The two-year onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing with the rise of the Delta and Omicron variants, has taken center stage in every aspect of life, not the least of which is the consumer world. While vaccinations have helped re-open the door to public interaction, the virus still spreads, deaths mount, and many customers are
One of the key findings from a new study by the Pew Research Center shows that 30% of Americans now read ebooks, up from 25% in 2019. The number of those who read a print book stayed the same in that time period, while audiobook reading increased from 20% to 23%. The Pew Research Center
If you’ve ever worried whether you can have the flu and COVID at the same time, the headlines about “flurona” may have sent you into a fresh panic. Israel’s first case of what some have called “flurona,” has been reported, where a patient was doubly diagnosed with both infections — influenza and COVID-19. Note that
Peter Bogdanovich — the filmmaker behind big movies like “The Last Picture Show” and “What’s Up, Doc?” — has died. Peter passed away Thursday at his home in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes … his daughter, Antonia Bogdanovich, told The Hollywood Reporter. PB vaulted to fame when he directed the critically-acclaimed 1971
Argentine electronic music pioneer Flavio Etcheto, who collaborated with icons such as Soda Stereo frontman Gustavo Cerati and the famed artist and producer Daniel Melero, died on Jan. 6 at the age of 52. He had been battling cancer for several years. Born in Buenos Aires, Etcheto had a prolific career and shaped several bands
In this article VORB Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket on display in Times Square, New York. CNBC | Michael Sheetz Richard Branson’s satellite-launching company Virgin Orbit brought a rocket to show off in New York City on Friday, as it celebrated going public. “There’s a rocket in Times Square; but there happens to be [another] one
Universal and FilmNation’s greatly panned (24% on Rotten Tomatoes), but star-studded female spy movie The 355 is not off to the best of starts with $350K from Thursday night previews which started at 7PM yesterday at 2,300 theaters. This will result in likely a single digit opening for the weekend for the Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz,
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by John Grisham ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 19, 2021 A vigorous thriller that gets out of the courtroom and into the swampier corners of the Redneck Riviera. Judges are supposed to dispense justice, not administer the death penalty on their own initiative. That’s just what Lacy Stoltz is up against, though. The protagonist of The
In 2022, don’t anticipate that book challenges and wide-ranging censorship of books will slow down across the U.S. They’ll be amplifying, thanks to right-wing and extremist white supremacist groups like No Left Turn, Moms for Liberty, and dozens of state-based organizations, as well as dark money. State governments are packed with representatives who are being
I don’t know what your path to therapy looked like, but mine started with a lot of procrastination. “I should probably try therapy,” I thought to myself for about a year, but I had no idea where to start. I got as far as googling “therapists in San Francisco” before getting overwhelmed by the amount
A Coaching Power Tool By Amy Philippen, Transformational Coach, GERMANY How “ATTUNE” Can Help You Become a More Effective Coach Many of the clients I coach recognize that their lives have become overly driven by their rational brain and they simply do not know or struggle to get in touch or relate to their other
New York City native Moises Arias was only 12 years old when his celeb status topped the charts after he took on the wacky role of Rico Suave — the cool younger classmate who hangs at Seaview High and beachside in his concession stand– on the crazy popular Disney sitcom “Hannah Montana” back in 2006!
2 Chainz has dropped a new single, “Million Dollars Worth of Game,” featuring 42 Dugg. The hook-laden track is accompanied by a music video featuring the pair wearing gold jewelry around an expensive-looking mansion. The song will appear on the rapper’s upcoming album, Dope Don’t Sell Itself, expected out later this month. 2 Chainz recently
A Starlink user terminal, also known as an antenna or satellite dish, on the roof of a building. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday gave an update on its Starlink internet service, as the company launched more satellites into orbit. SpaceX engineer Jessie Anderson said during a webcast of the company’s first launch of the
Given the ongoing pandemic with regard to global box office, it’s tempting to say “The more things change, the more things stay the same.” To wit: Disney still leads all studios worldwide, piracy remains a major concern, and many markets are still in Covid-induced flux. But when looking back over 2021 versus 2020, there are
Kai Harris’ debut novel is a stirring story of a transformative summer for a Black girl growing up in 1990s Michigan. What the Fireflies Knew drops us directly into the mind of 10-year-old Kenyatta, known as KB, who has discovered her father’s dead body in the garage of their home on a “dead-end street” in
Anna Nicole Smith. Photography courtesy of Paul Harris/Getty ImagesNew Age Bimbohood is something I can get behind. By Natalie Michie Date January 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter I’ll just come out and say it: sometimes thoughts are nothing but a burden. Can you blame me? Growing uncertainty about the future mixed with my inclination to overthink
A five-year mystery has been (mostly) solved, as the FBI arrested Italian citizen and UK publishing worker Filippo Bernardini yesterday on charges of impersonation and fraud. (Here’s the same story in The Guardian, in case you, too, have reached your NYT article limit.) This is such a bizarre case, and the arrest answers the question
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