The discovery of poliovirus in New York state, London and Jerusalem this year has taken many by surprise — but public-health researchers fighting to eradicate the disease say it was only a matter of time. “No country in the world is immune to the effects of polio,” says Zulfiqar Bhutta, a global-health researcher at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. “It’s all interconnected.” The virus found in these regions is derived from an oral polio vaccine used in some countries. So far, only two cases of polio-related paralysis have been reported, in Jerusalem in February and New York in…
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When I entered the world of literary podcasts back in 2016, I had no idea that I had entered a community that would change my reading life. I co-founded Reading Women, a podcast that would eventually join Lit Hub Radio, and had the privilege of discussing books by or about women for six wonderful years. In that time, I was amazed over and over again at how a single conversation with an author made me a fan of theirs for life. I fangirled over Lauren Groff and Samantha Irby, and I had to mute myself as I cried while talking…
Welcome back to Las Vegas and the Crime Lab, Catherine Willows. Original series star Marg Helgenberger returns for CSI: Vegas Season 2, and CBS has released photos showing her with the new team, plus details of one of the premiere’s cases. According to the network, in “She’s Gone,” airing September 29, Catherine “persuades Maxine Roby [Paula Newsome] to let her rejoin the esteemed CSI team in Las Vegas.” As for the murder case, a dominatrix is found dead near her secret sex dungeon. You can see both Catherine in the Crime Lab and the CSIs at the crime scene in…
Electronics are getting increasingly expensive so it can be difficult to find a good deal these days, but Best Buy’s latest round of AMD-powered Lenovo laptop deals has plenty of winners.For this one, though, we’re focusing on an excellent laptop for students or faculty staff. The Lenovo Ideapad line has been around for a while, and they just keep getting better.For a limited time you can get the Lenovo – Ideapad 1 15.6″ FHD Touch-Screen Laptop for just $529.99 (opens in new tab). down from the usual price of $779.99. That means you’re saving $250 on the latest version of…
You don’t have to spend a fortune to snap up these gorgeous sheer styles, though, as high-street brands including Arket and & Other Stories have so many expensive-looking sheer bras. If you’re a fan of un-padded styles, then these are for you, and seeing as they’re so intricately made, they’re worth showing off under oversized shirts, blazers and slip dresses. Keep scrolling to shop 15 sheer bras that’ll make you become a lingerie enthusiast. Read The Full Article Here
Xiaomi 12 Lite has been in the rumour mill for quite some time now. In a new update, the Chinese smartphone company has started accepting pre-reservations for the new handset in Azerbaijan. A fresh post on Xiaomi’s Instagram account suggests that pre-orders will be made through the official Mi Store in Azerbaijan. Separately, entire specifications of the Xiaomi 12 Lite along with pricing details, have been leaked online, leaving little to the imagination of smartphone enthusiasts. The Xiaomi 12 Lite is expected to feature a 120Hz refresh rate display. It could be powered by the Snapdragon 778G SoC paired with…
Beyond the Boys’ Club is a monthly column from journalist and radio host Anne Erickson, focusing on women in the heavy music genres, as they offer their perspectives on the music industry and discuss their personal experiences. Erickson is also a music artist herself and has a new single, “Last Love,” with Upon Wings. The latest edition of Beyond the Boys’ Club features an interview with Alissa White-Gluz of the band Arch Enemy. Arch Enemy have built a strong name for themselves in the realm of extreme metal, and fans waited with great anticipation for the band’s latest full-length effort,…
The fifth run of The Handmaid’s Tale is about to start at Hulu.On Wednesday, September 14, the streaming service will release the first two installments in The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5. New episodes will follow weekly. The series is adapted from the award-winning, best-selling novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. It currently stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Elisabeth Moss, as well as Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, O-T Fagbenle, and Amanda Brugel.“June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose,” reads the synopsis. “The widowed Serena attempts to raise her…
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The Survivor Season 43 cast is officially here! CBS has announced the upcoming lineup of competitors ready to challenge for $1 million prize and this group has more young faces than we’ve seen in a long time on the reality competition series. Hosted by Jeff Probst, Survivor Season 43 kicks off with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, September 21 at 8/7c, immediately followed by the season premiere of The Amazing Race at 10/9c. This season, 18 players will fight to win the title of Sole Survivor and the $1 million, most recently won by the ever bubbly and deceivingly savvy…
[]Hot yoga benefits include more than leaving your class sporting a glistening sheen of sweat. Perceived benefits of hot yoga include improved balance, range of motion, and full body strength, but any regular hot yogi will know both mind and body can benefit from turning up the heat in your next yoga (opens in new tab) class.[]It’s worth noting that the evidence is still limited and hot yoga benefits require more research – as summarized in a study published in the International Journal of Exercise Science (opens in new tab) – specifically when it comes to improvements in aerobic capacity…
A new technique that can analyse how drug molecules bind to proteins in tissue samples could offer an improved route to drug discovery and development. Researchers at the University of Birmingham developed the technique in collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. It uses mass spectrometry, an analytical tool commonly used for identifying the properties of molecules within a sample. Part of the early stages of drug discovery takes place in cell cultures, clusters of cells that are grown in the laboratory, outside of their natural environment. Cell cultures enable the effects of different compounds to be tested on specific biological…
Angelina Jolie announced on Instagram that her oldest daughter Zahara is off to Spelman College this fall—and now, footage has emerged of Jolie celebrating the news with Zahara and other Los Angeles-area Spelman and Morehouse College student-bound families, via Entertainment Tonight. Zahara and Jolie attended a L.A. sendoff party for students starting at the HBCUs this fall.Morehouse College shared a video of Jolie attempting to do the electric slide on Instagram. “We Love To See It!” the university wrote. “Angelina Jolie and Daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Incoming Spelmanite freshman, dances with Morehouse and Spelman Alumni at the Los Angeles Send Off…
As the pandemic unfolded in spring 2020, an Educause survey found that an increasing number of students—who had very little choice but to take tests remotely—were increasingly putting up with potential privacy invasions from schools. Two years later, for example, it’s considered a common practice that some schools record students throughout remote tests to prevent cheating, while others conduct room scans when the test begins.Now—in an apparent win for students everywhere—an Ohio judge has ruled that the latter practice of scanning rooms is not only an invasion of privacy but a violation of the Fourth Amendment’s guaranteed protection against unlawful…
Adele is one step closer to becoming an EGOT after winning an Emmy this weekend. The star proudly posed for a pair of selfies with an Emmy statuette on Sunday (Sept. 4) following the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where Adele: One Night Only was one of the night’s top winners. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Bloody hell I’m pleased as punch! Thank you @mrbenwinston for dropping this round to me this afternoon!! Trust me to officially have an EGO,” she wrote on Instagram and Twitter Sunday night, tagging one of…
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08 Sep 2022 Books to Read for Fans of Charlaine Harris Charlaine Harris is best known for her book series The Southern Vampire Mysteries, which is the basis for the hit HBO Television series True Blood. Though the show itself is ultimately a loose adaptation of the books, Harris’ bestselling books are known for their supernatural and paranormal mystery themes. If you like thrilling mysteries involving witches, vampires, werewolves, and more, you won’t want to miss out on these new mystery and thriller releases for fans of Charlaine Harris. Fur the Hex of it (The Gravestone Mysteries Book 1) by…
Are you ready to return to Woodstone? Well, the cast of Ghosts is ready to welcome back viewers this fall with their Season 2 premiere on CBS. While fans will have to wait until September 29 to experience the return for themselves, CBS is teasing what they can look forward to in newly released photos and an episode description for the Season 2 debut. In the episode, aptly titled “Spies,” Sam (Rose McIver) is enlisting the Ghosts to help her and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) secure a good review from an overly critical couple — Tom (Don Lake) and Debbie (Meagen…
Among other things, the SwRI-led PUNCH mission will image coronal mass ejections, such as this Aug. 31, 2012, event. The Earth is shown to scale, whereas its distance is not. The Earth is much farther from the sun than indicated here. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center More than 60 engineers and scientists are gathering at Southwest Research Institute Aug. 23-24 to kick off the launch vehicle collaboration for NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission. PUNCH, which will study the inception of the solar wind, has secured its ride into Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon…
Photography courtesy of HBC Corporate Collection Including a special 80th birthday collection for one eccentric designer. By Sarah Mariotti Date August 20, 2022 It’s time to Zelebrate Photography courtesy of HBC Corporate Collection The rumours are true; Zellers is returning to Canada. The beloved destination for family shopping trips, quick pick-ups and Hilary Duff–inspired finds closed most of its locations a decade ago, but it’s still one of the few Canadian retailers to spark nostalgia across the generations. In this 2023 reboot, shop-in-shops are slated to open in select Hudson’s Bay locations across the nation. Plus, the brand will launch…
Jackie Coogan, America’s first major child star, shot to fame in 1921 as Charlie Chaplin’s adopted son in The Kid. But at the age of 21, after earning upward of $4 million through years of unforgiving hours on set, he learned his hard-earned fortune had already been squandered by his mother and stepfather. Coogan sued his parents, and was awarded just $126,000 of the paltry amount that remained. But his case led his home state to pass the California Child Actor’s Bill, also known as the Coogan Act, which stipulates that the money earned by child entertainers must be safeguarded…
Moses Sumney has announced A Performance in V Acts. It’s a new concert film that’s out next Wednesday, August 31, in partnership with YouTube’s Black Voices Fund. He’s shared the film’s trailer and a clip, which features his cover of Björk’s “Come to Me” and “Doomed.” Find those below.“A Performance in V Acts marks the official end of the Græ album cycle,” Sumney said in a statement. “It’s a capsule of our headline show since we will not be touring the album after all. This film also ushers in a new period of creativity for me—one in which I take…
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. When an established author’s book goes viral years after publication, the hype spreading via social media, new fans are eager for more books. In the case of Taylor Jenkins Reid, her backlist is quick to get through, and is quite different from her current work. The second-best thing from new books from your favorite author is to find books or other authors like Taylor Jenkins Reid in one way or another. Taylor Jenkins Reid book recommendations are everywhere, from TikTok to the local…
Just what will bringing in a cult escapee do to the Mathis family in Devil in Ohio? It’s going to be one wild, suspenseful ride. In the Netflix limited series, inspired by a true story and based on Daria Polatin’s best-selling thriller novel, hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis (Emily Deschanel) brings cult escapee Mae (Madeleine Arthur) home with her. But Suzanne’s world is quickly turned upside down as that threatens to tear her family apart. Polatin, who serves as creator, showrunner, and executive producer on the thriller, talks about casting the key roles of Suzanne and Mae and teases how…
Thanks to COVID vaccines, more people were immunized in 2021 than in any other year in history. Yet that same year, with tragic irony, more children ended up at risk of highly preventable infectious diseases than before the pandemic began. This is because of what the World Health Organization and UNICEF have described as the largest backslide in childhood vaccinations in three decades. It means that, for the second year in a row after 2019, at a time when the COVID pandemic has focused the world’s attention on the need for vaccination, the number of children missing out on basic…
Bronze Age blades made of obsidian from Melos. Credit: Deanna Aubert A modern scientific analysis of ancient stone tools is challenging long-held beliefs about what caused radical change on the island of Crete, where the first European state flourished during the Bronze Age: the Minoan civilization. About 3,500 years ago, Crete underwent significant cultural transformations, including the adoption of a new language and economic system, burial customs, dress and drinking habits—all of which could be traced to the neighboring Mycenaean Greek mainland. At roughly the same time, many important sites across the island were destroyed and warriors’ graves appeared at…
Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian has had a busy year. His Baccarat 540 fragrance, created several years ago, became a sleeper hit and the scent of 2021, thanks to TikTok. And in the crest of perfume news, he became Dior’s new Perfume Creative Director— a move that the commenter on the perfume fanatic website Fragrantica called “the most significant thing to happen in perfume.” Dior The Original Trilogy – Limited Edition Set of 3 fragrances – eau noire, cologne blanche and bois d’argentDior The Original Trilogy – Limited Edition Set of 3 fragrances – eau noire, cologne blanche and bois d’argentStill, the…
Niantic, the developer of Pokémon Go, has announced the global rollout of the Campfire social app in the coming days. The app will allow the Niantic community a new way to experience real-world gameplay, meetups, and events, providing a way for people to discover creations, places as well as experiences. The company has been testing the Campfire social app in beta with Ingress members over the last several months. Now it has been confirmed that the company will start testing the experience for all Niantic games and players around the world soon.According to an announcement made by Niantic, the Campfire…
Lorde, the chart-topping, Grammy Award-winning Kiwi superstar, reigned supreme at the inaugural Rolling Stone New Zealand Awards, held last week in Auckland. The singer and songwriter scooped the global award in her hometown, beating out a shortlist that included Benee, Six60, L.A.B, Broods and ARIA Hall of Famers Crowded House. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The global award is judged by Rolling Stone’s international editors, a panel that previously crowned winners in this category for the Australian edition of the awards, won by Tame Impala (2021) and The Kid LAROI (2022).…