After having to hand over 47 percent of their merchandise sales to the venue at a show in Italy, prog metal band Monuments elected not to sell merch at all a few nights later in Athens, Greece once they saw the percentage they would again have to lose out on.It has been a standard practice for years for venues to take a percentage of the money a touring band makes at their merch stand. The venue sacrifices some of its floor space to allow artists to sell T-shirts, hoodies, vinyl, patches, etc. and, in exchange for this privilege, the artist must surrender…
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Close review – a tender articulation of adolescent grief 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Shadow Wolf? The inspiration for this book came from my love of wolf shifters as characters and writing urban and paranormal romance. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Shadow Wolf, what would they be? She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) by David Guetta What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write? I like to read a huge variety of books! What books are on your TBR pile right now? Once there were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy.…
The CT-scanned skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish, pulled from a coal mine in England more than a century ago, has revealed the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain. The brain and its cranial nerves are roughly an inch long and belong to an extinct bluegill-size fish. The discovery opens a window into the neural anatomy and early evolution of the major group of fishes alive today, the ray-finned fishes, according to the authors of a University of Michigan-led study scheduled for publication Feb. 1 in Nature. The serendipitous find also provides insights into the preservation of soft parts…
March has only just begun and it is already promising us amazing TV. Prime Video’s much anticipated new series Daisy Jones & The Six dropped its first three episodes a day earlier than scheduled. The ’70s aesthetic, the band’s tense dynamics, and the music have us hooked already! The Mandalorian premiered the first episode of its third season on Disney+, and it looks like Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) has another quest to pursue. But as long as Grogu is along for the ride, we’re in. We love that duo! We also saw some finales this week. Netflix’s Perfect Match went…
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On February 13, Twitter is expected to end free access to its API, or application programming interface, the backend access that lets people build bots to automatically post and respond to tweets on the site. Elon Musk, who took over Twitter in October last year, has long said he wants to scour the platform of bots, and has said that charging a minimum of $100 a month to access the API will “clean things up greatly.”But by cutting off free access to its API, Twitter will also prevent many researchers from accessing its data, stopping them from analyzing how misinformation…
Song of the Week delves into the newest songs we just can’t get out of our heads. Find these tracks and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist, and for our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, boygenius explore devotion through the lens of self-doubt, self-love, and Sheryl Crow. Some of my earliest memories involve listening to music in the backseat of my mom’s Jeep Grand Cherokee. It was there that I learned about heartbreak from Bonnie Raitt, second chances from James Taylor, self-advocacy from Alanis Morissette, and gratitude from Natalie Merchant. We played these songs over and…
PlayStation VR2’s launch lineup was packed full of games. And while most of them were ports, it was still quite a lot to sift through. Here’s a quick rundown of a good portion, including the best, the rest, and everything in between. Resident Evil Village Resident Evil Village is one of the best Resident Evil games outside of VR, and playing it in virtual reality just adds another dimension to it. The intimacy afforded by this perspective bests even the regular experience since its terror is all-encompassing. Capcom even tweaked the mechanics to better fit the perspective since players have…
Cold Cuts on Wry by Abby Kenigsberg What’s it About? A collection of poetry and prose tackling a diverse range of personal experiences and societal foibles. As Abby Kenigsberg tells it, while a friend’s mother lay dying, the mother suddenly brightened up, called her son’s name, and said to him, “Remember, with laughter.” Perhaps there’s no better description for the work of Kenigsberg herself – words to live by that need not be reserved for one’s deathbed. First it was Shenanigans, her memoir of how she became a successful media watchdog and a more sympathetic wife, mother, and daughter. Always…
An illustration of Mariana Trench, the deepest point on Earth. (Image credit: DOERS)The deepest depths of the sea are found in the crescent-shaped Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean. But what is the deepest point of the Mariana Trench?The Mariana Trench is about 1,580 miles (2,550 kilometers) long and located to the east of the Mariana Islands, which give the trench its name, according to the University of Washington (opens in new tab). The deepest spot in the Mariana Trench is a valley called the Challenger Deep, located at the Mariana Trench’s southern end, according to the National…
After starring as future Rebel hero Cassian Andor in the Star Wars TV series Andor for two seasons, Diego Luna will be glad to come back down to Earth. In a new interview with Variety, Luna expressed gratitude that Andor is coming to an end in Season 2. “This is the last season for Andor,” he said. “It is just a two-season show, which is really important for my mental health. But knowing this is the end, I want to enjoy it and get the best out of this experience.” As Luna explained, he only had weeks between post-production on…
CLIMATEWIRE | A panel of climate experts convened by the United Nations is calling for international regulations to extend into the stratosphere. The recommendation — detailed in a report released Monday — could help manage the risks associated with spraying sunlight-reflecting aerosols dozens of miles above the Earth’s surface. Such stratospheric aerosol injection is largely untested and potentially harmful, but it’s attracting attention as an emergency measure to avoid catastrophic climate change. “This group unanimously suggests [stratospheric aerosol injection] be considered within a new broader framework for the governance of the stratosphere,” the experts wrote in the report by the United Nations Environment…
Shakira is letting her music speak for her as she moves on from her ex Gerard Piqué—while he publicly flaunts his relationship with 23-year-old Clara Chia Marti. Hot off her much buzzed-about song “BZRP Music Session #53,” Shakira collaborated with Karol G and released Spanish song “TQG” today, which details Shakira feeling better off without Piqué but also her pain watching her partner of 11 years, with whom she shares two children, show off his relationship with Marti.In verse one, Shakira sings in Spanish, “Seeing you with someone new hurt me (Hurt me) / But I’m ready to move on…
OneWeb on Sunday announced the successful deployment of 36 satellites launched by ISRO’s commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Bharti Global is the largest investor in OneWeb, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company.This latest launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and NSIL marks one of the biggest commercial orders by India’s premier space organisation, and the first using the LVM3 rocket, OneWeb said in a statement.OneWeb said it is committed to providing connectivity across the length and breadth of India by 2023.”36 OneWeb satellites successfully launched by ISRO/ NSIL…
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Why we love Netflix’s You, even though we all agree it’s terrible TV 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json =…
Sorry this promotion is over. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! Weyward by Emilia Hart (St. Martin’s Press) Dear Reader, In 2020 I lived in the Cumbrian countryside and fell in love with it. It’s beautiful but mysterious: humming with an ancient energy. It made me realise that some places hold their own power. Their own stories, too. And it’s these stories that can connect us to each other, that inspire us across the ages. Kate, Violet and Altha are all drawn together by one place – Weyward Cottage – and its power. This is their story. Emilia…
Tanya Lewis: Hi. I’m Tanya Lewis. Josh Fischman: And I’m Josh Fishman. We’re Scientific American’s senior health editors. Lewis: Welcome to the show formally known as COVID, Quickly. Fischman: Now it’s the first episode of a new show that’s about COVID, but also a lot more. Lewis: We’re entering the third year of our podcast. Wow. And the fourth year of COVID. The disease is still here and it’s still serious, but life for everyone is a little bit different now. So instead of just pandemic news, we want to highlight other health news, too, and demystify medical research in…
However cold you might feel this winter, rest assured it could be worse. How much worse? For the 16 “lone wolf” contestants signed up for the extreme survivalist competition series Outlast, it gets dropped-into-the-Alaska-wilderness cold. On Netflix’s latest competition series, these hearty challengers seek to outlast one another through weeks in the wild, hoping for a million-dollar prize. There is, however, one twist. (Credit: Courtesy of Netflix) “Their only rule,” says executive producer Emma Ho, “is they have to be a part of a team if they want to win.” And that team doesn’t need to be the one they…
Noah Cyrus explored all of our favorite trends in one shimmering look at Milan Fashion Week on Feb. 22. While attending the womenswear fall 2023 shows, the “I Burned Down LA” singer went braless in a sheer, hooded dress with plunging back cutouts. She layered the see-through outfit over a high-waisted black thong and a pair of knee-high boots. The dramatic ensemble combined several standout styles pulled directly from this season’s red carpet look book. Like Jenna Ortega’s sultry backless dress at Paris Fashion Week in January, Cyrus’s maxi featured a billowing hood. Although complete with long sleeves and a…
While in Overwatch 2, these characters are larger-than-life heroes, this approach lets Loverwatch take time to humanize them. “For Genji in particular, I really wanted to hit home on the kind of head-empty golden retriever energy,” Moyer says of the storyline she wrote.“[Mercy’s] just so awkward,” Min adds. “I was like, she was probably so busy getting two PhDs before the age of 18 that she probably didn’t have much time to socialize. But she’s still so sure of herself.” Without spoiling specifics, this outlook shows up in both characters’ storylines, where these people that you may have spent hundreds…
Massive Attack’s Robert “3D” Del Naja has remixed a song by Ukrainian singer Svyatoslav “Slava” Vakarchuk, the frontman of Ukraine’s most popular rock band, Okean Elzy. “Obiymy (Legacy of War Mix)” was reworked by Del Naja and Euan Dickinson last March, and is now available via Del Naja’s own Battle Box label. Check it out below.All proceeds will benefit the Legacy of War Foundation—an international charity founded by photographer, writer, campaigner, and UN Global Advocate Giles Duley. The foundation supports civilians affected by conflict. Legacy of War Foundation will be partnering with United24, a global initiative launched by President Volodymyr…
Hong Sang-soo gets lost in the funhouse in the first Walk Up trailer – Little White Lies 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data ===…
OpenAI introduced its AI chat bot, ChatGPT, on November 30, 2022. It gained a million users in under a week and 100 million within two months. In February 2023, OpenAI announced an upcoming paid version. It works by using large language models and deep learning to predict text and arrange words in a logical order. At least, that’s its aim. AI can produce coherent text, but at this stage, it’s often what James Vincent at The Verge called “plausible bullshit.” It sounds good, but is wrong or nonsense. It can also exacerbate existing biases, sometimes blatantly. In December 2022, Steven…
[]A gold pendant recently unearthed in Denmark bears the earliest known inscription featuring the Norse god Odin.[]Archaeologists think the pendant — which is technically known as a bracteate and made of thin, stamped gold — dates to the fifth century A.D., making it 150 years older than the previous oldest known artifact mentioning Norse mythology. []”It is the first time in the history of the world that Odin’s name was mentioned,” Lisbeth Imer (opens in new tab), a runologist and writing expert at the National Museum of Denmark, told Live Science. “This means that Norse mythology can now be dated all…
Happiness eludes way too many characters on this series right now. It felt like everyone was fighting, and there were few treasured moments during Grey’s Anatomy Season 19 Episode 9. Teddy and Owen bickered endlessly, Bailey and Ben nearly followed suit, Maggie realized that her marriage might be doomed, and Simone broke Lucas’ heart. But on the plus side, Helm and Mika are definitely hitting it off nicely and on their way to becoming the next endearing ship, while Levi finally got laid by a hot traveling nurse! They teased a fun installment meant to have a nostalgic feel to…
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Ashley Graham was one of the many stars to bring energy to Etro’s Fall 2023 runway show at Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Sitting in the front row alongside “The White Lotus”‘s Haley Lu Richardson and fellow model Taylor Hill, 35-year-old Graham was channeling her inner Fanta girl in a bright orange ensemble, put together by her stylist Emily Evans. The look…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is on the warpath—and crypto is in its crosshairs. Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported that the agency intends to sue crypto firm Paxos for issuing BUSD, a stablecoin developed in partnership with the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance. The SEC declined to comment, but Paxos, which is based in New York and Singapore, confirmed today that the agency alleges BUSD should have been registered as a security in the US, which requires compliance with complex rules. In a statement, the firm said it “categorically disagrees” that BUSD is a security but has complied with an order…
More than four decades into his career, Willem Dafoe is still so dedicated to his craft that he’ll show up to a movie set even when he’s not required to be there. In the case of his upcoming film, Yorgos Lanthimos’ And, Dafoe went one step further by asking co-star Emma Stone to slap him 20 times for a scene despite being off camera for the shot. According to a new profile in The New York Times T Magazine, Stone has a scene in the movie in which her character slaps Dafoe’s. Though Dafoe wasn’t even required to be present for…