theportalist.com/2023-hugo-nominations? The 6 Books Nominated for the 2023 Hugo Awards Looking for something new to read? Try some of the year's best novels. By The Portalist Staff | Published Oct 11, 2023 One of the best aspects of speculative fiction is the sheer scale of imagination it offers. Want to read something about Ancient Greece? Here you go. How … Continue reading 6 Books nominated for the 2023 Hugo Awards
Month: October 2023
U.S. library system, once world’s best, getting eaten alive by fees, budget cuts and book banning
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/09/us-library-system-attack-digital-licensing The US library system, once the best in the world, faces death by a thousand cuts Brewster Kahle In addition to political censorship and budget cuts, libraries are being undermined by rapacious digital licensing agreementsMon 9 Oct 2023 06.02 EDT The US library system, once the model for the world, is under assault from politicians, rightwing … Continue reading U.S. library system, once world’s best, getting eaten alive by fees, budget cuts and book banning
Why do necks look so much older than faces?
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/well/live/aging-neck-face-skin.html Why Does My Neck Look So Much Older Than My Face? Nora Ephron once wrote, “Our faces are lies and our necks are the truth.” What do skin experts have to say? Credit...Getty Images By Hannah Seo, published April 11, 2023 Q: Why does my neck look like it’s aging twice as fast as the rest … Continue reading Why do necks look so much older than faces?
Ticket for frustration — ordering a black coffee to go
http://www.wsj.com/articles/stump-your-barista-order-black-coffee-98d98f63? Ticket for Coffee Shop Frustration: Ordering Black Coffee Plain-pour drinkers are a rare and frustrated breed. Simple orders can wind up stuck behind a jam of customized concoctions. A patron leaves a New York branch of Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain. GABBY JONES FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By Heather Haddon Feb. 26, 2023 9:47 … Continue reading Ticket for frustration — ordering a black coffee to go
Watching pennies? Time to winnow the subscriptions you pay for
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/streaming-prices-save-money-netflix-hulu-345a3eae? How to Rethink Your Media Subscriptions and Save on Monthly Fees Evaluate your household service use and turn plans on and off without losing your preferences DAISY KORPICS/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; ISTOCK; AMAZON, DISNEY+, NETFLIX, SPOTIFY, MAX By Nicole Nguyen, published on Oct. 15, 2023 5:30 am ET The prices of your streaming video subscriptions … Continue reading Watching pennies? Time to winnow the subscriptions you pay for
California bans food additives long prohibited in other countries
https://apple.news/AuVCoYuZ8SZy0a0ViCrGRfg%5Bread also: https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/british-woman-shares-american-foods-banned-uk%5D California becomes the first state to ban 4 food additives linked to disease October 10, 20231:05 PM ET By Joe Hernandez for NPR Pez candy is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., on March 24. The candy contains red dye 3, a food additive that will be banned in California starting … Continue reading California bans food additives long prohibited in other countries
Finally, Apple produces the perfect face of its watch
http://www.macworld.com/article/2086024/applw-watch-watchos-10-snoopy-watch-face.html Apple finally made the perfect watch face The new Snoopy watch face in watchOS 10 made me realize what I wanted from an Apple Watch face all along. By Jason Cross Senior Editor, Macworld OCT 12, 2023 3:45 AM PDT Image: Foundry Among the many changes and new features in watchOS 10, you’ll find new and updated watch … Continue reading Finally, Apple produces the perfect face of its watch
All but one Apple product has the teen market locked up
Altho beyond the scope of this article, Apple products have a much higher percentage of the used aftermarket than warranted by its initial sales. Bottom line (from my perspective) is that Apple's quality and support pay off in initial sales and the value of used or refurbished items. https://apple.news/Az_NmwoJoQ8GoxJo-ftTSCw Teens love Apple products — except … Continue reading All but one Apple product has the teen market locked up
A man pays the price for choosing the environmentally sound option
Refusing to fly has lost me my job as a climate researcher. It’s a price worth paying Gianluca Grimalda My company in Germany has demanded my swift return from climate-change fieldwork near Papua New Guinea. I can’t do itThu 12 Oct 2023 08.12 EDT Two weeks ago, my employer presented me with a stark ultimatum: … Continue reading A man pays the price for choosing the environmentally sound option
5 Exercises to Keep an Aging Body Strong and Fit
5 Exercises to Keep an Aging Body Strong and Fit Declines in muscle and bone strength start earlier than you might think. Build a smart workout habit now. Credit...Nicholas Sansone for The New York Times By Connie Chang Published March 1, 2023, Updated March 5, 2023 When we’re young, exercise can enable us to run a race after … Continue reading 5 Exercises to Keep an Aging Body Strong and Fit
What is the most viewed photo of all time?
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/what-is-the-most-viewed-photo-of-all-time/? (Credits: Far Out / Ailbhe Flynn / Diego PH) FILM What is the most viewed photo of all time? Calum Russell, SUN 6TH AUG 2023 02.30 BST You’d be lucky if about 17 people saw your photograph if it was taken in the early 19th century when the camera was invented by Joseph Nicéphore … Continue reading What is the most viewed photo of all time?
Bergman’s “Cries and Whispers” (50 years old) stands test of time
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-drama-of-death-in-vivid-color-cries-and-whispers-ingmar-bergman-11672434811?ntertainment A Drama of Death in Vivid Color Ingmar Bergman’s red-hued ‘Cries and Whispers,’ starring Harriet Andersson as a woman in the terminal stages of cancer, sustains a haunting, dream-like mood as it attends to its anguished characters Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann in the award-winning Swedish filmPHOTO: MOVIESTORE/SHUTTERSTOCK By Peter Cowie Dec. 30, 2022 4:21 pm … Continue reading Bergman’s “Cries and Whispers” (50 years old) stands test of time
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