Monday, November 18, 2024

The world's largest drawing is a love letter to Nigeria

Aerial view of a massive drawing laid out over several canvasses encompassing the bilk of a football field, with people gathered around its edges. The drawing shows two large hands encircling a map of Nigeria, filled with images of people, masks, relics, foods, and more.

At 1,004.7 square metres — or nearly as big as four tennis courts — Unity of Diversity is a map of Nigeria filled with the country's many different styles of food, dance, music, art, history and more.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/worlds-largest-drawing-1.7386545?cmp=rss

Netflix under pressure to get Beyonce-NFL event right after technical struggles of Paul-Tyson fight

Beyonce is featured waving to a crowd.

Netflix will host a Beyoncé halftime show as part of a special Christmas Day streaming event featuring two NFL games. Experts say live sports represent a growth opportunity for streaming companies — if they can run them properly.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/beyonce-nfl-netflix-paul-tyson-1.7386085?cmp=rss

Roblox unveils new parental controls, limits messaging for users under 13

The log-in screen of Roblox is pictured on an iPad screen. It shows colourful images of Roblox gameplay behind the white Roblox title and the log-in prompts.

Video game maker Roblox said on Monday that it is implementing new safety measures for users under 13, including permanently removing the ability to message others outside games on its platform.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/roblox-parental-controls-1.7386393?cmp=rss

Jury selection starts in Minnesota trial of 2 men charged after family died crossing Manitoba-U.S. border

A man, a woman, a young girl and an infant boy sit together and smile.

A trial in Minnesota for two men accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in Manitoba as they tried to make it across in 2022, starts this morning with jury selection.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/steve-shand-harshkumar-patel-trial-starts-1.7385110?cmp=rss

Trump isn't yet U.S. president, but his plans for the war in Ukraine loom large over G20

A demonstrator waves a mini U.S. flag and wears a mask featuring another person's face.

The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, which begins Monday, is already impacted by ever-evolving geopolitical events, regardless of host Brazil’s official theme of fighting hunger, poverty and inequality.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-ukraine-war-g20-1.7385857?cmp=rss