Comfy shoes for fancy occasions

http://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/style/shoes-celebrities-awards-ceremonies.html The Secret Weapon of Celebrity Stylists? Comfortable Shoes. What do Queen Camilla, Julia Roberts and Gayle King have in common? Sole Bliss. The brand has become a go to for women who don’t want to suffer foot pain. Helen Mirren on the red carpet in Sole Bliss platform sandals at the Cannes Film Festival … Continue reading Comfy shoes for fancy occasions

9 underrated movies to watch now

https://apple.news/AFpFUgWv2R-u6_L5LObmg6Q Nine Underrated Movies That Are Worth Your Time Hollywood’s award shows will overlook these films—but you shouldn’t. By Shirley Li, published in The Atlantic Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Sources: Apple TV+; Focus Features; Getty; Lionsgate; Neon Rated. JANUARY 4, 2024 Around this time every winter, I find myself talking about the same … Continue reading 9 underrated movies to watch now

ChatGPT needs some parenting just like any youngster

http://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/opinion/chatgpt-generative-ai.htmlGUEST ESSAY I Finally Figured Out Who ChatGPT Reminds Me Of Jan. 7, 2024, 9:00 a.m. ET Credit...Photo illustration by The New York Times By Elizabeth Spiers Ms. Spiers, a contributing Opinion writer, is a journalist and a digital media strategist. As the mother of an 8-year-old, and as someone who’s spent the past year experimenting with … Continue reading ChatGPT needs some parenting just like any youngster

You can reduce the environmental cost of indoor houseplants

Indoor houseplants come with a cost to the planet. Here’s how to minimize it. By Nicolás Rivero January 3, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. EST There are plenty of benefits to raising indoor houseplants: They beautify your home or office, they have been correlated with lower levels of stress and anxiety, and they may slightly improve air quality. But, ironically, … Continue reading You can reduce the environmental cost of indoor houseplants

Fascinating proposed solution to NYC’s housing problems

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/30/opinion/new-york-housing-solution.html [click thru to the portion of the article including aerial views and maps] How to Make Room for One Million New Yorkers about:blank By Vishaan Chakrabarti Vishaan Chakrabarti is the founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, a New York City architecture firm, and the former director of planning for Manhattan. Share full article … Continue reading Fascinating proposed solution to NYC’s housing problems

How to enable top-of-the-hour Taptic Chime alerts to Apple Watch

9to5mac.com/2024/01/05/hourly-chime-apple-watch/ Apple Watch: How to enable top-of-the-hour Taptic Chime alerts Michael Potuck | Jan 5 2024 - 1:55 pm PT A lesser-known feature of Apple Watch is the ability to enable top-of-the-hour Taptic Chimes. The handy capability works in both silent or ring modes and includes two customization options. Here’s how to turn on hourly chimes on … Continue reading How to enable top-of-the-hour Taptic Chime alerts to Apple Watch

List of Golden Globes winners to find and watch

wsj.com/arts-culture/film/golden-globes-2024-winners-list-d3529a01? Golden Globes 2024: See the Winners From ‘Oppenheimer’ to ‘Succession,’ these are the movies, TV shows and Hollywood talent that took home awards Sunday night By Ashley Wong, Updated Jan. 7, 2024 11:14 pm ET Cillian Murphy accepts an award for his performance in ‘Oppenheimer.’ PHOTO: SONJA FLEMMING/CBS VIA AP Oppenheimer” swept the 81st Golden Globes, winning five … Continue reading List of Golden Globes winners to find and watch

What will Google use to track us now that cookies are dying?

http://www.popsci.com/technology/cookies-google-dead/ Cookies are finally dying. But what comes next? What you need to know about Google's plan to replace the internet's most pervasive tracker. BY MACK DEGEURIN | PUBLISHED JAN 4, 2024 1:41 PM EST SHARE  If you’ve ever wondered why the ad you saw for sunglasses on your phone suddenly appears again on your laptop, third-party cookies … Continue reading What will Google use to track us now that cookies are dying?

Why dying people often have a last moment of lucidity

https://apple.news/ALJn9josYQZ2oTaX_kO0JuQ JUNE 12, 2023 Why Dying People Often Experience a Burst of Lucidity New research shows surprising activity levels in dying brains and may help explain the sudden clarity many people with dementia experience near death BY JORDAN KINARD for Scientific American Consciousness Long the fixation of religions, philosophy and literature the world over, the conscious experience … Continue reading Why dying people often have a last moment of lucidity

World’s deadliest cat is deceptively cute

https://apple.news/Amo8dr9M3QhWJks6QolMcHg The world’s deadliest cat is deceptively cute. Meet Gaia. By Justine McDaniel for the Washington Post January 4, 2024 at 2:16 p.m. EST [click thru for photos] Gaia, an 8-month-old black-footed cat, in her enclosure at Utah's Hogle Zoo. (Utah's Hogle Zoo) She weighs less than three pounds, she makes you go aww, and she’s one … Continue reading World’s deadliest cat is deceptively cute

U.S. housing descends to refuge in “safe parking lots” for those living in their cars

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/05/safe-overnight-parking-lot-sleep-in-car-rv-homelessness-housing-shelter Americans living in their cars are finding refuge in ‘safe parking lots’ Municipalities and non-profits are establishing secure lots to address the rising number of people who live in cars or RVs Through the roof is supported by About this content by Rick Paulas, published Fri 5 Jan 2024 13.00 EST Starting in October 2021, … Continue reading U.S. housing descends to refuge in “safe parking lots” for those living in their cars

Small animals’ influence on environment unnoticed but large

https://apple.news/AHmqRhAsPSXOdXNSlZrN7hg A Major Climate Force Has Been Ignored for Decades Small mammals play an outsize role in shaping the world around them.By Bathsheba Demuth for The Atlantic, published January 4, 2024 Finding a vole on Alaska’s North Slope takes practice. The open plain pulls the eye upward, toward grand things: the horizon line, the distant shimmer … Continue reading Small animals’ influence on environment unnoticed but large