My Imaginary Country review – snapshot of a new social revolution 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…
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s been a little over a week since the publication of Elliot Page’s memoir, Pageboy, and the haters have settled in on Goodreads. This isn’t surprising. Page is perhaps the most publicly visible trans celebrity to publish a memoir in recent memory. What’s more, though he does write about his career in Hollywood, the making of movies like Juno and Whip It, and his relationships with famous actors, in many ways, the book is not a traditional celebrity memoir. Pageboy is an intimate,…
After a question about The Lord’s Prayer left three contestants stumped on Tuesday’s (June 13) Jeopardy!, it’s brought a long-time debate back to light: Does the show have too many Bible-related questions? While even the non-religious found Tuesday’s question (“Our Father, which art in heaven, [this] be thy name.”) easy, Jeopardy! has seen a number of Christianity and Bible questions in recent years, which viewers have started to notice more and more. “There was just a bible question on Jeopardy that I knew the answer to, and none of the contestants did, and I feel the need to warn everyone…
The Midwestern United States has lost 57.6 billion tons of topsoil due to farming practices over the past 160 years, and the rate of erosion, even following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s guidelines, is still 25 times higher than the rate at which topsoil forms. Yet, we need not despair: researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently reported in the journal Earth’s Future that no-till farming, which is currently practiced on 40 percent of cropland acres in the Midwest, can extend our current level of soil fertility for the next several centuries. This has implications for everything from food…
On Saturday, Kendall Jenner shared a carousel of images from a tropical vacation to show off her bikini, though in some of the pics it’s scarcely visible. The 27-year-old was wearing a ruffled knit two-piece in green, made from three tiny triangles of fabric held together by strings. She posed in various directions, showing off the thin layer of sand sticking to her tan. On one hand she wore a large square ring, but otherwise she let the look speak for itself without accessories.The Kardashians’ star was allegedly on vacation with her new boyfriend Bad Bunny, but was definitely accompanied…
Seagrass is the “ugly duckling of conservation,” Carlos Duarte says. He calculated that the plant may put away carbon at 10 times the rate of a mature rainforest. Duarte sees the project in the Bahamas as a blueprint (pun intended, he says) for a much grander idea that has animated his work for the past two decades: He wants to restore all aquatic habitats and creatures to their preindustrial bounty. He speaks in terms of “blue natural capital,” imagining a future in which the value of nature is priced into how nations calculate their economic productivity.This is different from past…
A sculptor’s rendering of the hominid Australopithecus afarensis in an exhibition that included the 3.2 million-year-old fossilized remains of “Lucy.” (Image credit: Dave Einsel via Getty Images)Our 3.2 million-year-old ancestor “Lucy” could stand and walk upright just like modern humans do, new 3D muscle modeling reveals.The finding bolsters a growing consensus among researchers that Australopithecus afarensis — the extinct species to which Lucy belongs — walked erect rather than with a chimpanzee-like, crouching waddle.The hominin’s reconstructed pelvis and leg muscles also suggest that she could climb trees, meaning the species likely thrived in both forest and grassland habitats in East…
[] × Skip to main content “I am deeply sorry and I know I have let everyone down,” Donald wrote in a statement. Howard Donald of Take That performs on stage during the Coronation Concert on May 7, 2023 in Windsor, England. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Take That‘s Howard Donald, who was scheduled to perform as a solo artist at Groovebox’s Nottingham Pride Festival in July, has been removed from the fest’s lineup. The move came on Saturday (June 17), when Donald apologized for “liking social media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community.” Explore See latest videos, charts and…
Who is the Hawksian Woman? 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) { json =…
No lengthy introduction this week. Instead, this week is dedicated to a survey to authors: are you seeing an impact on the number and types of school and library visit invitations in this era of censorship? Click this link to fill out the survey. All responses are due July 1, for an anticipated July 14 run date. Anyone who is a traditionally published author for minor-age readers may participate. It is anonymous, and participation in every question is not required. We want to find out how much your income is being impacted by the bigotry perpetuated by right-wing Christofascism in…
Silo, the dystopian sci-fi series based on Hugh Howey‘s best-selling Wool book trilogy, will be returning for a second season at Apple TV+. Created by Emmy-nominated screenwriter Graham Yost (Justified), who also serves as showrunner, Silo stars Rebecca Ferguson (Dune) as Juliette Nichols, an engineer who works on the generators deep in the underground silo that is meant to protect its inhabitants from the outside world. The eighth episode is set to premiere this Friday, June 16. “It has been enormously fulfilling to see the engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully crafted sci-fi epic Silo quickly become Apple’s number one drama series,”…
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. The quiet-luxury aesthetic might not be new to mainstream fashion — after all, quiet-luxury brands like Tory Burch and The Row have been staples for years — but with the help of a few significant pop culture moments (namely Shiv Roy’s polished wardrobe on “Succession” and Gwyneth Paltrow’s refined courtroom style), the elevated trend has seen a renewed interest among younger generations. Like most…
“Most of the people targeted were those working on topics related to human rights violations,” says Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, head of Amnesty International’s Security Lab. While the researchers were unable to conclusively determine who was behind the surveillance, NSO Group has historically said that it only licenses its products to governments, particularly to law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Previous reporting has found that Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, India, Togo, and the United Arab Emirates were all likely NSO Group customers, In 2022, the company said it would no longer sell to non-NATO countries.A Pegasus infection is a “zero-click” attack, meaning…
FEW of life’s milestones are as unappealing and unceremonious as arrival in middle age. Our skin becomes noticeably looser, grey hairs more numerous and, of course, our clothes typically start to feel a bit tighter – especially around the waist. The last of these is known as middle-aged spread, the commonly accepted idea that we start to pack on the pounds around the abdomen as we get older. This excess weight is said to be easy to put on and harder to shift than when we were younger, the thinking being that our once-perky metabolism gets sluggish with age. We…
[] × Skip to main content The lakefront home with four bedrooms and 5.5 baths is listed at $3.499 million. Mick Jagger performs on stage during The Rolling Stones’ “SIXTY Tour of Europe 2022” at Anfield on June 09, 2022 in Liverpool, England. Dave J Hogan/GI Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and his dancer girlfriend Melanie Hamrick have put their Florida home up for sale. A listing on realtor.com says the lakefront home with four bedrooms and 5.5 baths is listed at $3.499 million — and it looks like the Jagger connection is a key selling point. “You can’t always get…
Saban Films has dropped The Island trailer for its upcoming action thriller, starring Michael Jai White and Jackson Rathbone. The video features White’s character who returns to his hometown after finding out about his brother’s death. The film is scheduled to make its debut in select theaters, on demand, and digital on July 21. Check out The Island trailer below (watch more trailers): What to Expect in The Island? “When his brother is killed, LAPD officer Mark (White) leaves the city to return to the island he grew up on,” reads the synopsis. “Seeking answers and ultimately vengeance, he soon…
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Hi there, Sassenachs! Join us in our 7-day countdown to the Season 7 premiere of Outlander, featuring a deep-dive into the seventh season, a chat with author Diana Gabaldon, as well as a look back at Jamie and Claire’s love story, and more. Stay tuned and be sure to pick up TV Guide Magazine’s Outlander Deluxe Collector’s Edition, available for order online now at Outlander2023.com and for purchase on newsstands nationwide. When it comes to Outlander, no one has better lines than the King of Men himself, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). And Jamie is never shy about telling Claire (Caitriona…
Editor’s Note (5/25/23): Today the U.S. Supreme Court released its ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. The Court found in a 5–4 decision that the U.S. EPA had interpreted its powers too broadly. The ruling will limit the types of streams, wetlands and other water bodies the agency can protect under the Clean Water Act. When a blaze ignited Ohio’s Cuyahoga River on June 22, 1969, it wasn’t the first—or worst—time the notoriously filthy waterway had caught fire. But national media outlets seized on it as a stark example of the abysmal state of the nation’s waters after decades…
Conversations about designer handbags typically revolve around one specific phrase: “It bags.” That saying has been less prominent recently, though, replaced by “quiet-luxury bags” that combine ease, subtlety, and quality craftsmanship without prominent logos. Such discussions are unfolding everywhere from our editor Slack channels to TikTok to The Wall Street Journal. But this isn’t to say that these bags are completely unidentifiable despite a lack of branding. Rather, they have details such as signature clasps and unique silhouettes that only astute fashion observers would recognise.Though there are a number of cult bags that fall into the camp of quiet luxury, Savette is a noteworthy newcomer.…
In the early 20th century, the psychoanalyst Carl Jung came up with the concept of the shadow—the human personality’s darker, repressed side, which can burst out in unexpected ways. Surprisingly, this theme recurs in the field of artificial intelligence in the form of the Waluigi Effect, a curiously named phenomenon referring to the dark alter-ego of the helpful plumber Luigi, from Nintendo’s Mario universe. Luigi plays by the rules; Waluigi cheats and causes chaos. An AI was designed to find drugs for curing human diseases; an inverted version, its Waluigi, suggested molecules for over 40,000 chemical weapons. All the researchers had to do,…
Jenny Lewis has readied a new album called Joy’All. The project is out today, June 9th, via her new label Blue Note/Capitol Records. A lot’s changed since Lewis’ last album, 2019’s On the Line — namely, a global pandemic that shut the world down and inspired the songwriter to approach music differently. Some songs on Joy’All predate COVID, while others came out of a world-class songwriting group Lewis joined, led by none other than Beck Hansen. “I started writing some of these songs on the road, pre-pandemic… and then put them aside as the world shut down, and then from my home in Nashville…
How do our childhood movie crushes shape our future love lives? 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…
SCIENTIFIC revelations come from the unlikeliest of places. Like a rat, in a lab, doing a “downward dog” stretch. According to the people who found a way to get rats to do yoga, these creatures benefit from a good stretch as much as we do. In the process, they are revealing the true significance of a body tissue that has been overlooked by science for centuries. The 19th-century anatomist Erasmus Wilson called this tissue – now known as fascia – a natural bandage. In dissection, that is exactly what it looks like: sheets of white, fibrous connective tissue that are…
Love Letters to the Virgin Mary by David Richards What’s it About? Through a compelling first-person narrative, David invites us into his remarkable journey of self-discovery, as he seeks personal belief in Christ and finds solace in the guiding presence of the Virgin Mary. Why could we be made to suffer if not to overcome our sorrows? This profound question resonated deeply throughout my reading of David Richards‘ Love Letters to the Virgin Mary. The book offers a captivating and introspective exploration of faith, history and the search for spiritual identity. Through a compelling first-person narrative, David invites us into…
What couple hasn’t argued over a mysterious phone call? ALLBLK’s newest series, Judge Me Not, has many great things going for it, including the exploration of mental illness with its main character, psychological thrills, and zany characters. But at the center of the series is also a romantic relationship between newly appointed judge Zelma Jay Johnson and her boyfriend, if that’s a term you can even ascribe to him, Daryl. TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at the all-new episode hitting the ALLBLK streaming network today! And things get a bit intense for Zelma and Daryl. Judge Me Not…
I come bearing good news for our lovely Who What Wear readers. Spring is officially only a few days away I am so unbelievably ready for it. My arms are fully outstretched and running at speed towards longer days, warmer weather, al fresco lunches, midi dresses, floral prints, fresh white trainers, lightweight layering, bare legs…I could go on. And around this time of year, it isn’t just my wardrobe that gets a little seasonal upgrade. I take the concept of a good spring clean to my skincare stash and swap out certain products for their more timely counterpart––as the days get longer…
It is allergy season once again. If you are one of the 81 million Americans with hay fever, spring is a mixed blessing. Yes, the days are longer, but they are accompanied by itchy eyes, runny noses, and an endless hunt for antihistamines. On days when the pollen count is highest, seasonal allergies are like an assault—from the outside world, but also from our own bodies’ immune systems going into overdrive.There are growing numbers of allergy sufferers, too. In 1997, around 0.4 percent of US children were reported to have a peanut allergy. By 2008 the figure was 1.4 percent. In the…
The rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may not have considered: fewer medical services available for all women living in those states. Doctors are showing — through their words and actions — that they are reluctant to practice in places where making the best decision for a patient could result in huge fines or even a prison sentence. And when clinics that provide abortions close their doors, all the other services offered there also shut down, including regular exams, breast cancer screenings, and contraception. The…
Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler admittedly had a rough time with drugs when he was both in and out of the rock band, as he discusses in his 2010 book, My Appetite for Destruction: Sex and Drugs and Guns N’ Roses. But now his younger half-brother, Jamie Adler, has revealed an extreme instance in which he kidnapped the rocker to try and help him kick his habit.The story unwinds in a three-part interview with Jamie that emerged this month, where he explains that, back in the halcyon days, the two were still close, with Jamie often visiting Steven…