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Now might be the moment to get a table at Tatiana — because everyone has been stranded in paradise by the Venezuela crisis. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy closed down airspace around the South American nation Saturday night amid the jaw-dropping operation to seize president Nicolás Maduro, meaning that the commercial flights and private jets that were meant to ferry movie stars, moguls and mega-millionaires back to reality after their New Year’s celebrations were grounded. We’re told Queen Latifah, Mike Tyson, Ming Lee Simmons, Natalie Portman and party pacha Richie Akiva were among those beached in St. Barts and the...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were not in compliance, local media reported Saturday. Officers reportedly descended on Kyiv’s Palace of Sports venue after a concert Friday night by Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy. Video footage aired by local media outlets appears to show officers stationed outside the doors of the concert hall intercepting men as they exit. In the footage, officers appear to be forcibly detaining some men. Checks were also conducted at Goodwine, an upscale shopping center, and Avalon,...

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken criticized the delay in the United Nation’s response to reports of Hamas’ sexual violence on October 7th and said the atrocities were “beyond anything I’ve ever seen.” He told Tapper, “The atrocities that we saw on Oct. 7 are almost beyond description or beyond our capacity to digest.” .....

A NIGHTCLUB has banned staring without getting "verbal consent" - and hired "safety officers" in pink vests to police revellers. The venue also asked clubbers not to turn up if their "sole purpose" for their night out is the meet someone to "pick up". Club 77 in Sydney said managers will call the cops if clubbers stare at others without getting their consent. And in an Instagram post, the club said "safety officers" in pink vests would enforce the new staring rules. Club 77 said it wanted to be a "safe space" and updated its rules as it had recently...

Tens of thousands of people, including many DJs and musicians, took to the streets in the Netherlands on Saturday over coronavirus restrictions on nightlife. The Netherlands had allowed music festivals to go on and nightclubs to repoen in July. But the government reimposed restrictions on nightlife shortly after lifting them as COVID cases soared. The protest movement, which has rallied under the slogan “Unmute Us,” held demonstrations in Amsterdam and other major cities. Protesters danced next to a truck in the Dutch capital with the slogan “Give Us Back Our Safe Spaces” while another rallygoer held a banner that read...

NEW YORK – A doctoral candidate in Yale University's American Studies Program is teaching a course in "nightlife culture" that includes DJ lecturers, a field trip to New York nightlife hot spots Le Bain and the Boom Boom Room and a discussion titled "Looks, Doors and Guest Lists: Getting Past the Velvet Rope."

This clip isn't 100% fresh, but some of the girls it features sure are (link below in following post). PC:ness is becoming outdated in Europe. Intelligent, well educated, succesful Europeans are beginning to turn their backs on it. In Germany, Sweden, France and Britain, Conservatism is on the rise! German Christian Democratic Party (CDU) leader Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, is a good example. Presently, she's achieving what no other politician has achieved for over a decade; bringing about decent economic growth on German soil. In Sweden, Conservative PM Reinfeldt is tearing down the remnants of the proto-socialist system that turned...

THE ugly are seeking refuge from a hostile world in a German club specially founded to cater for their needs and allay their anxieties. Hamburg's Ugly Club requires of its members only that they identify the one thing about themselves that they are most unhappy about. Stomachs are at the top of the list, followed by noses and hips. Harald Gasper, a creative director in an advertising agency with a jowly face and a big nose, established the club with his wife Regina, a tall journalist with big feet. "We're tired of the idea that you have to be beautiful...

East and West part in Kabul as aid workers live the high life COLIN FREEMAN IN KABUL THE Elbow Room bar is the place to be seen sipping cocktails, while the Gator club and restaurant offers a fine range of caviare and Cuban cigars. For brunch, why not linger over an imported cappuccino at the Flower Street cafe, and if you’re still feeling delicate from the night before, there’s a Thai massage available at $25 (£14) an hour. But this is not a chic metropolitan corner of Edinburgh or London. Welcome, instead, to central Kabul where, in a land still...