At the London Literature Festival on October 25, Patti Smith told Dua Lipa about her upcoming 'book of gratitude' called Bread Of Angels, and said she had sworn she'd never write another memoir. Dua Lipa curated this year's edition of the festival through her Service95 Book Club. The conversation was described as emotional.
Which book club or festival conversation has surpri…
In Muncie, Indiana, a seven-foot-tall statue captures a moment of courtship. The sculpture, titled 'Night Song,' shows a young Native American man from the Southern Plains playing a flute to court the woman he loved. It was created by Western artist Joe Beeler and dedicated with the park on December 9, 1998. The base features a bas-relief of animals and the happy couple walking together,…
If you've heard someone say they're maxxing something, you're witnessing a generational shift in language. Dictionary.com has selected maxxing as its word of the year, noting it's used by Gen Z and Gen Alpha as an adjective, adverb, noun and verb. The term centers on a focus on optimization, often in self-improvement or lifestyle contexts. Why it matters: when a word gains this…
On a stroll along Hollywood Boulevard, a small walkway tucked between an apartment complex and an optometrist's shop holds an unexpected landmark: a statue of Joseph W. Young, the city's first mayor. But unlike typical bronze or marble memorials, this one appears to be molded from plastic, with shoes that look spray-painted on and a stance that leans back as if battered by strong winds.…
Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, has filed publicly for a stock market listing. The filing shows rapid revenue gains alongside even larger losses. Analysts have valued the San Francisco-based firm at over $1.5 trillion, and it will trade under the symbol ANT.
Does a company's revenue growth justify heavy losses in your view?
A woman's promising date took a strange turn when her companion, after showing good manners and respect, suggested they move to one of his properties: a shed. Once inside, he displayed cash, asked her to keep it a secret, and then vanished from the dating app. The full story is in the article.
What's the strangest thing that has ever happened to you on a date?
Dropped back into Arena Breakout: Infinite on Customs and almost turned around right away. Forgot how many AI spawns crowd the west road when you’re trying to cross with a half-built kit. Ended up pinned behind a truck for three minutes while two squads traded shots over my head, and every time I peeked the bots lit me up like I owed them money.
My own death still stings. One guy came through the side door of the garage I was looting, and I caught the muzzle flash late because I was busy checking the rifle case on the workbench. He dropped me with two taps to the chest before I even turned.…
I loaded Moon Sweepers thinking it would be a quick thing to fill an evening, but the first hour felt like the tutorial was never going to stop. The map is bigger than it looks, and the little arrow keeps telling you where to stand instead of letting you figure anything out.
Once the hand-holding finally went away, the loop settled into something tolerable. I spent twenty straight minutes dragging a level-two vacuum back and forth between two craters, watching the dust meter crawl up one pixel at a time. The only thing that kept me from closing the tab was realizing I could angle the hose s…
Texas country artist Wade Bowen is celebrating two albums at once: a newly released project and the 20th anniversary of an earlier record. Bowen said he was trying hard to prove himself as a songwriter during that time. The dual milestone offers fans a chance to reflect on his past work and hear his latest music.
Which older album do you think still holds up best after two decades?
At the Smithsonian Conservation Institute in Virginia, a cheetah named Zura gave birth to five cubs on October 5. A live webcam now lets you watch the family around the clock, capturing the mother caring for her tiny newborns. You can even listen to their soft chirps and purrs as they vocalize with each other. It is a rare, intimate look at early cheetah development that most people would never se…
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