The major events which come define a year, or even a decade, are seldom predicted. Nobody foresaw the 9/11 attacks on the US in 2001 which then swamped the leaderships of Tony Blair and George W Bush. This time a year ago most experts doubted that Russia would go ahead with the vicious attack on
Month: January 2023
The U.K.’s Online Safety Bill, which aims to regulate the internet, has been revised to remove a controversial but critical measure. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Days after Congress passed a bipartisan spending bill banning TikTok from government devices, legislators and advocates say they are looking to further regulate social media
Rapper Professor Green has revealed he nearly died after suffering a seizure. Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, said he fell “face down” into steel and concrete after suffering a grand mal seizure while on his own at home in April. In a post on social media, the “I Need You Tonight” rapper revealed
Robert Griffin III went viral on social media again but this time it was due to his reaction to finding out his wife was in labor. The ESPN commentator was covering the Fiesta Bowl between TCU and Michigan for the network’s Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show when he got a call. Griffin had
Sony’s A Man Called Otto began the first phase of a three-step rollout this weekend in an exclusive run at four LA and NY theaters, grossing $60k, for a $15k per screen average, over the three-day weekend. The four-day estimated gross is $75K, or an $18.7k PSA. The test for the remake of the Swedish film
News Moby Releases New Album Ambient 23: Listen The 16-track release was recorded using “weird old drum machines and old synths” By Rob Arcand January 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Moby, September 2022 (Mark Von Holden/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Moby is starting off 2023 with the release a new album. Earlier this month, he took to
Though this latest workplace trend isn’t the cheeriest, ‘career cushioning’ could help you bounce back from job loss as a result of the economy in the future and set you up for success. It’s no secret that, as costs rise, many companies are looking to make savings wherever they can or folding altogether. Sadly, there
I am a huge fan of entertainment, so I don’t like to play the game of pretending that books are better than television or vice versa. Stories can be told in many different ways and formats and personally I think the more the merrier — although all the streamers are really starting to test this
The start of ‘Dry January,’ a month when many people avoid drinking alcohol, typically brings a heightened level of attention to non-alcoholic drinks. But the CEO of one of the leading non-alcoholic beer companies said that the demand for non-alcoholic brews is booming well beyond a single month. “This is the moment we’ve been waiting
Given the drama of 2022, there is no guessing what 2023 will throw at us. Still, that needn’t stop us having a shot, so without further ado, here are some of the charts that might help tell the story of 2023. 1. The gas divergence One of the most curious things about 2022 was that
San Francisco is facing its highest office vacancy rate since 1993. Commercial real estate firm CBRE said in a recent report that 27.1 million square feet of a total of 90 million square feet is currently vacant. “The issue started with the pandemic,” said Colin Yasukochi, CBRE’s executive director at its Tech Insights Center. ”Prior to
Anita Pointer, a member of Grammy-winning group the Pointer Sisters – whose hits included I’m So Excited and Jump (For My Love) – has died of cancer aged 74. Her publicist Roger Neal said she died surrounded by her family at her Beverly Hills home on Saturday. The Pointer Sisters – at different times including
It’s been a funny year, one that started with Omicron stealing headlines (doesn’t that feel a while ago) and ended with strike action and snow causing disruption to the masses and a strange Qatar World Cup concluding with a cracking final, while Britain gets used to its third Prime Minister in the space of 12
This Deadline feature, now in its third year, seeks to spotlight the work of the buzziest new British writers in the business. This eclectic bunch may have different voices, but they all share something in common: They made their mark 2022 and there is the promise of much more to come. They will soon boast
News Modest Mouse Drummer Jeremiah Green Dies at 45 The musician co-founded the Washington band with frontman Isaac Brock and bassist Eric Judy in the early 1990s By Matthew Strauss January 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Modest Mouse’s Jeremiah Green, September 2021 (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Jeremiah Green, the longtime Modest Mouse drummer, has died,
My therapist says I’ve been in mourning, but nobody died. Rather, I’ve been mourning my body — or what it used to be. That’s because, throughout most of my 20s (seven years, to be precise), I’ve been developing chronic lower back pain that’s gone from sporadic and mild to constant and severe. I say that
As a huge fantasy fan, I always love when authors mix fantasy stories with other genres. Particularly when you get what I call magical mystery books! This sub-genre offers some of the most delightful and escapist stories you’ll read. Plus, they’re just plain fun with their mix of suspense, adventure, and magic. We’ve covered some
Getty Images After a year of high inflation, stock market volatility and rising interest rates, it’s easy to see why many feel uncertain heading into 2023. But rising costs have prompted updates from the IRS, broadly affecting Americans’ finances, including retirement savings and taxes. And recent legislation may present further options for the new year.
Ian Blackford watched the election of his successor Stephen Flynn via zoom, surrounded by his closest allies. And by boxes. His imminent forced departure from the two-floor, wood-panelled suite of offices afforded to the leader of parliament’s third party, was a source of sadness and frustration. Nicola Sturgeon had made her own unhappiness clear to
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will turn its focus on science experiments in 2023 with dedicated missions to the Sun — Aditya — and the moon — Chandrayaan-3 — even as the nascent start-up sector is set to soar in the space applications segment. The upcoming year will also witness a series of experiments on India’s maiden human space