Quantum Leap’s action-packed, double-episode finale was a fitting end to a season that was heavy on explosions, paradoxes, and the 1970s. Perhaps to make up for a second season that stumbled at times in its pacing, the finale kicked things into overdrive with non-stop action set pieces and bombshell revelations. So! Let’s dig into what happened this season, where it left, and what it all means for Ben and the rest of the Quantum Leap team. The majority of Quantum Leap Season 2 took place in or around the 1970s, but the episodes featuring Hannah moved…
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President of Turkey Recep Erdogan addresses journalists during the final national press conference during the high level NATO summit in Litexpo Conference Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 12, 2023.Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesTurkey spent nearly two years — along with Hungary — holding up Sweden’s accession to NATO.It’s bought powerful Russian weapons systems and its outspoken president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, openly lambastes leaders of allied Western countries. Relations between Turkey and the West have been strained, to say the least.But with the decision to allow Sweden into NATO in late January — a move that required unanimous…
I’ve lived in Alabama my entire life, and if I’m being honest, I doubt I’ll ever leave. It’s my home—my beautiful, strange, complicated home. My new speculative/magical realism short story collection, Crocodile Tears Didn’t Cause the Flood, has a particular fascination with the American South. In my latest batch of stories, there is an enormous pond monster captivating crowds in rural Tennessee, a vampire family, also in rural Tennessee, trying to keep its organic garlic farm going, and a young test-taker challenging an Alabama monster she knows quite closely. Even when the stories aren’t explicitly set in my part of…
The best razors are sharp, slick, and will give you the face-taming results you, well, actually want. If you’re the type of fella who likes the classic clean-shaven look, you should choose your razor carefully. There are products out there that will give you the smoothest shave possible while keeping your skin fresh, soft, and irritation-free. The best razors for a close shave will not only help you achieve that cleanly shorn movie star quality aesthetic without the burns or rashes, but they will also make the grooming process a piece of cake (even for first-time shavers). Although so many…
Warm-Up With Dynamic Stretches Research has continually demonstrated that static stretching (long holds) isn’t as beneficial prior to working out as dynamic stretching, where joints and muscles go through a full range of motion. Before starting your sweat session, go through some bodyweight movements like squats, lunges, push-ups and jumping jacks. Perform three sets of each movement for 10 to 20 reps to warm up your entire body. Personal trainer Jason Patmore, founder of JDP Fitness, says that the muscles gradually lengthen over a series of movements. You’re essentially prepping the weapon to fire. Follow a Workout by Holding a…
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for NCIS: Hawai’i Season 3 Episode 3 “License to Thrill.â€] Why is Sam (LL COOL J) in Hawai’i? That’s the mystery that’s been set up across the first three episodes of NCIS: Hawai’i Season3, and as Vanessa Lachey told us, “Tennant will figure it out.†Well, we’re certainly seeing her trying to do just that. It all began in the premiere, when Ernie (Jason Antoon) tried to get anything out of Sam, only to come to the conclusion that he’s hiding something, despite the agent’s insistence he’s not. Then, in the second episode, Swift (Henry Ian…
Kameleon007 | Istock | Getty ImagesA California prison inmate locked up on a gang-related murder conviction led a scheme that defrauded the U.S. government out of more than $550 million in Covid-era federal tax credits, prosecutors said.The inmate, Kristopher Thomas, was also charged with running a drug trafficking operation from his cell at Kern Valley State Prison that shipped large amounts of methamphetamine to several states and smuggled fentanyl into that prison, court filings show.Thomas’ mother, 55-year-old Kettisha Thompson-Dozier, and her spouse, Charmane Dozier, 44, who both live in Waldorf, Maryland, were charged with him in the tax credit scheme,…
Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus explains how the company’s IM-1 lander tipped over on the moon’s surfacing during a NASA press conference on Feb. 22, 2024.NASA TVIntuitive Machines’ cargo lander, Odysseus, returned its first images from the moon’s surface over the weekend, as the spacecraft settles in to its lunar destination.The company’s historic IM-1 mission is now operating on the moon after landing on Thursday, becoming the first privately developed spacecraft to soft land on the lunar surface.Intuitive Machines initially reported Odysseus was standing upright. But in an update late Friday, company executives said they believe the spacecraft caught its…
Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York speaks about federal corruption charges against U.S. Senator Robert Mendez during a press conference Friday, September 22, 2023 in Manhattan, New York. (Photo by Barry Williams for NY Daily News via Getty Images)Barry Williams | New York Daily News | Getty ImagesA personal pilot for British billionaire investor Joe Lewis pleaded guilty Monday to securities fraud related to the same insider trading scheme that Lewis admitted guilt to a month ago, federal prosecutors in New York said.The pilot, Patrick O’Connor, on multiple occasions, received material, non-public information about companies…
Jamie Dimon, President & CEO,Chairman & CEO JPMorgan Chase, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024.Adam Galici | CNBCJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon isn’t worried about the added competition from a bulked-up Capital One if its $35.3 billion takeover of Discover Financial gets approved.”My view is, let them compete,” Dimon said. “Let them try, and if we think it’s unfair we’ll complain about that.”Dimon, speaking to CNBC’s Leslie Picker from a Miami conference, acknowledged that if regulators approve the Capital One-Discover deal, his bank will be eclipsed as…
Diiv have announced a 2024 North American tour and shared a video for their Frog in Boiling Water single “Brown Paper Bag.†In the clip, Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst introduces Diiv on a TV studio stage, Saturday Night Live–style, and they launch into a disaffected performance of the song that causes the ceiling to collapse. The video ends with a parody commercial for an anti-capitalism brand called Soul Net. Watch it below.The North American tour takes place this summer, and brings Diiv across the United States and Canada. After kicking things off in Santa Cruz, California, on June 6, Diiv…
Charlotte Church has defended her actions after receiving criticism for leading a controversial pro-Palestinian chant at a recent charity live event. On Saturday (February 24), Church played at Bedwas Workmen’s Hall in Caerphilly at a concert to raise money for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, which supports children in Gaza. To end the show, she led a choir of 100 singers in a chant of “from the river to the seaâ€. That phrase is politically charged, with some, including the Campaign Against Antisemitism, believing that it calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. It refers to the land…
Yet another notable game studio is laying off a significant chunk of its workforce. Supermassive Games, the developer behind interactive horror titles and , is cutting around 90 jobs, according to . That’s nearly a third of the studio’s more than 300 employees.Supermassive confirmed that the studio will reorganize. “As a result, we are entering into a period of consultation, which we anticipate will result in the loss of some of our colleagues,” it said. “This is not a decision that’s been taken lightly, with many efforts made to avoid this outcome.”Supermassive notes that it’s not safe from the “significant…
OnePlus Watch 2 has been unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 on February 26. The smartwatch, succeeding the 2021 model of the OnePlus Watch, has arrived with several upgrades. It is claimed to offer a battery life of up to 100 hours in Smart Mode, which can be extended up to 12 days in Power Saving Mode, but with fitness tracking. The watch uses a dual-engine architecture to run two operating systems and also comes with dual-frequency GPS connectivity. The stainless steel body of the smart wearable is paired with a sapphire crystal screen.OnePlus Watch 2 priceOffered in…
Get ready for more laughs from Max’s acclaimed comedy about comedians, Hacks is a women-led series in which a young, struggling comedy writer (Hannah Einbinder) serves as an assistant for and occasionally clashes with a famous, older stand-up comedian (Jean Smart). The two bicker frequently, although various events have led them to get along better. Hacks is gearing up for its third season. Here’s everything we know about the long-awaited return of the comedy series. Has Hacks Been Renewed for Season 3? A third-season renewal of Hacks was announced in June of 2022, shortly…
WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines said Feb. 26 it expects to communicate with its Odysseus lunar lander, tipped on its side on the lunar surface, for only one more day, a much shorter timeline than previously expected. In an update posted Feb. 26, the first since a Feb. 23 briefing where the company revealed the Nova-C lander likely tipped over while landing the previous day, the company released a low-resolution image taken by the spacecraft after landing. The image showed part of the lander and the shadow it cast on the surface, but few other details about the health and status…
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