NOTE: A pass to watch all Major League Soccer (MLS) games for the rest of the year is discounted to $39 for people who already subscribe to Apple TV+ -- whether individually or part of the Apple One package I think is simply terrific. http://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/business/dealbook/messi-miami-saudi.html for a quick description and the following article for a … Continue reading What it means for Lionel Messi and American soccer for him to end his career at MLS’s Inter Miami rather than going to Saudi Arabia
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Canceling a digital subscription is about to get a lot easier
http://www.wsj.com/articles/canceling-a-digital-subscription-is-hard-thats-changing-58908a95? Canceling a Digital Subscription Is Hard. That’s Changing. Cancellation buttons are often buried, but some apps see the benefit of easy-come, easy-go customers By Dalvin Brown, published June 21, 2023 11:00 pm ET PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ISTOCK It’s a familiar scenario: You go to cancel a subscription to an online service and find … Continue reading Canceling a digital subscription is about to get a lot easier
Apple devices to buy now — and the ones you shouldn’t
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-apple-device-you-shouldnt-buy-right-nowand-the-ones-you-should-be3d6770?mod=djemTECH The Apple Device You Shouldn’t Buy Right Now—and the Ones You Should Do not buy an iPhone. MacBook Air? Go for it. A guide to which Apple products are in season. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ELENA SCOTTI/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ISTOCK, APPLE By Joanna Stern, June 18, 2023 5:30 am ET Never double dip a chip. Never … Continue reading Apple devices to buy now — and the ones you shouldn’t
Sample of superb climate-related news collection– alternative energy batteries and more
This is an absolutely top drawer way to be kept current on the most relevant climate crisis news. Kristopher Tigue deserves to make a living. Please subscribe. Altho it says "subscribe" in the upper left of the page below, here's the direct link: https://insideclimatenews.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=7c733794100bcc7e083a163f0&id=29c928ffb5 https://mailchi.mp/insideclimatenews/the-batteries-preventing-texas-blackouts?e=97b1a9b0bd A twice-a-week digest of the most pressing climate-related news, released … Continue reading Sample of superb climate-related news collection– alternative energy batteries and more
Coffee creamers, rated
https://www.tastingtable.com/836704/coffee-creamer-brands-ranked-worst-to-best/ 15 Coffee Creamer Brands, Ranked Worst To BestCharles Andrew Palmer/ShutterstockBY JUDY MORENO/UPDATED: JAN. 30, 2023 12:44 PM ESTAs the "Gilmore Girls" character Lorelai Gilmore said, "Everything in my life has something to do with coffee." If you and Lorelai are two peas in a pod, this article is for you. There's a wide variety of coffee … Continue reading Coffee creamers, rated
Henry Cavill gets a bum rap — his Witcher performance is masterful
fandomwire.com/without-him-netflix-wouldnt-be-able-to-do-the-witcher-game-of-thrones-star-said-henry-cavills-gifted-sword-fighting-skills-made-the-show/ “Without him, Netflix wouldn’t be able to do The Witcher”: Game of Thrones Star Said Henry Cavill’s Gifted Sword-Fighting Skills Made the Show by Diya Majumdar, April 28, 2023, 9:11 am Follow Copy Henry Cavill’s turn as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s The Witcher was unanimously hailed as one of the best live-action adaptation portrayals on television. … Continue reading Henry Cavill gets a bum rap — his Witcher performance is masterful
Russians boasted that only 1% of its social media accounts are discovered
http://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/16/russia-disinformation-discord-leaked-documents/ Russians boasted that just 1% of fake social profiles are caught, leak shows The estimate is contained in a document that is part of a trove of top-secret material leaked in a Discord chatroom By Joseph Menn Updated April 16, 2023 at 1:34 p.m. EDT|Published April 16, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EDT SAN FRANCISCO — The Russian … Continue reading Russians boasted that only 1% of its social media accounts are discovered
Long lasting and widespread consequences of huge oil spills
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/bp-oil-spill-deepwater-horizon-health-lawsuits Top row from left: Jorey Danos, Sheree Kerner, Troy Schultz, John Pabst, Samuel Castleberry, and Floyd Ruffin are among the many cleanup workers and family members who want justice after the BP oil spill. Photograph: Kathleen Flynn/The Guardian They cleaned up BP’s massive oil spill. Now they’re sick – and want justice Thirteen years … Continue reading Long lasting and widespread consequences of huge oil spills
“All Quiet” deserved its Baftas triumph — and not just for its horrible topicality
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/19/all-quiet-deserves-its-baftas-triumph-and-not-just-for-its-horrible-topicality All Quiet deserves its Baftas triumph – and not just for its horrible topicality Peter Bradshaw The German anti-war film is a superb reminder – uniquely among this year’s contenders – of awful events taking place in Ukraine All Quiet on the Western Front sweeps Baftas as Banshees also gets an Oscar boost Baftas … Continue reading “All Quiet” deserved its Baftas triumph — and not just for its horrible topicality
U.S. Supreme Court surprises with opposition to gerrymandering intended to minimize black votes
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/18/alabama-supreme-court-allen-milligan ‘Historic and significant’: key lawyer’s verdict on Alabama supreme court rulingDeuel Ross, who argued the voting rights case Allen v Milligan before the court, discusses the significance of the 5-4 decisionThe fight for democracy is supported byAbout this contentSam LevineSun 18 Jun 2023 08.00 EDTOn June 8, the US supreme court issued one of its most … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court surprises with opposition to gerrymandering intended to minimize black votes
Lots of clickable links for 2023 Women’s World Cup rosters in Australia and New Zealand
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37858802/2023-women-world-cup-rosters-uswnt-england-australia-new-zealand-more [click thru for photos] 2023 Women's World Cup rosters in Australia, New Zealand ESPN Jun 19, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023 Women's World Cup will soon kick off in Australia and New Zealand, and all 32 teams are finalizing their rosters for the tournament. Each team must submit a final 23-woman roster to FIFA by … Continue reading Lots of clickable links for 2023 Women’s World Cup rosters in Australia and New Zealand
Reduced IRS funding a serious mistake because each dollar it gets means cheaters got caught
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2023/irs-enforcement-costs-congress-funding/? [click the for charts] How much the IRS gets back for each dollar it spends auditing ... Opinion How much did Congress lose by defunding the IRS? Way more than we thought. Opinion by Catherine Rampell and graphics by Youyou Zhou June 14 at 6:45 a.m.1914 The White House and Congress recently agreed to claw back more than $20 billion … Continue reading Reduced IRS funding a serious mistake because each dollar it gets means cheaters got caught
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