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Statement jackets and the latest sneakers are always going to be top of men’s lust lists, but don’t let high-wattage clobber blind you to the essentials. The right type of pants for men can be the most quietly powerful item you wear, but get it wrong and you’ll instantly dull the shine of the trending pieces you spent so long chasing. Yes, it’s easy to simply plump for your tried-and-tested slim-fit black jeans for the umpteenth time, but there’s a whole wardrobe full of top-notch trews that’ll look just as slick given half the chance. Here are some of the…

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Start With a Declutter A smart starting point is to get rid of the items you don’t wear. You probably know the ones—there might even be a little dust on the top of those hangers. Items you got on sale and thought you’d wear, but never quite felt right. Things that no longer fit and older items that were replaced by more beloved clothing. If you haven’t worn it in the last year, you’re probably not going to wear it in the future. Getting rid of them not only gives you a clearer view of what you have, but it…

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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Episode 9 “Semper Fi.”] It’s not easy to make a person see that they need help, as is the case with Joe Jr. (Michael Trotter) on Law & Order: Organized Crime when his brothers, Elliot (Christopher Meloni) and Randall (Dean Norris) try to hold an intervention after finding drugs in his hotel room. Joe goes on the defensive, even bringing up how his brothers got into it at that (already infamous) Stabler family dinner and refusing any help, especially Randall’s rehab pitch. He storms out and goes…

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(L to R) Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” and Joseph Quinn as “Eric” in ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ from Paramount Pictures. Photo: Paramount Pictures.Preview:Paramount revealed a lot of news on future movies at its CinemaCon Presentation.Other movies highlighted included ‘Transformers One’ and ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’.Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator 2’ provided the big finish.Paramount had a solid if uninspiring 2023, including a disappointing result for the oft-delayed ‘Mission: Impossible –– Dead Reckoning Part 1’ (which suffered in competition, particularly for IMAX screens, against ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’). But’s best not to bet against Tom Cruise, who will no doubt be doing…

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Adam Levine is sharing his reaction to seeing Mick Jagger dancing to Maroon 5‘s hit 2011 song “Moves Like Jagger.” The Maroon 5 frontman made a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he said it was “really surreal” seeing the video that Jagger posted on Instagram in March. “It’s just one of those things you’re like, ‘Oh my, like how is this possible? What is happening? It’s bizarre,’” Levine said. In the social media video, The Rolling Stones lead singer appeared to be at a bar or restaurant when a band started to play a cover of “Moves Like…

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Dua Lipa has released the latest single from her highly-anticipated third album, Radical Optimism. “Illusion” arrives with a Tanu Muino–directed music video shot at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc in Barcelona. Watch Lipa perform at the luxe pool amid dancers, high divers, and synchronized swimmers below.The picturesque swimming pool in the “Illusion” clip was also the site of Kylie Minogue’s “Slow” video shoot from 2003. Muino’s visual culminates with Lipa climbing a structure inspired by traditional Catalonian human towers, called castells.Lipa co-wrote “Illusion” with Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Kevin Parker, who contribute across the album.…

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Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at court as lawyers push to persuade the judge overseeing his fraud case not to jail him ahead of trial, at a courthouse in New York, August 11, 2023.Eduardo Munoz | ReutersA lawyer for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday filed a notice of appeal of his federal fraud and conspiracy conviction and his 25-year prison sentence.Bankman-Fried’s appeal came two weeks after he was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan and ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture for the massive fraud at the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and a…

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Shohei Ohtani’s former translator Ippei Mizuhara allegedly stole more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cover millions of dollars of gambling debts, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Thursday.The office, which filed a criminal complaint against Mizuhara alleging bank fraud on Thursday, also said Ohtani had no knowledge of the fraud and is considered a victim in the case.The bets were not placed on baseball games, the office said.Mizuhara had been Ohtani’s translator for years. During that time, the attorney’s office discovered Mizuhara had full access to Ohtani’s bank accounts. Phone records indicate he accessed them online…

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Dua Lipa has shared a dancey, house-inspired new track, ‘Illusion’ – watch the new music video below. READ MORE: Dua Lipa’s ‘Houdini’ hints at a Tame Impala-influenced era you won’t want to escape from Last night (April 11), Dua Lipa unveiled the track, which marks the third song to be released from her upcoming album ‘Radical Optimism’. Co-produced by Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker, ‘Illusion’ features a bouncy four-on-the-floor beat, pianos and synths. In the track’s accompanying music video, Dua Lipa is seen dancing alongside high divers and synchronized swimmers shot at scenic pools across Barcelona, Spain. Lipa sings on the track: “Don’t…

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SAN FRANCISCO – While constructing its own climate-monitoring constellation, Silicon startup Muon Space is earning more than $60 million designing, building and operating remote-sensing satellites for customers. The 10 satellites under contract, ranging in size from 150 to 500 kilograms, are scheduled to launch in 2025 and 2026 for commercial, government and nonprofit organizations. Muon Space CEO and co-founder Jonny Dyer declined to identify the customers. “We’ll let them take the lead on sharing that information if and when they would like to,” Dyer told SpaceNews by email. Muon Space launched its first satellite in June to demonstrate Muon Halo,…

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A Braarudosphaera bigelowii cell, with a black arrow showing its nitrogen-fixing organelleTyler Coale, University of California, Santa Cruz In the 3.5 billion years since life first evolved on Earth, it was thought that once-free-living bacteria had merged with other organisms on just three occasions, making this an exceedingly rare evolutionary event. Now, a fourth example has been found, in a single-celled alga common in the oceans. These algae were thought to “fix” nitrogen – convert atmospheric nitrogen into useable ammonia – with the help of a bacterium. Tyler Coale at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and his colleagues have…

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X will no longer allow users to hide their blue checks, regardless of whether they paid for premium or not. On Thursday, the app began notifying users that “the hide your checkmark feature of X Premium is going away soon.”The change comes shortly after X unexpectedly began adding blue checks to the accounts of “influential” users with at least 2,500 followers who pay for a premium subscription. While Elon Musk suggested that change was meant to be a perk, some of his critics — including formerly verified users — were less than pleased with the blue badge appearing on their…

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iOS 18 is expected to be unveiled at WWDC 2024 on June 10, months before Apple rolls out its next major software update to eligible iPhone models. While the company is yet to offer any details related to iOS 18, analysis of backend code on Apple’s servers has revealed that the company could be working on two new AI features that could arrive with the upcoming update. These include an AI-powered ‘browsing assistant’ for Safari that could bring Apple’s browser on par with competing applications.In a post on X (formerly Twitter) developer Nicolás Álvarez (@nicolas09F9) states that he discovered references to…

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Netflix is remaining in the Duchess of Sussex business! And business is — well, booming might be a strong word, but clearly, both sides believe they’ve got a good thing going. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry first signed a deal with Netflix back in 2020, but since then, the couple’s media market value has declined a bit. Their first two projects with the streaming giant met with mixed results, but according to a new announcement, two more series from the couple’s Archewell production studio are currently in development. News of the new shows was first…

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U.S. President Joe Biden attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Filoli estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Woodside, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueKevin Lamarque | ReutersThe Biden administration this week sent several signals of a toughening U.S. economic strategy against China.On Wednesday, President Joe Biden met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington to announce bolstered military collaboration between the two countries and to showcase the strength of the U.S.-Japan economic relationship.”We agreed that our two countries will continue to respond to challenges concerning China through close…

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s April, and you know what that means: the weather is all over the place. It feels like we switch seasons several times every day. Immediately after I turned off all the heaters, it began to get frosty. The best solution to this rapidly changing weather environment is layers…and might I suggest including some Book Riot or Read Harder hoodies or shirts in those layers? Bonus: it could help you find other Read Harder challengers in the wild! To keep reading, subscribe to…

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Diving into the world of 2000s men’s fashion reveals a dynamic and transformative era that reshaped the landscape of menswear in ways still felt today. This period, often intertwined with the term Y2K men’s fashion, stands out for its bold experimentation, the blurring of traditional style boundaries, and the emergence of new trends that challenged the status quo. In this article, we explore the key elements that defined the era, from the essential garments and accessories to the grooming trends that completed the look. Whether you’re nostalgic for the days of baggy jeans and oversized tees or curious about how…

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