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In the Biblical parable of the prodigal son, a son asks his father for an early inheritance, leaves home, and quickly spends it all on “riotous living.” Destitute, the son resolves to return home, where he figures he might beg his father for a job. Instead, much to his surprise, the prodigal son is met with joy and abundance. “Let us celebrate with a feast,” the son’s father says, “because this son of mine was dead and has come to life again.”  For Sarah Beth Childers, author of memoir-in-essays, Prodigals: A Sister’s Memoir of Appalachia and Loss, this parable wasn’t…

Looking for the best Wellington boots for men? Chances are you fall into one of two categories: you’re either the guy who wants wellies after experiencing a muddy mishap or  you’re the proactive planner who foresees the need before his next outdoor escapade. Sorry for the stereotyping. Regardless of your reasoning, sourcing some waterproof footwear is an excellent idea, whether you’ve left it late or are thinking ahead. Not only will they keep your feet dry, but they’ll also warm up your toes, protect your pants, and, most importantly, stop you from slipping on your backside. Keep reading as I…

Naturally, when I see that J.Crew has a new sale going on I drop what I am doing to see if what I have been eyeing was included in the latest discounts. I’ve been a huge fan of the J.Crew renaissance but I’m even a bigger fan of when the new collections go on major sale—This one happens to be going on until Monday, March 10 with discounts of up to 40% off so I was not going to sleep on it.To say the least, I ended up with a cart full of pieces that are too chic to pass…

The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020–21) was the first series of the Dead franchise to heavily focus on the Civic Republic Military, the highly organized group that Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finds himself trapped in at the start of The Ones Who Live. Here’s what Beyond taught us about the powerful force. They’re ruthless The Civic Republic once maintained an alliance of three colonies: Portland, Oregon; Omaha and the Civic Republic’s secret base in Philadelphia. When the Civic Republic Military decided the colonies couldn’t self-sustain and would eventually drain the republic’s resources, it moved to wipe them out. The military…

Microsoft has started to make changes to its Copilot artificial intelligence tool after a staff AI engineer wrote to the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday regarding his concerns about Copilot’s image-generation AI.Prompts such as “pro choice,” “pro choce” [sic] and “four twenty,” which were each mentioned in CNBC’s investigation Wednesday, are now blocked, as well as the term “pro life.” There is also a warning about multiple policy violations leading to suspension from the tool, which CNBC had not encountered before Friday.”This prompt has been blocked,” the Copilot warning alert states. “Our system automatically flagged this prompt because it may conflict…

Injection pens of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023.Victoria Klesty | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy for use in slashing the risk of serious cardiovascular complications in adults with obesity and heart disease.Millions of patients already use the popular injectable treatment. But the agency’s decision could widen insurance coverage for the costly drug and similar treatments for obesity, which has been a major barrier to access for patients.The approval also demonstrates that weight loss drugs have significant health benefits…

Elvis Costello and Hall and Oates’ Daryl Hall have announced a co-headlining spring and summer tour. Costello and Hall will kick things off June 2 in Troutdale, Orgeon, before traveling to cities in Washington, California, Nevada, Illinois, and more, and wrapping things up in Vienna, Virginia on July 25. Find their itinerary below.Costello will perform with his longtime band the Imposters, while Charlie Sexton will support throughout the trek. “We are looking forward to kicking off the show in style in the certainty that Daryl will deliver a slam-bang finish,” Costello said in a statement.Hall added, “It’s fantastic to be…

CMAT has hit out at the Irish broadcaster RTÉ, after they cut Lankum’s acceptance speech at the Choice Music Prize, in which the band spoke passionately about Palestine. The band were picking up this year’s edition of the award, which is handed out to the best album by an Irish artist. Their fourth album ‘False Lankum’ beat other contenders such as The Murder Capital, Kojaque and CMAT herself, who picked up last year’s prize for her debut album ‘If My Wife New I’d Be Dead’. Lankum, who also won the award in 2019 for ‘The Livelong Day’, took to the…

Sam Altman on the board of OpenAI, nearly four months after the CEO was ousted, and quickly reinstated, from the company he founded. Although Altman had returned as the AI company’s top executive in November, a temporary board oversaw his return and the subsequent investigation into his conduct.That investigation is now complete, according to the company, which added three new members to its board of directors. The additions include: Instacart CEO and former Meta executive Fidji Simo, former Sony executive Nicole Seligman and Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, economist…

Adobe has released a new Adobe Express app for Android and iOS in beta testing. The new app brings Adobe’s premium features and the generative artificial intelligence (AI) features of Firefly AI together on a mobile platform for the first time. The company has announced that while the app is in beta, it will be free for users to download and install. Some of the premium features will also be provided for free. However, as per a report, the generative AI features will require Adobe’s generative credits.For the unversed, Adobe Express is a cloud-based mobile content creation platform that has…

Acting jobs seem to be coming back slowly but surely since the strikes last year, but not everyone is thrilled with the pace at which jobs are returning.  Several actors and actresses feel as if things are too slow, they can’t get work, and panic is setting in.  Amid the panic, several shows have been announcing their new cast members this week.  Are roles in Hollywood really that slim? Will things pick back up? Who has been cast in new roles this week? Let’s take a look at all of this information and see what the…

Combination showing Taylor Swift (L) and Ray Dalio.Getty Images (L) | CNBC (R)Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio attended a Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in Singapore, and posted a selfie from the packed venue along with a caption explaining why he thought the megastar should be the next president of the United States.”@TaylorSwift for President!” the Bridgewater Associates founder Dalio wrote Thursday on Instagram.”I just saw her at her concert in Singapore and realized that she can bring together Americans and people in most countries much better than either of the candidates, and that bringing people together is the most…

Leslie Jamison’s new memoir Splinters follows the aftermath of divorce and the awakening of motherhood, but it explores desire more than it does any kind of death. Jamison wants to make meaning, to connect, to love, to feel, to mother, to write, and to revise her life endlessly. There are losses and grief along the way, and the entanglements of marriage and motherhood are certainly recurring ghosts that haunt the narrator’s selfhood, as it spreads and ruptures. The crystalline prose, absurdist humor, and everyday imagism that populate Splinters, however, continually draw us back to the memories and choices that make…

Quick, when was the last time you went into your bathroom, picked up a glass fist filled with an impossibly alluring fragrance, and spritzed it on your pulse points with great abandon? If your answer was something like, “This morning,” feel free to jump ahead to find your next bottle. If your answer was more along the lines of, “Huh?” then your nose is in for a treat. Because this list, gentlemen, is all about the best Diesel colognes. Five of the best, to be exact, across a range of categories from budget to splurge-worthy. In this list of the…

You don’t need us to tell you that America is sleep-deprived. How are you feeling today? Could you be more rested? Would you like a nap later, if possible? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about a third of adults in the United States reported not getting enough sleep regularly. Nearly 40% of adults report falling asleep during the day without meaning to at least once a month. Sleep, these days, feels like a luxury that should be attainable and yet is often just out of reach. It’s so valuable to us that many say we’d easily…

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for S.W.A.T. Season 7 Episode 5 “End of the Road.”] The latest S.W.A.T. episode feels very much like a farewell to Alex Russell‘s Jim Street (it is), and it’s pretty clear from the start how he’ll be written out. However, there is a fun twist at the end! Street’s been busy with Long Beach S.W.A.T. for the last few months training the officers and showing his former boss, Jones (Brian Letscher), just how far he’s come from the hellraiser he once was. “We might have gotten off to a rocky start, but 20-Squad’s not 20-Squad without…

OpenAI on Friday announced its new board and the wrap-up of an internal investigation by U.S. law firm WilmerHale into the events leading up to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s ouster.Sam Altman will also rejoin OpenAI’s board.The new board members are:Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, who is also on the Board of Directors at Pfizer and on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.Nicole Seligman, former EVP and Global General Counsel of Sony and President of Sony Entertainment, who is also on the Board of Directors at Paramount Global, Meira GTx and…