What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write 1377 Rikoppe Lane? I love writing and the story just began to tell itself in my head and I had to write it down. Sometimes my writing is a conscious will, and at other times the stories are asking to be written. Characters call out and I must write them. This is what happened here. I love thriller, ghostly, haunting fiction, and everything Victorian, especially homes, so 1377 Rikoppe Lane was born! All my stories involve healing, relationships, and lovable characters and animals mixed with a macabre, faux historical…
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It’s not just the fans mourning the cancelation of Kung Fu, as the show’s lead star, Olivia Liang, took to Instagram on Thursday, May 11, to share her heartbreak over the end of the series. “It has been the honor of my f****** life to work with this group of humans,” Liang wrote alongside a slideshow of photos from The CW show. “We made a historic three seasons of a show. First predominantly Asian cast in a one hour network drama. First Asian American female showrunner. I don’t have enough words (or room in this carousel) to express my gratitude…
A simulated black holeNASA Goddard Space Flight Center; background, ESA/Gaia/DPAC The following is an extract from our monthly Launchpad newsletter, in which resident space expert Leah Crane journeys through the solar system, the galaxy and beyond. You can sign up for Launchpad for free here. Over the past month, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about wormholes, mostly because there’s been some drama in the quantum computing community around an attempt to simulate a wormhole on a quantum computer, and some analysis indicating that the attempt may not have actually been successful. … Read The Full Article Here
Whether it be floral nail art or a palette cleanser of pastel nail colours, a slick of nail lacquer is one of the easiest ways to tap in to the new season trends and boost your mood, whether you are heading into the salon for your next appointment or doing your nails at home. For spring, we naturally see brighter nail colours, pretty floral nail art and plenty of experimentation with textures and finishes. But, what spring nail trends will we be seeing on our feeds in 2023?To find out which spring nail trends everyone will be booking in for, I asked one of my…
It’s Amazon Pet Day today—actually, make that days, because the sale event runs through May 3 at 11:59 pm Pacific. The majority of deals are geared toward cats and dogs, but there are some deals for small animals. Importantly, some of our favorite pet-friendly gadgets are on sale, and we’ve highlighted them below. You can find additional recommendations in our guides to the Best Cat Supplies, Best Gear for Dogs, and Best Pet Cameras.Special offer for Gear readers: Get a 1-Year Subscription to WIRED for $5 ($25 off). This includes unlimited access to WIRED.com and our print magazine (if you’d…
CLIMATEWIRE | Never has a swamp white oak thrived in the Superior National Forest. The lower Great Lakes? Sure. Even Missouri and Kentucky. But the cold weather forest in northern Minnesota is a place where only the hardiest trees can survive winter: black spruce, jack pine and quaking aspen, to name a few. Rising temperatures, however, are changing that equation. And it’s prompted scientists to consider whether certain warm weather trees could find a new home in the 3-million-acre forest, which itself is expected to heat up over the next several decades. One possibility? Swamp oak. It’s a candidate species for…
blink-182 played their first reunion show with Tom DeLonge last night (April 14) at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. The performance was the first time DeLonge, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus have shared the stage together publicly since 2014.The band’s appearance at Coachella was a bit of a last-minute surprise, as DeLonge announced the news just a day earlier.Get blink-182 Tickets Hereblink-182 took the stage in the Sahara Tent, which usually hosts EDM music. They kicked off their 50-minute set with “Family Reunion” before going into other classics like “What’s My Age Again?,” “The Rock Show,”…
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. When we think of fantasy and science fiction novels, one of the first things that probably comes to mind is the trope of the young chosen one or the adolescent hero just hearing the call to go on a dangerous journey. It’s the classic hero’s journey of SFF. But science fiction and fantasy don’t have to center only young people. Older adults can answer the call to adventure just as easily as the younger ones. And in these 10 novels, it’s middle-aged protagonists…
The stars were out on Thursday (May 11) night for the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which was hosted by country legends Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks. It was an evening of memorable performances, surprise duets, touching tributes, and big winners. Popular singers Lainey Wilson and Hardy perhaps had the greatest night of all, as both walked away with four trophies, two of which they shared for their duet “Wait in the Truck.” Check out some of the standout moments below. Dolly Parton Brings a Goat on Stage Give it up for your 58th #ACMawards hosts, the legendary…
Many animals have evolved to tolerate extreme environments, including being able to survive crushing pressures of ocean trenches, unforgiving heat of deserts, and limited oxygen high in the mountains. These animals are often highly specialized to live in these specific environments, limiting them from moving to new locations. Yet, there are rare examples of species that once lived in harsh environments but have since colonized more temperate settings. Angel Rivera-Colón, a former graduate student now postdoc in the lab of Julian Catchen (CIS/GNDP), an associate professor in the department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,…
Photography by Getty Images Happy birthday to the queen of self-love! By Jillian Morgan Date April 27, 2023 This article was originally published in April 2022 and has been updated. Hear me out, Lizzo is the definition of a Taurus. She’s down-to-earth, dependable and all about self care. The self-proclaimed Bop Star is a Taurus Sun, Virgo Moon — just like me, and I can attest to the downsides of being a double earth sign. When you mix the meticulous nature of the bull with perfectionist Virgo, you can easily veer into workaholic territory. Enter: creature comforts. Taureans know when…
The Supreme Court responded by charging him with contempt, but he refused to apologize, saying in an affidavit: “The suggestion that my tweets could shake the foundation of the most powerful court in the world is an overestimation of my abilities.”As a comedian, Kamra’s work is at risk from the new rules. Other comics have been targeted because of their work. In February 2021, Munawar Faruqui was arrested in Madhya Pradesh for a joke he’d told more than a year before, after a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party accused him of harming religious sentiments.Kamra points out that the rules…
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Rickie Lee Jones drops by to talk with Kyle Meredith about Pieces of Treasure, her first album of standards that focuses specifically on the Great American Songbook. The legendary singer-songwriter tells us about taking control of her story with the recent autobiography Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour, what it means to sing songs that come from a bygone male-dominated era, giving a new mystical sound to the song “Nature Boy,” and digging up her very first publicity photo for the cover art. Jones also discusses reuniting with Russ Titelman, who…
Evil Dead is one of the most celebrated horror franchises of all time. Fans of the series are rejoicing, now that we know there’s a way forward for the movies. Not only has the upcoming Evil Dead Rise been receiving rave reviews during test screenings and a preview at the South By Southwest Film Festival, but there’s news of many more entries to come. While a lot of horror franchises tend to lose steam when their major creative forces take a backseat, there are only so many things that can happen here.Bruce Campbell is iconic as Ash in the Evil Dead…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Shard? Writing Shard helped me to ground myself while I figured some things out. I was no longer Professor Cote, I was Ranger Steve, and I wasn’t quite sure what that meant. Years of academia had trained me to think in a certain way, and I felt like I had lost something of the carefree explorer I had been before. The characters in Shard explore and learn and have adventures. I always liked road trips. Shard is a long, strange road trip. If you had to pick theme songs…
The 2023 Writers Guild of America strike has upended Hollywood’s production plans. With the 2022-23 TV season coming to a close, shows that are currently in-season won’t be affected by the strike. But as the final episodes of the seasons were set to air, renewed shows were set to convene their writers rooms for the upcoming seasons. The 2023-24 season is where we’ll really start to see the effects of the strike on TV. Production was already well underway for certain titles when the strike began on May 2. The Rings of Power Season 2, for example, was nearly done…
For the second time, an experimental drug has been shown to reduce the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease. On 3 May, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced in a press release that its monoclonal antibody donanemab slowed mental decline by 35% for some participants in a 1,736-person trial — a rate comparable to that for competitor drug lecanemab. But researchers warn that until the full results are published, questions remain as to the drug’s clinical usefulness, as well as whether the modest benefit outweighs the risk of harmful side effects. Like lecanemab, donanemab targets amyloid protein, which is thought to…
Photography by Luke Gilford We could all take a page from the singer’s book of self-assurance. By Natalie Michie and Souzan Michael Galway Date April 27, 2023 This article was originally published in October 2021 and has been updated. Lizzo is a bona fide style icon. Since she came onto the scene, the “Good As Hell” singer has never been one to shy away from innovative fashion statements, especially when the ensemble involves bearing some skin. Her most recent head-turning look was just this week, when the star stepped out in a crystal see-through dress. The glistening, sheer purple outfit…
Twitter has frozen equity award accounts for employees days ahead of the deadline to close its deal with Elon Musk, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, a sign that the social media firm hopes the deal will consummate.The report sent Twitter shares up 1.8 percent at $51.6 (roughly Rs.4,300), still lower than Musk’s offer price of $54.2 (roughly Rs. 4,500) per share.Musk, chief executive of Tesla, and Twitter are directed by the Delaware court to close the $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,64,500 crore) deal on October 28. The deal was first announced in April.The social media company updated its employee FAQ…
Thundercat has announced a string of 2023 live dates winding through North America later this year. The musician will officially kick off his In Yo Girl’s City Tour on August 5 at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island, before stopping over in Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Brooklyn, Dallas, and other cities and, eventually, heading to Brazil and Chile for a few dates in November. His last concert on the trek will take place November 15 at Santiago’s Teatro Coliseo. Find Thundercat’s full itinerary below.Thundercat’s most recent album, It Is What It Is, arrived in 2020, and won Best Progressive…
Vin Diesel remains a top-tier star capable of carrying entire franchises on his sturdy back but what are his best movies? After several decades, the man is still a box office draw and a bonafide action star audiences willingly pay to see on the big screen. His latest venture, Fast X, is poised to sell millions (if not billions) of dollars worth of tickets, and he has more Riddick and xXx features on the horizon. Diesel has managed to carve a respectable niche among the action elite, so enjoy taking a look back at the best Vin Diesel action movies.…
A hydrogen production plant in GermanyimageBROKER / Alamy Stock Photo Earth may contain vast overlooked stores of hydrogen gas. If some of it is feasible to recover, this natural hydrogen could provide a source of clean-burning fuel that might accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and last for centuries. Geologists have known for decades that millions of tonnes of hydrogen gas generated by natural geological processes seeps out of the ground every year, but it wasn’t seen as a viable source of energy. Most geologists assumed the tiny hydrogen molecules wouldn’t stay … Read The Full Article Here
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Legally Burned? To write from a female prosecutor’s perspective and to teach people about the justice system without preaching. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Legally Burned, what would they be? I have Spotify playlists — but Spirit in the Sky for Sloan. What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write? Paranormal and Urban Fantasy! What books are on your TBR pile right now? I am getting ready for Book 3 so I am reading…
We’re at that time of the year again, and with season finales comes the possibility of having to say goodbye to a favorite character. When it comes to TV shows during the 2022-2023 season, a few potential exits have already been set up, whether via ongoing storylines or what we know about some finales. 9-1-1 is putting members of the 118 in danger. Disaster will strike at an event on Station 19. We know NCIS is ending on a cliffhanger. Over in Chicago, one first responder is off with another program (understandably due to actor availability), while one of the…
A phosphate-regulating organelle has been discovered in animals for the first time. Until now, only bacteria, have been known to have comparable features.Despite scientists studying fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) for more than a century, the newfound organelle has only just been discovered in the insect. Now researchers are taking a retrospective look at older data in search of these elusive cell parts.Organelles are microscopic structures inside of cells that perform specialized functions, a variety of which involve phosphate — an essential nutrient for metabolism, storing chemical energy and synthesizing DNA. “In terms of intracellular regulation of phosphate [in animals], very little…
Photography by Getty Images And the wardrobe is campier than ever. By Natalie Michie Date April 27, 2023 This article was originally published on January 12, 2023 and has been updated. Prepare yourself: a trailer for And Just Like That… season 2 is out and it’s displaying its whimsical costuming chaos for all to see. Written and directed by Michael Patrick King, HBO’s buzzy Sex and the City reboot follows main characters Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) alongside new friends as they navigate life in their 50s. Despite some significant changes, the…
Google Pixel 7 series powered by the second-generation Tensor G2 SoC was unveiled recently and the search giant is looking to bet high on its Pixel devices. Now, a new report claims that Google is planning to “double down” on Pixel phones and its own hardware. On the backdrop of Samsung’s falling numbers, the tech giant is reportedly moving product development and software engineering staff who work on services for non-Google devices to work on Google-branded devices. The move could reduce the scale of support for partners including Samsung. Google could develop Google services for premium android smartphone makers such…
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is going on tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his iconic debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin’. The New York rapper’s Final Lap Tour begins in July and includes support from Busta Rhymes and Jeremih. The tour will feature stops in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Find 50 Cent’s tour dates below.All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.50 Cent: The Final Lap Tour 202350 Cent:07-21 Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center…
Dominic Toretto and his family of heroes are back in Fast X, the tenth movie in the Fast & Furious series. But who dies in this new installment? Vin Diesel stars in this movie as Dom, who must protect his family from Dante (Jason Momoa). A few of the Fast & Furious movies have some of our favorite characters dying, and some audience members may wonder if any characters die in Fast X. Here is a list of who dies in Fast X. Beware, spoilers lie ahead for Fast X! Who dies in Fast X? Jakob Toretto (John Cena) dies…