The Thomas And Friends franchise has always been known for being inclusive. The introduction of Bruno the Brake Car is no different. Bruno is the first autistic character ever included in the franchise, and it looks like the creators of the show went to great lengths to ensure that Bruno is an accurate representation of autism.The show paired with the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, a non-profit organization that is run by individuals on the autism spectrum. Mattel’s official character description for Bruno reads:Bruno is a joyful, pun-making brake car. He is great at his job and keeps big, heavy cargo steady with his…
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. On the one hand, there aren’t a lot of books like To Paradise by Hanya Yanigahara. It’s sprawling, ambitious, speculative, and devastating. On the other hand, it’s a big world of books out there, and none of them can stand completely alone. Whether through the themes explored in the book — families, marriage, loss, epidemics, utopia/dystopia — lyrical writing, or meticulously developed characters, there are certainly plenty of books like To Paradise to discover. To Paradise is a tryptic of novels, each set…
There are multiple purposes in play on Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 2, and the writers do an admirable job strumming the narrative tune so that they combine effectively. Ben’s leap into childhood hero David Tamara not only jogs his memory about his own identity, his actions while in the astronaut’s body remind Addison of his personal integrity and moral compass. Meanwhile, Jenn’s reminder that Ben was the team’s peacemaker pushes everyone onto a middle ground where they can do what they do best with transparency to help bring him back. It comes down to trust. Both the teams on…
A side-by-side comparison of the three-dimensional model of the Cat’s Eye Nebula created by Clairmont and the Cat’s Eye Nebula as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: Ryan Clairmont (left), NASA, ESA, HEIC, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) (right) Researchers have created the first computer-generated three-dimensional model of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, revealing a pair of symmetric rings encircling the nebula’s outer shell. The rings’ symmetry suggests they were formed by a precessing jet, providing strong evidence for a binary star at the center of the nebula. The study was led by Ryan Clairmont, who recently completed secondary…
Everyone has different priorities when it comes time to get dressed—for some, it’s all about ease. For others, looking good tops the list, whatever the cost. There are occasions where it’s understandable to sacrifice practicality for style, but personally, I know that if I’m uncomfortable, it really doesn’t matter how head-turning my outfit is. My focus will rest on the hemline that keeps creeping up, or my pinky toe being steadily squished by the too-tight pair of heels. Even if I look outwardly on-point, the minor annoyance that lost to my vanity will be what I remember most. If you similarly put comfort first, you probably own…
What then, is the best recourse for activists and aid organizations? In both access-friendly states and those with bans, campus activists are pressuring university administrators to support students: to ensure flexible attendance policies in the event that students require care; to set up emergency or travel funds; to establish confidentiality policies that protect students seeking information; and to provide medication abortion. “Now’s the time to talk to the powers that be at their university—to understand the university’s position,” says Sealy.Tamara Marzouk, director of abortion access at the nonprofit Advocates for Youth, points out that this matters even in very blue…
Slipknot have undoubtedly been one of the biggest acts in metal since the beginning of the 21st century. As they embark on their 2022 Knotfest Roadshow and upcoming seventh album The End, So Far, they’ve made it clear they don’t plan on giving up their reign any time soon.Back in the late ’90s, The Masked Nine from Iowa decided they wanted the focus to be entirely on their music and performance rather than the stardom that would be associated with their looks and their names. Thus, they identify themselves as numbers, ranging from zero to eight, and each wear a unique mask. Their…
Universal Pictures has finally dropped the official trailer for Knock at the Cabin, M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming horror thriller starring Dave Bautista and Jonathan Groff. The film will be arriving in theaters on February 3, 2023.The Knock at the Cabin trailer begins with a happy family of three as they spend their vacation at a secluded cabin. However, their vacation is cut short by the sudden arrival of four armed strangers claiming to be the heralds of the apocalypse. Led by Bautista’s Leonard, they explained to the family that they must make a difficult decision in order to prevent the…
NASA’s Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever built, is scheduled to launch for the first time on 29 August in the Artemis I mission around the moon Space 24 August 2022 By Leah Crane It’s finally time. After more than a decade of development, years of delays and billions of dollars of budget overruns, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is ready to launch with the Orion capsule atop it. If all goes well, the huge rocket will take off on its maiden voyage, the Artemis I mission, on 29 August – the first major test of NASA’s…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Perilous Obsession? My novels are based on my prior professional life as an academic scientist, which spanned some 40 years doing cancer researcher and teaching at Harvard Medical School and Boston University, as well as serving in administrative positions as department chair and dean. As a result, I’ve dealt with a lot of the inner workings of academic politics and universities, and that’s provided a host of material to write about. Contrary to what many people think, the lives of scientists are not calm and rational, but are often…
We’re getting double the Max Thieriot this fall on Paramount+ and CBS, with SEAL Team returning for its sixth season on Sunday, September 18 and Fire Country premiering on Friday, October 7. “It’s a juggle, but thankfully we started SEAL Team Season 6 before we started shooting Episode 2 [of Fire Country],” Thieriot said during the show’s panel as part of the Television Critics Association virtual press tour. “I was able to work it right into the gap in between. It’s been crazy, but life’s crazy and I got a couple kids to throw in there and moving around up…
It’s a wild idea, but recent experiments suggest plants may have the ability to learn and make decisions. Are the claims true and if so, what does it mean for our understanding of consciousness and the human mind? Life 24 August 2022 By Natalie Lawrence Antonio Sortino MANY people have seen the way a Mimosa pudica plant, also called the touch-me-not, folds its leaves when they are touched. Fewer know that if you put one into a sealed chamber with a dose of anaesthetic, it will eventually stop doing this, as though it has been knocked out or put to…
Photography courtesy of Moon Juice Including Moon Juice’s new antioxidant fix and an acne pledge from Dermalogica. By Andrea Karr and Sarah Mariotti Date September 24, 2022 Brad Pitt makes the foray into skincare Every celebrity under the sun seems to have a skincare line these days. There’s Florence by Mills (Millie Bobby Brown), JLo Beauty (Jennifer Lopez) and Keys Soulcare (Alicia Keys), and that barely skims the surface of this crowded category. So when Brad Pitt announced the launch of his genderless skincare line, Le Domaine, we collectively rolled our eyes. Because do we really need yet more celeb-backed…
One day in 2014, 32-year-old musician AJ Luca texted her friend with some sad and shocking news. “Gina Marie’s mom,” the message began, “just died on the kitchen floor.” Immediately, without hesitation, Luca’s friend replied with her condolences. Gina Marie’s mom, Marie LaRosa, was a successful businesswoman who founded a large resort company with her husband. She died suddenly, of old age, while cooking. Gina Marie took over the family business after both of her parents passed. And all of this makes sense—none of this is weird—if you ignore the fact that Gina Marie and her mom are Sims.It’s safe…
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) honored David Foster, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Alanis Morissette and francophone legend Daniel Lavoie Saturday night (Sept. 24) at a gala ceremony at Toronto’s Massey Hall that highlighted their incredible hit-stacked careers, influence and legacy. Hosted by platinum-selling Quebec singer-songwriter Marie-Mai, the three-and-a-half-hour show included tribute performances by such artists as Corey Hart, Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake, Alessia Cara, JP Saxe, Charlotte Cardin, Jessie Reyez, Serena Ryder and Chicago’s Neil Donell, backed by a house band. Deborah Cox — the 2022 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame — kicked…
Netflix has announced a number of major announcements and trailers that will be revealed as part of this weekend’s Tudum event.RELATED: Netflix’s Wednesday Teaser Welcomes You to the School of OutcastsYou can check out the various series, films, and games set to be discussed below. For all the details, you can check out the official Tudum website.Tudum 2022 Netflix TV AnnouncementsRyan Murphy’s The Watcher debuts its first trailer and announces the premiere date for the creepy, whodunit limited series featuring Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Coolidge, Margo Martindale, Mia Farrow, and more.Your favorite Outer Banks crew Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write A Season for Spies? Years ago, a scene for a book popped into my head and I could not get it out. The scene did not actually end up in A Season for Spies, it’s in Spy Season, the free prequel, but it’s the basis of Anthony and Evie’s relationship. One night in France, she saved his life by having sex with him. I won’t spoil it by telling you how that saved his life, but I promise, it did! And then she disappears into the night and he…
Dance pros Mark Ballas, a two-time mirrorball champion, and Louis van Amstel aren’t the only two familiar faces returning to Dancing With the Stars for the show’s 31st season on Monday, September 12. Conrad Green, the show’s original executive producer, who helmed the show from its inception until Season 17 (in 2013), is back as showrunner. It’s an exciting time to be guiding the show. The dance competition reality series will be seen exclusively on Disney+. One of the biggest changes to the format is that there will be no commercials. TV Insider chatted with Green about his decision to…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Forensic dramas on TV make it seem easy to determine when fingerprints were left at the scene of a crime. In reality, the oils in fingerprints degrade over time, and it’s difficult to figure out their age. Now, researchers reporting a small-scale study in ACS Central Science have discovered molecular markers for changes to these oils over a seven-day time period—information that could be used to estimate fingerprints’ ages more accurately. Identifying the age of fingerprints at a crime scene is extremely important evidence when trying to figure out who was really there when the wrongdoing…
Except on rare occasions, I’m not someone that will splurge on a pair of designer shoes the second I see them. I need to think about them for a while and sometimes wait a bit before making the purchase (to see if they remain in style and if I still want them). The Row’s Ava Mary Jane Flats are an investment purchase I’d definitely be comfortable making at this point, especially given their approval of two of the chicest celebrities in NYC: Jennifer Lawrence and Zoë Kravitz.Kravitz has actually been wearing the Ava Flats for years, pairing them with everything from pleated miniskirts…
Rideout says about 7,000 patients had signed up to the RWT service. “It’s just not generating sufficient funds for us to be able to justify the expenditure or system integration the trust wants us to do,” Rideout says. “We just couldn’t afford to continue to invest.”The transition to a new provider won’t impact patient care, RWT stresses, and Babylon will continue to support the trust until it finds a new provider as well as cover the costs of transferring the service, Rideout says. “It’s not as if we’re cutting and running,” he says.Cost cutting has led the company to reconsider…
Serj Tankian is ready to take his music experience to the next level. The System of a Down vocalist is prepping a new EP titled Perplex Cities, and each song off the upcoming set will be made available via a free augmented reality experience, including the track “Pop Imperialism” that can be tested out in AR via the Arloopa app now.Tankian’s Perplex Cities EP is a five-song set and finds the singer treading new ground musically. “This whole collection of songs within Perplex Cities is a completely different sound than what I’ve done before. More electronic, subtle and deeper in terms…
Blonde review – Ana de Armas is radiant in chaotic Monroe biopic 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 = {};…
The original tastemaker, Oprah Winfrey is a goddess of book recommending. Going back decades, Oprah’s Book Club has changed the world of books forever. Oprah’s endorsement can highlight under appreciated writers and make the careers of others. Receiving an Oprah’s Book Club designation is a coveted win for any author regardless of their stage in their career. Over the years, Oprah has magnified books that might have otherwise gone uncelebrated, minting books on the bestseller lists and amplifying underrepresented voices from marginalized backgrounds. Moreover, reading Oprah’s Book Club selections makes reading fun; you know you aren’t reading alone. With thousands…
A research group has developed, and now successfully tested, a new method to measure fluid flow velocities. Sparse processing particle image velocimetry (SPPIV) optimizes conventional measurement ways, and has succeeded in calculating real-time, high-speed fluid flow. Details of the group’s findings were published in the journal Experiments in Fluids on August 29, 2022. Measuring the velocity field of a fluid flow, such as air or water, allows for greater feedback and control. This is becoming important in the push to boost the performance and fuel-efficiency of aircraft. Particle image velocimetry (PIV) has traditionally been used to measure fluid velocity. PIV…
Thony De Le Rhosa is a fierce badass. She will protect her son at any cost, and Elodie Yung has stolen our hearts with her strong portrayal of the character. On The Cleaning Lady Season 2, Thony will do anything to get her son Luca back from her estranged husband Marco, who kidnapped him in the Cleaning Lady Season 1 Episode 10. TV Fanatic chatted with Elodie about Thony’s new challenges in Season 2, how Thony and Fiona’s relationship changes, and what’s next for Arman and Thony. Hi Elodie. Can you tease what kind of challenges Thony will face in…
Children are more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to second-hand smoke when he was a child, according to a study published today in the European Respiratory Journal. Led by University of Melbourne researchers, Mr Jiacheng Liu and Dr Dinh Bui, the study also shows that children’s risk of asthma is even higher if their father was exposed to second-hand smoke and went on to become a smoker. The researchers say their findings highlight how smoking can damage health not only for smokers and their children, but also their grandchildren. The study was based on data from…
In 2001, perfumer Olivier Cresp was tasked with capturing the feeling of Capri in the form of a fragrance. In the ’90s, Cresp, the ingenious nose, had made history when he invented a new perfume category, gourmand. For background, gourmand became known as fragrances with a dessert-like aroma that could easily make one’s mouth water. This delicious new class by Cresp began with releasing his sugary-sexy Mugler Angel in 1992.Almost a decade later, Cresp had done it again. He bottled Capri with a blend of green apple, musk that imitates the scent of human skin, cedarwood, and Sicilian lemon essence…
In 2021, when Roshan Patel was raising his startup Walnut’s first round of funding, his email inbox overflowed with interest from investors. Venture capitalists loved his idea of applying the fast-rising concept of buy-now, pay-later, a $100 billion industry, to health care bills. Patel secured $3.6 million that spring and kept in touch with a few investors who might chip in more as the company grew.But when Patel sought a second round of funding in February—after public markets took a nosedive—investors were less warm. VCs now drilled him with questions about unit economics, sales efficiency, and a path to profitability.…
Rihanna is headlining the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show, and last year’s headliner, Dr. Dre, has some words of wisdom for her. Dre spoke with Ebro Darden on Apple Music 1 on Sunday (Sept. 25), soon after Rihanna’s news was announced. Apple Music was recently named the official sponsor of the annual event. “Oh, my god,” said Dre, who took the Super Bowl stage last year. “Let me tell you something, man. I actually just got the news that Rihanna’s going to do it, and I’m a super fan of Rihanna. I can’t wait to see what she’s going to do. “ “I…