https://apple.news/AHTSB_BfdRL6NdkqMXUGH8g APRIL 9, 2024 It’s Not Just You—Seasonal Allergies May Be Getting Worse for Everyone Because of Climate Change Longer growing seasons and increased pollen production driven by climate change could be aggravating your seasonal allergy symptoms BY RIIS WILLIAMS for Scientific American Every spring when the weather turns warm and plants begin to bloom, people … Continue reading Seasonal allergies getting worse — likely yet another climate change effect
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Here’s a way of needing less iCloud storage
https://apple.news/AnTDgCblyQeG8L1M1o8-HgQ ‘This just CHANGED MY LIFE’: iPhone user says this hack can save you from buying iCloud storage 'Not me paying Apple for storage when I could be doing this.' by Braden Bjella, Posted on Daily Dot on Apr 6, 2024 Even though smartphones now play a large role in the lives of most Americans, … Continue reading Here’s a way of needing less iCloud storage
Cicadas are coming! Cicadas are coming! (Trillions of them)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/07/cicada-geddon-brood-season-midwest-eastern US braces for cicadas by the trillion as two broods of periodic insects coincide The last time Brood XIX and Brood XII emerged from underground at the same time, Thomas Jefferson was president by Oliver Milman, Sun 7 Apr 2024 06.00 EDT They look a little like cockroaches and have bulging orange eyes, and … Continue reading Cicadas are coming! Cicadas are coming! (Trillions of them)
Monkey Man with Dev Patel
If your local theatre offers a showing that includes on-screen captions, I recommend picking that time. This movie assumes knowledge of India's culture and social divisions that most U.S. residents don't have. Not having to struggle with what's being said allows the viewer to be less distracted with the spoken word and to focus more … Continue reading Monkey Man with Dev Patel
If you loved the movie “American Fiction,” read the source book
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/06/id-love-a-scathing-review-novelist-percival-everett-on-american-fiction-and-rewriting-huckleberry-finn Interview ‘I’d love a scathing review’: novelist Percival Everett on American Fiction and rewriting Huckleberry Finn David Shariatmadari His work triumphed at the Oscars, but the Booker-shortlisted author isn’t interested in acclaim. He talks to the Guardian about race, taking on Mark Twain and why there’s nothing worse than preaching to the choir Sat … Continue reading If you loved the movie “American Fiction,” read the source book
Anyone who uses Gmail should read this opinion piece
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/opinion/gmail-email-digital-shame.html Happy 20th Anniversary, Gmail. I’m Sorry I’m Leaving You. April 7, 2024 Credit...Photo Illustration by David Avazzadeh/Connected Archives By Ezra Klein, Opinion Columnist There is no end of theories for why the internet feels so crummy these days. The New Yorker blames the shift to algorithmic feeds. Wired blames a cycle in which companies cease serving their users and … Continue reading Anyone who uses Gmail should read this opinion piece
Antarctic temperatures jumping by mind-boggling numbers raising fears of catastrophe
https://apple.news/AdvCrdilGTOSoIRYV-76jYA ‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem Robin McKie Science editor for The Guardian UK published Sat 6 Apr 2024 10.00 EDT On 18 March, 2022, scientists … Continue reading Antarctic temperatures jumping by mind-boggling numbers raising fears of catastrophe
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
https://apple.news/AYUEAmhHZRBuHgu1DlCziqQ Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016 Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal Jonathan Watts Global environment editorWed 3 Apr 2024 19.01 EDTShare A mere 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to … Continue reading Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Women’s basketball is the hot college sport to watch
http://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/how-womens-basketball-became-the-hottest-thing-in-college-sports How Women’s Basketball Became the Hottest Thing in College Sports Talented and charismatic stars, including Caitlin Clark, JuJu Watkins, and Paige Bueckers, have made the games appointment viewing. By Louisa Thomas, published in New Yorker on April 6, 2024 Kamorea (KK) Arnold and Caitlin Clark, midair, during a N.C.A.A. Final Four game between Iowa and Connecticut.Photograph by Morry Gash … Continue reading Women’s basketball is the hot college sport to watch
Are you eating too much salt?
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/well/eat/sodium-salt-diet.html Are You Eating Too Much Salt? Sodium is everywhere in our diets. We asked experts for the bottom line on its health risks. Credit...Tyler Comrie By Alice Callahan Published March 19, 2024, Updated March 25, 2024 Without sodium, you wouldn’t be able to survive. Nerves would fail to fire; muscles wouldn’t contract. But experts say that most … Continue reading Are you eating too much salt?
What having a pet means to an elderly owner
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/my-mothers-love-affair-with-her-dog-5623aa2c? It Was Crazy to Buy My Aging Mother a Puppy. It Was Also Brilliant. When we get old, the human world often turns away, but a dog is steadfast. Anne Roiphe and her five-year-old maltipoo, Ajax, in their apartment in New York City on March 27. By Katie Roiphe | Photographs by Sarah Blesener for The Wall … Continue reading What having a pet means to an elderly owner
Disney about to crack down on password sharing
http://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/05/disney-plus-password-sharing-crackdown/ Disney+ Password Sharing Crackdown to Start in June Friday April 5, 2024 2:53 pm PDT by Juli Clover Disney plans to start cracking down on Disney+ password sharing starting in June, Disney CEO Bob Iger said in an interview with CNBC earlier this week. Iger said that Disney needs to turn its streaming business into a growth business, and … Continue reading Disney about to crack down on password sharing
Abycats' Thoughts 