Monday, February 24, 2025

Judge tosses part of a lawsuit against U.K. band for gay kiss at Malaysian music festival

A mean wearing a suit is seen onstage.

Members of the British band the 1975 cannot be held personally liable for losses of a Malaysian music festival that was shut down by authorities after lead singer Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate on stage, a London judge ruled Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/lawsuit-1975-malaysia-gay-kiss-1.7467157?cmp=rss

Nordic combined, lone Winter Games sport without gender equity, faces shaky Olympic future

American athlete Alexa Brabec competes in the women's five-kilometre leg of the nordic combined at the Nordic World Ski Championships Planica on February 24, 2023 in Slovenia.

Since the first Winter Games in 1924, nordic combined has tested the bravery and endurance of athletes in ski jumping and cross-country skiing. A year from now, it might be a former Olympic sport.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/nordic-combined-shaky-winter-olympics-future-1.7466712?cmp=rss