Discount Me In: How I Saw 30 Shows on a Student Budget A summer stage binge reminded one young journalist of the power of great storytelling, and that cheap tickets are out there if you know where to look. By Sarah Bahr Aug. 28, 2019Updated 12:53 p.m. ET My boss at The New … Continue reading Seeing 30 shows in 10 weeks in NYC
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“Hamilton” is endlessly productive of terrific side art and historical research
"Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda doesn't sound like a show a lot of people would want to see -- a rap musical about Alexander Hamilton, the founding father on the the $10 bill. But just GO and you'll be amazed. I've been to many shows over the years and it's still the best, overall, I've ever … Continue reading “Hamilton” is endlessly productive of terrific side art and historical research
Why you need to update the iOS on all of your Apple devices now (even if you just did)
Unlike the writer of this article, I ordinarily do not recommend making all updates automatic unless that's the only way they'll ever get made. BUT this particular software update is essential for all of your Apple devices to avoid hackers. It's always instructive to need to make a global update. That's when you realize -- … Continue reading Why you need to update the iOS on all of your Apple devices now (even if you just did)
Hitchhikers on pumice stone raft may help revive parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
You can't make this stuff up. Pumice stone aka cold, solidified lava that's light enough to float, has collected at the ocean's surface from an underwater eruption. It's currently floating toward Australia carrying with it all sorts of marina life hitchhikers. If the pumice raft makes it to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, some the raft's … Continue reading Hitchhikers on pumice stone raft may help revive parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Housekeeping for your iPhone
According to Pew Research this June, Cell phones are owned by 96% of the population in the United States and 81% of those are smartphones. For those who love statistics as I do, here's a link. https://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/ Of those 100 million smartphone users, 45% use iPhones. More stats here: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236550/percentage-of-us-population-that-own-a-iphone-smartphone/ That means there are a … Continue reading Housekeeping for your iPhone
Vaping damages lung tissue after one use even without nicotine
In just the past month, there's been a rash of hospitalizations whose only common factor is vaping. At least one person has died. Given the great popularity of vaping with younger people, and its fairly recent explosive rise in use, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are already actively investigating the causes of these … Continue reading Vaping damages lung tissue after one use even without nicotine
Now I understand why older people have shared habits that seem odd
This is a fun article for its insights. Particularly once you have cataracts removed, o Journal Reports: Retirement Older People Used to Seem So Odd. Now I Get It This article resonated. So many things make perfect sense eventually. That’s because I do so many of the things I once found strange. Chalk it up … Continue reading Now I understand why older people have shared habits that seem odd
English proves itself a very strange language (again)
As I read thru this article, I found myself attempting to reorder adjectives differently than listed here, and it definitely feels wrong. https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/grammar-bizarre-weird-rule-adjective-order-matthew-anderson-mark-forsyth-cambridge-dictionary.html This Is the Most Bizarre Grammar Rule You Probably Never Heard Of But I've been following it all my life, and so have you. By Minda ZetlinCo-author, The Geek Gap @MindaZetlin Getty … Continue reading English proves itself a very strange language (again)
Is there anything wrong with watching the same shows or reading the same books again instead of something new?
I think even the most adventurous of us occasionally likes comfort consumption, just like we like comfort food. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/8/22/20826617/harry-potter-the-office-netflix-rewatching-binge-comfort-show In defense of reading the same book over and over again Why we revisit old favorites — like Harry Potter — so often. By Rebecca Jennings@rebexxxxa Aug 22, 2019, 8:10am EDT A Harry Potter reader … Continue reading Is there anything wrong with watching the same shows or reading the same books again instead of something new?
A final set of useful articles from Bustle about the innards of the Apple Card
https://www.bustle.com/p/why-does-the-apple-card-change-colors-heres-what-each-color-means-18669982 Why Does The Apple Card Change Colors? Here's What Each Color Means By Emma Lord August 21, 2019 Apple There are a lot of things that separate the Apple Card from the regular credit cards you're used to, but chief among them may be the fact that this is the first one that completely … Continue reading A final set of useful articles from Bustle about the innards of the Apple Card
Baby boomers were expected to begin taking retirement savings but they’re too scared
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-22/nervous-retirees-with-money-to-spare-are-sitting-on-their-wealth Nervous Retirees Are Too Scared to Spend Even rich Americans worry about living the good life and running short of cash. By Ben Steverman August 22, 2019, 5:00 AM EDT ILLUSTRATION: JOE MELHUISH FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK LISTEN TO ARTICLE 6:05 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Tweet Post Email The U.S. economic recovery, the longest in recorded … Continue reading Baby boomers were expected to begin taking retirement savings but they’re too scared
More on the fires in the lungs of the world — the Amazon forests
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/23/amazon-fires-what-is-happening-anything-we-can-do? Amazon fires: what is happening and is there anything we can do? Why people should be worried about the blazes and increased deforestation in Brazil Jonathan Watts @jonathanwatts Fri 23 Aug 2019 11.33 EDT First published on Fri 23 Aug 2019 08.14 EDT A satellite image shows smoke rising from Amazon forest fires in Rondônia state, … Continue reading More on the fires in the lungs of the world — the Amazon forests
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