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At Diner en Blanc ("Dinner in White"), people arrive dressed all in white. They bring their own food and, fittingly, white wine.

This Elegant, Whimsical Pop-Up Dinner Party Had 4,000 Guests

In a secret location, revealed minutes before the event, thousands came all dressed in white. They brought white tables and chairs, elegant china, wine and food, and they set up in a park in New York City. These elegant pop-up "white garb" dinners, called Diner en Blanc, are happening all over the world.

'Pop-up' fishing gear could help prevent whales from getting injured

Crab and lobster fishing seasons are increasingly closing over concerns about whales. They can get entangled in the long ropes on fishing gear. Now, a new solution could help — pop up fishing gear.

Lynda Trang Dai sits inside her restaurant, Lynda Sandwich, in Orange County, Calif.

At This Sandwich Shop, A Vietnamese Pop Star Serves Up Banh Mi

Lynda Trang Dai, known as the "Vietnamese Madonna," performs around the world. Back home in California, she's got a different starring role: she's the only one to whip up her sandwiches' secret sauce.

<strong>Twin Horns Of Joy?</strong> Members of the band The Bottom Dollars play on the street in Austin, Texas, during the opening night of the South by Southwest music festival.

Baby Bands, Pop Stars And Room-Filling Joy: What To Expect At SXSW 2013

The Austin, Texas-based festival is basically the only one in the country where every fan who attends can create his or her own perfect experience.

Gasoline prices are displayed at a filling station in Philadelphia.

Gas Prices Pop Up Despite Historic Supplies Of Oil. Blame Spring

The Energy Information Administration says oil inventories are at "historically high" levels. Still, gas prices have been heading up because oil refineries are switching to more costly summer blends.

A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference. A federal district court judge found that Warhol's series is "transformative" because it conveys a different message from the original, and thus is fair use. A Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel disagreed.

Supreme Court dives into pop culture with Warhol, Prince and Norman Lear

The question in the case was whether Andy Warhol's renditions of Prince were transformative under the copyright law, and thus do not infringe on photographer Lynn Goldsmith's copyright.

Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez's new singles show the pop stars pivoting audiences

Two new songs from two huge pop stars: we hear about new releases from former child stars Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez.

11/29/22 RT Panel

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Chief of Staff and Vice President for Strategy and Policy at Bard College Malia DuMont, Diplomat in residence at Bard College Frederic Hof, and Chairman of Capital District Latinos Dan Irizarry.

1/26/23 RT Panel

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, Albany’s Chief City Auditor Dorcey Applyrs, Peabody and Emmy Award winning journalist Linda Ellerbee, Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman Ira Fusfeld, and Chairman of Capital District Latinos Dan Irizarry.

8/8/22 RT Panel

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond.Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, Chairman of Capital District Latinos Dan Irizarry, and political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.

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