https://www.wsj.com/articles/nicolas-cage-prisoners-of-the-ghostland-11631836232? Nicolas Cage as You’ve Never Seen Him…With Bombs Strapped Between His Legs The star of a new fantasy film that he compares to ‘Conan the Barbarian’ digs into what keeps him interested four decades into his movie career Nicolas Cage as Hero in ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland,’ a film he describes as an R-rated … Continue reading A unique actor shows off his chops in a different direction
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What U.S. churches say during sermons
What American Christians Hear at Church Drawing on newly ubiquitous online services, Pew has tried to catalogue the subject matter of contemporary sermons. By Casey Cep October 7, 2021 "Now that I have preached about a dozen sermons I find I am repeating myself,” a young minister wrote despairingly in his diary in 1915. He was … Continue reading What U.S. churches say during sermons
Left and right in U.S. use different words for similar ideas and objects
I really hoped for more from this article but it still makes a few interesting points. https://www.wired.com/story/left-right-speak-different-languages-literally/? 10.21.2020 05:34 PM The Left and the Right Speak Different Languages—Literally A study analyzing patterns in online comments found that liberals and conservatives use different words to express similar ideas. The language at a rally for President Trump … Continue reading Left and right in U.S. use different words for similar ideas and objects
How is COVID going to impact this winter?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/18/another-winter-of-covid? Another Winter of COVID By Dhruv Khullar October 10, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic in the United States appears, for the moment, to be in retreat. Since the start of September, daily cases have dropped by a third, and daily hospitalizations have fallen by more than a quarter. covid deaths, which generally lag behind infections by a few … Continue reading How is COVID going to impact this winter?
A Nobel Prize winning author you may not know if you’re in the U.S.
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-impact-of-abdulrazak-gurnahs-nobel-prize? The Impact of Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Nobel Prize His beautiful, sensory novels are enlivened by streams of literary influence from outside the English-speaking world. By Kristen Roupenian October 10, 2021 Gurnah, shown here at his home in Canterbury, England, is the author of novels including “Gravel Heart,” “By the Sea,” and “Paradise.”Photograph by Facundo Arrizabalaga / … Continue reading A Nobel Prize winning author you may not know if you’re in the U.S.
Good news — portable HEPA filter works in real life to clean COVID from the air in hospitals
06 October 2021 Real-world data show that filters clean COVID-causing virus from air by Tosin Thompson An inexpensive type of portable filter efficiently screened SARS-CoV-2 and other disease-causing organisms from hospital air. Research at a hospital swamped by people with COVID-19 has confirmed that portable air filters effectively remove SARS-CoV-2 particles from the air — … Continue reading Good news — portable HEPA filter works in real life to clean COVID from the air in hospitals
Cleaning up your finances from creeping monthly payments
https://www.wsj.com/articles/digital-payments-apple-google-venmo-cash-app-11633703107? Digital Payments Are Convenient. They Also Can Wreak Havoc on Your Finances. The good news: There are ways to regain control of your spending By J. J. McCorveyOct. 9, 2021 5:30 am ET For some people, a financial wake-up call manifests in the form of a credit-report ding or the need to eat ramen for … Continue reading Cleaning up your finances from creeping monthly payments
Decaying supertanker in Yemen’s war zone could spill a million barrels of oil — and nobody’s doing a thing to prevent it
I posted a briefer tale here about this ship on May 17, 2021, but the impending disaster becomes more likely every day. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/the-ship-that-became-a-bomb THE SHIP THAT BECAME A BOMB Stranded in Yemen’s war zone, a decaying supertanker has more than a million barrels of oil aboard. If—or when—it explodes or sinks, thousands may die. by … Continue reading Decaying supertanker in Yemen’s war zone could spill a million barrels of oil — and nobody’s doing a thing to prevent it
9 items you should include in your iPhone photos
9 photos you should always have on your phone Kim KomandoSpecial to USA TODAY Published October 5, 2021 Your phone’s photo library is good for more than just selfies and pictures of food for Instagram. Most of us have enough screenshots, memes, and other junk clogging things up that it's hard even to see the … Continue reading 9 items you should include in your iPhone photos
Coral reefs worldwide reduced by 14% in just 10 years due to more acidic and warmer ocean
http://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/climate/coral-reefs-climate-change.html Climate Change Is Devastating Coral Reefs Worldwide, Major Report Says The world lost 14 percent of its coral in just a decade, researchers found. Dead and dying corals off the Maldives in 2019. “Since 2009, it’s a constant decline at the global level,” one of the report’s editors said. Credit...Carl Court/Getty Images By Catrin Einhorn Oct. 4, … Continue reading Coral reefs worldwide reduced by 14% in just 10 years due to more acidic and warmer ocean
Geez authorities shouldn’t you have checked on the oil spill reports sooner than TWELVE HOURS
What's the worst that would have happened if someone had bothered to go and check? A bit of time on a boat? This reported spill had the potential to be a major disaster. Better to act with too much concern than too little. Heads should roll. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/05/california-oil-spill-huntington-beach Officials knew of California oil spill 12 hours … Continue reading Geez authorities shouldn’t you have checked on the oil spill reports sooner than TWELVE HOURS
American Bumblebee vanishing
The American Bumblebee Has Vanished From Eight States In two decades, the insect’s population has declined by nearly 90 percent due to a combination of threats, including habitat loss, pesticides and diseases Elizabeth Gamillo Daily Correspondent October 6, 2021 American bumblebees are a vital pollinator for wildflowers and crops, and their decline could have severe … Continue reading American Bumblebee vanishing
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