In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle explores the meaning and origins of a famous Shakespeare phrase ‘Hoist with one’s own petard’. The expression is well-known, and its meaning is fairly clear to most people: it describes someone who has been scuppered by their own schemes, someone who has come a-cropper
Photography courtesy of Dr. Liza.The comfort-focused line founded by osteopath Dr. Liza Egbogah now offers shoulder bag and backpack styles. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date July 17, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter “I’ve always believed that fashion should be functional,” Dr. Liza Egbogah says. The Toronto-based osteopath who launched a line of shoes several years ago–an offering
A pilot talks on a mobile device near a Delta Air Lines gate at the Salt Lake City International Airport. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is seeking to reduce the guaranteed minimum pay for pilots, a proposal an airline executive said Friday could avoid furloughs for a year as the threat
Seether continue the build up to their Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum album by unleashing the new song “Bruised and Bloodied.” Despite the dark title, even darker lyrics and a killer bass open, the track eventually becomes one of the catchier and poppier tracks you’ll hear off the upcoming record. That’s by design, according to
July 17, 2020, 11:08am Variety reports that sales for J.K. Rowling’s books slowed down in June, in a period that appears to be somewhat of an anomaly for the author, as well as out of step with the wider industry. Last year, as sales of print fiction grew by 33.3 percent, Rowling’s sales grew by
(CNN) — Though border restrictions and quarantine measures are keeping people from visiting many of the world’s most popular travel destinations at the moment, one country famed for its natural beauty is now welcoming all guests — the Maldives. As of July 15, this island nation in the Indian Ocean is reopen to international tourism
Cloudflare a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services to many major companies and services. Today, Cloudflare went down, taking with it Discord, Patreon, Medium, Riot Games, and more for a short period of time. It appears now that all services are back up and running, including
Breaking News Nick Cannon will NOT make his daytime talk show debut this fall … it’s being pushed to next year on the heels of his anti-semitism controversy. Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury — the co-producers behind his nationally syndicated daytime talk show — announced Friday, Nick’s debut will be pushed from this September to fall 2021. The
Listen to Tracks from the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Soundtrack! We’re still several months from the release of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, but Lakeshore Records in partnership with Ubisoft has opted to release Assassin’s Creed Valhalla — Out of the North, a seven-track EP of original music taken from the forthcoming official soundtrack to the next installment of
Instagram has started rolling out a dedicated Shop page, which aims to highlight various brands and products for purchase, in the US. The new Shop page will also offer recommendations to users based on their profile and in-app activity. In a seamless experience, customers can purchase any listed product without having to move away from
Doom Patrol Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: Space Patrol In the previous episode of DC Universe’s Doom Patrol, Dorothy made a wish, and the Candlemaker killed Baby Doll and Katy in the Underground. In Doom Patrol Season 2 Episode 6, the Alters had a funeral procession for Baby Doll and Katy, while Niles and Cliff
CS Video: Nia Long & Omar Epps on Netflix thriller Fatal Affair ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with producer and star Nia Long (NCIS: Los Angeles, The Banker) and star Omar Epps (This Is Us, Resurrection) to discuss their work in the latest Netflix thriller Fatal Affair, now streaming on the platform! The interview can
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The US government has escalated its campaign against China by seeking to punish anyone seen to be helping it in any way. The substance of the move is contained in The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization, on which more later. But a recent speech by U.S. Attorney General William Barr revealed that the
Exclusive Hayden Panettiere‘s allegedly abusive ex-boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, is now facing serious criminal charges in California … this, days after Hayden got an order of protection against him. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Hickerson was charged Thursday in an 8-count complaint that includes domestic violence charges, assault charges and other felony offenses. Panettiere recently
Disney+ Movies and TV Titles for August 2020 Revealed! Disney+ has revealed the full list of new movies and TV titles that will be available to the streaming service this coming August 2020. This includes the premiere of new episodes for Disney+ originals: Muppets Now, One Day at Disney, and Pixar in Real Life. Check out
By now a dozen vaccine candidates have been dropped, five appear to offer minimal protection, and the rest are still in too early a stage of testing to tell. Regardless of how they ultimately turn out, it’s looking less and less likely that a vaccine will be ready by the end of 2021. To add
While the plan remains, for theaters to open their doors again by the end of the month, as we’ve seen this year, things can change. At the very least, movie lovers have a couple of weeks before they can truly think about heading to a theater. But fear not, as there are plenty of new