Flying taxi startups have been raising a lot of money this year. Archer Aviation is on the list this week for another $430 million, making its total $660 million this year. The company’s latest fundraise was the second-largest this year for an electric aircraft startup. The largest was $500 million for Joby Aviation in October.
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Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2025 is here, and it’s Mocha Mousse. Yes, you read that right. A deep, sophisticated brown with just the right touch of warmth, Mocha Mousse is like the sartorial equivalent of a decadent chocolate pudding. It’s indulgent, rich, and undeniably chic. Frankly, I’m already going for my second serving.
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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1784, Samuel Johnson dies.  The Beatles breaking up: on the protracted end of a band that transformed rock and roll forever. | Lit Hub Music “Something will enrage you and something will haunt you. And something will strike you as beautiful and true.” Derek Mong
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Christmas and Other Horrors edited by Ellen Datlow Why read one holiday horror story when you could read 17? Christmas and Other Horrors, edited by Hugo Award-winning editor Ellen Datlow, features new horror stories about Christmas and the winter solstice by many of your favorite horror authors, including Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, Josh Malerman,
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A striking new study published in Nature Communications by academic researchers Ya-Yen Sun, Futu Faturay, Manfred Lenzen, Stefan Gössling and James Higham has quantified a vast gulf in the carbon footprints of global travelers: Residents of high-income countries now generate more than 100 times the tourism-related emissions per person than those living in the world’s
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Modern Takeson a Classic Take a break from the standard rolls of cheery scenes and cartoon snowflakes and opt for graphic papers with an air of sophistication. Fresh interpretations of winter, rich colors and cheeky designs will make your present stand out from the pack. View original source here
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KISS‘ Gene Simmons has revealed his support of EDM and rap artists who may not be playing instruments or providing a vocal live. Simmons comments came during a recent guest appearance on The Adam Carolla Show podcast (as viewed below). Why Gene Simmons Defends the Rap + EDM Live Experience Within the discussion, Simmons began
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Billie Eilish and Finneas recently performed on NPR Tiny Desk and surprised fans with a call back to her debut LP. Watch the video below. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ review: bold, brilliant and somewhat brighter Yesterday (December 12) marked Eilish’s first Tiny Desk Concert since 2020. Joined by her brother
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 7 “One Angry Woman.”] “Elsbeth is very good at getting people to let their guards down,” notes Carrie Preston, whose lawyer-turned-NYPD consultant is stuck in jury duty in the latest episode—bringing her face-to-face with Judge Milton Crawford (played by Preston’s husband, Michael Emerson). And this
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Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek in ‘Carry-On’. Photo: Sam Lothridge/Netflix ©2024. Landing on Netflix on December 13th, ‘Carry-On’ will probably make most people compare it to festive action classic ‘Die Hard.’ Which seems a little unfair given the latter film’s high watermark status in the action genre, but when you put an average joe character
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Bluesky, the upstart social media platform, hit the important milestone of 25 million users early Friday morning. The site continues to profit from people looking for an alternative to X, formerly known as Twitter, with Bluesky achieving phenomenal growth since Election Day. According to a Nov. 13 post by Bluesky CEO Jay Graber, the site
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