Best literary adaptation of 21st century leaving HBO Max July 31

https://www.techradar.com/features/hbo-max-is-about-to-lose-the-best-literary-adaptation-of-the-21st-century HBO Max is about to lose the best literary adaptation of the 21st century By Tom Goodwyn published July 8, 2022 Opinion: A heavy book became a light-touch marvel (Image credit: Studiocanal) If we’re talking literary titans, really only William Shakespeare can rival Charles Dickens when it comes to his presence in all our lives, especially … Continue reading Best literary adaptation of 21st century leaving HBO Max July 31

Has your relationship taken a hit from the pandemic? Questions to ask

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/well/family/relationship-questions.html Are We Still Monogamous? And 6 Other Questions to Ask Your Partner. After two years of tumult, these essential conversations can help couples talk about what’s working, what’s not and where the relationship is headed. By Catherine Pearson July 1, 2022 Updated 12:51 p.m. ET The past two-plus years have been universally tumultuous, and couples therapists … Continue reading Has your relationship taken a hit from the pandemic? Questions to ask

Dealing with summer flying

https://www.wsj.com/articles/flights-cancellations-delays-lost-luggage-11655920199 What to Know Before Flying This Summer as Cancellations and Delays Mount Between canceled flights, crowded airports and missing bags, it’s a chaotic time to travel. Here’s how to prepare. Currently, around one in four flights out of U.S. airports will be delayed each day, according to data from Hopper. LAUREN JUSTICE FOR THE WALL … Continue reading Dealing with summer flying

The lawlessness of the Dobbs decision

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/06/dobbs-decision-glucksberg-test-lawlessness.html The Lawlessness of the Dobbs Decision The opinion that overturns Roe has to turn itself inside out to make any kind of sense—but the bias shows through. BY DAHLIA LITHWICK AND NEIL S. SIEGEL JUNE 27, 2022 2:58 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion for a bare majority of the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. … Continue reading The lawlessness of the Dobbs decision

iOS 16 Weather app supercharged by Dark Sky integration

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/08/ios-16-weather-app-update/ iOS 16 Weather App Gets Significant Overhaul With Deeper Dark Sky Integration Wednesday June 8, 2022 11:23 am PDT by Juli Clover Apple is making notable improvements to the built-in Weather app in iOS 16, expanding the available data. You can now tap on any Weather module to get additional useful information that was not previously available … Continue reading iOS 16 Weather app supercharged by Dark Sky integration

Supply chain disruption becoming synonym for the climate crisis

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/11/climate-crisis-inflation-economy-climatenomics-book Climate crisis is ‘battering our economy’ and driving inflation, new book says Climatenomics lays out how ‘supply chain disruptions’ has become a euphemism for the effects of climate change A woman walks under an orange smoke-filled sky in San Francisco. Photograph: Brittany Hosea-Small/AFP/Getty Images Edward HelmoreSat 11 Jun 2022 04.00 EDT Forget Ukraine, coronavirus, corporate … Continue reading Supply chain disruption becoming synonym for the climate crisis

Giant sequoias threatened by out of control Yosemite fire

http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-09/out-of-control-yosemite-fire-threatens-iconic-giant-sequoias-in-mariposa-grove? Out-of-control Yosemite fire threatens iconic giant sequoias in Mariposa Grove  BY ALEX WIGGLESWORTH,  DIANA MARCUM JULY 9, 2022 UPDATED 6:41 PM PT FISH CAMP, Calif. —  The first that Michael Gilbert, a 67-year-old rock climber and bellman, heard of the fire in Yosemite National Park was from a mother and daughter who drove up breathless on Friday. They … Continue reading Giant sequoias threatened by out of control Yosemite fire

Gmail about to look different even if you didn’t ask it to

https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/28/23187304/google-gmail-ui-opt-out-rollout-chat-spaces-meet Gmail’s new look is about to appear for more people, even if they didn’t ask for it The new UI lines up Gmail, Chat, Spaces, and Meet in their own side rail. By Richard Lawler@rjcc  Jun 28, 2022, 7:29pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window)Share this on Twitter (opens in new window)SHAREAll … Continue reading Gmail about to look different even if you didn’t ask it to

Emma Thompson talks about her wonderful new movie showing on Hulu

https://apple.news/Asdn2qSvfR32Kg3nLsF9Qjw Emma Thompson: “Does Anyone Know or Care if Middle-Aged Women Are Getting Any Sexual Satisfaction?” BY EMMA THOMPSON June 14, 2022 A 62-year-old retired religious education teacher (Nancy), who has never had an orgasm, hires a 28-year-old male sex worker (Leo) to help expand her horizons. This is the story of the film Good Luck to … Continue reading Emma Thompson talks about her wonderful new movie showing on Hulu

Supreme Court assisting the split of U.S. into red and blue

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/02/us/politics/us-divided-political-party.html Spurred by the Supreme Court, a Nation Divides Along a Red-Blue Axis On abortion, climate change, guns and much more, two Americas — one liberal, one conservative — are moving in opposite directions. The Supreme Court’s decisions have accelerated a division of the nation along policy and ideological lines.Credit...Shuran Huang for The New York … Continue reading Supreme Court assisting the split of U.S. into red and blue

Amazing — men rushing to get vasectomies (about time)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/06/29/abortion-vasectomies-roe-birth-control/?f Men rush to get vasectomies after Roe ruling By Meena Venkataramanan June 29, 2022 at 3:12 p.m. EDT Thomas Figueroa always knew he didn’t want children. Growing up in Central Florida, he remembers his classmates getting pregnant as early as middle school, and had considered getting a vasectomy for the past few years. But after … Continue reading Amazing — men rushing to get vasectomies (about time)

NYC facing a commuter surge — new tunnel an imperative

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/nyregion/nj-ny-commuters-traffic.html New York Faces New Commuter Surge, Ready or Not, Study Suggests The study appears to underscore the need for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, part of the huge and long-planned Gateway project. The pandemic emptied out commuter trains and buses from west of the Hudson River.Credit...Hilary Swift for The New York … Continue reading NYC facing a commuter surge — new tunnel an imperative