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Gena Rowlands, whose seminal and fearless performance in A Woman Under the Influence inspired a generation of actors and who starred in many films directed by her husband, John Cassavetes, as well as in the romance The Notebook, died Wednesday at her home in Indian Wells, California. She was 94.In June, Nick Cassavetes, who directed his mother in The Notebook, had shared that the...

"Audiences are still being produced and sold. That dynamic hasn't changed. What's changed is who's doing the buying: not just advertisers anymore but, increasingly, gambling companies. This isn't a small distinction. Advertisers want your time and attention, in return for which you get a TV show or a magazine article; if you decide down the line to buy that Ford F-150 on offer, so...

Review of "Multiplicity: Blackness in American Collage" Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.by Alex Greenberger at ARTNews: "Artists like Williams have not ignored violence both past and present. They have instead highlighted how print media is imbricated in the history of anti-Black racism, then found ways of exposing that exploitation without reiterating it."

John Lennon was known for his iconic "granny glasses", which he wore in the later years of his career with the Beatles and into his solo years. The Journal of the College of Optometrists present a historical perspective examining Lennon's prior relationship with contact lenses during the "Beatlemania" phase of his musical career...and the one unexpected thing that made his lenses fall out less...

The brand describes this condiment collaboration as having notes of lemon, coffee, musk, vanilla, and of course "mayonnaise accord." These ingredients are sandwiched together in a way that is surprisingly pleasant. Though I do not wear cologne myself, this collaboration smells like something you could wrap up in a nice bow and gift to a regular cologne wearer. What's most surprising is that it...

The US wants to use facial recognition to identify migrant children as they age. "The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking into ways it might use facial recognition technology to track the identities of migrant children, "down to the infant," as they age, according to John Boyd, assistant director of the department's Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), where a key part...

Kamala Harris Economic Policy (WaPo, NPR, NYT)She's delivering a speech about the economy in Raleigh, NC, today (PBS) Plans include expanded child tax credits, assistance for first-time homebuyers, an increased minimum wage, and a ban on food price gouging.

In Wakasa Bay, 200 miles west of Tokyo and 150 miles north of Taiji Bay, dolphins have attacked at least 47 people since 2022. Some marine experts think it might just be a single lonely and possibly horny cetacean.

"Since the cancellation, MIT Libraries estimates annual savings at more than 80% of its original spend. This move saves MIT approximately $2 million each year, and the Libraries provide alternative means of access that fulfills most article requests in minutes."In 2020 MIT ended their contract with Elsevier. This is what happened next. "As the savings from remaining out of contract with Elsevier continue to...

Catching Australia's biggest bird of prey to put a bird-band on its leg. The wedge-tailed eagle is Australia's largest bird of prey - and scariest if you ask ibis. Featuring nature journalist Dr Ann Jones and a local wedge-tailed eagle expert. (7 minute video from a longer four-episode nature documentary series about Australian birds, The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds.)

Peter Marshall, game-show host of 'Hollywood Squares,' dies at 98 Peter Marshall, a versatile singer, actor and comedian who was best known as the host of the long-running celebrity game show "Hollywood Squares," died Aug. 15 at his home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 98.

"I tried to give them $20,000 for nothing!" [Tim] Pool said on his show, claiming to be perplexed by the skaters' ingratitude. But Pool has also described the purchase as a win for the right, saying it was part of "real-world efforts to win a culture war." Jeremy Hambly, a popular YouTuber associated with Pool who goes by the name "The Quartering," said in...

The rape joke is you went home like nothing happened I'm not saying anything original. Misogynist jokes, like all misogynist discourse, are usually unoriginal and derivative, as derivative as Eve from Adam's rib, as unoriginal as sin.

In preparation for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the planners are looking to make the event accessible for delegates - including installing ramps to allow wheelchair users to sit with their delegations on the floor for the first time.In addition to physical access (which includes accessible shuttle transit, scooters, and the permanent install of wheelchair repair stations at Chicago airports), there are plans...

Is Your Workout Not Working? Maybe You're a Non-Responder "nonresponders to one form of exercise can probably switch to another exercise regimen to which their body will respond. And a simple test you can do at home will help you determine how well your workout is working for you." (Reynolds, NYT, 2017).Do fitness non-responders exist? (Aerobic training) "some subjects improved by greater than 40...

A photographer captures the Perseid metor shower over Stonehenge. Every time you think that the universe has nothing left to show you, it rains wonder.

The Atlantic: The People Who Quit Dating Being single can be hard—but the search for love may be harder. They still want a relationship—and they wouldn't refuse if one unfolded naturally—but they've cycled between excitement and disappointment too many times to keep trying. Quitting dating means more than just deleting the apps, or no longer asking out acquaintances or friendly strangers. It means looking...

Two short fantasy stories about teaching and burnout. "This Mentor Lives" by J.R. Dawson & John Wiswell, published July 2024 in Haven Speculative: "We're not sure how your lungs are still working. You can't run around in this state. You're not 900 anymore." (Wiswell previously.) "By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars" by Premee Mohamed, published June 2024 in Strange Horizons: "She didn't...

Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60 - suggesting ageing is not a slow and steady process, which could explain spikes in health issues at certain ages. From Nature Aging: Nonlinear dynamics of multi-omics profiles during human aging.

Nick Cave speaks. On loss, on love for his wife, on collaborating with Kylie Minogue. On the beauty and privilege of answering questions on the Red Hand Files. On becoming a grandfather. On growing as a musician, and on realising what actually matters. Previously. Previouslier. Previousliest.

Cynics may say José and Betty were never in love, just using each other for beauty or status. Perhaps their lifelong performance of fame was a golden cage, a distraction from a toxic dynamic. But it also seemed possible that the artifice was the passion. All romance starts with a dose of delusion: We fall in love with the idea of someone until, over...

The promise will be kept. Two entire eras after introducing it, gorgeously retro puppet show The Creatures of Yes (previyesyes) will return this fall to finally resolve the storyline from the epic Splintered Mind saga in its first feature-length movie, whose trailer dropped less than two weeks ago. Will Tom finally... COME ON BACK?Paging dannyboybell (reference).