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If you’re questioning whether the best pipe lighters are really worth it over a standard Bic, I’m here to assure you that yes, yes, they are. Rather than constantly fumbling to get a flame or cursing under your breath with every gust of wind, the best pipe lighters will carry you through any situation with minimal stress and maximum smoke. For a peaceful pipe smoking experience without singeing the bowl (or your hair), the top lighter will ensure you have it and so much more. I’ve rounded up the six best pipe lighters based on personal recommendations from pipe-smoking men…

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Question for you: What’s the first concert you have ever attended? My first was a Shania Twain’s country music concert in the early ’00s. Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to attend shows, festivals, and even album release parties for almost every type of music genre. But what makes attending a folk concert quite fun, in my humble opinion, is that there’s a sense of community reflected through the cords as much as the clothing. Hear me out here: You show up to a Stagecoach festival without context and automatically know that country musicians headline it because of what everyone…

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March 2024 Issue $7.99 Buy Now We can’t get enough of Regina King. There’s not much the talented star hasn’t excelled at in her career, including roles that earned four Emmys and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar (for If Beale Street Could Talk, streaming on Prime Video). With her latest project, Shirley, premiering March 22 on Netflix, we’ve been rewatching some of her fiercest hits. Here are six King movies and TV shows we have in our queue, plus where to watch them. This is an excerpt from TV Insider’s March 2024 issue, currently on newsstands, or purchase it online here. You can…

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Vincent Darby, the rising sensation from the outskirts of Birmingham, England, is set to revolutionize the R&B/Pop landscape with his latest single, “Rogue,” now available with a captivating visualizer. The official music video for “Rogue” is scheduled for release on April 3rd, setting the stage for Vincent’s highly anticipated EP, FOR WHEN IT’S OVER, dropping on the same day. Drawing from the soulful rhythms of his upbringing and the rich musical heritage of his Jamaican roots, Vincent Darby’s musical odyssey is a testament to creativity and perseverance. “Rogue” is a mesmerizing blend of temptation and desire, with lyrics that delve…

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Beyonce leaves the Luar fashion show at 154 Scott in Brooklyn during New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2024 in New York City. James Devaney | GC Images | Getty ImagesCountry music, meet Cowboy Carter.Superstar singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles is foraying into country music — taking on a genre that has excluded women of color for decades and in the process proving its listeners have a strong interest in Black female artists. Her country music era, launched during a Super Bowl ad in mid-February and headlined by an upcoming album, is broadening the industry’s listenership and igniting streaming numbers for songs…

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Efforts by scientists to use a Mars rover to collect samples are continuing even as NASA wraps up a new assessment of when and how those samples will be brought back to Earth. The Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, has filled 26 of its 43 sample tubes, scientists involved with the mission said in presentations at the Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference (LPSC) here March 12. The rover is climbing up the remains of a river delta that once flowed into Jezero Crater. Of those 26 tubes, 20 contain rock cores, said…

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Objects seen through a glare-free material are clear, while conventional anti-glare film (right) blurs the viewMu Wang et al./Nanjing University Glare-free windows could be made from a material studded with billions of tiny metal patches. This makes a one-way window that is matte – it looks opaque, reflecting barely 1 per cent of light from the outside – but still transparent, which could allow cars and offices to have privacy without blurring the view or significantly lowering the amount of light they let in. Mu Wang at Nanjing University in China and his colleagues created a glass-like material that has…

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Victoria Klesty | ReutersIn the U.S., Wegovy is no longer just for weight loss.The blockbuster drug — one of a handful of weight loss treatments to skyrocket in popularity over the last year — is now approved in the U.S. for heart health, too. But that may not translate to wider insurance coverage of the weekly injection drug from Novo Nordisk and similar obesity treatments just yet.Some employers and other health plans are still reluctant to cover Wegovy due to its hefty $1,350 monthly price tag, which they say could significantly strain their budgets. They also have other questions, such as…

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Calls for a wealth tax on the world’s super-rich are once again gaining attention after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would impose a new “billionaire tax” on the country’s wealthiest if reelected in November.Outlining his 2025 budget proposals on Monday, Biden took aim at the uber-affluent and reiterated plans for a 25% tax on Americans with a wealth of more than $100 million.”No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a teacher, a sanitation worker, a nurse,” he said last week, during his State of the Union address.The plans, previously outlined in the president’s 2024 budget, reignited a decades-old…

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Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion took place yesterday (March 14) at the country music legend’s Texas ranch. At one point during the evening, Nelson performed “Rainbow Connection” with the Muppet behind the hit song, Kermit the Frog. Watch footage below.Kermit the Frog released his iconic “Rainbow Connection” in 1979, and the track has been covered many times, including by Willie Nelson on 2001’s Rainbow Connection. Nelson also performed the song with Kacey Musgraves at the Country Music Association Awards in 2019.Also yesterday, Nelson announced his new album The Border, which is out May 31 via Legacy. Listen to the title track—a…

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Olivia Rodrigo will no longer give free Plan Bs and condoms to concertgoers on her ‘Guts’ world tour. The popstar recently made headlines for handing out contraceptive kits with condoms, Plan Bs, and information for abortion access at her show in Missouri. The state notably banned almost all abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. The kits were part of a reproductive rights initiative held on her tour, in which the National Network of Abortion Funds would have a booth at every show on her North American leg. However, the move angered several Republican figures, including a “horrified”…

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Confession time: I already have a copy of Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the PS5 even though I still don’t have a PlayStation 5 console. I never get consoles the moment they come out and usually wait a few years for their next version. In the PlayStation 5’s case, I thought it was going to be the PS5 Slim, but it looks like I could have another option by the end of the year: The PlayStation 5 Pro. Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming says the PS5 Pro details leaked by the Moore’s Law is Dead YouTube…

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Office ergonomics became a really important factor when everyone started work from home during the pandemic. Even the most careless people I knew invested in laptop risers or stands and wireless mice (along with basic keyboards) to reduce neck strain. And since many of us are still working remotely or from home, we often seek the best possible hardware to make our work lives a lot easier. And this is not just limited to your desk and chair, but extends to what’s on your desk as well. There are several types of ergonomic mice available, and even several regular ergonomic…

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Frank faced a tough decision, but did he do the right thing in the end? Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 4 forced him again to confront the tragedy of his son Joe’s death. Everyone’s emotions were running high, but Frank developed a novel solution that displayed the empathy his critics claim is non-existent. Meanwhile, Danny got caught up in trying too hard to help a troubled teenager, but what does this mean for him going forward? Unsurprisingly, Danny’s troubled kid was Trina, the girl from Blue Bloods Season 13 Episode 14 who got caught with. a…

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks at a press conference next to prosecutor Nathan Wade after a grand jury brought back indictments against former President Donald Trump and his allies in their attempt to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, in Atlanta on Aug. 14, 2023.Elijah Nouvelage | ReutersSpecial prosecutor Nathan Wade will step down from the sprawling Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants, salvaging the case after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday that either Wade or District Attorney Fani Willis must remove themselves.”I hereby offer my resignation, effective…

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Alvina Chamberland’s debut novel, Love the World or Get Killed Trying, is an explosive work of autofiction that combines playful and poetic prose, zingy social commentary, and razor-sharp gallows humor. The novel is structured as a stream-of-consciousness travelogue where we journey around Europe with the novel’s protagonist, an opinionated trans woman coming up to her thirtieth birthday. In the wilderness of Iceland and along the busy boulevards of Paris, we witness our protagonist probing questions of philosophy, society, sexuality, and love—while also dealing with the dangerous blend of discrimination and desire that informs straight men’s treatment of trans women. Love…

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It’s hard to put a finger on why the wet look is so appealing. Perhaps it’s because it makes us think of emerging from a cool body of water or that it generally evokes moisture, which inevitably makes us think of youth. Needless to say, the wet look is hot. Both sultry and sleek with the right amount of edge, it’s been making a particular comeback on the red carpet these days. Perhaps you’d like to try this relatively easy style on yourself. If mimicking this look is something you’re considering, you’re going to need the best wet hair look…

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