The Artiphon Orba 2, which is about the size of an orange sliced in half, looks more like an Echo Dot than a musical instrument. It’s meant to be held in the palm of your hand, where you can press its keys, whack it, tilt it, and otherwise physically manipulate it to make musical sounds. The strange form factor is intriguing, especially if you’re not a trained musician and find traditional instruments intimidating.The device is easy to pick up and immediately start using, even if you’re bad at making music. Slap any of the eight slices across the top of the Orba and…
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“What’s in a name? That which we call a band by any other name would be twice as sick.” That’s what Shakespeare would have wrote if he were alive today and put together this comprehensive list of 57 Rock + Metal Bands Who Changed Their Name Before Getting Famous.Deciding on a band name is intensely challenging. Getting a handful of strong-willed people to agree on anything isn’t easy, nevermind when that thing is what your personal name and future will be forever tied to. Sometimes, the first name a group decides on is ultimately discarded in favor of something better (ie:…
I always thought Jim Carrey as the Grinch in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas was weird and creepy enough. But for those who want to go full horror this Christmas, there is now The Mean One, a horror parody of Seuss’ Christmas classic.First announced to a befuddled but curious public a few months ago, the film stars David Howard Thornton, none other than Art the Clown from Terrifier 2, as “The Mean One.” And who is the Mean One? Well, here to explain is the film’s trailer, which reveals a survivor of the Mean One’s killer rampage decades earlier returns to “Newville” intent on getting revenge…
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The cold and flu season of 2022 has begun with a vengeance. Viruses that have been unusually scarce over the past three years are reappearing at remarkably high levels, sparking a “tripledemic” of COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. This November’s national hospitalization levels for influenza were the highest in 10 years. We are infectious disease epidemiologists and researchers, and we have spent our careers focused on understanding how viruses spread and how best to stop them. To respond to…
Adelyn’s Adventure In the Garden by Charles Bruckerhoff What’s it About? “Grandfather once told me that it’s very important to keep a garden because a well-tended garden will take care of you.” When we last adventured with Adelyn, this brave young traveler had just emerged from the forest with a new appreciation for nature. There, she learned from her feathered friend Crow to “[s]earch for new things in your world … see more, do more, know more.” Now Adelyn is back for a new day of discovery, this time in her beloved grandparents’ garden. Charles Bruckerhoff’s tale Adelyn’s Adventure in the Garden (Sequoia…
Todd and Julie Chrisley are set to begin with prison sentences on January 17, 2023, as the reality-tv couple will report to two Florida prisons, according to court documents. As previously reported, the Chrisley Knows Best stars were sentenced to a combined 19 years in federal prison after being found guilty of tax evasion and bank fraud. Todd will serve his 12-year sentence at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida, while Julie will serve her 7-year sentence 133 miles away at the Federal Correctional Institution in Marianna, Florida. According to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the Pensacola facility is a…
In a new study, researchers have taken a close look at three treatment approaches that have been widely believed to slow the aging process. However, when tested in mice, these treatments proved largely ineffective in their supposed impact on aging. “There is no internal clock of aging that you can regulate with a simple switch — at least not in the form of the treatments studied here,” concludes Dr. Dan Ehninger of the DZNE, the initiator of the study. The team has developed a new analytical approach to make influences on aging processes measurable. The study, the results of which…
Prada has never done things by the book. The brand has been creating the world’s most desirable fashion pieces since their start over one hundred years ago, going from making humble leather goods to being one of the biggest privately owned brands in the world. Now, the brand is expanding on their aesthetic universe with a daring introduction into fine jewelry. The inaugural collection, titled ETERNAL GOLD, marks both a commitment to beauty and to sustainable, circular fashion.Maya Hawke for ETERNAL GOLDDavid SimsAs Prada’s first-ever fine jewelry offering, ETERNAL GOLD is a first in many aspects. It’s also the world’s…
A similar scenario played out in the 1990s, when a Tennessee naturalist named Lynn Faust read the confident published assertion of a scientist named Jon Copeland that there were no synchronous fireflies in North America. Faust knew then that what she had been watching for decades in the nearby woods was something remarkable.Faust invited Copeland and Moiseff, his collaborator, to see a species in the Great Smoky Mountains called Photinus carolinus. Clouds of the male fireflies fill forests and clearings, floating at about human height. Instead of blinking in tight coordination, these fireflies emit a burst of quick flashes within…
Following the success of their “25 Years in the Blind” tour, Third Eye Blind have announced a new run of dates that will expand the trek into 2023. “Twenty-five years of Third Eye Blind finds us feeling glorious, as if everything is coming into deeper focus,” frontman Stephan Jenkins said in a statement. “It’s not lost on us that this is a miracle, and that we are in it because of the new fans that keep discovering us and the people who, over the years, have made our music part of their culture.” The new jaunt kicks off March 3rd…
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22 Dec 2022 Fantasy & Sci-fi Books to Read Before the End of the Year Looking for a book to complete your reading goals for the end of the year? Check out these must-read fantasy and science fiction books that are the perfect way to end 2022 and start 2023! Make Yourself (Messing Psychic Academy Book 1) by D.R. Perry Release Date: November 16, 2022 My name is Ben, and I died last year. Almost. I’d hoped I would wake up from my near-death experience as a medium just in time for high school. Turns out it just wrecked my…
The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge has given a big thumbs up to Chloe Fineman‘s “hilarious imitation” of her from this weekend’s edition of Saturday Night Live. Fineman impersonated the Emmy-winning actress in a sketch titled “Jennifer Coolidge Is Impressed By Christmas Stuff,” which saw the comedian wearing a glittery dress and adopting Coolidge’s trademark breathy voice as she marveled at Christmas lights, presents, eggnog, and a menorah, which she mistook for birthday candles. “Oh, look at this. A big sock full of gifts. You know, the ultimate stocking stuffer is a foot…” Fineman said in Coolidge’s distinct cadence. Coolidge…
A timelapse image of the fireball event from start to finish. Credit: Western Meteor Group A cosmic drama unfolded over southern Ontario on the night of Friday, Nov. 18, triggering an international collaboration and a meteorite hunt. Just before midnight Eastern time, the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona detected a small object heading toward Earth. This small asteroid, now designated 2022 WJ1, was followed by many observatories around the world for the next three hours before it impacted over southern Ontario at 3:26 a.m. EST on Nov. 19. The few hours of advance warning about the asteroid impact allowed for…
Design by Kayleen Dicuangco Hint: They make excellent holiday gifts. By FASHION Staff Date November 24, 2022 When you ask a fashion or beauty editor if there are any products they’re currently obsessed with, you better be ready to take notes. With inboxes inundated with news about all the latest launches, samples to drool over at photoshoots and products to test drive, you can trust these professionals to sift through the sea of knitwear, handbags and hair products, and report on only the best. (And hint, hint: these editor gift picks make exquisite presents to give and receive this holiday…
Realme confirmed on Wednesday that the Realme 10 series will launch in November. This upcoming lineup is expected to include the standard Realme 10, Realme 10 5G, and Realme 10 Pro+. The Shenzhen company has kept the specifications and design of the Realme 10 series under wraps for now. However, a notable tipster has revealed the alleged specifications of the Realme 10 and the Realme 10 Pro+. In related news, another tipster has shared a supposed live image of the vanilla Realme 10.Realme 10 specifications (rumoured)According to a tweet by tipster Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings), the Realme 10 is said to…
Bryce Dallas Howard is set to star in a newly-greenlit Disney+ series based on the beloved Witch Mountain franchise. The series is described in a press release as a “reimagining” of the franchise that began in 1968 with Alexander Key’s novel, Escape to Witch Mountain, and first came to the screen in 1975 with John Hough’s feature film of the same name. Its storyline follows “two teens that develop strange abilities and discover their sleepy suburb may not be as idyllic as it seems.” Howard will play the caring and gracious lead character, Audrey, a woman whose husband has died as a…
I’m not necessarily sure that every character in every major movie needs its own poster. But that’s just me; I am not a professional movie marketer or exhibitor. I am sure there is a perfectly logical reason why each new blockbuster comes complete with three (or six [or 10]) individual character posters, one for every significant person in the film — and sometimes even for some of the insignificant ones as well. But from my position as slightly-more-than-casual-observer, it seems excessive.Whatever the reasons Hollywood has started churning out character posters in recent years, the occasional absurdity of this endeavor has not gone…
Plants that live on land, such as spinach, grow by using sunlight to perform photosynthesis. How, then, do algae photosynthesize in the deep sea, an environment where only a little light reaches them? Land plants mainly absorb red and blue light from the sun and use it for photosynthesis. However, only weak blue-green light reaches the ocean floor. Therefore, macroalgae growing in the ocean have developed a protein, a so-called photosynthetic antenna, that efficiently utilizes this blue-green light. The photosynthetic antenna of marine macroalgae is very similar to that of land plants but differs in the structure of the pigments…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Billionaire’s Arrangement (The Kept Trilogy) Book 1? I always wanted to write another billionaire romance. The Billionaire’s Arrangement is a spin-off from my book, The Tiger Lily Trilogy. Paul Crane is the son of Jonas Crane, the hero. I struggled with finding the right heroine. Then I came across the song Harvest Moon by Neil Young, and I envisioned Nadia Sokol and her family. There are also a few lifts from my life and experiences. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The…
Jerzdays are back on MTV next month! MTV today announced that the hit series Jersey Shore Family Vacation, which is the #1 reality series with young adults, is set to return for a monumental sixth season on Thursday, January 26 at 8 PM ET/PT on MTV. Here’s the official logline: Following an explosive season five that tested friendships like never before, “Jerzdays” are back with one vacation after another as the “Shore” family fist pumps their way across the country for the first time ever. Between hitting wine country for the launch of Nicole’s new wine label and South Carolina…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “No animals were harmed in the making of this burger.” After the Food and Drug Administration’s recent declaration that a lab-grown meat product is “generally recognized as safe” for consumption, don’t be surprised if you see that label on a menu in years to come. The product approved by the FDA was a chicken alternative created by California-based startup Upside Foods using real animal cells, not slaughtered animals. It’s not exactly a tank-grown chicken breast. Think ground chicken, not rotisserie. Proponents of the technology argue a shift toward cultured meat would address some of the ethical…
When we talk about classic jeans, blue pairs often spring to mind, but I think black jeans are just as timeless, even if they don’t receive the same airtime as their vintage-wash counterparts. I always feel more pulled together and polished in black jeans, which I’d argue also transition from day to night more seamlessly due to their darker base colour.Still, just like any outfit, black-jeans outfits can become repetitive if you let them. So in an attempt to stop them from becoming stale and tired, I’ve gone on the hunt for black-jeans outfits that are classic and chic and won’t let you…
What’s keeping midwives from making a larger dent in the fight against climate change? To start with, there are not enough of them. The United Nations reports that there’s a shortage of around 900,000 midwives worldwide. This shortage extends to the US, which has worse maternal mortality rates compared to other high-income countries where midwives have a central role in care.In the US especially, multiple insurance-related hurdles stand between patients wanting to work with a midwife or doula and getting to do so. “What’s worrisome from an equity standpoint is that Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people often live in states…
[] Skip to main content The former Sports Illustrated cover girl is expecting her third child with John Legend. Chrissy Teigen attends the 74th Primetime Emmys at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles. Frazer Harrison/GI Chrissy Teigen is proving that being a swimsuit model and being pregnant aren’t mutually exclusive. In a new Instagram photo from her and John Legend‘s beachside holiday getaway, the former Sports Illustrated covergirl showed off her baby bump in a black bikini — a shot she hilariously dubbed “Storks Illustrated.” In the a photo shared Wednesday (Dec. 21), Teigen stands on a…
“Okay kids, the basement is all yours.”And thus the torch is passed to a new generation. The ’90s favorite That ’70s Show is back — and now it is actually set in the 90s. Titled That ’90s Show, the new sequel series, coming to Netflix in early 2023, will feature the daughter of Eric and Donna spending the summer with her grandparents, Kitty and Red — AKA Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith, returning That ’70s Show cast members.Although no other That ’70s Show regulars will appear on the new series full time, several of the show’s other alumni are expected to make guest appearances…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Cut From Stone? It really began with me thinking about how my friends and I would react to a Red Dawn situation and then the main character and supporting cast grew from there. I always got stuck in my head as a kid, thinking about what would happen if the world were to really fall apart. How would everyone respond? What would my friends and I do? As I grew older, I wrote down some of the ideas on paper and started with writing a sequence from the third…
One of the best shows on TV has wrapped production. After four seasons, Nancy Drew ceased production this month, and series star Kennedy McMann took to Instagram to share her thoughts on the news. “& that’s a series wrap on nancy drew. the first photo is from last night, the second from right after I wrapped the pilot, never knowing if we’d really get to do this. but we did,” McMann shared alongside photos. “I started this journey at 22 and finish now at 26. I’ve grown up, I’ve gotten married, I’ve bought a house, I’ve found myself, I’ve lived…
Some species of gut-dwelling bacteria activate nerves in the gut to promote the desire to exercise, according to a study in mice that was led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study was published today in Nature, and reveals the gut-to-brain pathway that explains why some bacteria boost exercise performance. In the study, the researchers found that differences in running performance within a large group of lab mice were largely attributable to the presence of certain gut bacterial species in the higher-performing animals. The researchers traced this effect to small molecules called…
Kate Middleton and Prince William made a big move from London to Windsor over the summer, choosing to base their family in Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Castle grounds rather than Kensington Palace in London. As they settle into a more quiet life away from the city, People got intel from sources about what the new Prince and Princess of Wales’ day-to-day is like when they aren’t on the royal event circuit.Raising their children Prince George, 9; Princess Charlotte, 7; and Prince Louis, 4, with more privacy has been lovely. “They love that the kids can go out on their…