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Ime Udoka Affair Was with Team Travel Planner, Organized Nia Long’s Travel Too

25/09/2022samura

Ime Udoka Nia Long

The Celtics employee with whom Udoka had an affair helped make all his travel arrangements … and that job sometimes included organizing travel for his fiancee, Nia Long.

Sources connected to the couple and the NBA franchise tell TMZ … one of the staffer’s duties included planning Udoka’s team-related travel, and we’re told she was also involved in booking travel for Nia to come to Boston or to road games.

Ime Udoka Nia Long

Perhaps most upsetting for Nia is that the employee had a hand in Nia’s arrangements to move to Boston permanently, according to our sources.

TMZ broke the story …

Movie Review: David Leitch’s Bullet Train

22/09/2022samura

Appropriately for a movie titled Bullet trains, David Leitch’s latest action comedy gives you plenty of bang for your buck. For the price of just one ticket, you get to see Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Zazie Beetz and other big Hollywood names acting out up to six different stories in one movie.

Based on the novel Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka (later translated into English as Bullet Trains), the movie tells the story of a group of professional thieves and assassins pursuing their own goals aboard a Shinkansen traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto. Most of the characters’

Is Scotland vs Ukraine on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch the fixture online

21/09/2022samura

Oleksandr Zinchenko is injured and won't participate (Getty Images) — Oleksandr Zinchenko is injured and won’t participate (Getty Images)

Ukraine travel to Scotland to compete in the Nations League on Wednesday evening but they will be without Oleksandr Zinchenko who is injured.

Zinchenko, who plays his club football for Arsenal, is one of the national team’s talismen and it is a blow for them not to have him on the team sheet.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta had been coy about Zinchenko’s injury ahead of their match against Brentford last Saturday, saying he could play despite being ruled out of international duty with injury. But Zinchenko did not feature in the

13 Things To Do in Tokyo This Week: September 19–25

18/09/2022samura

There’s plenty to keep you occupied in Tokyo this week, including a Chanel exhibition, a media arts festival, a comedy slam and a beer garden at Mount Takao. Here’s what to look out for in Japan’s capital over the coming seven days.

1. Manifeste de Fashion: Chanel Exhibition

This international touring exhibition based on Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s “Manifeste de Mode” exhibition at the Palais Galliera in Paris showcases works by one of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century. The exhibition features the first retrospective in 32 years in Japan dedicated to Chanel’s work. Visitors can view Chanel’s

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell under fire for first class travel she says is for her safety as a Black woman and from Covid

17/09/2022samura

By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she will not pay back the city for her first-class travel despite policies put in place by the city requiring employees pay the difference for upgraded fare, because of her safety concerns as a Black woman and due to the Covid -19 epidemics.

“Anyone who wants to question how I protect myself just doesn’t understand the world Black women walk in,” Cantrell said in a recent statement to multiple New Orleans news organizations.

“My travel accommodations are a matter of safety, not of luxury. As all women know, our health

7 Questions With Jazz Hip-Hop Artist Sen Morimoto

12/09/2022samura

Tokyo Weekender recently asked Japanese American musician Sen Morimoto seven questions ahead of his Japan tour, which begins this week.

Involved in production and songwriting while also playing various instruments, Morimoto is a multi-talented individual. Closely tied with jazz, pop and hip hop, he previously collaborated with the likes of American singer and songwriter Kaina (stylized in all caps), Japanese rapper Aaamyyy and hip hop group Pivot Gang.

His saxophone-infused debut album Cannonball! was co-released with media giant 88Rising. Its a follow-up, Sen Morimoto in 2020 was released on his own label, Sooper Records and won critical acclaim from publications

Surround Yourself With Luxury and History at FUFU Resorts

09/09/2022samura

There’s no such thing as visiting Kyoto or Nara too many times. In recent years, the two cities, located only an hour’s train ride away from one another, have seen a massive change in their landscapes, with one notable change being an increase in accommodation options. There are plenty of new places to see and stay when in the area, including two new FUFU hotels, FUFU Kyoto and FUFU Nara, for those with a enchant for luxury.

These two additions to the FUFU lineup promise nothing short of FUFU’s signature first-class service plus prime access to the history, culture and

5 Locations The place You Can Eat Scrumptious Taco Rice in Tokyo

04/09/2022samura

Uncommon is the meal managing to merge the tastes of two totally different cultures and current an edible lesson in geopolitics. That is the fantastic thing about taco rice.

The dish — true to its identify, discovering taco fillings similar to floor beef, shredded lettuce, salsa, tomato and cheese plopped down on rice — captures the combo of Japanese and American tradition prevalent in Okinawa, owing to the USA’ ongoing army presence within the southernmost a part of Japan. Whereas the precise origin and restaurant accountable for taco rice stay debated, most pinpoint 1984 because the 12 months it was