Winnowing down to essentials during a pandemic, a writer with too much time to think cleans out her closet and immediately regrets letting go of a sweater. We’ve all been there, right? When a sweater isn’t just a sweater and our most rigorous tasks can’t bring the relief we seek. Within weeks the plague had
Dado Ruvic | Reuters Famed investor Michael Burry revealed on Twitter that he received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its investigation into GameStop, a wildly speculative stock that the “Big Short” trader once bet on. “So, who got an SEC subpoena over $GME? Actually, I know who, they’re on my
Taken from the September 2021 issue of Physics World. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app. As scientists, one of the most frustrating things we can be told is “nice idea, but the technology to achieve it doesn’t exist yet”. Academic researchers rarely have enough time
Bleecker Street’s sci-fi romantic comedy I’m Your Man blasted off – relatively speaking in today’s specialty market – with a per screen average of $2,139 in 16 theaters in North America (12 U.S., four in Canada). Directed by Maria Schrader film with Maren Eggert and Dan Stevens, it was the rare specialty film of late
Google Chrome has a feature called Dark mode (or Dark theme on Android devices) that is aimed to provide a comfortable Web browsing experience when in low light. It turns the interface as well as elements including your homepage, toolbar, and settings into a dark colour scheme to help reduce eyestrain. It also helps increase
Men are pictured as Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled central bank seizes a large amount of money in cash and gold from former top government officials, including former vice president Amrullah Saleh, in Afghanistan, in this handout obtained by Reuters on September 15, 2021. Da Afghanistan Bank | Handout | via Reuters WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department issued
Akon‘s wife — or at least one of them — will be filming for the upcoming season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” … but it’s still unclear how much face time she’ll get. Sources close to production tell TMZ … Tomeka Thiam‘s agreed to be part of season 14 of ‘RHOA’ and will film
In this article BOLT In this photo illustration the Uber logo is displayed on a phone in front of Tower Bridge on November 25, 2019 in London, England. Peter Summers | Getty Images LONDON — Hailing a ride on apps like Uber and Bolt is now almost impossible at certain times of the day in
Saturday night, musical artist Lizzo appeared on New York City’s Central Park stage for the Global Citizen Live event. Dressed in a hot pink cat suit with removable ruffled sleeves, the performer wowed audiences with her biggest hits, including “Truth Hurts” and “Juice.” The Grammy award winner wanted to share more than music while she
Did Connie and Virgil survive? On The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 6, things took a turn when the duo arrived at an abandoned house. As the drama continued, they tried to find out whether the home was truly empty. Meanwhile, Carol, Kelly, and Rosita worked together to try to find the missing people. Elsewhere,
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People walk at a pedestrian crossing along the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore on September 7, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Authorities in Singapore have tightened Covid measures as infections in the country rise to fresh record highs — but two health experts told CNBC they are not terribly
Space Logistics’ Mission Robotic Vehicle has a robotic payload developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman today has two Mission Extension Vehicles in orbit providing station-keeping services for two Intelsat geostationary satellites that were running low on fuel. The company meanwhile is preparing to launch a new servicing vehicle equipped
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures climbed in overnight trading on Sunday as investors braced for the last week of a volatile September. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average
The failure of Universal’s Dear Evan Hansen at the domestic box office with a $7.5M opening didn’t really surprise anyone after the movie was torn apart by critics post its TIFF world premiere. But the latest misfire by a feature adaptation of a Broadway musical raises plenty of questions about the sub-genre’s fate at the
Your phone notifications can come to your Windows or Mac PC to let you stay connected with your conversations while performing on your office work. Microsoft has its Your Phone app to help users on Windows desktops and laptops receive real-time notifications from their phones. It helps notify users when they receive new voice calls
Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin on the set of ABC’s The View. Jeff Neira | Disney General Entertainment Content | Getty Images Two hosts of ABC’s “The View” tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday moments before a sit-down interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Host Sunny Hostin and guest host Ana Navarro are fully vaccinated
News Christine and the Queens Share Two New Songs: Listen “Freedom” and “Comme l’oiseau” follow last year’s La vita nuova EP By Allison Hussey September 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Christine and the Queens, September 2020 (Photo by Anthony Ghnassia/Getty Images for Dior) Facebook Twitter Christine and the Queens have shared two new songs following an