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It’s a new year, meaning that the groups and individuals creating hell for public educators will be developing their new plans for continued “work.” What began as an attack on “Critical Race Theory” in 2021 — spearheaded by the right-wing darling Christopher Rufo — has morphed into disdain for other categories of teaching and books, including “Social Emotional Learning” and “Comprehensive Sexuality Education” (yes, “sexuality”). These terms used by right-wing groups simply mean they don’t want their children “exposed” to any books by or about queer people or people of color, let alone those who might fall at the intersection…

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Just imagine if famed master of macabre fiction Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling) had started his career as an aspiring poet… and a West Point cadet with a string of murders to investigate. That’s the conceit in The Pale Blue Eye, premiering Friday, January 6 on Netflix. This moody 19th century gothic mystery takes a dark turn when Poe’s classmates are being killed and, gruesomely, stripped of their tickers. (Yep, the heart is a tell-tale clue.) In this film based on Louis Bayard’s 2006 novel, the clever Poe is tapped to help catch the killer by a world-weary retired detective,…

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Every once in a while we publish a story that makes the editorial team at Scientific American melt. When we were reviewing illustrations for “The Neurobiology of Love” about pair-bonding in prairie voles, the most common response was, “Aww.” First of all, they’re so stinking cute. Unlike promiscuous species like meadow voles, they pair up for life, raise young together and cuddle for comfort. For about 50 years they’ve been the go-to animal model for studying attachment and relationships and what looks like some rudimentary version of love. Scientists Steven Phelps, Zoe Donaldson and Dev Manoli explain how we’ve learned…

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On Wednesday night, Rihanna and boyfriend A$AP Rocky enjoyed a date night in Los Angeles at the movie theater, seemingly one of their favorite ways to enjoy quality time together as a couple.The musical artist was dressed in a brown fur coat over some cozy layers, including a black hoodie with matching shorts and a pair of bedazzled Nikes. The glittering olive green “Dunk Low” sneakers are a collab between Cactus Plant Flea Market and Swarovski. She had on dark lipstick and a few small pieces of jewelry, including a glimmering necklace. The rapper was also in a hoodie with…

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The government on Wednesday unveiled new policy reforms for satellite communications services to ease procedures and streamline clearance processes and nudged the telecom industry to substantially speed up the deployment of 5G towers.Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the current pace of tower deployment at only 2,500 per week for 5G is “very less” and needs to be increased to at least 10,000 per week.Vaishnaw pulled up the telecom industry for the slow deployment of 5G towers, saying the government has done its bit in ushering in sectoral reforms, and it is now up to the industry to step up…

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From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Myke Towers Takes Over New York Myke Towers’ 2023 is off to a great start, with the star making big moves in New York City. This week, the Puerto Rican rapper stopped by The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon to perform his Daddy Yankee-assisted track “Ulala,” which entered the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart last week.…

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Between all the movies and Disney+ series, Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe clocks in at around 51 hours of content. That’s more than two full days if you tried to marathon them all in one extremely exhausting sitting.But no one (except us dorks) have time for that. If you want to catch up with the entire Phase of the MCU in just a half hour, we are here to help. Our latest Marvel video recaps everything that’s happened in Phase 4 of the MCU in 31 minutes. We run through all the early history of the multiverse and the…

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Using specially designed diamonds with nitrogen-vacancy centers, researchers at Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a technique to measure noise in a material by studying correlations, and they can use this information to learn the spatial structure and time-varying nature of the noise. In this image, a diamond with near-surface nitrogen-vacancy centers is illuminated by green laser light from a microscope objective lens. Credit: David Kelly Crow Electromagnetic noise poses a major problem for communications, prompting wireless carriers to invest heavily in technologies to overcome it. But for a team of scientists exploring the atomic realm, measuring…

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In a fantastic collaboration between two top-notch institutions working against censorship and book bans, high school students across the country are invited to apply to and take part in the Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute. Brooklyn Public Library–named Librarians of the Year from Library Journal for their Books Unbanned program–and PEN America–a leader in tracking and elucidating the current landscape of book bans–have teamed up to offer a four week, online training to help current high schoolers learn how to push back against the book bans impacting their schools, libraries, and communities. This free program will include interactive workshops, the…

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Minx has found a new home following its HBO Max cancellation. Starz announced today it has picked up the second season of the hit comedy. “We have always felt this show would be a perfect fit for our brand with our dedication to narratives by, about and for women,” said Jeffrey Hirsch, President, and CEO for STARZ. “STARZ is proud to be the new home for this incredible show that has drawn in well-deserved critical acclaim.” “We’re excited to welcome Ellen and the talented ‘Minx’ team to the network and can’t wait to bring its passionate fans the second season.” …

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Atrial and ventricular fibrillations are dangerous heart arrhythmias that claim millions of lives each year. Current treatment for them is a high-energy defibrillation shock that can be intensely painful and lead to further heart damage. New work applying principles from nonlinear dynamics looks to find ways to reset the heart with fewer side effects. With numerical simulations, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Georg-August-Universitӓt Gӧttingen, and University Medical Center Gӧttingen have demonstrated a new way to time weak electrical pulses that can stop certain life-threatening arrhythmias. Publishing their work in Chaos,…

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Selena Gomez is spending her New Year in Cabo, Mexico, with besties Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz. The newlyweds spent their Christmas in the States with the Peltz family in Florida, though Brooklyn’s parents Victoria and David shared their traditional pajama shot from London, saying they “missed him.”As they touched down in Los Cabos, the trio of friends disembarked in comfortable traveling clothes, Gomez wearing all black and carrying a matching “Over The Moon” bag by Louis Vuitton with gold hardware on one shoulder. They then headed to a car and on to their weekend of fun and…

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If you’re running out of storage space on your laptop, or if you need to back up your data and store that backlog of videos you’re going to edit one day (I am, I swear), an external hard drive can solve your problem. The trouble is, there are hundreds of drive options ranging from dirt cheap to crazy expensive—which one is right for your needs? I’ve tested dozens with different use cases in mind to find the best portable storage drives for your workflow. Be sure to check out our other guides, including How to Back Up and Move Your Photos…

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Late Night with Seth Meyers has booked a couple of high-profile drummers to sit in with the 8G Band this month. The Strokes’ Fab Moretti and Tool’s Danny Carey will bring their talents to the nighttime NBC talk show for one week each. Fans can catch Moretti starting tonight (January 9th) and running through Thursday (January 12th). The Strokes’ stickman previously filled the 8G Band drum seat for a week in 2016. Carey will jump behind the kit on January 23rd and stick around through January 26th. Like Moretti, the Tool drummer also previously performed with the 8G band in…

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Netflix has dropped the official Freeridge teaser trailer for the forthcoming teen comedy spin-off to the fan-favorite series On My Block. It is currently slated to make its debut on February 2. The video introduces us to four friends who believe that they have been cursed due to a mysterious box. Among them are sisters Gloria and Ines, who just can’t seem to get along, as we get a preview of their fight in school. Check out the Freeridge teaser trailer below: “Set within the original series’ titular fictional city, the spin-off follows sibling rivals Gloria and Ines and their…

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Descend to Darkness: A Krewe of Hunters Novella by Heather Graham (1001 Dark Nights Press) Dear Reader,There’s little out there I love as much as Halloween. Maybe that’s because I spent a lot of my growing-up time with my mom’s family. A delightful and fanciful crew straight from Ireland who loved to weave tales and legends.But for my characters in the Krewe of Hunters, Halloween isn’t usually just about fun, dress-up and candy. And this book is no different.Angela and Jackson are continuing characters from the first of the Krewe stories and I love checking up on them in life…

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ABC/Art StreiberWill TrentThe chips on Will Trent’s well-tailored shoulders would weigh down many a detective. But Ramón Rodríguez brings an understated charm to the hero of Karin Slaughter’s excellent page-turners, now a weekly series hoping to duplicate the ratings success of Big Sky (loosely based on C.J. Box’s Cassie Dewell thrillers). Will bears actual scars from his traumatic childhood spent in foster care, and he’s severely dyslexic—though modestly brags that he’s “a pretty observant guy” when it comes to reading crime scenes like Atlanta’s answer to Sherlock Holmes. The local cops despise the Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent for having…

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Evidence of the economic opportunities that a circular economy could bring is mounting. The potential environmental impact is also clear. The move to a circular economy—a system that aims to reduce, reuse and recycle materials—could address 70% of global greenhouse emissions. As the benefits stack up, this transition is becoming a key focus for policymakers around the world. But there remains much confusion about what a circular economy is, and how it might be achieved. One common misunderstanding is the notion that it is simply a rebrand of recycling—the recovery and reprocessing of waste materials for use in new products.…

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Photography by Getty Images From controversial to coveted, here are the most talked about celebrity looks this year. By Natalie Michie Date December 16, 2022 Stars, they’re just like us. They make mistakes, they experiment with personal expression, and, sometimes, they like to throw shade. But unlike the majority of the population, they often do it all on a worldwide scale: the red carpet. And this year, by re-writing dress codes, rejecting binaries and delivering plenty of shock factor, celebs made sure there was no shortage of viral fashion moments to go around. As 2022 comes to a close, read…

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Tree Abraham works as an art director in the publishing industry, so she considers herself a person who primarily designs books and not a person who writes them.However, in her new book Cyclettes (Unnamed Press, $26), Abraham has done both. The 200-page hardcover collects Abraham’s delicately composed biographical vignettes alongside her illustrations, charts, photographs, and visual artifacts. Cyclettes is part memoir, part travelogue, part rumination on human existence, but no matter which direction the book takes, bicycles are always part of the story. Bicycles ridden, bicycles stolen, bicycles lusted after, bicycles used for utility and for escape. The bicycle is just as…

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[] Skip to main content Cordeiro was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest-working DJ. Veteran DJ Ray Cordeiro pictured at the RTHK studio in Kowloon Tong on July 2, 2007. Dustin Shum/South China Morning Post via Getty Images Ray Cordeiro, who interviewed music acts including the Beatles during a six-decade career on Hong Kong radio that earned him the title of the world’s longest-working disc jockey, has died, his former employer announced. He was 98. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Cordeiro died Friday (Jan. 13), according…

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Apple TV+ has revealed the full trailer for the upcoming third season of the mystery crime drama Truth Be Told, which is scheduled to make its return on January 20. The Truth Be Told Season 3 trailer features the return of Octavia Spencer’s Poppy Parnell as she takes on her latest case, which involves several young girls going missing and a lack of mainstream media attention. It also introduces Gabrielle Union’s character, who is a high school principal who’ll help Poppy find the girls. Check out the Truth Be Told Season 3 trailer below: Based on Kathleen Barber’s debut novel…

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Zebra finches sing in group contexts and breeding status influences song at the nest and at these aggregations. (A) Song (present/absent) increased significantly with group size when birds were breeding, but not when there was no or marginal breeding. Shaded areas denote standard errors of the logistic model. (B) Multiple singing males could be heard at the nest. Song quality is a measure of proximity, where high-quality song is uttered by birds near the nest, and “any” quality represents all identifiable song. (C) Nest stage predicted song output of the male nest owners, peaking at egg laying. The dots represent…

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I’m sure you’ve heard the old saying: try walking a mile in another person’s shoes. It’s meant to warn you against judging someone without first trying to see things from their perspective, a concept that’s been especially important in race relations. Members of marginalized groups — those based on race, gender, sexuality, religion and so forth — have historically been cast aside and stepped on when labeled “other” by society. But when every single person has their own unique story to tell — their own experiences, histories and memories — our responsibility to understand and empathize with others can seem…

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NFL player Damar Hamlin is in critical condition in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest on the field during the Monday Night Football game on ESPN between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. The incident happened toward the end of the first quarter after Hamlin made a tackle on Bengals receiver Tee Higgins. Hamlin rose to his feet after the collision but then collapsed to the ground. Medical staff attended to Hamlin on the field for over 30 minutes while his distraught teammates watched on close by. He was transported to a local hospital, and the NFL suspended the game.…

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A beaver stands on top of its dam. (Image credit: Troy Harrison via Getty Images)Beavers are renowned for building dams, which the animals construct from trees and branches they cut using their strong front teeth, according to the National Park Service (opens in new tab). The rodents also use grass, rocks and mud to reinforce these structures. But why do American beavers (Castor canadensis) build dams? Do they live in them?Put simply, beavers build dams to stay safe, which is particularly challenging considering their awkward body shape and ungainly nature. “Beavers are 40-to-80-pound [18-to-36 kilogram] smelly bags of meat with really…

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Amazon Prime Amazon Prime Video isn’t just a place for renting that new movie that isn’t streaming anywhere yet; the platform also has a very powerful development arm that’s been creating some of the most interesting original series out there. You just might not have heard of them. For every famous Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power type of title, there’s seemingly another dozen amazing shows with standout casts just begging to be binged. Below are some of the best Prime Video has to offer, including sci-fi tales, mysteries, thrillers, procedurals, comedies, and some shows that are kind…

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Minister of State For Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said he has spoken to Apple on reports of stores in the national capital running out of stock of the firm’s latest phone offering iPhone14 Pro.The minister also said there has been a surge in demand for iPhone 14 Pro and Apple is addressing the supply constraints.”I have spoken with Apple and they have said while iPhone14 demand is being met also with India production, the iPhone14 Pro demand has surged and is facing supply constraints which they are addressing,” he tweeted.His tweet came in response to a complaint of…

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Motley Crue and Def Leppard had one of the biggest grossing tours of 2022, and they’ll be back out on the road sharing their shows with the rest of the world in 2023. While shows in Mexico, South America and Europe have already been revealed, they also just announced a handful of shows for U.S. audiences as well. And they revealed that the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper will be joining them on their 2023 run on select dates.Dubbed “The World Tour,” things will get underway Feb. 10 and 11 with the previously announced shows in…

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A24 has unveiled a brand new Beau is Afraid poster for the upcoming horror comedy. The company also confirmed that the first trailer is set to be released next Tuesday, while the film is scheduled to make its debut this coming April. The Beau is Afraid poster shows Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix at vastly different ages, including kid and an old man versions of the Joker star. Further details about the plot and characters are still being kept under wraps, but it seems like it will follow Phoenix’s unnamed character through different stages of his life. Check out the new…

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