If you have good taste, as the saying goes, you can shop anywhere. But knowing what to buy when you get there, well that’s a different story altogether. For all the smart-casual occasions that might come up during the winter season, it’s hard to beat a classic men’s overcoat. Insulating, versatile and an easy way […]
Daily Archives: July 31, 2022
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With a thick and creamy whipped texture, this rich vegan white chocolate mousse recipe is surprisingly simple to make! Want a fancy white chocolate dessert, in just five minutes? Whip up this super easy (three ingredient!) vegan white chocolate mousse, and prepare to be completely amazed at the smooth and fluffy results. Just one taste, […]
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Inside China's $16B virtual influencer industry, as motion capture actors complain of hard working conditions powering their avatars four to five hours per day (Rest of World)
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Rest of World: Inside China’s $16B virtual influencer industry, as motion capture actors complain of hard working conditions powering their avatars four to five hours per day — Hidden behind the perfect faces of China’s $16 billion virtual celebrity industry is an angry, overworked labor force.
Image: Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix Back in 2018, MGM released the Tomb Raider reboot film starring Alicia Vikander that did solidly at the box office. A sequel seemed like a sure thing for Vikander’s take on Lara Croft, which was largely modeled after the events of Crystal Dynamics’ reboot trilogy, but then the pandemic cut off […]
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An extra-time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2-1 win over Germany in the Women’s European Championship final to claim their first-ever major title in front of a record crowd on home soil. Substitute Kelly reacted quickest to a loose ball from a corner in the second period of extra time on Sunday […]
Image: 20th Century Studios/Hulu Over the various Predator films, comics, games, fans have met numerous iterations of the camouflaged alien hunter, and each of them have been formidable, bloody threats in their own ways. The upcoming Prey, which releases next week, winds back the clock to 1719 in the Comanche Nation, and its Predator stands […]
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Russia pummels Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, killing major grain exporter | Russia-Ukraine war News
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Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city, killing the owner of one of the country’s largest grain-producing companies, the local governor says. Heavy Russian strikes have hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv, killing the owner of one of the country’s largest grain-producing and exporting companies, the local governor has said. Oleksiy Vadatursky, […]
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Cyberattack on Illuminate Education, exposing information on 1M+ students, highlights the dangers of stockpiling sensitive info on millions of school children (Natasha Singer/New York Times)
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Natasha Singer / New York Times: Cyberattack on Illuminate Education, exposing information on 1M+ students, highlights the dangers of stockpiling sensitive info on millions of school children — At a moment when education technology firms are stockpiling sensitive information on millions of school children, safeguards for student data have broken down.
Image: Paramount Nichelle Nichols, the original actor of Star Trek’s Nyota Uhura, has passed away on Saturday, July 30. The news broke on the actor’s Instagram account, as announced by her son, Kyle Johnson. Watch Spoilers of the Week: July 29th 02:19 Now playing Instant Food – From Sci-Fi to Sci-Fact Thursday 5:12PM 01:27 Now […]
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Bill Russell received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in 2011 American basketball great Bill Russell has died at the age of 88. As a player, centre Russell won a record 11 NBA titles and five NBA Most Valuable Player awards during a 13-year career with the Boston Celtics. He captained America to […]