http://www.westsiderag.com/2023/09/29/juilliard-goes-tuition-free-for-acting-degree-take-a-bow Juilliard Goes Tuition Free For Acting Degree: Take A Bow September 29, 2023 | 6:58 AM A graduation ceremony at Juilliard from 2013. By Gus Saltonstall The Juilliard School is cutting costs — but not in the way you might guess. The world-renowned performing arts school located within Lincoln Center on the Upper West … Continue reading NYC’s Juilliard goes tuition-free for acting degrees
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Apple’s iOS17 improves how you use your voicemail — here’s how
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/problemsolved/2023/09/19/apple-ios-17-update-live-voicemail/70864985007/ Apple's iOS 17 is changing the way you check your voicemail. Here's how it works. Cody Godwin USA TODAY Answering machines and voicemail inboxes have been around for decades, with seemingly very few changes or obvious updates. Apple’s iOS 17 introduces a simple change to a feature many millennials rely on when avoiding answering … Continue reading Apple’s iOS17 improves how you use your voicemail — here’s how
Human walk pattern is unique: why?
https://www.wired.com/story/humans-walk-weird-scientists-may-finally-know-why/ JAN 4, 2023 7:00 AM Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks. FOR SOMETHING SO routine, walking is shockingly complicated. Biomechanists break a single step into several phases: First there’s touchdown, when your heel strikes the floor. … Continue reading Human walk pattern is unique: why?
Pamela Anderson does her own documentary on her life
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/31/pamela-anderson-netflix-documentary-love-story-ryan-white-interview? ‘People are going to be really surprised’: inside the Pamela Anderson documentary The actor and activist has reclaimed her narrative in a revealing Netflix film that shows her at her most vulnerable and honest ‘She’s a total free spirit. She’s a total artist. But she’s not calculating in any way’ … director Ryan White … Continue reading Pamela Anderson does her own documentary on her life
How to use iMessage on Android
http://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-imessage-android/? How to Use iMessage on Android by Justin Pot, May 13, 2023 7:00 AM Yes, you can send texts in blue bubbles—and knock your friends with iPhones off their high horses. IT'S A QUESTION we've been asking for ages: Why isn't iMessage on Android? Of course, we know the answer. Clearly, Apple enjoys using the social pressure … Continue reading How to use iMessage on Android
Gripping documentary about taking down the Sackler pharma family
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/28/all-the-beauty-and-the-bloodshed-review-nan-goldin-sackler-pharma-family-laura-poitras-documentary-oscar-nominated All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review – Nan Goldin’s gripping takedown of the Sackler pharma family ‘Fear has never been part of her vocabulary’: Nan Goldin leading a protest to remove the Sackler name from galleries at the Louvre, Paris, 2022. Alamy Laura Poitras’s Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles the artist’s crusade against the philanthropic … Continue reading Gripping documentary about taking down the Sackler pharma family
What’s a plant-based diet? How you can eat less meat
http://www.nytimes.com/article/plant-based-diet.html What’s a Plant-Based Diet? Here’s What You Need to Know to Eat Less Meat. It’s not the same as going vegan, but it can also have a strong impact on reducing your carbon footprint. This lush coconut curry chickpea dish skips meat and dairy but not flavor.Credit...Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food … Continue reading What’s a plant-based diet? How you can eat less meat
How are we going to handle the need and demand for air conditioning?
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/29/air-conditioner-alternatives-benefit-environment Air conditioning: the benefits, problems and alternatives Amid record-breaking heat, increased access to air conditioning could save lives – but AC units are damaging the environment. Are there other options? Dharna Noor, Sat 29 Jul 2023 06.00 EDT Much of the Earth sweltered under record-topping temperatures this month. Phoenix, Arizona, broke its record for … Continue reading How are we going to handle the need and demand for air conditioning?
Purely for real estate voyeurs and dreamers — Taylor Swift’s holdings
Taylor Swift started buying real estate in 2009, at age 19. Her first significant purchase was an almost $2 million condo in Nashville, Tenn. NEILSON BARNARD/GETTY IMAGES FOR THE RECORDING ACADEMY By Candace TaylorFollow March 16, 2023 3:45 pm ET Taylor Swift got her start in the music industry at the tender age of 16, with the … Continue reading Purely for real estate voyeurs and dreamers — Taylor Swift’s holdings
Oceans have absorbed world’s extra heat but that makes our long-term problem so much worse
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/15/oceans-have-been-absorbing-the-worlds-extra-heat-but-theres-a-huge-payback Oceans have been absorbing the world’s extra heat. But there’s a huge payback Record sea surface temperatures suggest the Earth is headed for ‘uncharted territory’ in terms of sea level rise, coastal flooding and extreme weather by Graham Readfearn @readfearn, Sun 14 May 2023 16.30 EDT By the end of March, the surface temperature … Continue reading Oceans have absorbed world’s extra heat but that makes our long-term problem so much worse
Men with friends live longer, are happier and are healthier
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/07/28/how-i-reconnected-with-friends/ Like many men, I had few close friends. So I began a friendship quest. My month-long social experiment was both challenging and gratifying Perspective by Leonard Felson July 28, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EDT Out of the blue last fall, an acquaintance emailed me. “I want to start jogging, but I need someone to run … Continue reading Men with friends live longer, are happier and are healthier
Microsoft piece on mix-and-match computer accessories that give people with disabilities easier access
news.microsoft.com/source/features/diversity-inclusion/new-mix-and-match-computer-accessories-give-people-with-disabilities-easier-ways-to-work-and-create/? New mix-and-match computer accessories give people with disabilities easier ways to work and create Written by Vanessa Ho Published November 2, 2022 When Jara Helmes was a toddler walking with stiff, heavy leg braces, her father made her a lighter, softer pair 3D-printed in her favorite color, pink. When Jara began using a computer … Continue reading Microsoft piece on mix-and-match computer accessories that give people with disabilities easier access
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