Family secrets and expectations are a burden. On The Cleaning Lady Season 2 Episode 2, Thony’s in-laws hurled accusations and expectations, which overwhelmed the entire family, especially Thony and Chris. It’s only a matter of time before the guilt-ridden and stressed-out teenager cracks. From the minute Lolo and Lola, aka Jacinto and Alma, arrive, the atmosphere in the De La Rosa family changes. Usually, the sisters are laid back with Chris, Jaz, and Luca, but the grandparents are old-fashioned and strict. Marco was their golden child, and Jacinto blamed Thony for getting the police involved. She should have known what…
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As we age, our faces change, becoming slowly different from images used for facial recognition – so new photos may be needed more frequently to maintain accuracy and security Technology 24 August 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Our face changes faster when we are young or oldBase image: Karras, T. et al. Age processing: Alaluf, Y. et al. We can age as little as five years before face-recognition algorithms begin to struggle to identify us as the same person. This means systems that rely on facial recognition may need to get new images of users periodically or risk being unable to…
Conan Gray served ethereal main-character energy for his first in-person appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28. The “Yours” singer arrived to the award show wearing a romantic black-and-white ensemble paired with perhaps his most daring platform shoes yet. Plucked from Harris Reed’s spring 2022 collection, Gray’s outfit consisted of a white blazer-style top with a sheer, lace-trimmed train that his team held up as he floated down the black carpet. The set also included black high-waisted pants with an extreme flare. Peeking out from underneath Gray’s wide-leg trousers were the real stars of the show: a…
Google has announced a new update for the Google Password Manager that will now allow users to manually add password on Chrome and Android. The new update will also provide a consistent and unified user interface experience on Chrome as well as Android. Users can now add a Google Password Manager shortcut on the home screen of their Android phone. Google claims that this new update will bring more powerful password protection by creating strong passwords for users across platforms and will ensure that credentials aren’t compromised.In a blog post, Google has announced that starting Thursday, June 30 the internet…
Ozzy Osbourne’s latest album Patient Number 9, which was released on Sept. 9, has landed him the highest U.K. chart position of his career after debuting at No. 2 on the chart.The record is Osbourne’s second solo release in the last decade, following 2020’s Ordinary Man, which peaked at No. 3 on the U.K. chart. His 2007 effort Black Rain, 1986’s The Ultimate Sin and 1980’s Blizzard of Ozz are the only other Top 10 U.K. charting albums of his career, but Patient Number 9 has placed the highest of them all. It only lost the top position to Robbie Williams’s XXV.Patient Number 9 has proven to be a chart success in the U.S.…
Erin Moriarty is fed up with the trolling that the fanbase for The Boys keeps throwing at her. It’s extremely unfortunate to hear that so many people are missing the point of the show entirely. Most of the characters in the show are a deconstruction of typical superheroes, usually pulling apart a specific superhero trope. It also tackles themes of power, police brutality, white nationalism, and extremist politics. It’s not particularly subtle either. One of the characters is an actual Nazi.Despite criticism aimed toward the very kind of people Moriarty is calling out, people continue to miss the satire entirely. One look…
Witnessing a total solar eclipse is an unforgettable experience and may have been even more impressive throughout history before we were able to understand and accurately predict their occurrence. But the historical records of these remarkable astronomical spectacles are more than mere curiosities — they provide invaluable information on changes in the Earth’s movement. In a new study in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Japanese researchers combed through records from the Byzantine Empire to identify and locate total solar eclipses observed around the Eastern Mediterranean in the 4th-7th centuries CE, a period for which previously identified solar…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Comic books went digital a while ago. It began with webcomics. Then Comixology came along and made some print comics available digitally. The big two have been in the digital fray for a while, particularly Marvel Comics with Marvel Unlimited. Launched in 2007 (after a few other, less-successful platforms), it is the go-to digital platform for Marvel Comics. If you’ve been on the fence about Marvel Unlimited for the last 15 years or haven’t looked at it in a while, you might be…
[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Wedding Season Season 1 Episode 8 finale.] Hulu‘s Wedding Season takes the thrill of falling in love literally. When Katie (Rosa Salazar, Parenthood) and Stefan (Gavin Drea, Vikings: Valhalla) meet at a wedding, they spark an instant connection. The only problem is, Katie’s engaged to someone else. Three months (and more wedding run-ins) later, Gavin crashes Katie’s wedding declaring his love for her. She rejects him, the wedding continues, but then her new husband and his family are murdered during the reception, and Katie and Stefan are the main suspects. Still in…
Better satellite coverage of wildfires and improved climate models are giving scientists a more accurate view of smoke plumes as they drift across the country. These kinds of advances, they say, can help provide earlier warnings to residents endangered by wildfire smoke. A breakthrough in the field occurred during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire in California that killed 88 people, destroyed 19,000 structures and exposed 8 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area to some of the world’s most polluted air for two weeks. Research published in June by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society outlines how a new tool helped make…
While scrolling through all the new-in sections of my favourite brands, it’s hard not to get excited about the onset of autumn. Slowly but surely, knits, boots and coats are popping up again, and all I can think about is crisp walks and cosy layers (ironically, as I sit sweltering in this final heatwave). Recently, though, there’s been one outfit in particular I’ve spotted both Arket and H&M backing (and you know it’s good if those brands are on it). It’s the knitted trouser co-ord—flared trousers to be exact—and I’m pleased to report I already know it’s going to be my most-worn look for the season.…
It’s important to consider the interests of donor-conceived people, says Gardner, who learned at 35 years old that she was conceived via a sperm donor. When a parent’s medical background isn’t known, the donor-conceived person “is often the one most directly impacted—either by developing a condition that possibly could have been prevented with the right screening and the right information, or just not knowing a complete medical history of their family,” Gardner says. This then “reverberates down through generations, and not only impacts us, but it impacts our children as well.”Politicians have started to listen. On July 7, Chris Jacobs,…
Come behind the scenes of your favorite music videos and find out how these iconic clips were made.For the 30th anniversary of Dirt, Alice in Chains recently released some behind-the-scenes footage from the “Them Bones” video shoot. While taking sips from a juice box, Layne Staley does the opening screams again and again, getting annoyed by how many takes he had to do. Unfortunately, he kept missing the first “ahhhh!” so Layne had to try again and again to get it right.Ever wonder how Korn’s “Freak on a Leash” video was conceived? Cameras caught the moment the video’s concept was…
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…
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…