Meghan Markle is back in Europe, and she packed a trend-forward, elegant wardrobe for the many occasions she and Prince Harry travelled for. Earlier today, while attending an Invictus Games event in Dusseldorf, Germany, Markle wore a particularly buzzy trend. Yes, it’s puddle pants, a style that Kate Middleton also wore to an event earlier this year (with much success, I might add).With her puddle pants outfit, in one fell swoop, Markle effortlessly proved that the trend doesn’t have to be sloppy in the least. In fact, she made them look downright chic, thanks to expert styling. She paired the pleated Brandon Maxwell trousers with a knit tank and…
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Starting with the lofty goal of competing with traditional banks, cryptocurrency lending giants and their clients now face financial ruin due to their appetite for risk and a paucity of regulatory guardrails.Celsius Network, which suspended withdrawals in mid-June, had advertised a seemingly difficult-to-reconcile mix of interest rates, charging just 0.1 percent for loans, but paying more than 18 percent on deposits. Weeks later, savings accounts, that amounted to $11.8 billion (roughly Rs. 93,300 crore) in mid-May, remained frozen.”Celsius is going bankrupt one way or another,” said Omid Malekan, a professor at Columbia University. “Even if they recoup 98 cents on the dollar…
Two celebratory concerts were staged at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the hit TV series South Park. Joining co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker onstage were Primus and Ween at various points of the show, as well as Rush legends Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.The sets spanned 30 songs or more, including covers of Primus, Ween and Rush songs, but the majority of each night was dedicated to songs that have been featured in South Park episodes across its 25 seasons, as well as the show’s theme song (which was originally composed by Primus) as…
The kids are back in school, the Toronto Film Festival is about to kick off. There’s a cool breeze in the air. You know what that means: It’s time to start hyping awards season movies.[Andy Williams’ “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” intensifies.]Paramount’s big Christmas movie this year is Bablyon from La La Land and First Man director Damien Chazelle. The project, his first feature in four years, boasts a true all-star cast that includes Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Katherine Waterston, and Olivia Wilde. It’s described as an “original epic” set in Hollywood during the Silent Era.There’s…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This summer was either a hot girl summer or a sad girl summer — or possibly both. While “sad girl summer” is a generalized term thrown around a lot of different feelings, I think many people have been embracing the feeling of sadness, recognizing it, and letting it be what it is rather than run from it. Sad girl summer is, on the surface, about the sad girl. But it’s what the sad girl does in the long stretches of days that makes…
Netflix’s Blonde, starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, is arriving soon with much anticipation. However, this isn’t the first time the fictional tale of Hollywood’s great tragic screen siren, based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel has been adapted. A two-episode miniseries ran on CBS in 2001, just one year after the book was released Poppy Montgomery played Marilyn, and she landed on the cover of TV Guide Magazine in May, 2001 for the role. One great reason to look back on it now is that this first version of Blonde featured some of our favorite TV stars. For instance,…
Saplings of Endangered Q. Oglethorpensis at The Morton Arboretum. Credit: The Morton Arboretum For the first time, researchers have completed threat assessments for all 881 native tree species in the contiguous United States, resulting in a comprehensive checklist and synthesis that will serve as a critical baseline to guide future tree conservation efforts. The new assessment of U.S. trees reveals that 11-16% of tree species in the contiguous 48 U.S. states are threatened with extinction, with the most common threat being invasive and problematic pests and diseases. According to Abby Meyer, executive director of Botanic Gardens Conservation International-U.S. (BGCI-US), a…
A sweltering mid-June day with temperatures topping 100 degrees spurred one of the largest livestock die-offs in recent Kansas history, killing about 2,000 cattle. Twice that many cattle perished in fierce 2011 Iowa heat, with thousands more dying in neighboring states. And a July 1995 heat wave took a similar toll in the Farm Belt. Heat stress reduces cows’ appetite, fertility and milk production. It also suppresses their immune systems. And that is likely to happen more often as the climate warms, particularly in the Midwest and Great Plains where heat, drought, fire and flood are challenging long-standing farm practices.…
Kim Kardashian and Balenciaga are a match made in heaven, with Kardashian recently named the face of the brand and strutting down the runway at Paris Haute Couture Week. Her most recent Balenciaga look, however, is a slight departure from her usual pantaleggings and catsuits. In an Instagram Reel, the Skims founder posted herself wearing a skintight one-shoulder minidress, highlighting her curves and showing off the pink-camo look from every angle. The print of the dress immediately brought to mind nostalgic “Cadet Kelly” vibes, but Kardashian felt the outfit looked more Mattel than Disney, writing, “Balenci Barbie ” in her…
“What should we do about our Russian colleagues?” asked the senior scientist in the audience. It’s early summer and 100 degrees in Chicago. I was giving a keynote at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), the United States’s premier particle physics research facility and my former workplace. My talk focused on the Asian-American experience and the impact of deteriorating US-China relations on science, but for many in the auditorium, the Russian invasion of Ukraine commanded a keener urgency.Days after the conflict began on February 24, CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research—a longtime partner of Fermilab—halted all new collaborations with institutions…
Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti holds at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Sept. 24), notching an 11th nonconsecutive week atop the list. That marks the most total weeks at No. 1 in nearly six years, since Drake’s Views logged 13 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2016 (May 21-Oct. 8 charts). Un Verano Sin Ti earned 97,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. (down 3%) in the week ending Sept. 15, according to Luminate. Also in the top 10 of the new Billboard 200, NAV’s Demons Protected by Angels debuts at No. 2, Ozzy Osbourne’s…
Disney+ Day is September 8, and they’re rewarding fans with some exciting new content. While most of the new shows and films were announced in advance, they also included some extra surprises — maybe most notably, a new BTS concert film.The movie is officially called BTS: Permission To Dance On Stage – LA. It features footage of the concert they performed on November 27-28, as well as December 1-2. The concert includes tracks such as “Dynamite,” “Butter,” and the titular “Permission To Dance.” The concert took place at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium and runs over two hours long.In addition to the concert film,…
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The series finale of the CW‘s Dynasty aired on Friday, September 16, with the reboot saying goodbye after five seasons. But is it really the end? In an interview with Deadline following the series finale, showrunner Josh Reims reflected on Dynasty‘s popularity, thanks largely to Netflix, where the primetime soap has been streaming since its first season dropped in 2018. In fact, Dynasty has delivered impressive viewership on the streamer around the world, despite low ratings on its original network of The CW. “It’s funny because it’s the first show I’ve ever been on or where there was literally no…
Phenotypes of stamen in SlCMT4 mutant lines. Credit: Nanjing Agricultural University Recently, scientists from Shanxi Datong University and Chongqing University revealed that SlCMT4, which encodes a DNA methyltransferase responsible for de novo and non-CG methylation, plays an important role in diverse developmental processes of tomato. The study was published in Horticulture Research. SlCMT4 (Solyc08g005400.2) was mutated in cv. ‘Ailsa Craig’ using the CRISPR/Cas9 system to confirm its function. Severe developmental defects were found in the SlCMT4 mutants, including small and thick leaves, increased lateral buds, defective stamens and pistils, small fruit size with reduced setting rate, and defective seed development.…
Jennifer Garner gave some rare, candid beauty advice on Botox and fillers in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, becoming one of the very few stars to share their feelings about cosmetic surgery and experience with it. The outlet asked her what beauty advice she received that has stuck with her, and that she’d pass down to her daughters Violet, 16 and Seraphina, 13. The 50-year-old actress offered some general advice and then very pointed guidance on fillers, saying to hold off doing them as long as possible.“My beauty advice is always the same: Look in the mirror less, obsess less,…
Our list consists mostly of conical-burr grinders. In a conical grinder, coffee beans are crushed and ground between two rings of burrs. They deliver a finer, much more consistent grind than you’d get with a traditional blade grinder, even the nicest ones. Flat-burr grinders are similar, but they’re typically more expensive. In these, the burrs are laid on top of each other, and the beans pass through them as they grind. The grinder action pushes the grounds out of one end, instead of relying on gravity like a conical burr grinder, and the beans spend more time in contact with the…
A stage filled with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the rock bands Primus, Ween and even Rush icons Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson isn’t something that happens every day.But that’s exactly what occurred at the South Park 25th Anniversary Concerts at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre this week. Primus and Ween were billed alongside Parker and Stone for the show Aug. 9–10 that celebrated the music of South Park. Lee and Lifeson emerged as special guests. The crew covered Rush’s “Closer to the Heart.”Watch fan-captured video near the bottom of this post, along with pro photos from the performance. See both nights’ setlists underneath the media.The assembled…
Marvel Studios closed out its D23 Expo showcase on Saturday with the reveal of the main roster of its upcoming Thunderbolts film.RELATED: Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts Sets Director and WriterThe upcoming film has been the subject of plenty of rumors as of late, but Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige finally unveiled who will be in the team compromised mostly of supervillains and antiheroes. The group will include Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah Jon-Kamen), US Agent (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kerleynko), Yelena Belova/Black Widow (Florence Pugh), and The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan).You can check out…
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Vampire Academy makes its highly anticipated debut on Peacock on Thursday, September 15, with a four-episode launch. TV Fanatic got the chance to chat with Sisi Stringer (Rose), Daniela Nieves (Lissa), Kieron Moore (Dimitri), André Dae Kim (Christian), J. August Richards (Victor), and Anita-Joy Uwajeh (Tatiana) ahead of launch. Daniela hadn’t read the books when she first heard about the project, but she was intrigued when she heard Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries) was involved. “I think I finished the first book in a day or two,” Daniela shares, revealing that she was addicted to the multi-layered world. The actress…
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic’s Florida Research and Innovation Center (FRIC) found that disruption of a cellular structure, known as the actin cytoskeleton, is a “priming signal” for the body to respond to a virus. These findings, published in Cell this week, potentially lay the groundwork for development of new anti-viral vaccines and treatments. Previously, viral genetic material such as RNA was considered the sole requirement for certain sensor molecules that live in cells to trigger an immune response — an “alarm system” for many types of cells. RNA also serves as a basis for vaccines through training a patient’s immune…
After more than a decade of development, NASA’s new moon rocket will finally attempt to shed the shackles of Earth’s gravity and soar into space. The space agency has officially set August 29 as the launch date for its Artemis I mission. This flight will be the beginning of an intricate series of spaceflights that could send humans back to the moon’s surface—and on a tortuous path to Mars—for the first time since the final Apollo mission in 1972. Artemis I will blast off from launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Fla., as early as…
The viral meme everyone remembers Quinta Brunson from finds the comedian in line at the movie theaters with her date. She’s easily impressed that he “He got money” and can afford “A LARGE!” popcorn, among other movie theater knickknacks (skittles, pretzels, etc.). The character isn’t used to the lifestyle. Fast forward to today, Brunson can teach her movie-going persona a few things like how to become an Emmy Award nominee for the popular ABC Abbott Elementary (and now, HBO Max) mockumentary sitcom, lend her comedic chops to HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, and ink her your first-ever beauty deal…
If you’ve felt like there are just no new video games to play, you’re not alone. Covid-19 hit the video game industry hard, and the delays continue to mount. The only new game I finished in 2022 was Horizon Forbidden West (which was amazing), and while I’m looking forward to Disney Dreamlight Valley and Gotham Knights, the rest of the year looks pretty quiet.That’s why I’ve been relying on replays to get me through. I’ve discussed before how gaming is an important part of my relaxation routine. If I don’t escape into the vivid world of a video game for…
In a matter of weeks, familial country music trio Chapel Hart have gone from earning the group Golden Buzzer from the judges of America’s Got Talent and making it all the way to the show’s finale, to making a triumphant, tear-filled Grand Ole Opry debut performance on Saturday evening (Sept. 17). The Mississippi-born trio — sisters Danica and Devynn Hart and their cousin Trea Swindle — previously released the albums Out The Mud (2019) and The Girls Are Back in Town (2021). Their three-song Opry debut earned the trio three standing ovations and fervent cheers from the Opry crowd. On…
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. One of the TV shows I found joy in during pandemic lockdown was Sex Education, a British comedy on Netflix about the students of a fictional secondary school and their romantic and sexual misadventures. At the center of the series is Otis, a sexually inexperienced teen boy who knows way more about sex than the average teen because his mother, Jean, is a sex therapist and very open about sex and relationships. When Otis uses his information to offer the students at his…
We now have a first look at Christina Milian as Colette Jones in Season 3 of Starz series Step Up, the character previously played by the late Naya Rivera, who died in a drowning accident in July 2020 at age 33. The new trailer teases a look at what’s to come at the fictional label of High Water, a “next level incubator for new artistic talent, where danger, corruption, suspicions, desires, resentments, and ambitions collide in and out of the halls of the headquarters.” According to the synopsis for the new episodes, the third season will see the label’s founder…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Drought is one of the greatest threats to agricultural systems, resulting in unpredictable crop yields, declines in farm revenue, and an increase in disease outbreaks. In the United States alone, drought has cost the nation $249 billion since the 1980s. One potential solution to enhancing crop resilience is the inoculation of seed with bacteria, aka. plant “probiotics” that are known to improve a plant’s drought tolerance. While scientists have identified many microbes that show promise in the lab, replicating their efficacy in agricultural field studies proves much more difficult, largely due to complex environmental variation in…