Sorry Baby Boomers. Where Millennials have been put to task for killing things like fitted sheets, home buying, luxury gifts, and more, it’s thanks to Millennials that engagement with books has remained stable — and even increased — since the pandemic began. New research from authors Rachel Noorda and Kathi Inman Berenes, both of Portland
Month: February 2021
She cited ‘fragile rebels’ as one of the key inspirations behind her autumn/winter 2021 collection, and if anyone knows how to strike that oxymoronic balance it’s Simone Rocha. Showing at London Fashion Week earlier today at the close of the showcases’s second digital-only season, the British designer proved that it’s not only possible to recapture
A man stands near a Cuban National flag at the Melia Varadero International Hotel in Matanzas Province, on October 23, 2020. Varadero, Cuba’s most important beach resort, is reopening to international tourism, amid the coronavirus pandemic. YAMIL LAGE | AFP | Getty Images Cuba’s most advanced Covid-19 vaccine candidate is scheduled to enter late-stage clinical
Scotland’s route out of lockdown will come in stages, with the country’s stay-at-home order set to end on 5 April, followed weeks later by a return to a system of levels. Unveiling the plan, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told MSPs that at present there is “limited scope” to ease restrictions. She said the Scottish government
NASA on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust kicking up as rocket engines lowered the rover to the surface. The footage was so good — and the images so breathtaking — that members
Tesla, led by Elon Musk, confirmed that it purchased about $ 1.5 billion in bitcoin in January and expects to start accepting it as a payment in the future. Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images Tesla’s share price is now directly linked to the price of bitcoin after Elon Musk’s company invested $1.5 billion
The majority of summer festivals are unlikely to go ahead without more certainty from the government, despite the new lockdown-easing roadmap, a representative for the sector has told Sky News. Paul Reed, chief executive of the Association of Independent Festivals, said that while the prime minister’s four-step COVID-19 rule-lifting plan is cause for some optimism,
Frogger is heading to Peacock. The classic video arcade game is being turned into a physical competition series for the streamer. The NBCU platform has ordered 13 episodes of the format from Holey Moley producer Eureka Productions. It marks the biggest non-scripted bet to date for the platform. The game, which was originally launched in
Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the documentary feature Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide. The film is slated to debut in theaters and on digital platforms across the country on April 23. The docu, which marks the directorial debut feature from Max Basch and Malia Scharf, made its world premiere last year
Douglas Turner Ward, the director, actor and playwright who co-founded the landmark, influential Off Broadway Black theater group the Negro Ensemble Company, died Saturday, Feb. 20, at his home in New York City. He was 90. His death was announced by his wife Diana Ward. Ward had already begun a solid New York stage acting
Big Tech companies’ business models are based in surveillance, and they’re fundamentally incompatible with basic human rights and democracy. Spotify likes to present itself as hip and progressive and friendly to artists, but its profit model is based on harvesting our data, monitoring emotions, and using our behavioral profiles to enrich advertisers. The company recently filed a
If you love political mysteries, you’re in for a treat this October when a novel hits shelves written from an interesting new perspective: that of former Secretary of State and presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton. Clinton is teaming up with award-winning Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny to co-write State of Terror, which tells the story
If you’re anything like us, you could really do with a change of scene right now – a sweet escape from the same four walls. As Boris Johnson unveils his roadmap out of lockdown 3.0, leaving home for a few nights feels more appealing than ever. And while we’re all still trying to keep a
2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Source: Fiat Chrysler The principal chief of the Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using the tribe’s name on its SUVs, saying it “does not honor us by having our name plastered on the side of a car.” Jeep started using the Cherokee name more than 45 years ago, including on
At first glance any lockdown lifting plan that is being criticised both as too fast and too slow might appear to have struck the right balance of risks. The public appears to believe so. According to a snap poll by YouGov tonight, voters think the 60-page blueprint set out by Boris Johnson on balance made
Adam Neumann, CEO of WeWork. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann and SoftBank are nearing a settlement agreement that would entitle the former CEO to a payout of $480 million for approximately 25% of his shares in the company, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC’s Deidre Bosa. That is half as
Barack Obama has teamed up with an unlikely partner for a new podcast series on Spotify. The former US president will be presenting an eight-episode series with veteran rockstar Bruce Springsteen, who Mr Obama was said to have “formed a deep friendship” with. In the series, titled Renegades: Born In The USA, the pair will
Matt James, the first Black romantic lead for ABC’s The Bachelor, spoke out against the controversies surrounding host Chris Harrison and contestant Rachael Kirkconnell. On Monday, James posted a statement on Instagram in which he condemns both Harrison’s and Kirkconnell’s actions. “The reality is that I’m learning about these situations in real time, and it
The new opioid drama Crisis weaves its way through three alternating stories all tied to the same subject — the tragic addictive nature of these drugs, and three individuals aiming to combat it in their own ways. A movie that undoubtedly will be compared to two multiple-Oscar-winning movies, Steven Soderbergh’s 2000 Traffic and Paul Haggis’ 2005
Gary Gunas, executive producer of such Broadway musicals as The Who’s Tommy, Jekyll & Hyde and Ragtime, died today of pancreatic cancer at his home in London. He was 73. His death was announced by his husband Bill Rosenfield. Born in Manchester, CT, Gunas began his career Off Broadway in 1969 as an apprentice company
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