http://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-06-01/past-lives-review-a24-celine-song-greta-lee-teo-yoo Review: Spanning continents and decades, ‘Past Lives’ is a love story for all time Greta Lee and Teo Yoo play long-ago childhood sweethearts separated by time and distance but bound by memory in this exquisite debut feature from Celine Song. “Past Lives,” Celine Song’s gorgeously heady and heartfelt love story, opens with its own … Continue reading Look for “Past Lives” in theaters now (June 2023) — a debut from writer-director Celine Song
Month: June 2023
How bad was the pollution in NYC? What are its long-term effects? And how do you handle the current ones?
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/08/upshot/new-york-city-smoke.html [click thru for the chart] and https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a44120833/wildfire-smoke-brings-dangerous-particulate-matter/ and Just How Bad Was the Pollution in New York? By Aatish Bhatia, Josh Katz and Margot Sanger-KatzJune 8, 2023 This omitted chart is the meat of this story. You will need to click thru with the URL above to see it. Source: Provisional data from the New York City Community … Continue reading How bad was the pollution in NYC? What are its long-term effects? And how do you handle the current ones?
Knowing everyone’s salaries can light a fire under workers
http://www.wsj.com/articles/knowing-everyones-salaries-can-light-a-fire-under-workers-3fb0da17 Knowing Everyone’s Salaries Can Light a Fire Under Workers Seeing a career path to advancement—and believing the process is fair—motivates employees, studies show ILLUSTRATION: ALEX NABAUM By Courtney Vinopal March 28, 2023 5:30 am ET Increased pay transparency leads employees to work harder, as long as they believe the pay system is fair, according to several … Continue reading Knowing everyone’s salaries can light a fire under workers
Urban beekeeping having unexpected (and not good) consequences
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/13/bees-urban-beekeeping-native-pollinators/ Opinion Backyard bees disfigure yards in ways we are only beginning to comprehend By Tove Danovich April 13, 2023 at 6:15 a.m. EDT Tove Danovich is a writer in Portland, Ore., and the author of “Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them.” For most of the past century, … Continue reading Urban beekeeping having unexpected (and not good) consequences
5 Classical music albums you can find with Apple Classical app
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/arts/music/classical-music-albums-march.html 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now Works by George Walker and William L. Dawson, a starry studio recording of “Turandot” and contemporary saxophone concertos are among the highlights. By The New York Times March 30, 2023 Walker & Dawson: Orchestral Works Nicole Cabell, soprano; Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch and Roderick … Continue reading 5 Classical music albums you can find with Apple Classical app
How to keep indoor air clean if you don’t have an air purifier
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/us/wildfire-smoke-indoor-air.html How to Keep Indoor Air Clean if You Don’t Have an Air Purifier Fans and air-conditioners, if you use them right, can help. An air-conditioner can help improve the quality of your indoor air.Credit...Patrick Junker for The New York Times By Dani Blum June 7, 2023, 5:37 p.m. ET An air purifier, like one that uses … Continue reading How to keep indoor air clean if you don’t have an air purifier
Apply for your share of Facebook’s $725 million settlement in privacy suit
For those who will immediately (as I did) question how to submit your claim online with a signature, I contacted the organization handling the claims and was told that all you need to do is type in the name under which the claim is filed and then tap submit. No need to add a facsimile … Continue reading Apply for your share of Facebook’s $725 million settlement in privacy suit
It’s time to leave ultra-processed food behind — and here’s why
http://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/apr/15/a-handmade-egg-sandwich-with-32-ingredients-maybe-it-is-time-to-change-how-we-eat A ‘handmade’ egg sandwich with 32 ingredients? Maybe it is time to change how we eat Rachel Cooke The description of ultra-processed food in Henry Dimbleby’s book, Ravenous, is startling and chastening Sat 15 Apr 2023 12.00 EDT Iwant to believe that books can change lives. But I’m not quite convinced they ever do, … Continue reading It’s time to leave ultra-processed food behind — and here’s why
Smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfs U.S. East Coast, upending daily life (and more is coming)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/07/air-quality-nyc-us-canada-wildfire-smoke/ Smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfs East Coast, upending daily life ‘It looks like Mars outside,’ said one Syracuse business owner, describing the poor air quality that spanned multiple states on Wednesday. By Brady Dennis and Joyce Koh June 7, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. EDT Smoke from hundreds of wildfires raging across Canada engulfed the eastern United States … Continue reading Smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfs U.S. East Coast, upending daily life (and more is coming)
Why is the air quality so bad in the U.S. and when will it get better?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/wildfire-air-quality-health-effects-smoke-us-canada-f9a2c7d4 When Will Air Quality Improve and What to Know About Your Health and Safety Millions of Americans are under air-quality alerts as smoke wafts southward By Aylin Woodward Updated June 7, 2023 6:11 pm ET Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada poses health risks to millions of Americans, especially those with underlying conditions in affected … Continue reading Why is the air quality so bad in the U.S. and when will it get better?
Cannes films to search for
http://www.vogue.com/article/best-films-of-cannes-2023 The Best Films of Cannes 2023 BY DOUGLAS GREENWOOD, RADHIKA SETH, AND LISA WONG MACABASCO May 27, 2023 Photo: Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival Cannes’s 2023 line-up was a feast of hotly anticipated awards-season behemoths and startling surprises from lesser-known names. With the 76th edition of the historic film festival now behind us, we round up the … Continue reading Cannes films to search for
Why climate “boomers” are replacing climate “deniers”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/24/climate-doomers-ipcc-un-report/ Why climate ‘doomers’ are replacing climate ‘deniers’ How U.N. reports and confusing headlines created a generation of people who believe climate change can’t be stopped By Shannon Osaka March 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EDT When Sean Youra was 26 years old and working as an engineer, he started watching documentaries about climate change. Youra, … Continue reading Why climate “boomers” are replacing climate “deniers”
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