April 2022

One of the nation's fanciest dinners is back — for the first since COVID started. Reminder: This one's for all the journalists who cover the White House. Trevor Noah hosting. And President Biden is expected to attend, marking the first presidential appearance since 2016.

Today's the start of the month that honors Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the US. In 1978, Congress established AAPI Heritage Week. It lasted for 10 days and coincided with:

– The anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to arrive in the US in 1843

– The completion of the transcontinental railroad, which many Chinese workers helped build in 1869.

In the ‘90s, Congress expanded the celebration to cover the month of May. Adding more time to our calendars to recognize the contributions that AAPIs have made to American culture, history, and society. And it’s important to educate ourselves on the history of discrimination the AAPI community has faced for over a century. Learn more here.

Ice, ice, baby. Hockey players are back in the rink for the start of the playoffs. Winners make it to the Stanley Cup Final in June.

Ramadan is officially over. Happy Eid to those celebrating today.

(Anna) Wintour is coming. While COVID bumped the 2021 Met Gala to September, this year’s won’t be fashionably late. Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda will host. And designer Tom Ford, Instagram’s Adam Mosseri, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour will return as honorary co-chairs. The party will feature part two of the American fashion exhibit called “An Anthology of Fashion” — which first debuted at the last event. Now taking bets on which celeb shows up in the craziest outfit.