The world’s most notorious pirates terrorized the seven seas and amassed huge riches between the 16th and 19th centuries. Many of these ship plunderers remain famous to this day, but they were very different from the often-friendly pirates seen in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise. Many of history’s most famous pirates began as privateers — sailors-for-hire on private warships who had been given permission to attack their country’s enemies at sea and harass commercial ships in designated zones. Some of these privateers also targeted ships from their own nation when the lure of gold was too great, and they…
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Julie Chrisley reported to Federal Medical Center Lexington in Kentucky on Tuesday, January 17, to begin her seven-year prison sentence, but she isn’t the only reality star incarcerated at the facility. Ex-cheerleader Jerry Harris, who appeared in the Emmy-winning Netflix docuseries Cheer, was locked up at Federal Medical Center Lexington last August after being sentenced to 12 years in prison for soliciting sex and pornographic photos and videos from minors. However, Julie and Harris are unlikely to cross paths while in prison as male and female inmates are kept separate. Chrisley resides with her fellow female inmates at Federal Medical…
A big part of my job and drive is to take all the stress out of shopping for you, and to ensure I do just that, I make a point of filing through any and every new-in section on the regular to bring you an edit of the very best pieces. Not only does this save you copious amounts of scrolling time, but it’ll also make it easy for you to identify the items you’re drawn to over and over. Honing your style is the biggest time saver, after all, and the best way to do that is to see everything that’s on…
The incredible feat of developing Covid-19 vaccines so rapidly showcased science at its very best. But as we applauded the heroic effort of our health care workers in March 2022, one of my neighbors asked, “Why hasn’t AI helped?” A fair question. Machine-learning techniques contributed in some specific areas, and they are helping with future pandemic preparedness today. But, in reality, this test came too soon for AI to show its full promise. But eight months later, still in the midst of the pandemic, AI solved a nearly 50-year-old grand challenge in biology: the protein-structure prediction problem. Life science experts described this breakthrough…
[] Skip to main content This will mark the multi-hyphenate’s first music release since starring in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Janelle Monáe attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles. Amy Sussman/GI Janelle Monáe offered fans a sneak peek at her new single “Float” via social media on Wednesday (Jan. 25). “No I’m not the same/ I think I done changed/ See, somethin’ not the same/ I used to walk into the room head down/ I don’t walk, now I float/ Float all of my/ Float all of this/ Float,” they…
According to Above the Line, Hereditary star Alex Wolff is reportedly reuniting with director Michael Sarnoski in Paramount Pictures’ A Quiet Place: Day One. Wolff and Sarnoski previously worked together in the critically-acclaimed 2021 drama Pig. Should his casting be confirmed, he would be joining previously announced leading stars, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o and Stranger Things breakout Joseph Quinn. No word yet on who Wolff will play in the movie. Apart from the upcoming horror prequel, Wolff will also next be seen in another high-profile project in the form of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer biopic. A Quiet Place: Day One will…
Dear Stephen King: Last week, you had a tweet take off. I’ve seen it everywhere, including on several giant Facebook pages, Instagram pages, even on TikTok. The tweet, about book banning, is nice and sexy, attempting to break down the problem in under 280 characters. And you know, it was successful! Hey, kids! It’s your old buddy Steve King telling you that if they ban a book in your school, haul your ass to the nearest bookstore or library ASAP and find out what they don’t want you to read. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 18, 2023 It got a…
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 52-foot-long (16 meters) papyrus containing sections from the Book of the Dead. The more than 2,000-year-old document was found within a coffin in a tomb south of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. There are many texts from The Book of the Dead, and analysis of the new finding may shed light on ancient Egyptian funerary traditions. Conservation work is already complete, and the papyrus is being translated into Arabic, according to a translated statement (opens in new tab), which was released in conjunction with an event marking Egyptian Archaeologists Day on Jan. 14.This…
Celina was unexpectedly paired with Sgt Grey, a pregnant Angela’s undercover op took a dangerous turn, and Lucy and the gang schemed to get Tim back on the street during The Rookie Season 5, Episode 13. Our TV Fanatics, Jasmine, Denis, and Christine, are here to debate the deep dive into Celina’s personal life, if Tim should have been stuck behind a desk a little longer, Smity’s resourcefulness, and much more from “Daddy Cop”! Did learning more about Celina and her mom and seeing her interactions with Grey and Tim change how you felt about her? Jasmine: I didn’t dislike…
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. I’m a denim girl through and through. But during the winter months, even I get fatigued by having to wear the same pairs of jeans all throughout the season. Sure, I can always invest in more denim styles to add to my ever-growing collection — but sometimes it’s nice to spice up my wardrobe with other cold-weather pieces that provide all the same coverage…
If you didn’t spend all your time over the holidays hunting for deals (like we do), you’re in luck. Plenty of gadgets that normally go on sale later in the year—including headphones and video games—are already dropping in price again. The deals just can’t hide for long. Be sure to check out our deals on WFH gear and phones from earlier this week for more savings.Special offer for Gear readers: Get a 1-year subscription to WIRED for $5 ($25 off). This includes unlimited access to WIRED.com and our print magazine (if you’d like). Subscriptions help fund the work we do…
[] Skip to main content “I was going to sing one of my songs next, but I thought it would just be better to play a Taylor Swift song,” Capaldi told the crowd in Newcastle. Lewis Capaldi Alexandra Gavillet Lewis Capaldi is the latest celebrity to make a surprise appearance during The 1975‘s tour, and he hopped onstage at the band’s Newcastle, England, show on Tuesday (Jan. 24) to deliver a cover of Taylor Swift‘s “Love Story.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I was going to sing one of my songs next,…
The Super Bowl is just a couple of weeks away, and with it comes major advertisements. One of those ads will see the iconic duo of Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul stepping back into their Breaking Bad roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman for a PopCorners commercial. The company teased their upcoming commercial on Twitter, sharing a brief video of Paul as Pinkman, in the suit that he used to cook meth in Breaking Bad, eating some PopCorners in the desert. As he does, his phone rings, and while he answers, the camera pans out to reveal the iconic…
Schemes that aim to reduce traffic through certain streets have been accused of increasing air pollution on roads at their borders, but a study in London has found that the opposite is true Environment 24 November 2022 By Madeleine Cuff A low traffic neighbourhood in LondonEleventh Hour Photography / Alamy Stock Photo Low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), which use giant planters, barriers and cameras to restrict vehicle access to residential streets, lead to a reduction in traffic volume and nitrogen dioxide pollution both inside their perimeters and on boundary roads, according to a study of three such schemes in London. The…
In the Goodreads monthly roundups of new books to watch out for, they often highlight eye-catching titles, whether they’re poetic, surprising, or particularly punny. Today, they gathered up some of the best new titles (August 2022 to January 2023 releases) in their own post. Goodreads notes that titles long enough to be a complete sentence are in style right now. These kinds of titles have long been common in manga, and perhaps the popularity of that format has brought this convention over to North American publishing. The title that got the most buzz this year has to be I’m Glad…
Females’ propensity to deposit more fat in places like their hips, buttocks and the backs of their arms, so-called subcutaneous fat, is protective against brain inflammation, which can result in problems like dementia and stroke, at least until menopause, scientists report. Males of essentially any age have a greater propensity to deposit fat around the major organs in their abdominal cavity, called visceral adiposity, which is known to be far more inflammatory. And, before females reach menopause, males are considered at much higher risk for inflammation-related problems from heart attack to stroke. “When people think about protection in women, their…
It’s the end of the line for T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach on ABC’s GMA3. TMZ reported Friday morning that the co-hosts will not return to their jobs after being taken off the air after their affair went public at the end of 2022. The outlet states that attempts at mediation between the pair and ABC execs did not pan out, with both Amy and T.J. being accused of various forms of misconduct. One such accusation is that Amy reportedly had liquor in her dressing room, which is said to be a policy violation. However, TMZ states that a source…
Photography courtesy of HBO We finally know who makes it out of Sicily in season 2 (!) and we have so many questions about ‘The White Lotus’ season 3. Will Daphne go on a girls’ trip? Will we ever see Portia again? Here’s everything we know. By Jennifer Berry Date December 12, 2022 Warning: The White Lotus season 2 finale spoilers ahead! Photography courtesy of HBO Arrivederci, Sicily! It’s been…tense. But also funny, sad, delightful and without a doubt, a fully sensorial experience thanks to that wildly catchy The White Lotus season 2 theme song. I’ve been showering, unloading the…
I dearly love a paperback book that I can bend, touch, smell, and display on my bookshelf when I’m done. But there’s no doubt that ebook readers (also called e-readers) make life easier—they might just make you read more too. E-readers let you carry thousands of books or dozens of audiobooks in a single, slim, rectangular tablet; they have paperlike screens that are easy on the eyes; and they won’t inundate you with distracting notifications. Books can also be expensive and take up a lot of physical space, but that’s not a problem with ebooks. Even better, you can check…
Skid Row’s eponymous 1989 debut album featured quite a few songs that became massively successful, but one of them almost didn’t make the cut.During a chat with the Professor of Rock YouTube channel, Skid Row guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo recalled that the power ballad “I Remember You,” which was the third single they released from the album, was almost left off of it.”Rachel [Bolan] and I had wrote it more as like, just to exercise that songwriting muscle, which you need to do as a songwriter. You write a bunch of songs, and not all of them are gonna make it…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who’s recently taken on the role of DC Comics anti-hero Black Adam, reportedly turned down a cameo in Shazam! Fury of the Gods. It seems like a strange choice, especially since most fans know of Black Adam through his connection to Shazam. Black Adam is frequently featured as one of Shazam’s biggest antagonists. Black Adam itself, released on October 21, 2022, introduced the character to the larger moviegoing world, as well as established the Justice Society Of America.In the wake of all the turmoil going on at DC right now, after it was announced that James Gunn would take…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Placeholder? There is a modicum of truth behind every ‘event’ in The Placeholder, be it a name, a place, an issue itself, probably 80% of the book came from experiences lived or told to me. Some people find the book mortifying, a type of: how could a woman (love that, as if it were a man it would be better received) be with so many men, be so desperate for love, make such bad decisions for being so well educated. Well, my reading friends, it can and does…
T-SNE visualization of 14,588 old and young peripheral blood cells. Credit: Aging (2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.204471 A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging entitled “Single-cell transcriptomics of peripheral blood in the aging mouse.” Compositional and transcriptional changes in the hematopoietic system have been used as biomarkers of immunosenescence and aging. In this new study, researchers Yee Voan Teo, Samuel J. Hinthorn, Ashley E. Webb, and Nicola Neretti from Brown University used single-cell RNA-sequencing to study the aging peripheral blood in mice and characterize the changes in cell-type composition and transcriptional profiles associated with age. “The functional decline…
HBO is in it for the long haul with its adaptation of The Last of Us. The premium cabler confirmed a renewal for The Last of Us Season 2 on Friday morning. The series from co-creators Craig Mazin (Emmy® Award-winning creator of HBO’s Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (creator and writer of the award-winning “The Last of Us” franchise and Naughty Dog Co-President) marks HBO’s second-largest debut, behind only House of the Dragon. The Last of Us Season 1 Episode 1 has now surpassed 22 million viewers domestically, up nearly 5x from its premiere night audience. The Last of Us Season…
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. In this week’s episode of “Retired Fashion Trends That Have Been Revived by TikTok,” we have an ’80s-inspired staple: leg warmers. The cozy accessory first gained traction back in the era of whimsical leotards, matching tights, and those unforgettable workout VHS tapes led by the aerobic queen herself, Jane Fonda. While leg warmers have primarily been donned by dancers and ballerinas in an effort…
Invasive species introduced by humans to new regions can also be markers, the scientists said. The inadvertent import of alien species in the ballast water of ships arriving in San Francisco from Asia transformed the San Francisco Bay. “There was a point where 98 percent of the mass of all of the animal species in the bay were actually invasive,” Waters said. Pollen from introduced plant species, such as the trees used in commercial forestry, can also record change.Chemical and metal pollution show up in sediments too, said Turner: “The Green Revolution was based on artificial fertilizers and pesticides, and…
There should be some great rock ‘n’ roll and a little bit of friendly chart-watching rivalry this spring when Shinedown hit the road with Three Days Grace and From Ashes to New.The chart-topping rockers Shinedown just announced their “The Revolutions Live” trek which will kick off on April 3 in Saginaw, Michigan, with Three Days Grace and From Ashes to New serving as support on the run.For the past few years, Shinedown and Three Days Grace have been engaged in a chart battle for most No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart. Shinedown pulled ahead with their 17th No.…
BBC One has dropped the official The Gold trailer for the upcoming crime drama. The series is inspired by the real-life Brink’s-Mat robbery which is Britain’s biggest gold heist to date. It currently has no exact release date but is expected to debut sometime this year. The video highlights the events following the heist as the police scramble to quickly recover the stolen gold before it completely becomes untraceable. It also provides us with our first look at its acclaimed cast, including Hugh Bonneville and Dominic Cooper. Check out the official The Gold trailer below: The Gold is directed by…
California is taking a beating from what the National Weather Service has called a “seemingly never ending parade” of strong storm systems, which started late last December and are still coming. Called atmospheric rivers, they are long, narrow currents of exceptionally wet air that shoot across the ocean, capable of dumping massive volumes of rain or snow on landfall. Although these storms deliver much of the West’s precipitation, they also cause most of the region’s flooding, with associated economic damages as high as $1 billion a year. This winter’s spate of storms has killed more than a dozen people in…
Principles of Education by Donald Sung Childhood education, according to Donald Sung, is the foundation for people, families, society and the future of the world. Sung has addressed this belief in his scholarly work Principles of Education (Barnes & Noble Press), in which he defines and details 81 principles that parents, educators and learners need to consider to maximize a child’s learning. Together, the principles make up a childhood educational theory that tackles a learner’s conditions, environment and educational processes. The author, an attorney and CPA by trade, elaborated on his book and its concepts in this recent Q&A. Q:…