In the second half of May of 1940, my grandfather Gaston Messud, a 34-year-old French Naval officer reporting to the Deuxième Bureau in Paris from Salonica on the movements of the Italians, all too aware of their imminent entry into the war on the Axis side (this occurred on June 10), and anxious, too, about
(CNN) — Alaska’s Anchorage International Airport lacks the waterfalls and razzmatazz of Singapore Changi or the eight runways of Chicago O’Hare. But this unassuming little airport — equidistant between New York and Tokyo — has lately had an unexpected rise in prominence. It’s now the busiest airport in the world… on some Saturdays, at least.
Ker & Downey® Africa No industry has been hit as hard by the pandemic than tourism. Although much remains uncertain, early indicators suggest that travel will make a solid comeback next year. According to experts, an uptick in bookings is expected in the coming weeks, and luxury travel looks set to lead the way. Exclusivity
Logitech has reported a 13.6 percent rise in quarterly sales on Tuesday as more people used its computer products while working from home due to the coronavirus crisis. Logitech said demand accelerated in the three months to the end of March as schools and offices shut down to prevent the spread of the disease and
Rick and Morty Season 4 Episode 9 Recap In the previous episode of Cartoon Network’s Rick and Morty, Rick humbled Morty into accepting his vat-of-acid gambit. In Rick and Morty Season 4 Episode 9, Rick interrupted a family camping trip to see a planet that he’d gotten pregnant. Gaia and Reggie Jerry, Beth, Summer, Morty,
If genetic engineering could guarantee you and your family perfect health and unparalleled beauty, would you pay top dollar for it? Would you kill for it? Residents of the Colony would. And do. Only the Insurgents can stop them. Seventeen-year-old Asher Solomon is a premier operative with the Insurgents. He and his team have rescued
I love you. God help me, but I do.” The air lay heavy between them. Her eyes were glossy with moisture, his intense with emotion. “Tell me, if you can, you do not feel the same,” he whispered so low, it might have been silence. “And make me believe it.” Sometimes, love crosses boundaries, breaks
Max Schrems, one of the central figures in bringing down the EU-US Privacy Shield, has penned an open-letter slams the Irish Data Protection Commission for not dealing with Facebook appropriately. With his privacy campaign organisation, noyb.eu (none of your business) taking on the social media giant, Schrems has heavily criticised the regulator for a lack
‘Ars Poetica’ is one of the most famous poems by the American poet-librarian, Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982). A self-referential reflection on the nature of poetry, ‘Ars Poetica’ (1926) is provocative, suggestive, and – as is often the case with twentieth-century modernist poems – a piece of writing which raises as many questions as it settles. You
Two Friends received an unexpected shoutout on CNN this weekend… Absolutely no one was ready to hear a Two Friends Big Bootie Mix, Volume 17 reference during the network’s “Commencement Messages for the COVID Generation” feature piece — but that’s exactly what happened. Just watch… i’ll take “unexpected shoutouts on CNN” for 200, Alex pic.twitter.com/cVyIggEloa —
The second Tenet trailer, teasing Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated next movie, answers some questions about the time-bending thriller’s plot, as well as briefly sparking a new mystery. Which means that Tenet is very definitely a Christopher Nolan production. [embedded content] The trailer, which premiered Thursday night inside the video game Fortnite, gives us a bit
Photograph courtesy of ImaxtreeThe decision was revealed in a series of excerpts from Alessandro Michele’s lockdown dairies this weekend. By Maddison Glendinning Date May 25, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Just a week after a group of designers came together to propose several changes to the traditional fashion week schedule, Alessandro Michele has announced that Gucci is
Canceled that flight to Cancun or that cruise out of Miami to the Caribbean? You’re not alone. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and worries over health and safety, many Americans will opt to “staycation” this year and holiday at home or nearby. “We’re seeing a trend overall [that] people are booking trips closer to
Few fictional characters have generated as much debate about whether they are good or bad as Harry Potter fan-favorite Severus Snape. Those who love him acknowledge he was a pretty terrible person most of the time, and those who loathe him admit he was possibly the bravest and most self-less character in the series. Recently,
Queen guitarist Brian May says he’s currently recovering after a minor heart attack revealed blockages that required surgery. The rocker experienced the health emergency earlier this month amid an incident widely reported to be a gardening mishap that saw the musician tearing a gluteal muscle. But when the pain in his backside didn’t subside, further
At the beginning of our now apparently unending isolation, we put out a call asking that those of you who need something good to read in this trying, frightening time, might send us a few of your favorite books (and other things) so we could recommend a good book for you to read. And turns out quite
When it comes to artificially enhanced blonde hair, nothing looks (or feels) better than when it’s freshly coloured. A good blonde colour service will leave your hair looking bright, multi-dimension and without a trace of brassiness. But six weeks later…that’s another story. Blonde hair—especially dyed blonde hair—is high maintenance. Not only do you need to
Athens, Greece (CNN) — Greece has brought forward its planned reopening to tourists to June 15 as pressure mounts on European destinations to roll back coronavirus restrictions to stave off economic collapse. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the new date in a national address on Wednesday, saying only tourists from countries with acceptably low