http://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2023/christian-home-schoolers-revolt/? The revolt of the Christian home-schoolers They were taught that public schools are evil. Then a Virginia couple defied their families and enrolled their kids. Oliver Beall walks with his mother, Christina Beall, outside Round Hill Elementary School as Aimee Beall walks ahead. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) By Peter Jamison May 30 at 8:52 a.m.Narrated … Continue reading Revolt of the Christian home-schoolers
What do the colored dots next to iPhone App icons mean?
http://www.makeuseof.com/what-do-blue-dots-next-to-iphone-apps-mean/? What Do the Blue Dots Next to iPhone Apps Mean? BYJOSE LUANSING JR, published May 31, 2023 Noticed a blue dot next to an iPhone app? Don't panic because there's nothing wrong with the app or your iPhone. Here, we'll explain what it means. Readers like you help support MUO. When you make a … Continue reading What do the colored dots next to iPhone App icons mean?
How Deborah Levy can change your life
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/04/how-deborah-levy-can-change-your-life ‘I am easily bored’ … Deborah Levy. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian The long read How Deborah Levy can change your life From her shimmering novels to her ‘living autobiographies’, Deborah Levy’s work inspires a devotion few literary authors ever achieve by Charlotte Higgins, published Tue 4 Apr 2023 01.00 EDT Last August, the author Deborah Levy began … Continue reading How Deborah Levy can change your life
Some plants are downright rude
http://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/03/29/aggressive-plants-avoid-garden/ Keep these rude, aggressive plants out of your garden By Tovah Martin March 29, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EDT Call them what you want: aggressive. Opportunistic. Energetic. They expand quickly and push out their neighbors. They show up uninvited elsewhere on your property or in your neighbors’ yards. They are plants, and they’re rude. We’ve … Continue reading Some plants are downright rude
Theatre struggling with post-COVID audience levels less than pre-COVID
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/aug/08/us-theatres-closing-audiences US love affair with stage faces crisis: ‘Hardest time to be producing theater’ With audience attendance still down, many theaters across the US are struggling to adjust to a post-pandemic landscape David Smith in Washington, @smithinamerica, published Tue 8 Aug 2023 14.48 EDT In his four years as US president, Abraham Lincoln was said to … Continue reading Theatre struggling with post-COVID audience levels less than pre-COVID
19 Fun queer books with kissing
http://www.bookbub.com/blog/fun-queer-books-with-kissing? 19 Fun Queer Books with Kissing By Rory O'Neill, June 09, 2023 Save any books that interest you from this article to your BookBub wishlist and we’ll notify you when we have a deal on them. Start Pride Month off with one of these heartwarming, swoon-worthy reads! Celebrate queer joy and love this month and … Continue reading 19 Fun queer books with kissing
Replacing your AirTag battery
9to5mac.com/2022/10/12/replace-airtag-battery/ Low battery AirTag? How to replace your AirTags battery Benjamin Mayo - Oct. 12th 2022 1:33 pm PT @bzamayo An AirTag will last about one year to eighteen months on a single CR2032 battery. When they are close to running out of juice, you will get a notification on your phone telling you to replace … Continue reading Replacing your AirTag battery
A reminder that you’re probably oversharing on Venmo
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/technology/personaltech/venmo-privacy-oversharing.html TECH FIX This Is a Reminder That You’re Probably Oversharing on Venmo The mobile wallet service is a cautionary tale of how apps born at least a decade ago may be exposing more information than you would like. Credit...Sisi Yu By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen, the lead consumer technology writer, is the author … Continue reading A reminder that you’re probably oversharing on Venmo
Six mysteries for summer readers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/26/summer-mysteries-stacey-abrams-rogue-justice-joe-ide-fixit-ivy-pochoda-sing-her-down/? Six mysteries for summer readers to solve The season’s new crop includes Stacey Abrams’s second thriller and the latest from Ivy Pochoda and Joe Ide Review by Lisa Levy May 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. EDT Skip to main content ‘Rogue Justice,’ by Stacey Abrams ‘Sing Her Down,’ by Ivy Pochoda ‘The Senator’s Wife,’ by … Continue reading Six mysteries for summer readers
Sugar substitute erythritol (Trivia) — common in keto foods — increases risk of clots and strokes
ww.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/02/27/sugar-substitute-erythritol-increase-risk-stroke/11330213002/ Sugar substitute erythritol, common in keto foods, may increase your risk for stroke by Karen Weintraub for USA Today, published February 27, 2023 A sweetener found in nature and often added to diet products, particularly for the ketogenic diet, may actually contribute to clogged arteries and strokes, a new study suggests. People with the highest level … Continue reading Sugar substitute erythritol (Trivia) — common in keto foods — increases risk of clots and strokes
How to get your Twitter icon back
9to5mac.com/2023/07/28/elon-just-xd-your-bird-but-heres-how-to-bring-back-the-twitter-app-icon-and-name/ Elon just X’d your bird, but here’s how to bring back the Twitter app icon and name Ian Zelbo | Jul 28 2023 - 1:45 pm PT 17 Comments It has been a wild week for Twitter… ehm X. Elon Musk spontaneously announced on Saturday that Twitter would get a new logo and name. He then reached out … Continue reading How to get your Twitter icon back
Flooding along coastlines caused by subsidence as well as higher ocean levels
http://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/05/30/land-sinking-us-subsidence-sea-level/ Land around the U.S. is sinking. Here are some of the fastest areas. By Kasha Patel May 30, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Imagine Earth’s surface is like a stack of pancakes. The pancakes, or layers of soil and rocks, may appear fairly evenly stacked and fluffy. Over time though, the stack can become compressed, … Continue reading Flooding along coastlines caused by subsidence as well as higher ocean levels
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