[ad_1] The ‘alalā, or Hawaiian crow, is a remarkably clever bird. ‘Alalā fashion tools out of sticks, which they use, a bit like skewers, to get at hard-to-reach food. The birds were once abundant, but by the late nineteen-nineties their population had dropped so low that they were facing extinction. Since 2003, all the world’s… Continue reading The Burning of Maui | The New Yorker
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Carmen Xtravaganza was more than a ‘Paris Is Burning’ cameo
[ad_1] Carmen Xtravaganza, a ballroom icon and transgender advocate known for her appearance in the 1990 documentary “Paris Is Burning,” has died. She was 62. Her death was announced Friday by House of Xtravaganza, one of the original houses of New York’s ballroom community, of which she had been a House Mother, or leader, in… Continue reading Carmen Xtravaganza was more than a ‘Paris Is Burning’ cameo