Allen Kim - Digital Producer, Culture and Trends
Allen Kim
Digital Producer, Culture and Trends
Allen works on the Culture and Trends team as a producer.
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He hasn’t played in MLB for more than two decades. One team is paying him $1.2 million a year until 2035
Jul 1, 2023
He hasn’t picked up a professional baseball glove in 22 years but he’s still picking up a paycheck – and a hefty one at that.
Carnival cancels all remaining cruises through February 2021
Dec 4, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line announced Thursday that it has canceled its remaining cruises through February 2021, as Covid-19 cases continue to rise nationwide.
US air travel sets a pandemic-era record despite calls to stay home for Thanksgiving
Nov 26, 2020
Thanksgiving week air travel has remained strong enough to set a pandemic-era record despite urging from federal health officials for Americans to spend the holiday at home.
A humpback whale almost swallows kayakers near a California beach
Nov 4, 2020
Two whale watchers had a close encounter while kayaking off the coast of Avila Beach, California, that they will likely never forget.
Apple and pineapple slices among fruit at Walmart recalled due to listeria threat
Oct 5, 2020
Packaged fruit sold by Walmart is being recalled due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has hired its first full-time Native American curator
Sep 10, 2020
For the first time in its 150-year history, the the Metropolitan Museum of Art has hired a full-time Native American curator.
201-year-old steamship paddle wheels found in Lake Champlain belonging to one of the oldest wrecks of its kind in the US
Sep 10, 2020
The long-lost paddle wheels from a steamboat shipwreck in 1819 were discovered deep in the waters of Lake Champlain in Vermont.
Entrepreneur sets up PPE vending machines at Canadian airport and malls
Aug 20, 2020
Covid-19 PPE vending machines are becoming available in Canada thanks to entrepreneur Gilad Levy.
Archaeologists find rare artifacts under floorboards of English manor house
Aug 20, 2020
An archaeologist unexpectedly discovered medieval manuscripts, 16th-century clothing and Tudor books beneath the floorboards of Oxburgh Hall.
‘Yo Semite’ t-shirts are a big hit for one Jewish museum following President Trump’s blunder
Aug 10, 2020
Boosted by President Trump’s blooper mispronouncing the name of Yosemite National Park, the National Museum of American Jewish History has seen sales for a t-shirt with the saying “Yo Semite” skyrocket.
America’s National Parks are free today. Find a park near you and get outside
Aug 5, 2020
Getting a little stir crazy quarantining at home? Get outside and visit a national park for free today.
Two college hockey players rode roller blades nearly 900 miles from Boston to Michigan to raise money for cancer research
Jul 28, 2020
Two collegiate hockey players from the University of Massachusetts Boston traded ice skates for roller blades and journeyed nearly 900 miles from Boston to Michigan to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
1,000 tons of microplastic rains down on National Parks and the wilderness in the western US every year, study says
Jun 11, 2020
Eleven billion metric tons. That’s how much plastic is expected to accumulate in the environment by 2025, according to new research from a group of scientists.
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez joined protesters in LA for Black Lives Matter rally
Jun 8, 2020
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez walked with protesters on Sunday in Los Angeles as part of a Black Lives Matter march.
