from Philadelphia, explains that unexpected events can effectively ruin not only our day, but also our mood. It may be related to traffic jams, changes in plans, bad weather, our appearance or other things that seem trivial at first glance.

“Are you tired of systemic prejudice?” a new television commercial asks. The ad offers a solution: White Squad, a “professional white-advantage service.” If you’re, say, a black American, or an American of Arabic descent, and need to hail a cab, or appear in front of a judge, or get through airport security without a lengthy pat-down by a suspicious TSA agent, the company will send a preppy, peppy white representative to stand in as your proxy.

Joost van Ginkel’s “The Paradise Suite,” which will world premiere at Toronto, is set to represent the Netherlands in the foreign-language Oscar nominations’ race. Pic depicts the lives of six people from different places and backgrounds who become inextricably linked in Amsterdam.

Sure, social media is filled with your friends’ photos of amateur stews, homemade sourdough and makeshift masks crafted while staying home due to the coronavirus. But look more closely, and you’ll find another layer of at-home concoctions: scenes reenacting famous paintings and photographs in creative ways. As the trend has continued to spread online since starting in March, helped by social media challenges broadcast by institutions including the Getty Museum in California and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, it’s become a welcome distraction and source of humor for audiences and creators alike.

Full Name: Philip Francis Rizzuto, nicknamed "The Scooter" Profession: Sportscaster and MLB Shortstop Biography: Thirteen year career with the NY Yankees including as MVP in 1950 during which the team captured 7 World Championships. After his playing career, Rizzuto had a 40-year career as a radio and television sports announcer for the Yankees, famous for his trademark expression "holy cow!". Born: September 25, 1917 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA Generation: Greatest Generation

"Yesterday don't matter if it's gone," go the lyrics to the Beatles song "Ruby Tuesday," the namesake of the casual dining restaurant chain. Ruby Tuesday's leadership may have taken those words to heart. Since late January, the brand has been quietly shutting down restaurants and scrubbing them from its website without so much as a peep. Ruby Tuesday was already rapidly shedding locations in the last few years, but the pandemic has meant even greater losses for the brand.

Profession: Actress Biography: Salma Hayek is known for her breakthrough role in the 1995 film "Desperado" and her Academy Award-nominated portrayal of artist Frida Kahlo in the 2002 biopic "Frida." Hayek began her acting career in Mexico, starring in the telenovela Teresa from 1989 to 1991 and the film "Midaq Alley" (1995). Her Hollywood debut came with "Desperado" (1995), opposite Antonio Banderas, which was directed by Robert Rodriguez. She went on to appear in films such as "

I’m glad to write about Stephen Hawking for Time because Stephen spent much of his scientific career thinking and writing about time. Time was his thing. Stephen studied time from the perspective of Einstein’s theory of gravitation, the general theory of relativity. One of his early achievements was proving that time had a beginning — that the laws of physics as we now understand them must have broken down very early in the history of the universe, at the Big Bang.

"The message of the museum is perseverance, resistance and the protection of our honour," deputy director Seyyed Mohsen Hajbabian told AFP. "We teach younger generations the spirit of combat. Iraq was backed by the whole world and Iran was alone in defending itself, but thanks to God... we were victorious in this war." For Iranians, it is "the imposed war", started by Iraq's then-leader Saddam Hussein on September 22, 1980 and ended by a ceasefire on August 20, 1988.

November 13, 2018 9:26 PM EST Calls to ban children from participating in Thai boxing have intensified following the death of a 13-year-old boy in a bout south of Bangkok Monday. Anucha Kochana, who boxed under the name Phetmongkol Por Peenapat, was killed after being knocked out in the third round of a match against a 14-year-old opponent, according to the Bangkok Post. Juvenile welfare campaigners and the official Thai Health Promotion Foundation have been seeking to raise the age limit for boxers to 12.