Screenshot: Disney Parks Halloween is in full swing at Walt Disney World with entertainment, parties, and treats galore. Meanwhile, Universal Studios Orlando is gearing up for Horror Nights opening next week as merch begins popping up. On the West Coast, summer hangs tight at Universal Studios Hollywood, the Disneyland Resort, and beyond. Even so, the […]
Daily Archives: August 27, 2022
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Dubbed by the media as the “Girl in the Closet,” Lauren Kavanaugh was isolated and abused mentally, physically, and sexually by her mother and stepfather between the ages of two and eight. On June 11, 2001, police officers arrived at the home of Kenneth and Barbara Atkinson in Hutchins, Texas. They’d received a call that […]
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The row opens a new front in a series of disputes over Western Sahara that has already dragged in Spain and Germany. Morocco has recalled its ambassador in Tunis for consultations and cancelled its participation in a pan-African investment conference, after Tunisia’s president hosted the head of the Polisario movement, which wants independence for Western […]
Image: Ollie Upton/HBO The branches of the Targaryen family tree stretch far beyond the Game of Thrones TV franchise. In fact, if you look to George R.R. Martin’s original Song of Ice and Fire novels—including Fire and Blood, upon which House of the Dragon is based—there are more than 50 named Targaryens mentioned throughout Westerosi […]
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The alert from the UN Children’s Fund, comes as Sri Lanka continues to suffer its worst financial slump since independence in 1948. Mr. Laryea-Adjei reports that, “families are skipping regular meals as staple foods become unaffordable. Children are going to bed hungry, unsure of where their next meal will come from.” “As the economic crisis […]
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“Do you wanna see how it begins?” asks 21-year-old Ying Feng before turning on her camera to show the green hills above the Chinese city of Xiamen. Stretching all the way to the coast, the city’s skyscrapers rise like trunks of steel and concrete above the green surroundings. A breeze catches Ying Feng’s black hair […]
Is shoving your head directly into your computer what they mean when they say “the metaverse”?Photo: Kaspars Grinvalds (Shutterstock) Those of us who’ve been paying attention to new blockchain projects over this past year have noticed a strange trend. Failed or failing individuals or businesses are trying to reform their images, and it has everything […]
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Long before celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton named it one of his favorite hair-care products, the GAMA iQ Perfetto has had a firm grip on my blow-dry routine. With the lightest weight of any other dryer on the market—it weighs 0.65 lbs, about the same as an iPhone 13—it’s powerful, quiet, easy to use, and dries […]
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The forecast for October to December, issued at the Greater Horn of Africa Seasonal Climate Outlook Forum, shows high chances of drier than average conditions across most parts of the region, which will further worsen the crisis for millions of people. “It pains me to be the bearer of bad news,” said Guleid Artan, Director of […]
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Possible birthplace of Saint Peter found in Israel, historic UFO photo resurfaces in Scotland, Viking-age arrow uncovered in Norway. The post This Week In History News, Aug. 21 – 27 appeared first on All That’s Interesting.