All Posts By

bubmag

Offside and handball laws under Ifab review along with concussion substitutions Belfast

Offside and handball laws under Ifab review along with concussion substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers have had four goals ruled out by VAR this season due to offside decisionsFootball's rule-makers are to review the offside law in order to "foster the spirit of attacking play".The decision was made at the annual general meeting of The International Football Association Board (Ifab).The organisation, meeting in…
bubmag
February 29, 2020
An Eye for the Strange and Wonderful: Remembering KQED’s Patricia Yollin Siberian Tiger

An Eye for the Strange and Wonderful: Remembering KQED’s Patricia Yollin

Patricia Yollin, pictured in April 2019, died Feb. 22, 2020, in Berkeley. (Stephanie Lister/KQED)Pat’s illness also ended a 45-year career as a reporter, editor and mentor who was unendingly curious and eager to explore the world with all its quirks, oddities and wonders. Pat told her longtime partner, San Francisco Chronicle…
bubmag
February 29, 2020
Museo del Barrio Restores Its Historic Children’s Theater Little Red Riding Hood

Museo del Barrio Restores Its Historic Children’s Theater

When El Museo del Barrio moved into 1230 Fifth Avenue in 1977, it inherited a historic fairytale-themed theater that was originally constructed for the Heckscher Foundation for Children. The 600-seat venue has magnificent 30-foot-tall murals on its walls depicting famous children’s stories, including “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the…
bubmag
February 29, 2020
What Happens in a Black Hole? Black Hole

What Happens in a Black Hole?

The defining characteristic of a black hole is its incredible density. A black hole is a tremendous amount of matter crammed into a very small — in fact, zero — amount of space. The result is a powerful gravitational pull, from which not even light can escape — and, therefore,…
bubmag
February 29, 2020
Photographer Paints Portraits of Inuit People into Polar Night Landscapes Greenland

Photographer Paints Portraits of Inuit People into Polar Night Landscapes

“Northern Lights” is a new series of photos by French photographer Fabrice Wittner, who used stencils, light painting, and long exposure photography to combine historical portraits of Inuit people into modern-day polar night landscapes. “The nocturnal and mystical mood created around an old Inuit imagery is enlightening the polar night…
bubmag
February 29, 2020
Iran’s Rouhani says innocent people in Syria’s Idlib should be protected: TV Idlib

Iran’s Rouhani says innocent people in Syria’s Idlib should be protected: TV

FILE PHOTO - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, February 16, 2020. Official President website/Handout via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told his Turkish counterpart on Saturday that innocent people should be protected in Syria’s northwest province, as tensions rose between…
bubmag
February 29, 2020
Poll: Only 37% of Israelis say human rights orgs should operate freely, just half support freedom of speech Hebron

Poll: Only 37% of Israelis say human rights orgs should operate freely, just half support freedom of speech

Poll: Just 37% of Israelis say human rights groups should operate freely MEMO 28 Feb — In a major international survey, only 37 per cent of Israelis said human rights groups should be able to operate freely, as reported by the Times of Israel. The 34-nation poll, conducted by the…
bubmag
February 29, 2020
Turkey’s President Erdogan Says Borders Are Open as Refugees Gather to Enter Greece Idlib

Turkey’s President Erdogan Says Borders Are Open as Refugees Gather to Enter Greece

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his country’s borders with Europe were open, as thousands of refugees gathered at the frontier with Greece. Migrants played a cat-and-mouse game with Greek border patrols throughout the night and into Saturday, with some cutting holes in the fence…
bubmag
February 29, 2020