Some of the first feelings I felt when attending rising Vietnamese American R&B artist Thuy's "i hope you see this" listening event were of love and acceptance. Held to celebrate the Bay Area artist's upcoming project release on October 29th, the listening event gathered Thuy's friends and family from California and New York and featured "i hope you see this," a deeply personal record that is the star of Thuy's first full-length project.

The 4th of July is noted in America as a time for barbeques, celebration, and, of course, fireworks. This year, resident of New York's outer-boroughs have the opportunity to see the Macy's 38th Annual 4th of July display on the East River for the first time in years.

Michael Phelps is set to run the 200-Meter Butterfly final on Day 4, Tuesday of the 2012 Olympics events. The star swimmer has been less than impressive coming into the London games, but experts suggest this Olympic match is one Phelps just can't lose.

The shock from a powerful eruption on the sun Thursday, has passed the ACE spacecraft Saturday, meaning it will cause an imminent disturbance to the Earth's geomagnetic field, the National Space Weather Prediction Center said.