Chestnut and Kobayashi face off in Labor Day hot dog contest

Competitive eaters Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will face off in a special hot dog contest on Labor Day Monday. UPDATE: The showdown between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi in Netflix’s first-ever hot dog eating contest ended with Chestnut as the wiener, devouring 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes to Kobayashi’s 66, demolishing the record. … Read more

Joey Chestnut Barred From 2024 Hot Dog Eating Contest

Joey Chestnut, the undisputed champion of hot-dog eating for all but one of the last 17 years — the proverbial winner of the wieners for nearly two decades — will not compete in this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, a July 4 tradition going back more than half a century. That’s because Chestnut recently signed a deal … Read more

Enter Regina Taylor’s Black Album Mixtape Contest | Chaz’s Journal

An award-winning actress and playwright, Taylor is partnering with Columbia College on the Black Mixtape project, a program inspired by her socially minded conversations about Black Lives Matter and the pandemic. Its theme is entitled “Stand Up, Speak Out.” And those words move deeper than their catchy phrasing. Taylor wants submissions, centered for necessary conversations, … Read more

American Pavilion Launches Cannes Video Contest | Festivals & Awards

One winner will receive full tuition for The American Pavilion 2024 Cannes Student Program including housing, daily breakfast, ground transportation, festival accreditation, and more (see full details here). The prize does not include travel to and from France and any meals besides breakfast. The winner may choose another AmPav program instead of Cannes as set forth in the Terms and … Read more