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Archaeologists have unearthed the “world’s oldest runestone,” a squat block of sandstone with etchings scribbled across its flat surface.The ancient stone, which archaeologists unearthed in Norway, could contain the earliest example of “words recorded in writing in Scandinavia.” They made the find in late 2021 while excavating a gravesite in Tyrifjorden, a town west of Oslo. Radiocarbon dating of items collected at the site, including charred bones and charcoal, determined that the runestone was likely carved sometime between A.D. 1 and 250, according to a statement (opens in new tab). Measuring 12.2 by 12.6 inches (31 by 32 centimeters), the runestone…

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While on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Podcast this week, Kim Kardashian opened up about her love life and admitted that she still fantasizes about a marriage that works for her some day. The reality star has been married three times, with her last marriage ending officially in divorce — she separated from her ex-husband Kanye West in 2021. Prior to that relationship, she was briefly married to Damon Thomas, followed by Kris Humphries.“I have this fantasy in my head,” she said. “Fourth time’s a charm. It’s going to work out.” She continued, “I feel like honestly my last marriage was my…

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But in the right hands, liberica can be a revelation. In 2016 Davis visited some coffee farmers in Uganda and tried a brew of their local beans. The taste surprised him. It was sweet, smooth, and had notes of jackfruit. He started bringing beans back to the UK and sharing them with coffee importers. They were impressed too, and saw the potential for a high-yielding, tasty bean that could grow across a relatively wide range of locations. “We are talking about people who are doing this for profit, not for passion. If it’s not commercial then they’re not going to…

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Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Ben Gibbard catches up with Kyle Meredith interview o talk about Asphalt Meadows, the 10th album from Death Cab for Cutie, as well as the upcoming 20th anniversary tour around Transatlanticism and The Postal Service’s Give Up. (Get tickets here!) The frontman talks about making the new record in an assembly line fashion, the anxiety attacks that play throughout the lyrics, and taking stock of his past. Gibbard also talks about channeling Slint on one of the tracks and working with Noah Cyrus on her latest album. Turning to the hotly anticipated joint headlining…

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During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Golden Globe nominee Ana de Armas has finally opened up about her leading role in Lionsgate’s forthcoming John Wick spin-off Ballerina. Armas shared the challenging experience of filming the action thriller in Prague for four months, revealing that she has body aches from all the stunts that she’s been doing. “We’ve been in Prague filming for four months,” de Armas said. “We still have one more month to go. And I’m in pain. You know, my body, my back, everything hurts. I’m complaining, I’m sore, I’m bruised. Bond was…

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Regardless of whether you read ten or 100 books a year, you probably try to keep a record of the books you’ve made your way through. Over the years, many of us have used digital apps for this (often Goodreads, but others like StoryGraph have been gaining more and more support), but have you considered switching to your own book journal? Book journals are, after all, a wonderful way to chronicle your reading life in a way that’s thorough and personalized. You’re not…

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Imagine you are shopping online for a new pair of headphones. There is an array of colors, brands and features to look at. You feel that you can pick any model that you like and are in complete control of your decision. When you finally click the “add to shopping cart” button, you believe that you are doing so out of your own free will. But what if we told you that while you thought that you were still browsing, your brain activity had already highlighted the headphones you would pick? That idea may not be so far-fetched. Though neuroscientists…

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Bookmark this page because TV Insider is providing you with a handy weekly list. With so much on TV — including new and standout episodes in primetime, streaming premieres, movies, and specials — we’re hoping to make it a bit easier for you to keep track of everything you don’t want to miss. Every Monday, on our Shows page, we keep track of the 25 shows that excite us for the week ahead. Read on for what to watch the week of January 2-8. What better way to kick off 2023 than with plenty of new TV? And given how…

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Moderna’s experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine was about 84% effective at protecting older adults from lower respiratory tract disease in a late-stage trial, the drugmaker announced (opens in new tab) Tuesday (Jan. 17). Moderna has yet to release the full trial results, but based on the company’s analyses, it plans to submit the vaccine for Food and Drug Administration approval “in the first half of 2023,” the company announced. Separately, the same vaccine is also being tested in children in an ongoing early-stage trial, the statement notes.RSV most often causes mild, cold-like illnesses, but it can cause severe disease in…

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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. Emma Roberts is spending the first few days of the year skiing in style. The actor recently wore a black-and-white houndstooth set from the brand Perfect Moment while hitting some slopes. “Starting the year off right,” she wrote in her Jan. 5 Instagram post featuring the look in action. After posting, Roberts’s followers were quick to point out that her matching outfit was reminiscent…

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Nothing Ear Stick true wireless earbuds were launched for India and global markets on Wednesday, October 26 at a live event that began at 7.30pm IST. The latest wireless earbuds from Nothing come with an ergonomic design, and are lighter in weight as compared to Nothing Ear 1. As claimed by the company, Nothing Ear Stick will provide up to 7 hours of battery life on a single charge for the earbuds. Meanwhile, the Nothing Ear Stick case is claimed to provide up to 29 hours of battery life. The limited drop for the Nothing Ear Stick will take place on…

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Aladdin Sane, the landmark 1973 album from David Bowie, is getting the reissue treatment for its 50th anniversary. On April 14th, the record will be re-released on a half-speed mastered LP, as well as a picture disc LP pressed from the same master. With hit singles such as “The Jean Genie” and “Drive-In Saturday,” Aladdin Sane — released less than a year after Bowie’s momentous breakthrough album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars — marked the Brit’s debut on the US charts. As one of the final examples of his Ziggy Stardust persona before he was “laid…

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Hollywood usually cranks out sequels as fast as they can make them. But it took 13 years for Avatar: The Way of Water to follow the original Avatar. James Cameron hasn’t made a single feature film between the two. So why did it take so long?That‘s the subject of our latest Avatar video. And it turns out, there isn’t just one simple answer but a combination of factors that led to it taking more than a decade for a new Avatar. For example, James Cameron wanted to make several sequels back-to-back, but that meant he needed to write all the scripts before he shot anything. Plus, Cameron wanted to…

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Lobster Wars by Mark Greene What’s it About? Lobster Wars is a tight, fast-paced social satire about what happens when reality TV comes to a small fishing village in Maine. The locals think they’re going to get famous and rich. But it’s never that easy. “Up and down the Maine coast, there’s a tough breed of men who make their living from the sea. They battle the wind and the weather and the tides, and sometimes, each other … Welcome to Tranquility. Welcome to Lobster Wars.” Words spoken by the voiceover at the beginning of an episode of a reality…

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It can be challenging to adapt a best-selling book series to television, but Will Trent has succeeded in keeping the heart of the characters and telling fun weekly mysteries. Will and Faith deepen their working relationship as they solve a murder near Lake Lanier on Will Trent Season 1 Episode 3. When Amanda joined them, it was apparent how quickly the GBI had become a family if anyone tried to hurt them. The citizens tried hard to bury a 30-year cold case, but secrets can get out. While the case-of-the-week kept us on our toes, the episode included too many…

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Sister André, a French nun who held the title of the world’s oldest person, died Jan. 17 at age 118 in Toulon, a city in southern France.Born Lucile Randon on Feb. 11, 1904, she “dedicated most of her life to religious service,” according to Guinness World Records (opens in new tab). As a young woman, she served as a teacher and later as a governess (private tutor) during World War II. After the war ended, she worked with orphans and the elderly at a hospital in Vichy, France, but it wasn’t until 1944, at age 40, that she took vows…

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Opting for a timeless Max & Co camel coat, Kate masterfully matched the rest of her outfit to it to create high-end finish. This, in the fashion industry, is called monochroming—wearing one shade top-to-toe—and is the very styling trick editors and influencers use when they want to look expensive and put together. Underneath it she wore a knitted midi, which just so happens to be our favourite dress style to wear at this time of year, which she then finished with pieces we’ve seen before—a handbag from DeMellier and heels from Ralph Lauren. New in this outfit mix, however, is a waist-belt from…

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A 2020 investigation by The Markup and Propublica found that tenant-screening algorithms often encounter obstacles like mistaken identity, especially for people of color with common last names. A Propublica assessment of algorithms made by the Texas-based company RealPage last year suggested it can drive up rents.A second case against SafeRent under the Fair Housing Act concluded in federal court in Connecticut in November and awaits a judge’s decision. It was brought by Carmen Arroyo and others, who say the company’s CrimSAFE algorithm deemed a shoplifting charge that was later dropped “disqualifying,” leading to a request for her disabled son, who is unable to…

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Pink Floyd icon Roger Waters plans to release an album of the solo songs he recorded and released online since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to UCR.Are you ready for new Waters? Technically, his last solo album was his 2018 classical recording of Igor Stravinsky’s The Solider’s Tale. In 2020, he released Us + Them, a live album and concert film.”There will be an album coming out, a new album called The Lockdown Sessions,” Waters tells The Grayzone. “I’ve given all these things away. They’re all out there; anybody can find them on the internet.”What Waters means is that the songs have all…

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Enys Men review – Strange, beautiful and scary 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 (msgIsString)…

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04 Jan 2023 Books to Read for Fans of Lauren Landish Do you love eligible bachelors, steamy plots, and headstrong heroines? If you’re looking for your next book boyfriend check out our picks for books to read if you like Lauren Landish! Silver Fox Grumpy Billionaires by Cami Calvin Release Date: December 7, 2022 They’re grumpy billionaire studs who have no time for love. But, these bad boys fall hard for their women when they least expect it. They’re powerful, they’re silver foxes and they know how to please in toe-curling fashion. Lose yourself in this hot and steamy FOUR…

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If the pilot episode gave us an outline of the series, Night Court Season 1 Episode 2 starts to color in the details. We see that improving the world drives Abby to engage others in her mission and how that engagement causes the others to react. And, like the first day in the prison yard, she takes on the biggest challenge first — turning Dan Fielding into an empathetic, connected public defender. To be fair, I personally thought Dan’s showmanship in defending Carmine was pretty brilliant. Abby can’t accuse him of not putting in an effort since filling the gallery…

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Origami is the art of folding paper, but what’s the most times you can fold a paper in half? (Image credit: Aliaksandr Barysenka / EyeEm via Getty Images)A common claim states that a sheet of paper cannot be folded in half more than seven times. But is this true? How many times can you fold a piece of paper? In 2002, Britney Gallivan, then a junior in high school in Pomona, California, folded a single piece of paper in half 12 times. She currently holds the Guinness World Record (opens in new tab) for the most times to fold a sheet…

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Millie Bobby Brown, the actress we met when she was 12 years old in the first season of Stranger Things is now 17 years old (!) and has been dating boyfriend Jake Bongiovi for over a year. Instead of going on a long tangent about how fast the kids grow, we are instead going to focus on who this charming young man is.The two were first linked in June of 2021, after being seen holding hands in New York City. They were both masked at the time, and Bongiovi carried Brown’s dog, a poodle named Winnie, in a tote bag.…

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The IT Ministry in India is said to have asked Meta-owned WhatsApp to share reasons behind Tuesday’s service outage of the messaging platform.WhatsApp services snag on Tuesday had left users complaining about not being able to send or receive text and video messages, and services had resumed after nearly two hours.Sources said the IT Ministry has asked the company to share reasons on what caused the WhatsApp outage. An email sent to WhatsApp on the issue did not elicit a response.In a late night statement on Tuesday, WhatsApp said a “technical error” caused the outage.”The brief outage was a result of a…

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the shortlists for several categories at the 2023 Academy Awards. The race for Best Original Song, in particular, features an interesting blend of indie artists and pop stars: LCD Soundsystem, Taylor Swift, Mitski, the Weeknd, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Giveon, Selena Gomez, and Jazmine Sullivan are all on the shortlist, which you can find in full below.Potentially competing in the Best Original Score category are past Oscar winners Ludwig Göransson, John Williams, Hildur Guðnadóttir, and Alexandre Desplat. Other notable shortlist contenders include Terence Blanchard, Son Lux, Nicholas Britell, and Michael Abels.…

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Ahead of its highly-anticipated series debut this year, Prime Video’s The Boys spin-off Gen V has officially started developing its second season. According to Deadline, executive producer Michele Fazekas is set to open the writer’s room in anticipation of an early season renewal after the first season reportedly earned a positive reaction from the streamer. The outlet’s sources also note that Fazekas is also expected to serve as the sole showrunner for the possible Gen V Season 2, as her long-time collaborator and first season co-showrunner Tara Butters would be taking a break from the industry in order to focus…

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Robots have been designed to move in ways that mimic animal movements, such as walking and swimming. Scientists are now considering how to design robots that mimic the gliding motion exhibited by flying snakes. In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech explored the lift production mechanism of flying snakes, which undulate side-to-side as they move from the tops of trees to the ground to escape predators or to move around quickly and efficiently. The undulation allows snakes to glide for long distances, as much as 25 meters from a 15-meter tower.…

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04 Jan 2023 Books to Read for Fans of Fonda Lee Fonda Lee is known for her bestselling fantasy and science fiction novels around the world. If, like us, you are eagerly awaiting her newest book this spring and need some great books to read in the meantime, then look no further. Check out our picks of books to read for fans of Fonda Lee! Primordial Earth: The Complete Collection (The Extinction Series) by Baileigh Higgins Release Date: December 11, 2022 After an unexplained event shifts entire cities millions of years into the past, life becomes a daily struggle for…

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DC’s Batgirl might never see the light of day, but Leslie Grace has made sure that fans at least got an idea of what they could have expected had her movie not been dropped by HBO Max. The In The Heights star shared the images in a video montage posted to her Instagram page on Sunday, January 1. The video highlighted some of Grace’s most memorable moments of 2022, including several behind-the-scenes photos and clips from Batgirl, which was controversially axed by Warner Bros. Discovery last August despite having finished filming. “Thank u for teachin’ me, 2022. you were singular…

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