Month: June 2021

Romances with protagonists who create aren’t a new thing, but I feel like I’ve been picking up some great ones recently. These are folks who draw, paint, sculpt, or otherwise develop something gorgeous out of nothing (or maybe out of raw materials), and then we get to watch them fall in love! Sometimes, they might
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The Great British summer may still (still!) be pending, but that wasn’t going to delay the start of Wimbledon 2021. Having been cancelled last year during the early peak of the Coronavirus pandemic, tennis stars and supporters alike were more eager than ever for this year’s championships to kick off. But while we’ve all undoubtedly
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A Harvard astrophysics professor has suggested the mysterious interstellar object “Oumuamua” could be linked to the dozens of UAVs reported by US military planes over the years. Oumuamua is considered as the first known interstellar visitor to our solar system. Avi Loeb claimed that Oumuamua, first discovered in 2017, could be a listening device designed
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Gogglebox star Pete McGarry has died at the age of 71, Channel 4 has announced. He died at the weekend, surrounded by his family following a short illness, according to a statement from the broadcaster and production company Studio Lambert. It added: “Pete will be dearly missed by the entire Gogglebox family, cast and crew.
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The new documentary Julia Scotti: Funny That Way, begins with senior trans standup comedienne Julia Scotti reflecting on her 69 years and an arduous but ultimately fulfilling journey to embrace her female gender identity. “Just a baby born male who never felt quite right,” Scotti observes, adding modestly, “It isn’t much to speak of, but
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A container ship docked at India’s Adani Port Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in Mundra, India. Sam Panthaky | AFP | Getty Images India’s second wave of coronavirus outbreak will affect the country’s infrastructure firms to varying degrees, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Power companies and ports are expected to better withstand the impact of pandemic-led
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