Also check out: http://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/arts/music/taylor-swift-midnights.html and/or http://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/23/taylor-swift-midnights-review-poised-between-self-flagellation-and-pure-bliss? and/or https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/midnights-is-taylor-swift-best-album http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/10/taylor-swift-midnights-album-review/671811/? The Beautiful Banality of Taylor Swift’s Midnights The album treads aggressively familiar territory—but with new wisdom and confidence.By Spencer Kornhaber Beth Garrabrant OCTOBER 21, 2022, 12:01 AM ETSHARE These days on the internet, the term theory refers to something between a rumor and a prayer: a wish so commonly expressed … Continue reading Beautiful banality of Taylor Swift’s “Midnights”
How Colleen Hoover rose to rule the best-seller list
For more articles in mainstream media all expressing surprise at the suddenness of a phenomenon that's already sold millions of copies:https://finance.yahoo.com/news/despite-1-1-million-tiktok-193947528.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/11/colleen-hoover-author-tiktok-it-ends-with-ushttps://www.wsj.com/articles/colleen-hoover-new-book-11666105107?mod=flipboard and http://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/books/colleen-hoover.html How Colleen Hoover Rose to Rule the Best-Seller List With legions of devoted fans and a knack for high-voltage emotional drama, Hoover has sold more than 20 million books. And she’s done … Continue reading How Colleen Hoover rose to rule the best-seller list
Long COVID is pushing attention on largely ignored chronic fatigue syndrome
https://apple.news/AENSM_rpMT0WMWUI6xRYRuA Long COVID Has Forced a Reckoning for One of Medicine’s Most Neglected Diseases Only a couple dozen doctors specialize in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Now their knowledge could be crucial to treating millions more patients.By Ed Yong for The Atlantic Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 Kira Stoops lives in Bozeman, Montana—a … Continue reading Long COVID is pushing attention on largely ignored chronic fatigue syndrome
How iOS 16 changes Apple Music
9to5mac.com/2022/08/04/everything-new-apple-music-ios-16-features/ Everything new with Apple Music on iOS 16 José Adorno - Sep. 12th 2022 11:45 am PT With iOS 16, different from other years, Apple didn’t announce a ton of new features to Apple Music. That said, there are still a few functions and tweaks that users will love when using the music streaming … Continue reading How iOS 16 changes Apple Music
Throwing baby puffins off cliffs is normal in Iceland each year
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1124759293/puffling-season-iceland Why it's perfectly normal to see baby puffins thrown off cliffs in Iceland each year September 26, 20225:01 AM ET HALISIA HUBBARD Digital creator Kyana Sue Powers says residents of Vestmannaeyjar treat puffling season as a regular part of life. "It's just what you do, it's as normal to do as recycling cans," she … Continue reading Throwing baby puffins off cliffs is normal in Iceland each year
The weird thing about cat legs
This is an older article but I found it fascinating so here it is on your screen with my bolding for selected text: http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/the-weird-thing-about-cat-legs/459369/ The Weird Thing About Cat Legs The mystery that spans every feline, from tabby house cats to Siberian tigers. By Ed Yong for The Atlantic Reuters FEBRUARY 2, 2016 I'm standing with … Continue reading The weird thing about cat legs
Excellent reason to get hearing aids — minimize risk of dementia
I didn't find out about reducing the risk of dementia OR that wearing hearing aids can slow the rate of your hearing loss until three years after I first had measurable loss. Anyone who thinks they might have hearing loss should certainly look into that possibility and DO SOMETHING without delay. Why? Not only for … Continue reading Excellent reason to get hearing aids — minimize risk of dementia
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson back together in new movie
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-banshees-of-inisherin-review-colin-farrell-brendan-gleeson-martin-mcdonaugh-barry-keoghan-kerry-condon-11666303110? ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Review: From Friends to Enemies Colin Farrell stars in Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy, which tells the quietly sagacious story of a simple man on an Irish island whose best friend suddenly spurns him. Brendan Gleeson and Colin FarrellPHOTO: SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES By Kyle Smith Oct. 20, 2022 5:59 pm ETSAVEPRINTTEXT Wounded but funny, … Continue reading Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson back together in new movie
Yet another effect of heat — heat destroys pollen essential for crops
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220701-how-heatwaves-are-creating-a-pollen-crisis How heatwaves are creating a pollen crisis (Image credit: Ed Reschke/Getty Images) By Carolyn Beans3rd July 2022From Yale e360 Many of the crops we rely on need to be pollinated to produce food, but extreme heat can destroy pollen. In a world facing rising temperatures due to climate change, scientists are searching for a solution. L … Continue reading Yet another effect of heat — heat destroys pollen essential for crops
Former President Trump has already told us his plans for a second term
https://apple.news/A3zbxXMaZQz6hfiO5kSgTGA Trump’s Second Term Would Look Like This The former president and his allies have explained their plans quite clearly.By Jonathan Rauch Mark Felix / AFP / Getty AUGUST 29, 2022SHARE About the author: Jonathan Rauch is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of The Constitution of Knowledge: A … Continue reading Former President Trump has already told us his plans for a second term
7 more ways to use your AirTags
9to5mac.com/2022/07/12/7-unique-ways-to-use-airtag-safely/ 7 unique ways to use AirTag (safely) Allison McDaniel, Jul. 12th 2022 3:09 pm PT @aamcdani Apple’s AirTags are coin-shaped item trackers that integrate with the Find My network. We already know about many common ways to use the tracker – pets, luggage, wallets, purses, and more. There are a slew of use cases, though, that we had … Continue reading 7 more ways to use your AirTags
A reminder to see latest Stoppard play “Leopoldstadt”
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/02/theater/leopoldstadt-review.html? Review: In Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt,’ a Memorial to a Lost World The Viennese Jewish family at the heart of this new Broadway production thinks it is too assimilated to be in danger when the Nazis arrive. They are wrong. A Passover Seder during Tom Stoppard’s harrowing new play, “Leopoldstadt,” at the Longacre Theater in Manhattan. Credit...Sara … Continue reading A reminder to see latest Stoppard play “Leopoldstadt”
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