The White House is officially open to the public.
The White House will re-open to the public on Tuesday.
“The White House is a remarkable and historic site and we are excited to share its beauty and history,” First Lady Melania Trump said in a statement. “I am committed to the restoration and preservation of our Nation’s most recognizable landmark. “
Self-guided tours will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Federal holidays will be excluded.
Requests can be submitted up to three months in advance. They must be submitted no less than 21 days in advance.
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Emma Watson’s Belle ditches the corset and princess title in ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Poor Madame de Garderobe. The chest of drawers-come-to-life (voiced by Audra McDonald) is blissfully stuck in Disney-past while trying to dress Belle (Emma Watson) of Disney-future. Pulling out pink sashes and a giant hoop skirt, the trappings of gentile ladies in 18th century France, she misses the sartorial mark.
“Finally, a woman!” she proclaims. “I will find you something worthy of a princess.”
“Oh, I’m not a princess,” Belle retorts.
Welcome to the future, where Disney princesses, er, heroines are not confined to a certain set of beauty standards. Save the requirement for large, doe-eyes. That’s not going anywhere.
A Day Without a Woman: What you need to know
The Women’s March on Washington galvanized women across the globe and gave voice to a rising political force on a history-making day. More than 2 million people took to the streets in Washington, D.C., and cities small and large on Jan. 21 to protest a new administration they fear will roll back civil, human and reproductive rights.
Will that voice thunder again?
On Wednesday, International Women’s Day, the organizers behind the January march are planning a showing of economic solidarity in walkouts, rallies and marches dubbed A Day Without a Woman.
(Photo: Kyle Grantham, The News Journal)
Rihanna’s Fenty X Puma show frees the nipple with topless model
Nicki Minaj isn’t the only celebrity at Paris Fashion Week courting a nip slip.
From her daring Instagram presence to her infamous see-through mesh gown at the 2014 CFDA Awards, Rihanna has never had a problem with #FreeTheNipple, the social media movement advocating for less censorship of women’s bodies.
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There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less. But they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great-grandsons, great-granddaughters, might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land.
I apologized to her. She was like ‘What are you apologizing for?’ I said ‘Because the journey that I’m on to want to be the greatest to ever play this game or to the point where no one ever forgets what I accomplished, I’ve at times lost the fact of how important you are to this whole thing. … I want you to understand that along this journey while I’m playing this game there will be times that I lose the fact of how important you and my three kids are – my babies are.’
I wrote this song because I wanted it to be about inclusion, about being together. And so I guess I want to take this opportunity and speak to young people right now ‘cause there’s a lot of you looking at me, if you are black or you are brown or you are gay or you’re a lesbian or you are trans, or maybe you’re just a sissy singing boy from Tennessee, anyone that is treating you unkindly, it’s only because they are afraid or have been taught to be afraid of how important you are.
Justin Timberlake, who is from Memphis, on inclusion at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, after winning the night’s first award, song of the year, for “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Wonder what Georgia O'Keefe would think of #5WomenArtists trending.
Lightning from space: Satellite promises a ‘quantum leap’ in forecasting
Every second, dozens of bolts of lightning crack across the sky with flashes that can have a temperature of 50,000 degrees — five times as hot as the surface of the sun.
Pinpointing exactly where and when these dangerous bolts hit the Earth is key for forecasting severe weather outbreaks. Now, for the first time, thanks to a new satellite instrument, forecasters are getting the best views ever of where lightning flashes. More.
We think Jerrie Cobb would like this new LEGO set.
