by Joshua Whitehead While in Toronto, a reporter, having researched me thoroughly, asked: “So Josh, can you tell me how the death of your grandmother has influenced your novel?” Being a fledgling writer at the time, I accommodated the request and reluctantly retold the story of my grandmother’s murder in the sixties — at which the reporter nodded, jotted down notes, quickly thanked me, and said goodbye. What has shaken me about this experience is that it was not the first time that type of extractive questioning about personal histories and my experiences with trauma has cropped up, nor will…
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Even people who dislike the police often concede that they have a difficult job. Cops are expected to make split-second decisions; they often have to choose between risking their lives and harming innocent people while in a high-stress situation. On Blue Bloods Season 13 Episode 7, Frank and Garrett grappled with whether that expectation extends to officers being obligated to put their lives on the line while off-duty. This one has no clear-cut answers. Frank had good reasons for believing that Hayes was not cut out to be a patrol officer, yet Hayes didn’t break any rules. Could Hayes have…
Looking for a reliable fitness tracker or thinking of buying your first running watch? With this fantastic Black Friday deal you can save a tidy $51 (opens in new tab) on the Fitbit Versa 2 at Amazon — bringing it down to under $100. If you’re looking for a Christmas gift for the fitness lover in your life, or know someone looking for a decent smartwatch, this may be the deal for you.This is one of the best fitness trackers (opens in new tab) of the older Versa generation, scoring a solid 4.6/5 from over 150,000 Amazon reviews. It’s a…
Photography by Getty Images We can’t ignore Kanye West, as much as we wish we could. By Natalie Michie Date October 26, 2022 I hate to say this, but we must discuss Kanye West. For weeks, the rapper — who now goes by Ye — has been publicly spreading hate speech on a downward spiral that threatens to end his career. Adidas finally severing ties with the problematic designer has all but sealed that fate. On October 25, the German sportswear label announced it was ending its longstanding lucrative partnership with the rapper-turned-designer. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been…
You were born barefoot, and a growing body of evidence suggests you should have stayed that way. The technology and padding of the modern shoe protect your feet, but protection isn’t always what you want. Feet were made to stretch, flex, roll, and bend, and letting them do what they evolved to do can reduce impact injuries and provide a host of other benefits.That said, please do not buy a pair of these barely-there shoes and start walking or running the way you always have. That won’t work, and it can lead to injuries. You need to ease into all…
Scott Dachroeden, a longtime guitar tech and photographer for Alice in Chains among other artists such as Tool and Rob Zombie, has died after a battle with cancer. A GoFundMe page had been set up for Dachroeden earlier this month as he battled stage 4 cancer. Dachroeden was diagnosed after he returned from a summer tour with Alice in Chains, for whom he had been tenured for 14 years. Dachroeden moved to the US from his native Australia over two decades ago with the hopes becoming a concert photographer and working in the music industry. He would find success both…
In George & Tammy, Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain will portray two country music legends.The upcoming six-episode miniseries follows the lives of legendary singers George Jones (Shannon) and Tammy Wynette (Chastain). Ahead of the series premiere on Showtime, the actors sat down with ComingSoon to discuss how they approached their characters.“The limited drama chronicles the country music power couple, Tammy Wynette and George Jones, whose complicated-but-enduring relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time,” reads the synopsis. “Remembered as the ‘First Lady of Country Music,’ Wynette’s most successful song ‘Stand by Your Man’ remains one of the most iconic and best-selling…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write A Raven Remix? I love music and paranormal cozies. While talking plots out with my kids, this book, and the entire series, unfolded. Why not write a cozy where songs from the 60s to the 2000’s are clues? It sounded like fun. So, I took on the Paranormal Penny Mystery Series. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of A Raven Remix, what would they be? Trouble ls a Friend by Lenka is Penny’s theme. 100% In fact, if I get blocked I play it…
With Netflix, where more begets more in a never-ending deluge of programming, you can’t help but use superlatives to describe the biggest and most prolific of streaming giants. Its creepiest show this year? Hands down the relentless mega-hit docudrama Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The loudest? Probably the extravagantly mindless Ryan Gosling shoot-’em-up film The Gray Man. And while Netflix often gets knocked for emphasizing quantity over quality, several shows manage to achieve critical mass and acclaim. Here’s a quick take on some of Netflix’s very best of 2022. Most Worth the Wait Season 4 of Stranger Things…
If every living thing died right now, by some estimates only around 1 percent would become fossils. Even fewer would have any soft tissues preserved. These rare tissue fossils offer crucial clues about biology and evolution, but their formation remains mysterious. Why do scientists find fossilized intestines, for example, but never a fossilized liver? Fossils develop when minerals replace the body parts of organisms that die and get buried in sediment, such as the mixture of mud and seawater on the ocean floor. Paleontologists are particularly fond of the fossil-building mineral calcium phosphate because it can preserve soft organs in…
Close view of Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus culture under the microscope (left) and in a culture flask (middle and right). These cells grow on nitrogen gas as the only source of nitrogen. If there is no nitrogen gas present, nothing grows (right). Credit: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology have successfully enhanced cultivation of a microorganism that can fix nitrogen (N2) while producing methane (CH4) and ammonia (NH3) and investigated exciting details of its metabolism. Carbon and nitrogen are essential elements of life. Some organisms take up key positions for the cycling of…
Photography courtesy of ImaxTree Long hemlines aren’t just for prom and red carpets! By Annika Lautens Date October 26, 2022 For most of us, maxi skirts aren’t in our daily wardrobe rotation. Why? Because there’s something intrinsically formal about wearing fabric that touches the floor. Long hemlines tend to signal important life events: brides wear princess-inspired ballgowns, bridesmaids wear column-like pastel dresses, celebs attend red carpet events in fancy floor-skimming gowns, and teens go to prom in overly bedazzled frocks. So wearing anything remotely similar to the office or grabbing coffee feels wrong — and figuring out how to style…
A new cryptocurrency wallet called Mara is ready for launch in the African markets of Kenya and Nigeria. This digital wallet is backed by Coinbase Ventures and Alameda Research, a Hong-Kong based private equity firm founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX crypto exchange. Mara is a digital financial ecosystem project that is entering the African market with this crypto wallet. Huobi, the Seychelles-based crypto exchange, is also backing this project in the backdrop of the crypto-friendly sentiment prevalent in the African fintech market.The wallet will be made available for over two million people in Kenya and Nigeria.The wallet…
What could possibly be better than listening to “Black No. 1” over Halloween weekend? Listening to “Black No. 1” while enjoying new “Blackberry No. 1” tinctures inspired by Type O Negative.The new Type O Negative-inspired CBD option just launched today (Oct. 28) through makers Whole Organix as the first offering in an “artist branded label” they are starting to roll out.Pre-sales are now open here, and if you’re one of the first 1,000 people to place an order for Volume 1, you’ll also get a special limited, numbered edition with Type O Negative-themed packaging and a letter of authenticity card.…
There’s just something beautiful about the way Daniel Craig says the word “murder” in his Benoit Blanc accent.“Muhhhhrder.”Craig says the words a few times in the trailer for Glass Onion, the new sequel to Rian Johnson’s surprise hit mystery film Knives Out from 2019. In this new installment, Craig’s master sleuth Benoit Blanc just happens to witness a murder at what’s supposed to be a murder mystery party among friends. So who is the real killer? I mean, obviously we don’t know now, but Blanc is sure to figure things out before the final credits roll.Here’s the latest trailer for Glass Onion, which…
BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and famously wrote the Toys “R” Us theme song long before becoming an author. Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for Hallmark Channel executives! The annual Countdown to Christmas programming event has become a holiday destination for TV viewers, making Hallmark the most-watched entertainment cable network for five years in a row. “We have a 24/7 news cycle — it’s a constant need to be fed — and we have a lot of dark, edgy programming out in the world that’s fantastic, but as in the human experience, it’s a huge spectrum, and where we live is with positivity and celebration and emotional connection, and that’s unique to what we do,” Michelle Vicary,…
The mTOR protein plays a central role in cell growth, proliferation and survival. Its activity varies according to the availability of nutrients and some growth factors, including hormones. This protein is implicated in several diseases, including cancer, where its activity frequently increases. To better understand its regulation, a team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with researchers from the Martin Luther University (MLU) of Halle-Wittenberg in Germany, and the recently inaugurated Dubochet Center for Imaging (UNIGE-UNIL-EPFL), has identified the structure of the SEA complex — an interdependent set of proteins — responsible for controlling mTOR. The discovery of…
Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford are officially a fashion couple — well, rumored couple, that is. After being spotted on what appeared to be several dates over the past few months, the duo hit the red carpet at the LACMA Art+Film Gala in matching outfits. As an ambassador for Gucci, the “Happier Than Ever” singer has worn various ensembles from the Milan-based fashion house over the years. But this is the first time she supported the brand with a couples outfit, as both Eilish and her presumed new boyfriend were dressed head to toe in looks emblazoned with the Gucci…
There is no country in the world in terms of “margin protection” better than India where technology is extensively used to protect clients’ securities, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said on Friday. The SEBI chief said that foreign investors often tell her that she was fortunate to have a culture of data and technology in the country, which makes the role of the capital market regulator effective.”There is huge technology change in the entire market. It has never been done anywhere in the world ever…and we did it in India. So, today in terms…
[] Skip to main content “I’m not giving up my personality for anybody,” she told Kelly Clarkson of the difference between dating older and younger men. Cher attends the UK Premiere of “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” at Eventim Apollo on July 16, 2018 in London. John Phillips/Getty Images Cher knows her 40-year age difference with new boyfriend Alexander “AE” Edwards is making headlines, but she doesn’t mind at all. The 76-year-old icon stopped by The Kelly Clarkson show this week, where she talked about her relationship with the 36-year-old artist. “On paper, it’s kind of ridiculous,” she admitted.…
Creed II ended with a scene that I found very perplexing. After the title character won the climactic fight, he called over his trainer Rocky Balboa to celebrate. Rocky gave him a fist bump, but didn’t get in the ring. “It’s your time,” Balboa told Creed.And then, as a sad version of the Rocky theme music played, Rocky took his seat at ringside and adjusted his trademark hat.It felt like a good bye to Rocky — but how could you make more Creed movies without Rocky Balboa? Apparently, you can, as Creed III is coming to theaters next spring without Rocky or Sylvester Stallone. When I spoke to Creed II’s director, Steven Caple Jr.,…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Hammered (Legacy of Magic, Book 1)? I wrote ten books in my Death Before Dragons urban fantasy series with a talented, tall, and beautiful half-elf heroine. Elves are always popular in fantasy! But dwarves are usually the sidekicks. When it was time to write a spinoff series, I thought… let’s do a half-dwarf this time. She’s stout, strong, and attracts all the wrong guys (some with tusks). She’s been a fun departure from those elfy types. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Hammered…
CNN‘s new chairman and CEO, Chris Licht, has big ideas for the news network and isn’t worried about competing with other news channels like Fox News and MSNBC. Appearing on a recent episode of the On With Kara Swisher podcast, Licht opened up about what he considers to be competition. “I’m not looking at it through trying to appeal to ‘lean into the left’ or ‘try to appeal to more people on the right.’ I think that that’s not a good business model because you’re fighting for a bigger slice of a shrinking pie,” he explained. “The competition for me…
Do people have a right to an unobstructed view of the heavens? For most of human history, such a question would have been considered nonsensical—but with the recent rise of satellite mega constellations, it’s now being asked again and again. Mega constellations are vast groups of spacecraft, numbering in the thousands, that could spark a multitrillion-dollar orbital industry and transform global connectivity and commerce. But the rise of mega constellations also threatens to clutter the night sky, disrupt the work of some astronomers and create space debris that harms people on Earth and in space alike. In January 2020 Scientific American…
Photography by Getty Images Yes, we’re talking brand. new. music. By Natalie Michie Date October 27, 2022 This article was originally published on September 26, 2022. After a six-year hiatus, music-making Rihanna has entered the chat. And we simply cannot remain calm. On October 28, the beauty mogul dropped a new single, “Lift Me Up,” which will appear in the new Marvel movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and is reportedly a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. This comes just one month after Rihanna announced she would be the halftime headliner at the 2023 Super Bowl. To share the news,…
Moto X40 has been teased by the company online, and is expected to make its debut as the successor to the Moto X30 that was launched in China last year. A Lenovo executive has hinted at the processor of an upcoming flagship handset, believed to be the Moto X40. The phone is teased to run on a new flagship platform, paired with LPDDR5X RAM. Meanwhile, a Motorola smartphone with model number XT2301-5 has appeared on China’s TENAA certification site. The listing is believed to be that of the Moto X40. The smartphone is shown to sport a curved screen with…
Bikini Kill have expanded their 2023 North American tour with a new live date and a slate of supporting acts including Mannequin Pussy, H.C. McEntire, and more. The “Rebel Girl” band will embark on a 17-date tour in North America with several shows rescheduled from a previously planned 2022 outing. The trek will continue the reunion of the group’s core trio of Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox, while guitarist Sara Landeau will also return to the live lineup. Along with Mannequin Pussy and H.C. McEntire, Bikini Kill will be joined by Hurry Up, Brontez Purnell, CB Radio Gorgeous, Donkey Bugs,…
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A weakening journalism industry is one arm of the octopus which has allowed book bans and censorship to thrive in the current environment. It’s not just the loss of local news, though. Further contributing is the insistence of calling book censorship a matter of “culture war.” Censorship is not, nor has it ever been, a culture war. A “culture war” is what happens between two (or more) factions working to assert dominance for their belief system. Keeping to this part of the definition, censorship might fall under the umbrella of the term. But “culture war” describes more than a fringe…