From their origins in Frankfurt’s Jewish ghetto, the Rothschilds became the most powerful banking family of the 19th century.From their origins in Frankfurt’s Jewish ghetto, the Rothschilds became the most powerful banking family of the 19th century. Four generations of the Rothschild family have si

This video is a photography essay remembering Mexico during the 20th Century. From JF Kennedy's visit to the capital; Mexico City to the fall of the Angel of Liberty statue after the 1957 earthquake. From the construction of the Azteca soccer stadium and the Palace of Sports for the 1968 Olympic Gam...

The World is Watching Cities, Now More than Ever. The US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord brought cities into the spotlight. Because cities and mayors are acting now, and we must be right beside them as they become necessary leaders in this vital cause. As the world moves forward from Paris,...

Justin Trudeau: “On this important day (May 18), I encourage all Canadians to raise awareness, and mobilize to end the violence, prejudice, and judgement faced by LGBTQ2 persons. “As a society, we have taken many important steps toward recognizing and protecting the legal rights for the LGBTQ2 commu

Pride is in the air in New York City, and Queerty kicked things off on Friday, June 17th with an unforgettable evening at Current in Chelsea, celebrating this year’s #Pride50 honorees. The looks did not disappoint, naturally, but the real focus was on the 50 trailblazing honorees. Representing every

Yom Kippur 5775, is celebrate on Saturday, October 4th, 2014. Note that in the Jewish calendar, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Jews will celebrate Yom Kippur on the sunset of Friday, October 3rd,2014. It is a day of remembrance for loved ones who died.Yom Kippur (H

A Path Appears, from the creative team that brought you the groundbreaking series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, premieres January 2015 on PBS. The three-part documentary series follows Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn alon...

British pop band Years And Years, whose front man Olly Alexander is openly gay, has just dropped a new music video for their track “Desire” which is all about celebrating queer and non-hetero-normative, well, desire. Alexander wrote a lengthy post on the band’s Facebook page explaining the motivatio

John Legend took the stage at the 2022 Grammys to perform a special and powerful tribute to Ukraine amid their ongoing war with Russia. The 43-year-old singer debuted his new song, "Free," while singing and playing the piano after Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, shared a video statement ab...

16 climate activists teens and children are petitioning the United Nations with claims that the boy is violating children's rights by not taking action on climate change and global warming. Global climate strike leader Greta Thunberg is among the activists taking climate action against the UN. Thunb...