We finally have Whitley’s motive, even if she’s still free to wreak havoc. In a twist that falls squarely into things that only happen in Salem, we learned on Days of Our Lives during the week of 7-17-23 that Marlena treated her, but it was unsuccessful because the therapist was possessed by the Devil at the time. However, somehow Marlena managed to take case notes. If the Devil’s notes are to be believed, Whitley’s husband and cats died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, triggering a mental breakdown. I’m not a fan of these stories involving mental illness leading to violence.…
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A supernova that exploded close to our newly forming sun could have destroyed what became our solar system — if it weren’t for a shield of molecular gas.Scientists reached this conclusion by studying isotopes of elements discovered in meteorites. These space rocks are pieces of asteroids, which formed from material that was around when the sun and then the planets of the solar system formed. As such, meteorites are fossils of a sort, allowing scientists to reconstruct the evolution of the solar system.The research team found varying concentrations of a radioactive isotope of aluminum in meteorite samples. This information revealed…
If I’m out and about and I don’t have a bag slung across my body, I feel naked and unprepared. It’s like venturing into a dungeon without any health potions. What if I need ChapStick? Did I bring ChapStick? How can I fit my phone, keys, and face mask all in the truncated pockets of my jeans? Where do I put the cool rock I just found? Extra storage capacity is essential to my everyday carry, and being able to swing the bag around to the front and grab anything I need is crucial. Backpacks are better for heavy loads…
James LaBrie has named the one song that’s the best introduction for people who are just getting into Dream Theater and (spoiler), it isn’t their huge hit “Pull Me Under,” but it is a song off the same album.The singer, who is currently on the road with the prog metal legends, alongside Devin Townsend and Animals As Leaders, singled out the Images and Words favorite “Metropolis – Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper” as the ideal entry point for a beginner fan.The nine-and-a-half-minute cut is one of my standout tracks on the band’s classic 1992 album and, per setlist.fm, is…
ˆWe cannot escape the past. Some of us are doomed to repeat it.”That’s a line from Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and it is a fitting one. The two-part Dead Reckoning is rumored to be the final two entries in the series, at least in this form. Whether Dead Reckoning is really the final farewell for Tom Cruise’s super spy Ethan Hunt, or whether Cruise goes on to make eight more of these, Dead Reckoning plays like a kind of greatest hits compilation for the Mission: Impossible franchise, with characters, dialogue, sequences, locations, and even specific shots and camera angles that are heavily inspired by each of the six…
CDG (also known as Charles de Gaulle Airport) is a magical place. There are many airports in France, but this one hits different. It’s giving Wes Anderson in all the right ways with lots of natural light and a red colour scheme. This place will humble you with its strict and pesky bag-weight requirements while inspiring you to be just as well-dressed as its inhabitants. I recently spent a month living in France and took at least three visits to CDG during my time there, and I couldn’t stop raving about the frequent flyers who travel from this airport to my…
In 1906, astronomer and businessman Percival Lowell launched a search for “Planet X,” a hypothetical giant planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune. Lowell was convinced that Planet X existed based on some supposed irregularities he had observed in the orbits of Neptune and Uranus. His belief eventually led to the discovery of Pluto in 1930, though scientists later determined that the dwarf planet was too small to have a gravitational impact on Neptune’s orbit (let alone Uranus’). Today, the Planet X hypothesis is largely considered to be discredited. However, that hasn’t stopped astronomers from looking for planets in the far reaches…
In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War series, quirky, tool-wielding Alice begins to repair the dilapidated mansion next door—only to discover the old house is home to ghosts, and they need Alice’s help to solve their unfinished business. Will Alice be able to unravel the mysteries of the House and find her forever home . . . before it’s too late? Read The Full Article Here
Escape to the tropical paradise of Cairns, Australia, for season 2 of Below Deck Down Under. Captain Jason Chambers is back with Chief Stew Aesha Scott as they work with a new crew, including Chef Tzarina Mace-Ralph, Bosun Luke Jones, Deckhands Adam Kodra and Harry Van Vliet, and Stews Laura Bileskalne and Margot Sisson. They’ll bring first-class charter service to an eclectic mix of guests aboard the 167 ft. Northern Sun, which launched on the waters in 1976 and got a facelift a few years ago. Much like you’ve come to expect from the popular Bravo franchise, this charter season…
It’s that time of year again. That long, mostly holiday-bare stretch of the year in the northern hemisphere full of record-breaking temperatures, raging wildfires, and heat-related illnesses that we call summer. Not every home has air-conditioning. Adding it isn’t always financially or contractually possible. Others, to reduce environmental footprint, go without AC because the energy-sucking machines raise city temperatures by pumping heat outdoors. Even for those with AC, the power could go out during an ill-timed heat wave.Thanks to global climate change and the heat-island effect of urban cities trapping heat within pavement and buildings, life on Earth is growing…
“You’re just a picture / You’re an image caught in time”Ronald James Padavona was born on July 10, 1942. The future metal god spent a lot of time listening to opera as a child, and he developed a passion for music. He played the trumpet while in college, which he never completed, and eventually started dabbling in different bands. He also took up the name “Dio,” which is Italian for “God.”Ronnie James Dio was one of the strongest and most distinctive voices in metal, known as the high-pitched wailing behind songs by Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, his self-titled band Dio…
The following post contains SPOILERS for Episode 4 of Secret Invasion.Episode of Secret Invasion is the week that cemented the show’s full storylines into place. Alliances were strengthened or broken, and as many suspected, James Rhodes — better known as War Machine — was revealed to be a secret Skrull agent. (How could you Don Cheadle?!? We trusted you!!)But how long was Rhodey a Skrull? That’s one of the subjects of our latest video on Secret Invasion. In our latest Easter egg breakdown, we’ll discuss that detail and all the little Marvel references you might have missed. That includes what you need to know about…
Remember what it’s like to twirl a sparkler on a summer night? Hold it still and the fire crackles and sparks but twirl it around and the light blurs into a line tracing each whirl and jag you make. A new patented software system developed at Sandia National Laboratories can find the curves of motion in streaming video and images from satellites, drones and far-range security cameras and turn them into signals to find and track moving objects as small as one pixel. The developers say this system can enhance the performance of any remote sensing application. “Being able to…
While denim shorts are a major summer mainstay, I’ve started to notice another piece take hold this season: tailored shorts. Even Meghan Markle has taken on this polished trend. While I don’t expect to see denim shorts slink away entirely, I’m not surprised that the sharply tailored bottoms are taking over. After all, it’s the summer of the clean-girl aesthetic. Sleek, polished, anti-trend pieces are everywhere, so it only makes sense that fashion people are gravitating to the easy, minimal shorts right now.When it comes to styling, you can approach them in a similar way to denim shorts or jeans. The fashion set…
We all love a climactic moment of reconciliation when one person proclaims to another “I forgive you!” in a scene that ends with joyful tears, a loving embrace, and the apparent release of some kind of pixie dust that obliterates all pain. While I long to trust the magic and believe that in a moment reconciliation is complete, something in those scenes gives me pause. I rejoice in them, but I wonder if it could always be that easy. Mary Beth Keane implies that the answer to that question is often no. In her two most recent novels, the bestselling…
OK, Wildcats, Season 4 of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is almost here! Sadly, this will be the show’s final season, but what a great run it has had. Over the past four seasons, we have gotten to know the new students of East High quite well, so it will be incredibly heartbreaking to see them go. However, the teaser has provided us with some exciting clips. As we know, a few cast members from the original movies will be returning to East High to film High School Musical 4. OG Wildcats making a return to East High…
Midjourney Magazine has landed. The publication, a collection of thousands of AI-generated images as well as “interviews with Midjourney community members,” dropped its second issue this past week.It’s a $4, 114-page coffee-table-style periodical filled with luscious, outlandish images and little else. There’s an eight-page interview, conducted by a human, with Bob Bonniol, a creative designer who has taken to using Midjourney to help iterate ideas. The Q&A aside, the title has very few of its own ideas at all.The rest is just pages upon pages of large images of varying quality in varying genres, which are roughly grouped together based…
Last week, former Megadeth bassist and current Dieth and Kings of Thrash member David Ellefson drew back from the early heavy metal “feud” between Megadeth and Metallica that Megadeth bandleader Dave Mustaine has again kicked up in recent interviews.In fact, Ellefson said he was a “huge” Metallica fan.But the bass player, who parted ways with Megadeth in 2021, also said he had to “toe the company line” while in Megadeth, signaling to the perceived Megadeth grudge toward Metallica.Watch the video further down this post.READ MORE: Dave Mustaine Names Only Ex-Megadeth Member Who’s ‘Ever Done Anything’As metalheads likely well know, Mustaine, who was Metallica’s founding lead guitarist, was kicked out of Metallica before he…
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IF WE take the assertions of prominent tech CEOs at face value, humanity could be risking extinction if artificial intelligence is left to its own devices. Large language models like those that power ChatGPT have shown the first sparks of intelligence, they say, and might lead to armageddon (although the specifics of exactly how have yet to be fleshed out). A few weeks ago, I found myself in an alternate AI reality – with zero mention of human extinction or analogies to nuclear war – when I attended the world’s largest robotics summit, the IEEE International Conference on Robotics ……
On Friday, Taylor Swift got political on social media when she posted a message to her followers on her Instagram Story. The Midnights super star was encouraging people to vote in her hometown. The artist is originally from Nashville, and still votes in Tennessee.Swift posted a shot of herself with an “I Voted Today” sticker. In the pic, she’s wearing a grey sweatshirt over a white t-shirt, and has on tortoise-rim sunglasses and a gold chain. Her hair is down in loose waves around her shoulders.InstagramOn the picture, Swift wrote, “Early voting for our city officials and some statewide seats…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Silvana Reyes is a Mexican book blogger. She enjoys all types of sub-genres, but loves a good love story. Romance fiction is her heart and joy and you might find her screaming about book releases on her Twitter account. View All posts by Silvana Reyes Lopez Silvana Reyes is a Mexican book blogger. She enjoys all types of sub-genres, but loves a good love story. Romance fiction is her heart and joy and you might find her screaming about book releases on her…
We’re in the home stretch of summer, but that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of TV content. The CW kicks off its Monday comedy block, Good Omens finally returns, and Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig return to the ring on Heels Season 2. Oh, and we can’t forget Taylor Sheridan’s Special Ops: Lioness. The cast alone is worth tuning in for. Scroll down to find out what we recommend this week. Saturday, July 22 8/7c V.C. Andrews’ Dawn: Twilight’s Child (Lifetime) Dawn should be living her best life. She’s now married to her pseudo-brother husband and raising some deadbeat Broadway…
Changes in ocean wave and storm conditions have not caused long-term impacts on sandy coastlines in the past 30 years, a new study has found. Published today in Scientific Reports, the study draws on data from 30 years of global satellite and model studies to investigate whether changes in ocean wave conditions will have an impact on the stability of coastal environments. The compounding effect of climate change driven variations in waves, storm surge and sea level rise is projected to lead to shoreline position change along most of the world’s sandy coasts. A team of researchers, led by University…
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Nick Cave has teamed up with the Miraculous Love Kids of Afghanistan — a musical group of girl refugees — for their new single “Breathless/Beautiful.” Listen to it below. Based on “Wife With Eyes Closed,” a poem Cave wrote about his wife Susie for Issue #60 of his The Red Hand Files, “Breathless/Beautiful” is a resonant number heightened by the children’s saccharine harmonies. Group founder Lanny Cordola intros the track with gravelly vocals backed by slow acoustic guitar before Cave’s gruffness enters the picture. “The words resonated deeply in my soul and it struck me how even in loss, grief,…
Secret Invasion has revealed a pretty huge detail about the current Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Avengers no longer exist. This is a massive plot point in the overarching narrative of the MCU. Apparently, after the events of Avengers: Endgame, the heroes decided — for reasons that frankly are unclear and don’t really make a ton of sense — to break up their greatest team.This detail has huge repercussions, not only for Secret Invasion but for the future of Marvel at large. That’s the subject of our latest Secret Invasion video. We try to figure why the Avengers might have called it quits, what the…
Taking a daily multivitamin supplement can slow age-related memory decline, finds a large study led by researchers at Columbia University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard. “Cognitive aging is a top health concern for older adults, and this study suggests that there may be a simple, inexpensive way to help older adults slow down memory decline,” says study leader Adam M. Brickman, PhD, professor of neuropsychology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Many older people take vitamins or dietary supplements under the assumption that they will help maintain general health. But studies that have tested whether they improve…
My perfume collection is extensive. As a beauty journalist, I receive a lot of perfume. As long as any given scent doesn’t make me turn my nose up at first sniff, I’ll usually add it to my shelf. The reason for this being that my job is to try as many products as possible and get a feel for them, even if they’re not to my usual tastes. But when it comes to perfume, this can be tricky business.In order to give each fragrance in my lineup a proper go, I try to mix things up every single day. While one day I…
Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews are either new authors or unknown authors that many in the general public are unaware of. After a segment reviewing books or interviewing authors, Blaine ends each episode with a discussion of the movies and TV shows he is currently watching. This Week’s Episode Today we speak with William Maz, acclaimed author…