The coronavirus pandemic is dramatically disrupting not only our daily lives but society itself. This show features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the deeper economic, political, and technological consequences of the pandemic. It’s our new daily podcast trying to make longterm sense out of the chaos of today’s global
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(CNN) — We all know that travel broadens the mind. Thanks to that place on the seafront that sells delicious gelato, it has a tendency to broaden other body parts too. We can’t deliver you two scoops of pistachio, but we can keep flexing those brain cells while your next trip across the world is
Manchester United is suing the makers of the “Football Manager” video game series for allegedly infringing its trademark by using the club’s name. The English Premier League side has taken legal action against the developers of the popular football management simulation for replacing the club logo with a simplified red and white striped version. United
Mike Tyson showed some big-time wrestling stars who’s boss Saturday night, and even a snake couldn’t intimidate him. Iron Mike was supposed to do the honors at the AEW “Double or Nothing” pay-per-view by handing the winners of the title match the championship belt — he ended up doing a lot more. The match —
Although scientists now consider the list of senses to be much longer than the proverbial five – things such as balance and thermoception are often counted as ‘senses’ now too – it’s true that we still talk of ‘the five senses’: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. If you want to explore more ‘sensory poems’,
Rave Family presents Electric Blockaloo is a whole new concept going down inside Minecraft next month — and the lineup is arguably the most stacked we’ve seen throughout quarantine. Electric Blockaloo could have dropped a typical lineup with some of our favorite DJs and that would have been just fine and dandy — but they’ve
Huawei’s intelligent IP network solution recently passed strict tests conducted by European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC), verifying the commercial readiness of the solution’s key technologies and fully developed capabilities for the all-service intelligent era. The solution is designed specifically to help customers build IP networks with intelligent ultra-broadband, connections, and O&M. It leverages NetEngine
It’s the middle of April, and though Matty Healy has an album releasing in a month—the 1975’s Notes on a Conditional Form, out today—he’s already thinking about the next project. Part of that’s the quarantine: he’s isolating with bandmate George Daniel, a few other musicians from the record label he runs, and his girlfriend in
Product imagery courtesy of See You Soon Toronto. Design by Danielle Campbell. “We see this initiative as an optimistic promise to Toronto – that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that the city will welcome us all back with open arms…soon.” By Maddison Glendinning Date May 21, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter
Hero Images | Getty Images Traditionally, parents pay a premium so their children can play capture the flag, drink bug juice and swim in a lake through August. This year, of course, summer camp looks very different. Amid the coronavirus crisis, many camps have cancelled their summer sessions, others have moved online and a few
Avengers: Endgame nearly had some pretty wacky Quantum Realm suit designs. The early designs are featured in some newly released concept art. Endgame hit theaters over a year ago and we’re still just starting to get a feel for just how much work goes on behind-the-scenes at Marvel Studios to get their projects going. The
Remember that time rapper 50 Cent interrupted Evanescence at the Grammys? The year was 2004. Evanescence, who had released the smash debut album one year earlier, were nominated for Best New Artist, alongside rapper 50 Cent who blew up with his single “In Da Club,” “Stacy’s Mom” authors Fountains of Wayne, soul singer, songwriter and
TODAY: In 1927, Peter Matthiessen is born. You’ve (almost) made it through another indistinguishable week! Why not celebrate with round nine of our personalized quarantine book recommendations? | Lit Hub “How painful it is to think that the world might crumble.” Claire Messud on her family’s WWII correspondence. | Lit Hub History Ridiculously rich people: they’re not
Newsflash: Press-on nails are awesome. Like nail art itself, they’ve long been beloved—and popularized—by trendsetting Black women, and more recently they have become a beauty secret-weapon for red carpet events by celebs like Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Cynthia Erivo. But they don’t have to be just for special events: Wearing press-on nails IRL is
(CNN) — For many, the thought of catching a plane is far from luxurious: from spending countless hours lining up at security, to wrestling arm rests with other passengers as you face a crammed long-haul flight in economy. But somewhere else in the sky on board a private jet, high fliers are having their every
‘The Horses’ is one of the best-known and most widely studied poems by the Scottish poet Edwin Muir (1887-1959). The poem (not to be confused with Muir’s early poem ‘Horses’) was published in his 1956 collection One Foot in Eden. You can read ‘The Horses’ here before proceeding to our analysis of the poem below.
Dillon Francis has been keeping us entertained all quarantine long — and this weekend he’s bringing some friends along with him. IDGAFOS Weekend is already underway, and today’s lineup features live sets from Valentino Khan, Justin Caruso, Grandtheft, ETC! ETC!, Kittens, Lonely God and Yawns of GBC. Dillon’s best friend Gerald kicked things off earlier today
A thriving economy and low levels of unemployment might have been the focal point of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, pre-pandemic, but fighting the ‘red under the bed’ might have to do now. In 2016, Donald Trump won the Presidential election for numerous reasons, but one very important element was his ability to mobilise the