TODAY: In 1892, American writer and journalist Janet Flanner, who served as the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker magazine from 1925 until 1975, is born. Nineteen ways of looking at Marilynn Robinson: Kevin Brockmeier on the literary prowess (and workshop advice) of an American icon. | Lit Hub “With each new agent, each foray into
Sony IMX661 127.68 megapixel CMOS image sensor launched on Thursday featuring a global shutter function. According to the company, this is the highest effective pixel count in the industry. Sony says this can provide an optical size nearly 10 times larger than of a typical 1.1-type image sensor corresponded to a C Mount. The sensor
Bill Maher delivered again Friday night, with a blistering review of America … a “silly country” he says, especially when compared to China. The ‘Real Time’ host dissected the American psyche … a country that is now obsessed with Dr. Suess’ books. By contrast, he notes China couldn’t give “a crouching tiger, flying f***,” because
A year after it was announced, the Shared Rural Network programme took one step closer to actually happening with the publication of a transparency notice. Leaving aside questions about why it took a year to draft, you may also be wondering why a such a thing is a prerequisite at all. The answer lies in
No. But we shopped around for a professional ethicist to tell us otherwise anyway. By Colin Groundwater March 12, 2021 Illustration by C.J. Robinson Everybody wants the jab, and soon everyone will be able to get it: the Biden administration has announced that the COVID vaccine will be available to every American adult by May
Corey Taylor announced last year that Stone Sour had entered a period of indefinite hiatus and, although the band remains dormant, he didn’t slam the door shut forever in a recent interview, stating that the band “will always be there for me” and hoped that was true for his bandmates as well. In a half-hour
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Daft Punk’s groundbreaking second album, Discovery, which came out February 26, 2001, Spotify has released an Enhanced Playlist today, chock full of exclusive material, which can be heard & seen (best on mobile) HERE. The multimedia playlist utilizes Spotify’s Canvas and Storylines functions, presenting archival footage and anecdotes from
Photography via TikTokSearching for ways to simplify your hair routine or nail a new makeup trick? Look no further than TikTok, a goldmine for beauty hacks. By Meaghan Wray Date March 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter If you’ve somehow managed to avoid downloading TikTok within the past year, consider giving in now. The popular social media
March 12, 2021, 12:18pm Shed Simove insists that he has bad timing. For eighteen years, the London-based writer has been working on his manuscript about a pandemic—only to attempt to publish it during a pandemic. Amid the throes of COVID-19 is perhaps not the best moment for Simove’s novel Alpha Male, a story about a
The UK’s mobile network operators are poised to start bidding in the country’s second 5G auction, with the reserve prices for the available frequencies coming it at north of £1 billion. The auction kicks off on Friday, and EE, O2, Three and Vodafone will all take part, Ofcom confirmed earlier this week. The operators will
New Peaky Blinders season 6 behind-the-scenes photos featuring Cillian Murphy The official Peaky Blinders Twitter account has shared two new behind-the-scenes photos featuring lead Cillian Murphy in his full Thomas Shelby gear for Peaky Blinders Season 6. The new photos follow the recent announcements that Conrad Khan (The Huntsman: Winter’s War) and Amber Anderson (Emma.) have
Tyler Perry, the mega-millionaire Madea player, playwright and philanthropist, apparently does much more than continuously crank out tv shows and movies for his loyal audience; he also quietly extends a helping hand to fellow celebrities. During Oprah’s bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this week, it was revealed that when they fled the
William “Wullie” Buchan, drummer for punk legends the Exploited, has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. The Exploited notified their fans of the health issue via Facebook, while singer Walter “Wattie” Buchan waits at the hospital for word on his brother’s condition. Heart issues seem to run in the Buchan family, as Wattie suffered
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle explores the origins of a famous phrase associated with Oscar Wilde Which writer gave us the expression ‘the love that dare not speak its name’? Oscar Wilde? He gave us many other famous quotations, of course; but although ‘the love that dare not speak
Moore Kismet’s debut album will, so far, be the most personal piece of work they’ve ever written, so it’s unsurprising to hear about songs like “Vendetta For Cupid” with TYGKO as part of the project. Inspired by real life events involving personal and emotional abuse at the hands of someone whom they once considered a
Photography via ImaxTreeFrom surrealist magic at Schiaparelli to Thebe Magugu’s whimsical prints, these are the looks from Fashion Month our editors are still dreaming about. By FASHION staff Date March 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Last season, designers scrambled to figure out how to unveil their collections. But now many seem comfortable telling their stories in
Batgirl and Zatanna projects are officially in the works at Warner Bros. for HBO Max. At AT&T’s investor presentation on Friday, Warner Bros. addressed some of their upcoming projects based on DC comic books. Along with well-publicized titles that are already known to be in development, from Black Adam to The Batman, the rumored Batgirl
March 12, 2021, 2:04pm Recently, I’ve started watching America’s Next Top Model, which is a show about discomfort; a show where contestants are forced to hold snakes and spiders and withstand darkness and rain and hang upside down like bats and leap from skyscrapers. The central question of America’s Next Top Model is: Are you