Ahead of the release of her new album Midnights next month, Taylor Swift was named the Songwriter-Artist of the Decade by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). She gave a speech tonight at the NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards, which took place at the historic Ryman Auditorium. She discussed her history as a songwriter, the way she categorizes the songs she writes, and her process of re-recording her first albums. Read her speech below.Well, hi.I want to say thank you to Bart for introducing me in such a generous way and I want to say thank you to the NSAI for…
Author: Admin
Given the intensity of the original movie’s fans, maybe this isn’t too shocking but: Hocus Pocus 2 is a big hit on Disney+. According to a press release, it is now the #1 film premiere on Disney+ to date “based on hours streamed in the first three days of its release.”Nearly 30 years after the original film — which was a flop in theaters in 1993 but became a cult favorite thanks to endless replays on cable and home video — Disney was able to reunite the original Sanderson sisters, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, for a movie that sees…
Dementia encompasses a range of neurodegenerative conditions that lead to memory loss and cognitive deficiencies and affect some 55 million people worldwide. Yet despite its prevalence, there are few effective treatments, in part because scientists still don’t understand how exactly dementia arises on a cellular and molecular level. Now, a team led by scientists at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health has made progress in unraveling the mechanism underlying a type of dementia that strikes early in life. In a study published Oct. 7 in Nature Communications, researchers discovered that a genetic form of…
26 Oct 2022 Books to Read if You Like Jim Butcher If you’re looking for your next fantasy or science fiction adventure to jump into, then don’t miss out on these new releases! We have the perfect list of fantasy and science fiction books for fans of Jim Butcher. When Monsters Lie (The Monsters Among Us Book 1) by Debbie Cassidy Release Date: August 18, 2022 When my base is taken by monsters, my scout skills are the only thing standing between death and survival. Sanctuary lies across monster infested territory, so the last thing I expect is to be…
There’s a big bad world out there, and Claudia may be about to find that out. As the years passed, the dynamic between Claudia, Louis, and Lestat became more untenable. And in Interview with the Vampire Season 1 Episode 5, Claudia sets off on a little college visit which will set her up to meet another vampire. But just how exactly will this meeting play out? Claudia’s arrival in Louis and Lestat’s life has been anything but smooth thus far. Neither older vampire has truly known how to handle Claudia, who is dealing with the height of her hormones and…
Scientists researching forest carnivores such as martens, foxes and coyotes spend hours clambering through rugged terrain, sometimes in deep snow, placing and baiting camera traps to learn about animals’ behavior in relation to their habitat. In recent years, this on-the-ground work has received a big boost from what might seem to be an unlikely source: NASA. In a new scholarly paper that details research in northwest Wyoming, University of Wyoming researchers explain how NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission can provide valuable information about the world’s forests for wildlife scientists. The article appears in the journal Forest Ecology and…
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s stylish date nights have officially resumed. On Sunday evening, the new parents were photographed on a night out in Los Angeles, where they celebrated the rapper’s 34th birthday at celebrity-favorite restaurant Olivetta. As usual, the couple were dressed to the nines in complementary all-black ensembles. The Savage X Fenty founder wore a sleek yet comfortable gown in a jersey fabric that hugged her curves. Accented by zipper detailing throughout and a thigh-high slit, the one-shoulder design was not your average little black dress. Rihanna completed the chic outfit with layered necklaces and pointed pumps with sparkly…
Battery-swapping technology reverses the vicious circle that larger batteries bring for bikes, where more kWh means more weight, a bigger motor, bigger brakes, and stronger suspension, all adding even more mass and bulk to the mix. Provided a widespread network of battery-swap stations is available (a big ask, admittedly), allowing dead batteries to be replaced with fresh ones in a matter of seconds—faster, cheaper, and cleaner than even filling a petrol tank would be—then stopping regularly to do it becomes less of a chore. If you can reduce a bike’s range to, say, 50 miles, but make the battery swap process…
Ari Lennox was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She performed two songs from her new album Age/Sex/Location: “POF” and “Waste My Time.” Watch it happen below.Lennox’s new album includes the Summer Walker–featuring single “Queen Space,” plus two singles release last year, “Pressure” and “Hoodie.” Lucky Daye and Chloë also appear on the follow-up to 2019’s Shea Butter Baby.See where Lennox’s “New Apartment” landed on Pitchfork’s list of “The 100 Best Songs of 2019.”ContentThis content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Read The Full Article Here
Is Killmonger secretly coming back for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever? We think he might be — and we think the latest trailer for Wakanda Forever might give us some huge clues pointing to him as the movie’s secret, unseen villain.That’s one of the theories, hidden Easter eggs, and little details you might have missed in the latest trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. And in our latest Marvel video, we go through all of them. We tell you why it’s almost guaranteed now that Shuri is the new Black Panther (it’s all about a couple of little dots on her forehead), we explore all…
27 Oct 2022 The Buzziest Books of October | 2022 The month of October was a great time for readers with a host of exciting new releases from bestselling authors. So many page-turning novels will captivate you from cover to cover. If you want to know what new books everyone has been talking about, here are our picks for October’s 10 most noteworthy releases. Happy reading! The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera Release Date: October 4, 2022 It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when…
Paramount+Inside Amy SchumerThe Emmy-winning sketch comedy, which hasn’t produced new episodes since 2016, returns for a brief but brilliant run—two episodes this week, three more to follow—with a bold streak of feminist anger brewing beneath the hilarity. The opener begins with a psoriasis ad that turns bitter and builds to an inspired Hallmark holiday-movie parody featuring Ellie Kemper as the hedge-fund queen who returns to quaint hearth and home—only to remember what it was that made her flee in the first place. Guest stars include Bridget Everett, Olivia Munn and Grey’s Anatomy alum Jesse Williams as a hunk who catches…
A partial solar eclipse in Iraq in 2019. Tuesday’s eclipse is not expected to darken the sky. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across a swathe of the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, with amateur astronomers warned to take care watching the rare phenomenon. The eclipse will start at 0858 GMT in Iceland and end off the coast of India at 1302 GMT, crossing Europe, North Africa and the Middle East on its way, according to the IMCCE institute of France’s Paris Observatory. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow down onto…
While some makeup artists recommend applying concealer before your foundation to get a full-coverage, long-lasting finish, when it comes to Phillips’s iconic fresh-faced looks, any step that risks over-application should be avoided at all costs. “I prefer applying concealer after foundation to ensure I am focusing only on the areas that need the extra coverage,” she reveals. “I apply it with a brush and blend it out with a sponge, setting with a light dusting of powder.”When it comes to areas of concern like dark circles, she advises using a colour corrector rather than packing on concealer. “Using a colour…
A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission has urged the chief executives of Apple and Alphabet’s Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores.Brendan Carr, the FCC commissioner, said in a letter to the CEOs, dated June 24 and sent on FCC letterhead, that video-sharing app TikTok has collected vast troves of sensitive data about US users that could be accessed by ByteDance staff in Beijing. ByteDance is TikTok’s Chinese parent.Carr tweeted details of the letter on Tuesday.”TikTok is not just another video app. That’s the sheep’s clothing,” Carr said on Twitter. “It harvests swaths of sensitive…
Earlier this month, a video went viral of a Mississippi daycare worker scaring kids in a classroom while wearing what appears to be a mask of Ghostface, the knife-wielding villain from the Scream film franchise. Now, after all being fired from the daycare, five former employees are facing child abuse charges for the incident. WTVA reports that Sierra McCandless, Oci-Anna Kilburn, Jennifer Newman, and Shyenne Shelton each face three counts of felony child abuse, and Traci Hutson faces failure to report abuse and simple assault against a minor, both misdemeanors. The charges follow investigations by the Mississippi State Department of…
ComingSoon spoke to Czech director Petr Jákl about his historical drama Medieval, which stars Ben Foster as the legendary war general Jan Žižka. The film is out now on digital and arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on December 6.“As feuding brothers battle for control of the throne, daring and righteous mercenary leader Jan Žižka embarks on a mission to kidnap Lady Katherine, the fiancée of a powerful lord,” reads the film’s synopsis. “As Katherine becomes caught in a dangerous political game between monarchs, Jan falls in love with her strong spirit and dedication to saving the people. In a brave attempt to liberate her,…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An international group of researchers from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden have achieved dizzying data transmission speeds and are the first in the world to transmit more than 1 petabit per second (Pbit/s) using only a single laser and a single optical chip. 1 petabit corresponds to 1 million gigabits. In the experiment, the researchers succeeded in transmitting 1.8 Pbit/s, which corresponds to twice the total global Internet traffic. And only carried by the light from one optical source. The light source is a custom-designed optical chip, which…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Tall, Dark, and Dreamy (A Billionaire Baines Family Novel)? This book is part of my series, The Billionaire Baines family. It’s the second book, however, it’s a complete stand-alone. All my series are like this and the reason behind it is I am not a series reader. I love a series that doesn’t have to be read in order or those that contain zero cliff-hangers. Therefore, I enjoy writing these. They are actually companion novels. The reader can revisit all their favorite characters from previous novels, but it’s not…
Kelsey Grammer has confirmed that the upcoming Frasier revival will honor his former co-star, John Mahoney, who played the popular patriarch Martin Crane in the NBC comedy series. Speaking to Fox News Digital, Grammer said, “[Mahoney’s] loss is and was devastating and must be given the proper attention in honor of the extraordinary man he was and the contribution he made to the show and to the acting profession. We will most certainly be honoring him according to his merit. A man of merit he remains to this day.” Mahoney died on February 4, 2018, following complications from throat cancer.…
By Jason Arunn Murugesu In severe cases, covid-19 may cause certain neurological and psychiatric conditions for up to two years post-infectionSTANCA SANDA / Alamy People who have had covid-19 have a higher risk of being diagnosed with a neurological or mental health condition up to two years later compared with those who experienced other respiratory infections, such as seasonal influenza. Paul Harrison at the University of Oxford and his colleagues analysed the medical records of more than 1.25 million people from around the world who were diagnosed with covid-19 between 20 January 2020 and 13 April 2022. The researchers compared…
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. After a short trip to Paris Fashion Week to promote her new clothing line with Wardrobe NYC and attend the Saint Laurent runway show, Hailey Bieber stepped out for the Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala Benefiting F*ck Cancer in Santa Monica, CA on Oct. 1. The 25-year-old Tiffany & Co. brand ambassador made an electrifying statement in an Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood neon corseted…
Alphabet unit Google has been targeted by a French consumer group and its peers in complaints to privacy watchdogs over its vast trove of users’ personal data harvested via their Google accounts, European consumer organisation BEUC said on Thursday.In addition to the French consumer group, others in Greece, the Czech Republic, Norway and Slovenia have taken their gripes to their data protection authorities, BEUC said.It said the German consumer body had sent a warning letter to Google that could lead to a civil lawsuit, while consumer agencies in the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden had written to their privacy regulators alerting…
This Saturday, Will Kemp stars with Reshma Shetty as David, an American in London without a gift for, well, gifts. After a few run-ins with Anji (Shetty), a personal shopper, he decides to put his gift-giving into her hands. The result is Jolly Good Christmas, which is a good old-fashioned holiday-romping rom-com. We caught up with Will to talk all about it. There you are, Will. Hi, how are you? Oh, I’m good, thank you. How are you? Carissa, isn’t it? That’s me. Yes. And you’re Will. [laughs] Are you Will? I am Will. That’s me as long as you…
[] { e.preventDefault(); }); ]]> Skip to main content The K-pop group’s first original English single precedes their U.S. tour and more new music. ITZY, “Boys Like You” Courtesy Photo After a year of global growth that included their first top 10 album on the Billboard 200, ITZY take their next step to larger pop prominence with the release of their first original English single “Boys Like You.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Like many of ITZY’s K-pop singles, the new pop track is an empowerment anthem. This time, the girls…
Why I love Kathy Burke’s performance in Nil by Mouth 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 {…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. By now, you are most likely aware that her highness, Taylor Alison Swift, has bestowed a new album upon the people of Earth. Midnights is her tenth full-length album since the self-titled Taylor Swift was released in 2006, and while I’ve enjoyed her work since she shifted over from the country scene, I wasn’t really a fan until 2017’s Reputation. Since then, she’s sampled liberally from many different genres, culminating in Midnights, a concept album inspired by “13 sleepless nights” in Swift’s life.…
The memory system alternates between periods of learning and remembering. These two functions are controlled by different neural circuits. Using an animal model, scientists from the Institut Pasteur recently identified a neural signal in the hippocampus, a brain region essential for forming and recalling memories, that enables the brain to alternate between remembering and learning modes. The findings were published in the journal Nature Communications on July 15, 2022. As we go about our lives, our brain continually remembers information that we have learnt in the past and uses it to make sense of the world in the present. However,…
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. Kylie Jenner has been making the rounds at Paris Fashion Week, sporting high-fashion looks and sitting in the front row everywhere from Balenciaga to Acne Studios. On Sunday, Oct. 2, she stepped out with sister Khloé Kardashian for Demna’s “mud” spectacle, for which Kanye West made his modeling debut. Jenner worked with Alexandra and Mackenzie Grandquist on her wardrobe for the week, which included…
Michael Calore: That’s what Discord is for. It’s for smaller communities. There are larger communities in Discord, but—Lauren Goode: It’s a little bit more chaotic.Michael Calore: It is. And more segregated. It’s harder visually to follow things.Lauren Goode: It’s almost like if Slack met Twitter.Michael Calore: Yeah, that’s a really good descriptor.Matt Simon: Oh, God.Lauren Goode: Think about it like channels, and the channels are themed, and so you would go find a particular channel, but then it’s supposed to replicate some of the near real-time chat and replies and threading and stuff that exist on Twitter.Michael Calore: Yeah. That’s…