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Vogue
4 hours ago
- Health
- Vogue
Tahini Is a High Protein Food You Can Eat Every Day—With Almost Everything
When cooking at home, it's easy to get into a rut. Same-old salad. Same-old salmon. Same-old pasta dish. Sometimes, however, all it takes is a new ingredient to change everything. One favorite? Tahini. Not only is it delicious, but it's also high in protein, minerals, healthy fats, and antioxidants. And if that isn't enough to convince you, consider this: Beyoncé apparently uses tahini as an ingredient in one of her go-to salad dressings. What is tahini? Tahini, also known as tahina, is a paste made from hulled, ground sesame seeds. It has a soft, creamy consistency and is made by mixing roasted and ground white sesame seeds with olive oil, avocado oil, or sesame oil. You probably know tahini as one of the main ingredients in hummus, but it's also present in other classic Middle Eastern dishes such as halva with almonds and pistachios and baba ganoush. Many dishes from North Africa and parts of Asia also feature tahini. What does tahini taste like? The flavor of tahini is mildly nutty and just a tiny bit bitter. Its neutrality, richness, and depth of flavor make it suitable for dishes that range from savory to sweet. It has a smooth, creamy texture similar to thin almond butter or peanut butter. One tablespoon of tahini has: Calories: 89 Protein: 3 g Carbohydrates: 3 g Fat: 8 g Fiber: 2 g Copper: 27% of the Daily Value (DV) Selenium: 9% of the DV Phosphorus: 9% of the DV Iron: 7% of the DV Zinc: 6% of the DV Calcium: 5% of the DV What are the health benefits of tahini? Tahini is high in protein, antioxidants, healthy fats, and contains essential minerals such as calcium, selenium, iron, and zinc. Below, a breakdown of some of the benefits of tahini. Contraindications Tahini is safe for most people to consume, but should be avoided by those who are allergic to sesame. As it is rich in omega 6, it is important that it is always balanced by adequate amounts of omega 3, to avoid the onset of inflammation—so be sure to eat it as part of a balanced diet. How to use tahini Tahini is versatile, flavorful, and easy to use. It adds a dose of extra protein, minerals, and flavor to nearly anything and makes a tasty, plant-based substitute for dairy, butter, or cream. As mentioned, Beyoncé uses it in a dressing made with olive oil, lemon juice, grated ginger, chopped parsley, Tabasco, and shoyu or soy sauce. You can use tahini as you would any other nut butter—spread it onto toasted bread, drizzle over avocado toast, spread it onto whole-grain crackers, or use it on a spread in sandwiches. For a quick sweet and savory snack, spread tahini over spelt crackers with a drizzle of honey, sliced banana, and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Business Insider
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Summer concert season has officially begun
Happy Saturday! How would you feel if you were invited to a wedding on a Thursday? While some guests were pretty angry, this writer thinks it's pretty smart. Find out why! On the agenda: The most common sign of colon cancer is one that can be hard to talk about. The "Taylor's Version" era is officially over. A cosmetic surgeon says she has to steer some clients away from " ab etching." Sex work was supposed to be a fast track to financial freedom. Not anymore. But first: Summer sing-alongs. This week's dispatchThe great outdoor jam session Beyoncé kicked off my live-music summer earlier this week, turning New Jersey's MetLife Stadium into a proper rodeo when she brought her tour, Cowboy Carter, to town. Even though it's nearly June, it sure didn't feel like it last Thursday. In fact, Beyoncé performed in the pouring rain. (Thank God for ponchos.) Still, a little bad weather wouldn't stop me from having a good time. I'm a die-hard concert lover. And I'm not alone. According to EMARKETER, a market research company owned by Business Insider's parent company, Axel Springer, Gen Z and millennials are more likely to attend a live event this summer than other generations. In fact, nearly three-quarters of people age 18 to 29 and 59% of consumers who are 30 to 44 are expected to attend at least one concert this summer. If you want to grab a ticket, there's no shortage of acts to see perform this summer, no matter what type of music you're into. From Kendrick Lamar and SZA to Mumford & Sons, Lady Gaga, and Oasis, you're in for a treat. Let's just hope the weather is better for you than it was for me and Bey. An embarrassing sign of colon cancer Colon cancer diagnoses are on the rise among young people, and stigma is one reason it can be hard to catch. Symptoms like rectal bleeding and changes in bowel movements are early signs of colon cancer, but some people don't know how to talk about it with their doctors. Fortunately, there's a movement to destigmatize words like "poop" and "stool." The push to make poop talk less taboo. All the versions are Taylor's After a record-setting tour and plenty of NFL game appearances, Taylor Swift noticeably disappeared from the public spotlight this year. The superstar's vacation even seemed to frustrate some fans, who had grown accustomed to seeing her in public for the past year-plus. But on Friday, Swift showed them what had kept her so busy: acquiring her original music catalogue. The deal ended the musician's long fight to own and control her art. It won't be a cruel summer for Taylor. Not even Taylor Swift can take a vacation without backlash The rise of "ab etching" More men are requesting cosmetic procedures, and their abs aren't off limits. "Ab etching" is a type of targeted liposuction that makes abdominal muscles more pronounced. This kind of fat removal can be painful and requires an ab-defining lifestyle to maintain. BI spoke with cosmetic surgeon Dr. Giselle Prado-Wright about who may be the right fit for this procedure. Some should steer clear, though. The one filler this cosmetic surgeon is begging you not to get Stuck in sex work Ayesha Kazim for BI Faced with a brutal job market, some Gen Zers turned to sex work to make ends meet. For many of them, it was the quickest way to achieve financial freedom. Because of the economic downturn of the past few years, many strippers, escorts, and camgirls have had to slash rates to compete for clients. What was supposed to be a backup plan or temporary gig now looks like a job they can't quit. " It's a lot quieter in the club." What we're watching this weekend "Mountainhead": Steve Carell and Ramy Youssef play billionaires in an elite friend group in a new satirical comedy on HBO Max. "The Handmaid's Tale": After six seasons, the Hulu original starring Elisabeth Moss has concluded this week. "And Just Like That…": Sarah Jessica Parker returns as Carrie Bradshaw in season three of the "Sex and The City" reboot streaming on HBO Max. What to shop Essential summer shorts: After giving them a shot, we've loved Patagonia's Baggies for everything from hiking to lounging. Our style editor recommends them for their comfort, quick-dry material, and timeless style, making them a go-to pick for summer. Retro sneakers for modern feet: We've tried dozens of styles to find the best retro sneakers that blend old-school vibes with modern comfort. Check out our list if you're looking to add timeless, stylish sneakers to your wardrobe. Air fryers worth the hype: You've got a lot of choices when it comes to air fryers. We've tested over 60 options to find the best models on the market, so whether you're cooking for one or a whole family, you can trust these picks with your meals. More of this week's top reads: Stimulating your vagus nerve could help you live longer. A top scientist shares three easy things he does to activate his. The "Lilo & Stitch" box office numbers show Disney learned a major lesson after the "Snow White" debacle. Gen Z and millennials are thirsty for luxury bag dupes. Here are the brands they're after most. Four things you should never order in front of your boss or coworkers, according to an etiquette expert. Royal Caribbean and Carnival are racing to grow their private islands and resorts. Here's how their new cruise destinations compare. The New York City apartment from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is on the market for $15 million. It features a Tiffany-blue door. Victoria Beckham says she stopped her fashion brand from bleeding cash through two big changes. Good men are harder than ever to find, which is good news for good men. The BI Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City. Grace Lett, editor, in New York. Lisa Ryan, executive editor, in New York. Amanda Yen, associate editor, in New York. Elizabeth Casolo, fellow, in Chicago.
The Guardian
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Once-in-a-generation artist' Arijit Singh to be first Indian musician to headline UK stadium
Sitting ahead of US pop megastars Olivia Rodrigo, Doechii and Gracie Abrams in the list of most-listened-to artists on Spotify around the world each month – and just one place behind Harry Styles – is a man that most British listeners have probably never heard of: the Bengali artist Arijit Singh. He has never had a song in the UK Top 100 singles or albums charts, yet thanks to a passionate fan base in the Indian diaspora, he is to become the first Indian musician to play a UK stadium concert. This week Singh announced he will play Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 5 September, the same 63,000-seat venue that will host Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons this summer. 'He's doing this to show the sheer power of him as an artist, but it's also an incredible statement of Indian culture in the west,' the south Asian BBC presenter Nihal Arthanayake said. A singer and multi-instrumentalist capable of hopping from a synth-laden dance banger to traditional Indian classical music, Singh has astounding technical ability, and his searching vocal lines have an emotional impact to stop you in your tracks. Arthanayake beseeched anyone unfamiliar with Singh: 'Just see this as beautiful music, the language of which you may not understand, but the sentiment and vocal depth, you will feel. His range, his talent and his virtuosity makes him a once-in-a-generation artist, even for India.' In some ways it is understandable that Singh hasn't crossed over from an Indian diaspora audience in the UK, in the way that pop stars from west Africa and south Korea have done in recent years. Singh rarely sings in English, instead using a range of Indian languages. He is also a master of a musical form specific to Indian culture, namely playback singing. This is the art of recording vocal performances for Bollywood actors to lip-sync to on screen. 'The greatest singers are great actors – they bring emotions through, and none more so than someone like Arijit Singh,' said Arthanayake. 'Because he's singing a song that, say, [Bollywood megastar] Shah Rukh Khan will deliver on screen, he's getting into that role and those emotions, and people will feel that.' The Bollywood factor contributed to Singh's broad appeal, Arthanayake added. '[These films] are designed for two or three generations to go and see at once. This is not something you see in western cinema,' he explained. 'You probably don't get your granddad and mum to go along to The Fast and the Furious with you, right?' Instead, with Singh, 'you have multiple generations of one family falling in love with his voice. No one says: 'That's mum-and-dad music, I'm not listening to that.'' Born into a musical family, Singh, 38, started his musical training aged three, but his big breakthrough came with his ballad Tum Hi Ho for the 2013 film Aashiqui 2. Now, after more than a decade of big hits, he has 147m followers on Spotify – more than Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran. But rather than living in showbiz Mumbai, he remains in the town of Jiaganj, West Bengal, where he grew up. He is married to a childhood friend and doesn't speak to the press. Reviewing his September 2024 arena tour, the Guardian's Mahika Ravi Shankar said 'his performance exudes humility'. Arthanayake concurred: 'Humility is key to his fame – he lets the music speak.' Sign up to Sleeve Notes Get music news, bold reviews and unexpected extras. Every genre, every era, every week after newsletter promotion Arthanayake said he expected to see few non-south-Asian faces at the Tottenham concert, but that Singh was not 'trying to court western validation'. Global platforms such as Spotify and YouTube mean Singh, as well as a new generation of south Asian stars, such as rappers AP Dhillon and Hanumankind, and UK-based Asian collectives, such as Daytimers, don't worry about whether or not western media champions them. 'They aren't reliant on the white gaze to give them credibility or validity,' Arthanayake said. 'They're huge as it is.' Venues such as Wembley Arena, which is close to a large Asian community in north-west London, have long hosted Indian artists. But in tandem with a buoyant UK live music industry that made a record £6.1bn in economic impact in 2023, Indian stars such as Singh, Diljit Dosanjh and Shreya Ghoshal are now eyeing bigger tours. Dosanjh, a Punjabi actor and singer, played six arena dates in the UK in autumn 2024, including three shows at London's O2 Arena. A five-star Guardian review called the Glasgow date 'an overwhelmingly joyful celebration'. He has also crossed into the US mainstream as a rare Punjabi face at the Met Gala and Coachella festival. 'If the Met Gala wants to be more relevant globally, it needs people like this,' Arthanayake said. 'The size of India's middle class is probably bigger than the entire population of America. In terms of cultural power, you can't just say it rests in the hands of the west any more.'
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Megyn Kelly slams Beyoncé for including footage of her in 'Cowboy Carter' tour visuals: 'She could play the victim'
Megyn Kelly is having a meltdown over her unexpected inclusion in Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour. The political commentator responded to the Grammy-winning artist splicing footage of one of her on-air interviews into the visuals for the musician's ongoing tour, which blurred Kelly's face and also featured the brief inclusion of other media clips containing commentary about her foray into the country genre. Though Kelly's face is not explicitly recognizable, the former Fox News host slammed the inclusion on Thursday's episode of her eponymous SiriusXM show. "It recently came to my attention that Beyoncé', who's on some world tour right now reinventing herself as a country star, is running videotape during the show of yours truly," Kelly began. The clip in question, Kelly clarified, hailed from her conversation with Sky News Australia last year, in which she mocked the country album and the way it had been marketed as if Beyoncé were "Jesus incarnated" and "here to rescue country music." "She is considered untouchable," Kelly continued. "You're not allowed to rip on her, by the way. You're not allowed to rip on Michelle Obama, either, but we do. Too bad. The more untouchable you tell me somebody is, the more likely I am to want to hit them.' She lamented that the music superstar "had to scour the internet to find anybody who offered any criticism of this move [into country] whatsoever," adding, "Here is another one of the most privileged, beloved women in the world, and richest based on her own fortune ... but still has to look for the one sliver where she could play the victim and be aggrieved because big bad Megyn Kelly said something completely milquetoast about her entry into country music.' Kelly then compared the inclusion to her previous spat with George Clooney, who caused great offense when he questioned her career as a journalist last month. Speaking with fellow Broadway star Patti LuPone, Clooney — currently portraying broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck — said at the time, "I'm not quite sure what she has done to be a journalist.' "He's George f---ing Clooney. She's Beyoncé, but they can't take the mildest criticism," Kelly griped. Entertainment Weekly has reached out to Beyoncé's rep for comment. The Cowboy Carter tour kicked off in Los Angeles on April 28 and is set to conclude in Las Vegas on July 26. The music icon recently won the 2025 Grammy for Best Country Album, becoming the first Black woman to do so. She has spoken candidly about not feeling welcome within the country genre despite her Texan roots. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Megyn Kelly hits back at Beyonce in surprise FEUD between the pair as host trolls her over 'BFF' Diddy
Megyn Kelly is striking back at Beyoncé after learning that she plays an unexpected role in her ongoing Cowboy Carter Tour - sparking an unlikely feud between the pair. The 54-year-old conservative pundit took the 43-year-old hitmaker to task on Thursday's episode of The Megyn Kelly Show after she was told that a clip of her criticizing Beyoncé has been incorporated into her tour stops. Kelly, who blasted the singer for acting like an 'aggrieved woman,' said that Beyoncé should instead focus on explaining her own former friendship with the disgraced rap mogul Sean ' Diddy ' Combs, 55, amid his ongoing trial on racketeering and sex-trafficking charges which he has not pled guilty to. has contacted Beyoncé's representative for comment but has not heard back as of Friday morning. Kelly delivered her rant to her guest, the journalist Glenn Greenwald, as she recounted learning that a clip of her unloading on Beyoncé's recent turn toward country music on the Australian show Paul Murray Live was being played at her concerts. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Kelly originally took issue with Beyoncé and her marketing treating her the release of Cowboy Carter — which was released one year before Thursday's show to the day — as 'the Second Coming.' 'It's Jesus incarnate, He's back. All hail Queen Bey,' she added mockingly. Kelly included a fan-shot video of a Cowboy Carter Tour concert that showed the clip, in which she was briefly featured mocking Beyoncé for 'sticking her big toe' into country music. But the concert display then included a quick montage of Black musicians who were influential in the development of popular 20th-century genres, as if to suggest that there was nothing unusual about her wanting to make country music. Kelly said that the country music industry had been 'a perfectly thriving industry long before Beyoncé showed up.' She did admit that her opinion was in the minority, based on the massive sales of Cowboy Carter and the numerous awards it received, though the subsequent tour has struggled with soft sales. The media host claimed that Beyoncé has become 'untouchable.' 'You're not allowed to rip on her,' Kelly said, before claiming that Michelle Obama fell into the same category. 'Too bad! The more untouchable you tell me someone is, the more likely I am to want to hit them,' she admitted. The host ripped Beyoncé for 'scouring the internet' to find criticism of her Cowboy Carter album, considering how overwhelming the praise for it had been. 'Here is one of the most privileged, beloved women in the world — and richest, based on her own fortune, never mind the man she's married to — but still has to look for the one sliver where she can play the victim and be aggrieved because big, bad Megyn Kelly said something completely milquetoast about her entry into country music,' she seethed. Later, she slammed Beyoncé and other similarly famous stars for not being able to 'take the mildest criticism because in there world they never receive any.' 'Meanwhile, where's her show video of her with P-Diddy. Where's that picture, Queen Bey?' Kelly taunted, referring to him as Beyonce's 'BFF.' Kelly blasted the A-lister for having 'so many things you want to say about items in the news' but not speaking about her and Jay-Z's relationship over the years with the charged mogul. 'I can't wait to watch that at your next show,' Kelly added sarcastically. However, she didn't expect anyone to seriously ask the entertainer to clarify her connection to Jay-Z because she's considered 'untouchable.' Kelly isn't the only one who has mocked Beyoncé over her and Jay-Z's friendship status with Diddy. Earlier this month, the rapper 50 Cent — who has gleefully celebrated every update on the record mogul's downfall — took aim at Jay-Z as well. He posted a slideshow featuring photos taken over the years of him and Diddy together, which was soundtracked by Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers' song Just The Two Of Us.
