Welcome to The Great Try-On. With spring well and truly in the air, we seized the opportunity to try on some of the best new-in pieces from some of your favourite brands, documenting the process along the way. We believe that the best way to shop online is to see an item IRL and to read candid reviews, so we hope that this leads you to your most successful purchases of the year.If you’ve been following our Great Try-On series thus far, you’ll have seen some of the very best new-in pieces and honest reviews of our editors’ favourite brands,…
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Before the pandemic, office buildings and campuses were often constructed almost to a formula, Parker says. The number of employees, percentage of different types of jobs, and predictions about future headcount growth went in one end; out the other came the number of desks and square feet required. Function ruled over form. The design work could even be boring. Under that model, most offices were structured with about 80 percent of usable, functional floor space for desks and 20 percent for meeting rooms. Designers spent most of their time drawing floor plans with different iterations of desks and offices and tucking…
Sixty miles outside Taking Back Sunday‘s gig at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., last July, the alt-rock band’s driver woke up and informed tour manager Andrew Sprague: “Bus can’t move.” The bus company’s fleet was too depleted to supply a backup, so Sprague spent a day securing transportation for 12 musicians and crew, some of whom hitched a ride on touring mate Third Eye Blind’s bus. But 2023 is different, Sprague says: “Fingers crossed, everything’s moving a little bit better.” Personnel shortages and supply-chain issues continue to plague the touring industry, but as 2023 shapes up to be a…
The following post contains some minor spoilers for John Wick: Chapter 4.John Wick: Chapter 4 is the culmination of an almost nine-hour story about the very sad and very violent life of its title character, a former hitman who just wanted to live a humble life with his puppy dammit, but cannot seem to escape his past as a killer for hire. And most of those nine hours have involved action scenes of every imaginable kind: Hand-to-hand combat, shootouts, sword battles, knife fights, along with chases on motorcycles, cars, and even horseback. How do you bring all of that to a close and top what you’ve…
From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet by David & Jon Moscow What’s it About? In this companion book to the hit television series of the same name David Moscow and his father Jon Moscow honor the food growers, harvesters, hunters, cooks and chefs who daily feed the inhabitants of our planet Earth. What do you get when you combine an engaging host bursting with enthusiasm and joie d’ vivre that spills out onto the page, inviting the reader to join him on a global travel and food adventure of a lifetime? From Scratch…
Apple TV+ShrinkingGet ready to laugh till you cry, or possibly vice versa, in the blissfully enjoyable season finale of the charming dramedy from Ted Lasso’s Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein and series star Jason Segel. As Season 1 wraps—it’s already been renewed for a second—widowed therapist Jimmy (Segel) nervously prepares his speech for the wedding of his best friend Brian (Michael Urie), creating another tense showdown between him and his still-grieving daughter, Alice (Lukita Maxwell). The episode’s far from a downer, as Jimmy’s mentor Paul (the wonderful Harrison Ford) considers how to thank his protégé, while their associate Gaby (hilarious Jessica…
Look carefully! Mathematicians have invented a new 13-sided shape that can be tiled infinitely without ever repeating a pattern. They call it “the einstein.”For decades, mathematicians wondered if it was possible to find a single special shape that could perfectly tile a surface, without leaving any gaps or causing any overlaps, with the pattern never repeating. Of course, this is trivial to do with a pattern that repeats — just look at a bathroom or kitchen floor, which is probably made up of simple rectangular tiles. If you were to pick up your floor and move it (called a “translation”…
Photography by Getty Images Intricate updos, shimmering eyelids and rosy tones dominated the not-so-red carpet. By Melissa Fejtek Date March 12, 2023 When it comes to awards season, nothing quite compares to the glitz and glamour of the Oscars. Hollywood’s biggest night not only celebrates the crème de la crème in film but also serves as a runway for the most unforgettable beauty looks of the year. And the Oscars 2023 beauty looks did not disappoint. RELATED: Rihanna Is at the Oscars — See All the Best Looks From the Red Carpet With A-listers like Michelle Yeoh, Rihannna and Lady…
So Davoyan decided to explore an intermediate option. His project would involve a smaller laser (one a few meters across) and a shorter acceleration distance. If they’re successful, he thinks his team’s concept could be powering deep-space probes in less than 20 years.Worden feels that such ideas are worth trying out. “I think the UCLA concept and others I’m aware of have really been ignited by the fact that we have started to push the idea that human horizons should include the nearby star systems,” says Worden, who previously served as director of NASA Ames Research Center. He cites research…
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS Borahae ICONICS! Stanning BTS hosts Kayla and Bethany couldn’t wait to share what they thought of the rest of Jimin’s FACE — so they’ve arranged for a special weekend review episode! For part two of their review, Kayla and Bethany take a deep dive into the final tracks of the project — “Alone,” “Set Me Free Pt.2,” and the hidden track “Letter” — before wrapping up with their final evaluation. There’s a whole lot to cover, from the production to the lyrics to the music itself, so strap in for the in-depth discussion. If…
The following post contains SPOILERS for John Wick: Chapter 4.When John Wick: Chapter 4 was officially announced back in the summer of 2020, it was announced with the next sequel, John Wick: Chapter 5, which was supposedly going to be shot back-to-back with part four.“We hope to shoot both John Wick 4 & 5 back to back when Keanu becomes available early next year,” said Lionsgate CEO John Feltheimer at the time.But now John Wick: Chapter 4 is here (Covid-19 delayed things somewhat) and not only is Chapter 5 was not shot with it, if you’ve seen Chapter 4 you know another sequel is, at best, a long shot. That’s because — here is your…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Adding Dungeons & Dragons miniatures to your roleplaying game really brings the campaign to life! Dungeons & Dragons (or really, any RPG) is already the perfect medium for active storytelling. You are more than an audience; you are an active participant, shaping the story around you, crafting a WORLD around you. A great Dungeon Master can wield their words, building an entire atmosphere. Perhaps it’s a haunted village or a broken shipwreck, waiting to be explored and looted for treasure. As you listen,…
Recent Jeopardy! contestant Karen Morris has opened up about the moment fans have called the biggest wager blunder since Cheers’ Cliff Clavin. The veterinary student from Christiansburg, Virginia, blew a massive lead on Wednesday’s (March 22) episode when she made a risky wager on a late-game Daily Double, tumbling her total from $21,800 to $11,800 and ultimately costing her the win. “Ok I’m gonna run down the episode step by step and then I will look up who “Cliff Clavin” is,” Morris wrote on Twitter late Wednesday night as she explained her thought process. “In the beginning I was worried…
The world’s oldest surviving Scottish tartan is over 400 years old and, though now faded, once sported green, brown, red and yellow, a new analysis of the centuries-old fabric reveals.The tartan was found in a peat bog in Glen Affric — an area in the Scottish Highlands carpeted with woods, lakes and moorland — in the 1980s, but this is the first time that scientists have examined it with dye analysis and radiocarbon testing.Tartan is a specific type of textile made from colored wool yarn woven in crisscrossing horizontal and vertical bands. The places where the bands of color cross…
Photography by Getty Images This year, fashion mirrored a subtle changing of the tides. By Natalie Michie Date March 13, 2023 At the 2023 Oscars, Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to take home the Best Actress award and the first woman of colour to win since 2002. Wearing an ethereal white feathered Dior couture gown, the 60-year-old Everything Everywhere All at Once star had new beginnings on her mind. “This is a beacon of hope and possibilities,” she said in her teary acceptance speech, holding up her statuette. “This is proof that … dreams do come…
The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) researchers have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS), the institute said on Friday.A key finding is that a microbe that resides on the ISS, was found to be beneficial to various other microorganisms but hampered the growth of a fungus.The study would help devise strategies for the disinfection of space stations to minimise any potential impact of microbes on the health of astronauts.”Crews, during spaceflight, may have altered immunity and limited access to terrestrial medical facilities. Therefore, studying the microbes inhabiting the space station…
Seymour Stein, the esteemed music executive who co-founded Sire Records and played a pivotal role in signing legendary artists including Madonna and Talking Heads, as well as many others, has died at the age of 80. According to Variety, Stein passed away on Sunday, April 2nd, following a long battle with cancer. Stein grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and during his teenage years, he got his start in the music industry working for King Records and Billboard magazine. In 1966, at the age of 24, Stein co-founded Sire Records with Richard Gottehrer. Initially, the label focused on signing and…
A batch of photos that have emerged online reveal the best look yet at Lady Gaga’s version of Harley Quinn, who will be featured in the upcoming Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux. The sequel to the Oscar-winning 2019 film Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips. Both Phoenix and Phillips are back for the sequel, joined this time by Lady Gaga. And it’s a musical to boot.The only picture we’d seen previously of Gaga’s Harley was a close-up, sans the character’s signature costume, in a close-up with Phoenix’s Joker. Phillips shared that picture on Valentine’s Day of 2023.READ MORE: Todd Phillips Shares First…
The United Nations water conference started this week. Co-hosted by the Netherlands and Tajikistan, the three-day event will take place at UN headquarters in New York and will be the first such event in nearly half a century. During that time, a rising number of people around the world have gained access to safe water and sanitation (see ‘A tale of two halves’) — except in sub-Saharan Africa (see ‘The neglect of Africa’), where the numbers without safe drinking-water services are greater than they were in 2000. Globally, around 500 million people are compelled to use open defecation, and millions…
The Instructor by T. R. Hendricks I’m doing this for my family. I’m doing this to be with them again. I’m serving my country. But none of that may be enough to get Derek Harrington out of a very, very bad situation. In T. R. Hendricks’ The Instructor (Forge Books), Harrington is a retired 22-years-in Marine Force Recon and SERE specialist who’s just scratching by. He’s got PTSD and anger issues, his wife’s divorcing him and taking their son, his father needs a full-care facility and the wilderness survival classes he teaches to a mixed bag of civilians barely keeps…
ESPN‘s Mike Greenberg, who hosts the shows Get Up and NBA Countdown, is slowly recovering after undergoing a heart procedure on Monday, March 20. His wife, writer Stacy Greenberg, provided a health update for fans on Thursday (March 23), tweeting, “For those asking: Greeny had a cardiac ablation on Monday. Recovery is slow, he has to do nothing and believe me….he’s not great at that!” “We both really, really appreciate all the nice messages,” she added. For those asking:Greeny had a cardiac ablation on Monday. Recovery is slow, he has to do nothing and believe me….he’s not great at that!…
[]A stunning brick tomb thought to be more than 800 years old has been discovered in northern China by workers renovating stormwater drains.[]The tomb contained three bodies — two adults and one child — as well as several pottery items. One of these, a “land coupon” inscribed with writing, indicates that the tomb was built between A.D. 1190 and 1196, when the region was ruled by the Jurchen Jin or “Great Jin” state.[]According to the Shanxi Institute of Archaeology, the tomb was unearthed by the workers in mid-2019 near the village of Dongfengshan, in Yuanqu County, about 400 miles (650…
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham are masters of coordination. The couple, who tied the knot in April 2022, rarely miss an opportunity to make sure their wardrobes are perfectly in sync — even their diamond wedding bands match. And after what must’ve been a head-to-toe ‘fit check in the mirror, the Beckhams once again stepped out in matching monochrome outfits for a romantic date night in Los Angeles on March 20. For the date, Nicola wore an ivory bustier minidress with an asymmetrical hem and neckline. The piece is part of the upcoming H&M Innovation Re-Enchantment Design Story collection,…
Gotham Knights — out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X — attracted all kinds of negative attention in the run-up to its release. Starting life as a series of cryptic tweets, heralding the inclusion of the enigmatic Court of Owls was an excellent way to build hype for the next chapter in the Batman: Arkham saga, or so we thought. Later, it was revealed to be a separate arc, focused on the Dark Knight’s motley crew of sidekicks, much to the dismay of avid fans. Initial impressions were cold, as the new co-op component drew parallels to the…
Last week, in the defamation court case against Evan Rachel Wood and Illma Gore, Marilyn Manson’s legal team filed a declaration statement from Ashley Morgan Smithline. Smithline, whose sexual assault lawsuit against Manson was dismissed in January, recanted her assault allegations against Manson (aka Brian Warner) in the declaration and claimed that she was “manipulated” by Wood and Gore to make false accusations. Today, a judge denied Manson’s application to include Smithline’s declaration as evidence, court documents viewed by Pitchfork confirm.Shortly after Smithline’s declaration was filed, a representative for Wood released a statement in response. Wood filed a declaration herself…
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Rikers: An Oral History by Graham Rayman, Reuven Blau Read by Nathan Agin, Jonathan Beville, Nancy Bober, Gisela Chipe, Nicky Endres, James Fouhey, Philip Hernandez, Cary Hite, Eric Jason Martin, Kamali Minter, Karen Murray, Jose T. Nateras, Kiiri Sandy | AudioFile Earphones Award [Random House Audio | 15.5 hrs.] Using multiple narrators to perform this disturbing audiobook was a masterful decision. The voices carry several different accents, tempos, tones, and even attitudes that reflect the diversity of those incarcerated or working on Rikers Island, a hellhole that is New York’s largest and best-known jail. The narrators are all first-rate as…
Reality star Savannah Chrisley is still getting used to life without her parents around, as Todd and Julie Chrisley are serving time in prison for tax evasion and bank fraud. On Thursday, March 23, Savannah shared a quote on her Instagram Story from the After Breakup account, which said, “But who will I call when something good happens? Happiness isn’t the same without you here.” She tagged her father alongside the quote. Savannah Chrisley Instagram The Chrisley Knows Best stars were convicted last June and sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison. Todd is serving 12 years at FPC…
Screenshots of snack drawer restock videos on TikTok. Credit: TikTok Neatly aligned glass spice jars tagged with printed white labels. Wicker baskets filled with packages of pasta, crackers and snacks. Rows of flavored seltzer water stacked in double-decker plastic bins. In today’s consumer culture, “a place for everything and everything in its place” isn’t just a mantra; it’s big business. Nowhere is this more evident than the kitchen pantry. Most people can relate to finding half-empty cereal boxes squirreled away in the cupboard or letting produce sit just a bit too long in a refrigerator drawer. But for a subset…
Shopping for basics is admittedly not the most exciting thing in the world, but they’re some of the most important wardrobe purchases you can make. And since you wear them so often, you’ll probably need to replace them more often than other items in your wardrobe, which means that you need them to be affordable. Enter H&M.You may first think of H&M as a source for trend-led pieces, but I’m happy to tell you that the brand also stocks amazing basics. We love the selection of denim, T-shirts, blazers and tanks, in particular, and I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve nipped in on…