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Julia Roberts paid not-so-subtle tribute to longtime friend George Clooney at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC on Dec. 4. She arrived to the gala wearing a black gown entirely covered in photos of her “Ticket to Paradise” costar, whose humanitarian efforts were celebrated during the ceremony. The tongue-in-cheek dress was custom-made by Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott and adorned with pictures of Clooney throughout his decades-long career, including old professional headshots, magazine spreads, red carpet moments, and even several screen grabs from his “ER” days. Each snapshot was surrounded by a decorative gold frame as a nod to…

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Overspending on Twitter for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) was the easy part. Now, Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk must prove why he believes that Twitter is worth 10 times that amount and turn around a social media platform that he has spent months ridiculing. Earlier this month, the outspoken billionaire said: “Myself and the other investors are obviously overpaying for Twitter right now. The long-term potential for Twitter in my view is an order of magnitude greater than its current value.” Musk has provided few concrete details about his plans, and what he has shared appears far-fetched…

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After months of thrills, and near spills (certainly for Morgan Myles), America has chosen Bryce Leatherwood as the winner of The Voice 2022. The country singer was guided throughout by Blake Shelton, and hadn’t hit a bum note during his ride. Based in Statesboro, Georgia, the 22-year-old singer gives Shelton a record ninth victory. Shelton will get a chance to reach double figures in the win column before he steps away from the show at the end of the 23rd season. Leatherwood placed himself near the head of the class from the outset, performing Blake’s adaptation of Conway Twitty’s “Goodbye…

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The Game Awards are just one week away and some publishers have been hinting at what they’ll be showing at the event. 505 Games is one such publisher and the company has recruited Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen in its Game Awards tease. To: @geoffkeighleyFrom: #505Games @EpicGamesSubject: Lost and Found Item Hi Geoff, Your number one fan has left something in reception. Want to come and collect it? Thank you! pic.twitter.com/BHeSMgwSm0 — 505 Games (@505_Games) December 1, 2022 505 Games posted a video about this mystery game on its Twitter account. Madsen can be seen walking into a building asking for host…

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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Bastard Boss? When I wrote my Necklace Trilogy, Tyler and Bella were both side characters who I absolutely got sideswiped by and I just had to tell their story! What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write? Thrillers. I write both romances and thrillers, but am more drawn to thrillers for reading because it helps keep my brain moving in the right direction for my deadlines What books are on your TBR pile right now? Any book by one of the…

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The time is one year before the turn of the 21st century. Everything is perfect. To make it even better, the best TV show on earth premiered. It is time to go down memory lane and invoke some nostalgia remembering a time we convinced ourselves that life was better than it is today. The Sopranos was a great show. It was one of a kind. During a time when people were focused on making soapy teen shows. I’m not saying Teen shows were necessarily bad, but this epic drama was a welcome alternative. We have revisited nineteen of the most…

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The effects of positive information and negative information on the proportion of recovered individuals for a certain transmission rate of mass media. Credit: Xifen Wu When an epidemic strikes, more than just infections spread. As cases mount, information about the disease, how to spot it, and how to prevent it propagates rapidly among people in affected areas as well. Relatively little is known, however, about the interplay between the course of epidemics and this diffusion of information to the public. A pair of researchers developed a model that examines epidemics through two lenses—the spread of disease and the spread of…

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Graphic by Kayleen Dicuangco There’s something for every beauty-lover on your shopping list. By Lauren Knowles Date November 29, 2022 When it comes to holiday gifting, the more the merrier is our motto, which is why we adore a good gift set. Also, let’s be real: We all have that friend, S.O., or relative in our life that’s beauty and self-care obsessed, and who would totally agree that nothing says “happy holidays” like buying them enough skincare, makeup or fragrance to last them till next December. With the holiday season well underway, there’s no time like the present to shop…

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Apple managed to boost both its sales and profit during a summertime quarter that depressed the fortunes of most other major tech companies, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the iPhone maker will be immune to a potential recession. Even though Apple fared reasonably well, the July-September results released on Thursday signalled that the world’s most valuable company is facing some of the same economic headwinds that hammered the profits of Microsoft and the corporate parents of both Google and Facebook.The company’s fiscal fourth quarter revenue rose 8 percent from the same time last year to $90.1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,42,000…

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Just minutes before the national Transgender Day of Remembrance began on November 20, a gunman entered Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and opened fire, killing five people and injuring at least 25. The club was one of few spaces in the city for queer people to congregate and socialize free of judgment and bigotry. As anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment has begun to dominate the national conversation—often thinly veiled under the guise of “equality” in sports, accusations of “grooming” children, and protecting spaces created for women—violence against these very communities has also proliferated.The persistence of homophobic and transphobic attacks in the United States is overwhelming, especially…

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The Witch: Part 2 – The Other One is a wild action-thriller 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 = {};…

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Scientists at Scripps Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a clue to the molecular cause of Alzheimer’s — a clue that may also explain why women are at greater risk for the disease. In the study, reported on December 14, 2022, in Science Advances, the researchers found that a particularly harmful, chemically modified form of an inflammatory immune protein called complement C3 was present at much higher levels in the brains of women who had died with the disease, compared to men who had died with the disease. They also showed that estrogen — which drops in…

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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write A Mountain Leads Home, Their True Love Story? My daughter and son-in-law inspired the holiday romance, A Mountain Leads Home. If not for a snowboarding accident and my daughter’s role as a trauma nurse, two people would never have met. While the relationship developed quickly, there have been many challenges and gratefully, one happily-ever-after. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of A Mountain Leads Home, Their True Love Story, what would they be? The song “Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros was…

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The CW Network has finally dropped premiere dates for Superman & Lois Season 3 and Gotham Knights. Both shows will premiere on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. “The new season of The CW’s biggest show SUPERMAN & LOIS alongside our most exciting new series GOTHAM KNIGHTS will make Tuesdays a can’t-miss night of action,” said Brad Schwartz, President, Entertainment, The CW Network. “With the iconic characters and gritty streets that everyone knows, fans will experience the best season yet of SUPERMAN & LOIS and be introduced to a hunted group of crime fighters out for vengeance, following in Batman’s footsteps on…

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The large number of fluorescent yellow dots in this foraminifer are incorporated nanoplastic particles. Credit: Marlena Joppien, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research Single-celled organisms with calcareous shells, called foraminifera, contribute significantly to the formation of sand deposited on beaches, islands and coastal areas. Researchers at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) have now found for the first time that foraminifera can take up tiny plastic particles and incorporate them into their calcareous shells. The results were published in Scientific Reports and Limnology and Oceanography Letters. Gleaming white tropical beaches are coveted destinations for many recreation-seekers. But how…

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Get your winter A-team ready with a sleep-altering comforter, sumptuous house dress, plush sleep mask, and more. By Jennifer Berry Date November 29, 2022 It’s almost December, the temps continue to drop, and all we want to do is stay inside and watch holiday rom-coms. So let’s do it, no? (Except for when we feel like getting dolled up and hitting the holiday party circuit, that is. We’re layered!) Cozy season is here and there are countless ways to make your stay-at-home moments infinitely comfier. We scoured the internet, Instagram and TikTok for plush, lush and luxe items to keep…

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 might include footballers Paul Pogba and Neymar as operators. Reputed dataminer ‘CODSloitz’ has supposedly unearthed upcoming operator skins in Activision’s latest marquee shooter, and it includes characters resembling the aforementioned athletes. Digital pre-orders for the game allowed early access to the campaign segment on October 20, and it was only a matter of time before players started digging into game files to discover post-launch content. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now available across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X.Previously, another reliable tipster ‘TheGhostOfHope’ shared a list of unreleased operators,…

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Christine and the Queens will curate the 2023 edition of Meltdown Festival on London’s South Bank. He picks up the mantle from Grace Jones, who helmed this year’s edition, and follows curators including David Bowie, Patti Smith, and Scott Walker. A mix of ticketed shows and free outdoor concerts, the festival will run from June 9-18. The first acts will be announced in the spring.In a press release, Christine and the Queens, also known as Redcar, said, “I will actually pick musicians that have some gut-wrenching quality, and I wish for all of us to stroll around in those ten…

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Some 35 years after the original film came out, Willow finally continues — on Disney+.The sequel television series to the ’80s cult classic premiered on the streaming service today. It once again stars Warwick Davis as the title character, a sorcerer who goes on a great quest in a fantasy world. The concept for Willow was originally hatched by George Lucas in the 1970s; after the wild success of Star Wars, he co-wrote the original movie and produced it through his Lucasfilm company. Disney revived the franchise after it purchased Lucasfilm several years ago; Jonathan Kasdan, the son of Lucas’ frequent collaborator Lawrence Kasdan, developed the new show, which…

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. When people set out to “read around the world,” too often they neglect Indonesia, despite it being the fourth most populous nation in the world, with more than 270 million inhabitants. So let’s fix that, shall we? I’ve done the research and compiled a list of nine wonderful books translated from Indonesian, or bahasa Indonesia, the official, national language of Indonesia. It’s worth taking a moment to note that while Indonesian is the official language of the nation, spoken by more than 200…

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Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Continuing with Lifetime’s mission to provide a platform for unheard voices, the network announces the conclusion of the documentary series Surviving R. Kelly: The Final Chapter, debuting as a two-night event on January 2nd and 3rd at 9 pm ET/PT. The two-night event focuses on the fallout of the former R&B superstar’s crimes as he faces multiple federal and state trials. The groundbreaking, Peabody award-winning, Emmy-nominated documentary series Surviving R. Kelly concludes with the final installment following the former R&B superstar as he faces multiple federal and…

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An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice, potentially accelerating ice loss as the climate warms. The 460km-long river is revealed in a new study, which details how it collects water at the base of the Antarctic ice sheet from an area the size of Germany and France combined. Its discovery shows the base of the ice sheet has more active water flow than previously thought, which could make it more susceptible to changes in climate. The discovery was made by researchers at Imperial College London, the University of Waterloo, Canada, Universiti Malaysia…

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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, accessories are magical things. There’s no point in debating the subject. I won’t be told otherwise. What else has the power to elevate a basic jeans-and-T-shirt outfit like a piece of jewellery or, indeed, boasts the ability to make a dress work for day or night like a well-chosen shoe? Accessories unlock more outfit potential in a way clothes simply cannot, and in my book, that makes them magic. Assuming we’re in agreement, I thought it might be of interest to talk you through the biggest accessory trends 2023 has to offer, as seen…

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To determine just how effective these self-limiting male mosquitoes are, scientists have to gauge the local mosquito population before and after the experiment. They either lure, trap, and tally the number of adult mosquitoes in an area, or set out traps filled with water, and then count the eggs females lay in them. Then they extrapolate to get a population estimate. (The Oxitec team used the egg method.) This study found that during the peak mosquito season, which lasts from November to April in Brazil, treated mosquito populations were suppressed by an average of 88 percent, and in some cases up…

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Sean “Diddy” Combs is motoring on with “Sex In The Porsche,” the hip-hop mogul’s new collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR. Diddy is listed as co-writer (with PARTYNEXTDOOR, real name Jahron Brathwaite) and co-producer (with Nyan) on the smooth cut, the second lifted from Diddy’s forthcoming album release. The first, “Gotta Move On” featuring Bryson Tiller, arrived in October, part of a three-pack which included the Queens Remix and the Kings Remix. “Gotta Move On” went to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart in November, the first leader for both acts on the survey. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See…

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Though it certainly isn’t among the franchises fans think of first when they look at the stuff Disney acquired in its purchase of 20th Century Fox, the Night at the Museum series had a very healthy and very lucrative run from 2006 to 2014. The three live-action movies, starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, and the late Robin Williams, in a tale of a museum full of antiquities that come to life at night, grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide.It’s been eight years since the series stalled out following Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. The latest sequel finds a workaround…

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Battlefield Earth, Expanded 21st Century Edition by L. Ron Hubbard It’s the year 3,000, a thousand years after an alien invasion nearly exterminated the human race and left the cities in crumbling ruins—a post-apocalyptic graveyard. The vicious aliens hunt the remaining survivors for sport. A young hero rises from the ashes and rallies the scattered tribes in an all-out rebellion for freedom that erupts across the continents of Earth and the cosmic sprawl of the Psychlo Empire. You will love this classic sci-fi novel because of the characters. “Pulse-pounding, mile-a-minute sci-fi action-adventure.”—Brandon Sanderson “Non-stop and fast-paced.” —Kevin J. Anderson “Over 1,000…

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Archaeologists have discovered ancient mummies buried with stunning, lifelike portraits of the deceased. The mummies were interred in a cemetery at the ancient city of Philadelphia in Egypt, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Dec 1. The city of Philadelphia, located about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of Cairo in the Fayoum area of Egypt, was founded during the Ptolemaic period (304 B.C. to 30 B.C.), when Egypt was ruled by a dynasty of pharaohs descended from one of Alexander the Great’s generals. Philadelphia — Greek for the city of brotherly love — continued to flourish even after…

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The BBC has released a short teaser for the highly-anticipated third season of Happy Valley, which means its return to U.S. TV is getting closer and closer. Season 3 is set to premiere on New Year’s Day in the U.K.; a U.S. release date has not yet been announced, but it will air on AMC+ and Acorn TV. The six-episode season will see Sarah Lancashire reprise her role as Sergeant Catherine Cawood as she investigates a gangland murder while also navigating the strained relationships with her teenage grandson Ryan (Rhys Connah) and sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran). James Norton is also…

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Photography courtesy of Imaxtree The luxury brand’s outsized Drop earrings went viral and quickly sold out — here are a handful of pairs to try instead. By Jennifer Berry Date November 30, 2022 You know that line in Mean Girls “I saw Cady Heron wearing army pants and flip flops, so I bought army pants and flip flops”? Despite my urge to resist the influence of the Kardashian-Jenners and their oh-so-well-oiled marketing machine, I sometimes find myself feeling that way about Kendall Jenner’s outfits. From her penchant for cool prints to her embrace of kooky knitwear, Kendall’s style of late…

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