What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Witchy Awakening? I have written cozy mysteries for a few years and got invited into an anthology for paranormal cozy mysteries. While I hadn’t written any I jumped at the chance as there is often a little bit of something magical in my cozies anyway. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Witchy Awakening, what would they be? You don’t Own Me / Independent Woman / Brave What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write? I…
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Aerial view of a deforested area of the Amazon rainforest in Brazl’s state of Roraima. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in the first quarter of 2023 was one of the worst on record, according to official figures released on Friday. Those figures show the scale of the task facing leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, just 100 days into his return to power. Satellite images from the INPE national space investigations institute showed 356 square kilometers of forest had been destroyed in March in the Brazilian Amazon. That is a 14 percent increase compared to March 2022, when far-right…
Ashley Benson is making a case for extreme cutouts. On April 12, the actor and former “Pretty Little Liars” star stepped out in a revealing LBD by Christopher Kane during a night out in Los Angeles. Completely open on both sides, the dress combined two current fashion trends: cutouts and the naked dress trend. “Hot mama,” Vanessa Hudgens said of Benson’s look on Instagram. Benson styled the figure-hugging silhouette with classic Christian Louboutin pointed-toe pumps and gold drop earrings that complemented her shimmering turquoise eyeshadow and glazed-doughnut manicure. The centerpiece of Benson’s sleeveless dress was the set of bust-to-calf cutouts…
Europe will commission two rocket launches from Elon Musk’s SpaceX after the Ukraine conflict barred access to Russia’s Soyuz, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed on Thursday.The launches include the Euclid space telescope and the Hera probe, a follow-up mission to NASA’s DART spacecraft which last month succeeded in altering the path of a moonlet in the first test of a future planetary defence system. “The member states have decided that Euclid and Hera are proposed to be launched on Falcon 9,” ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher told reporters after a meeting of the 22-nation agency’s ministerial council.The launches will take…
Here is a wrap-up of the news you need to know from Thursday, April 20, 2023. Ted Lasso may be wrapping up, but one of its stars is sticking around at Apple TV+. News broke this week to reveal the Emmy winner will host Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas. Special guests are set to be announced at a later date. Beyond that, details are scarce for this project. So, we’re playing a waiting game on this one! Also at Apple TV+, the streaming service has announced a first-look teaser for Lessons in Chemistry, a new drama series starring Brie Larson.…
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[] Saunas, Funkytown and the consciousness of plants at CPH:DOX 2023 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…
A handful of plastic washed ashore at Kamilo Beach, HawaiiThe 5 Gyres Institute, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Concentrations of microplastics in the oceans have surged in the past 18 years, with researchers now estimating there are 2.3 million tonnes floating in the sea worldwide. Microplastics – defined as plastic particles less than 5 millimetres long – are commonly found in the bodies of sea turtles, whales and fish. Studies have tracked microplastic pollution in oceans since the 1970s, but it wasn’t until 2005 that plastic concentrations started to rapidly and consistently increase. Marcus Eriksen and Lisa Erdle at the the 5…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I like to think of myself as someone who will read anything and everything, as long as it interests me. Contemporary fiction? Sure. A good YA kick in the heart? Bring it on. Memoirs, essay collections, tell-alls, and cultural analysis? Start spilling all the tea. But one genre that I’ve always struggled with, pretty much for as long as I’ve been a reader (so, since birth), is historical fiction. I can pretty much peg my dislike for the genre at large back to…
Lori Harvey put her abs on full display on April 12 when she attended Revolve’s 20th-Anniversary Party in a plunging black dress by LaQuan Smith. “Had the best time celebrating @revolve’s 20 year anniversary!!” she captioned photos from the party on Instagram the following day. “Congratulations and cheers to 20 more.” While monochrome was certainly the prevailing theme at the fashion celebration, Harvey’s look stood out among the rest thanks to its sultry silhouette and daring design. The dress was Look 6 from the designer’s fall/winter 2022 collection and featured a halter neckline that came to a point at her…
Meta Platforms’ independent oversight board said on Thursday that starting this month, it can decide on applying warning screens, marking content as “disturbing” or “sensitive”.The board, which already has the ability to review user appeals to remove content, said it would be able to make binding decisions to apply a warning screen when “leaving up or restoring qualifying content”, including to photos and videos.Separately in its quarterly transparency report, the board said it received 3,47,000 appeals from Facebook and Instagram users around the world during the second quarter ended June 30.”Since we started accepting appeals two years ago, we have…
Editor’s Note (4/12/23): On Tuesday New York City mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) will be deploying a new fleet of robots and other devices, including the controversial “Digidog.” The NYPD first tried out this bot in 2020, but a public backlash to its use led to its retirement in 2021. Last year the New York City Police Department (NYPD) began leasing a caninelike robot—a Spot model from Boston Dynamics that the department nicknamed Digidog. Officers deployed the robot in just a few cases, including a hostage situation in the Bronx and an incident…
Firefighters and their personal lives will remain a big topic for ABC during the 2023-24 TV season. The network has officially picked up Station 19 for Season 7 with new showrunners. In live + same-day results, Station 19 is ABC’s most-watched series, with 3.9 million viewers. The numbers surge when delayed viewing is factored in. A renewal was never in doubt for the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff, but ABC has been staggering out pickups for next season so far. The series has been a strong performer, and ABC will likely keep the show on Thursdays next season with Grey’s Anatomy. There…
As much as people love to hear the classics played live, whenever a band releases a new album, many fans want to hear at least some of the new material played, too. Foo Fighters have done an excellent job at keeping their setlists fresh, while still making sure to play the hits.Foos have played well over 1,000 shows so far, so we were curious which of their songs have never been played live. We went through every Foo Fighters song on each of their albums and plugged them into Setlist.fm’s Tour Statistics page to see which have been performed during…
[] Cairo Conspiracy review – too polite where it should’ve been pulpy 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 = {};…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I requested to write this post because I have become a rabid fan of NBA basketball. My devotion to watching NBA games as an adult started during the second summer of the pandemic, when I watched the playoff finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns. There’s something so compelling about seeing people at the top of their craft perform. Not to mention all the feats of athleticism! That fall, I decided to watch every Celtics’ game — because home team —…
A worker, at left, tends to a customer at a cosmetics shop on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Los Angeles.A growing number of state legislatures are considering banning the sale of cosmetics and other consumer products that contain the toxic industrial compound PFAS over health concerns. Credit: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. In Vermont, the state Senate gave final approval this week to legislation that would prohibit manufacturers and suppliers from selling or…
Welcome to Last Drop, where you can discover the newest and buzziest beauty launches hitting shelves near you._______________________________________________________________________________Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Matte Beauty Blush Wand Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Matte Beauty Blush Wand Credit: Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte Tilbury is celebrating 10 years of her iconic Pillow Talk collection and kicked off February announcing that Pose star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is their new (and first American) beauty muse! And what’s an announcement without a new release? (We told you first). One Pillow Talk product sells every 6 seconds globally. Encouraged by the success of the Beauty Light…
ISRO plans to launch Chandrayaan-3, its third mission to the moon, in June next year with a more robust lunar rover onboard which is crucial for future inter-planetary explorations.The space agency has also lined up the first test flight of the ‘abort mission’ for Gaganyaan, the country’s first human spaceflight, early next year.”Chandrayaan-3 (C-3) launch will be in June next year onboard the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3),” said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somnath while interacting with media personnel on the sidelines during an event.He said ISRO plans to fly Indian astronauts into orbit by the end of…
The theme of the hour was along the lines of being vulnerable and being seen. And for some of the characters, they desperately needed that, and it was commendable that Good Trouble Season 5 Episode 6 opted to touch on some of those things, especially with newcomers Luca and Joaquin. It was also heartwarming to see Mariana get a win with Evan as everything around them falls apart. Some of the storylines of the hour meandered a bit and weren’t as interesting as others, and that can be the case in this series when it juggles so many characters they…
Godflesh have shared the first new song off their forthcoming album, Purge. Justin K. Broadrick and Ben Green’s new one is called “Nero.” They’ve also announced a North American tour, which includes dates in June, July, and September. Find those dates and check out the new song below.“Nero, as a symbol and reminder of irresponsible self destruction as being practiced always, now and forever,” Broadrick said in a statement. “In classic Godflesh tradition, three self-reinterpretations are presented, to display the many sides of the same coin.”Purge, the first new Godflesh album since 2017’s Post Self, is out June 9 via…
Director and DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn has debunked another DC Universe rumor involving the Shazam DCU future. A Twitter user asked Gunn about a rumor that states that Zachary Levi has been “booted” from the role of Shazam. According to the rumor, Levi was being replaced by Alan Ritchson. The clarify the state of the Shazam DCU future, Gunn wasted no time in dispelling the rumor, replying with, “no lol jesus.” Ritchson has appeared in series like Blue Mountain State and Reacher, though he also has quite a history with DC. The actor portrayed Arthur Curry/Aquaman in the CW…
The bridge leading from Fort Myers to Pine Island, Fla., is seen heavily damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Pine Island, Fla., Oct. 1, 2022. Changes in air patterns as the world warms will likely push more and nastier hurricanes up against the United States’ east and Gulf coasts, especially in Florida, a new study said. Credit: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File Changes in air patterns as the world warms will likely push more and nastier hurricanes up against the United States’ east and Gulf coasts, especially in Florida, a new study said. While other studies have projected how…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Roald Dahl’s books are being edited to make them less offensive. Joke is, nothing has really changed. No matter how many tweaks are made to try and push classics like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory into more politically correct territory, Dahl’s books are still harmful. There are a number of things that make defending Roald Dahl a questionable move, but I’d like to address the way his books reinforce stereotypes about physical attractiveness. Dahl wasn’t creative enough to make his antagonists’ actions reveal…
Photography by Dillon Sachs The designer turns to her Indigenous roots — and her daughter — for guidance and inspiration. By Annika Lautens Date April 2, 2023 Parachute bubble skirts, tie-dyed jumpsuits and colourfully collaged clothing are just a few examples of the whimsical wares you’ll find on 4Kinship’s website. Another common thread? The appearance of Indigenous founder Amy Denet Deal’s daughter, Lily, who models almost all of her mother’s masterpieces. “We have a very special relationship,” shares Denet Deal, revealing that Lily inspired her to give up her fast-fashion job and start her sustainable brand. “When she was still…
Nearly 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the primordial plasma of the infant universe cooled enough for the first atoms to coalesce, making space for the embedded radiation to soar free. That light—the cosmic microwave background (CMB)—continues to stream through the sky in all directions, broadcasting a snapshot of the early universe that’s picked up by dedicated telescopes and even revealed in the static on old cathode-ray televisions.After scientists discovered the CMB radiation in 1965, they meticulously mapped its tiny temperature variations, which displayed the exact state of the cosmos when it was a mere frothing plasma. Now they’re repurposing…
Saedís, an orca, with a long-finned pilot whale calf at her sideorcaguardians.org A long-finned pilot whale calf has been documented swimming behind the flipper of a female orca – in “echelon”, or the mother-and-calf position – for the first time. How the inter-species pair came together is unknown, leading researchers to wonder whether the calf was adopted or abducted. In August 2021, a whale-watching tour near Snaefellsnes peninsula in West Iceland spotted a pod of three orcas with a surprise guest. Marie-Thérèse Mrusczok at the West Iceland Nature Research … Read The Full Article Here
The Star Wars Celebration kicked off today, Friday, April 7, in London, England, and Disney+ and Lucasfilm marked the occasion by unveiling the teaser trailer for the much-anticipated spinoff series Ahsoka. Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy. You can view the trailer below, which features epic lightsaber battles, new droids, and plenty of intergalactic warfare. “I’m blown away,” Dawson said during the panel at the Star Wars Celebration event (per Variety). “We’ve got some great surprises for all of…
Rock and metal Twitter is going wild for Knocked Loose after the Kentucky metalcore band essentially turned Coachella 2023 into a hardcore show during their set in the California desert on Sunday (April 16). Pop star Billie Eilish also apparently enjoyed their show — she was seemingly captured watching Knocked Loose from the side of the stage.”SHES SO REAL FOR THIS,” Twitter user @hard222swallow enthused of the clip they shared on the social media site that shows Eilish watching the Knocked Loose concert.See the video toward the bottom of this post.READ MORE: 10 Most “Metal” Artists That Aren’t MetalWhile Eilish didn’t play Coachella herself this year,…
[] Albert Serra: ‘What am I trying to say, I don’t know. I just create images’ 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’;…