The Real Impact of Imaginary Friends Yiyun Li Share article Such Common Life by Yiyun Li 1. Protein “I thought all children had imaginary friends,” Dr. Ditmus said. Ida, upon being queried a moment earlier, had admitted that she had not had one when young. “Do you mean all American children?” Ida asked. Her Chinese name was Xiangquan, but when she arrived in America seventeen years before, she had quickly discovered that the name was nearly impossible for English speakers. She had renamed herself, and had not faced the need to explain her decision until she had begun to work…
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National Cinema Day did 8.5 million admissions we hear off of a Sunday total day box office that’s estimated around $34M. All tickets for all movies and showtimes were $4 vs. last year’s $3. Note this figure could go up later today once final numbers are tabulated. Last year’s National Cinema Day drew 8.1M. The exhibitor celebratory day to get people back in seats fell on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend last year. The whole gist behind National Cinema Day was to drive people to movie theaters in order to shake off their COVID jitters and to drive attendance…
WASHINGTON — Small satellite manufacturers Hera Systems and LeoStella are teaming up to compete for a large military contract to be awarded this fall by the U.S. Space Development Agency. The companies announced Aug. 28 they are partnering with an undisclosed prime contractor in a bid for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer Alpha, a procurement of 100 satellites to be split between two teams. SDA is building a large constellation called the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture that includes a Transport Layer of interconnected communications satellites and a Tracking Layer of missile-detection and warning sensor satellites. Hera…
Oppo is all set to launch new A series phones, which also includes Oppo A38. The smartphone has reportedly been spotted on various certification sites. While the company is yet to confirm the launch of the smartphone, a recent report has leaked the renders and specification of the purported Oppo A38. The handset is expected to be the successor of the Oppo A36, which was launched last year in January. It came equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage.An Appuals report, in collaboration with tipster Sudhansu Ambhore, has leaked the renders,…
In this articleHEFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTSearch and recovery team members check charred buildings and cars in the aftermath of the Maui Fires in Lahaina, West Maui, Hawaii, August 17, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | AFP | Getty ImagesHawaiian Electric is pushing back against a lawsuit filed by Maui County last week blaming the utility for triggering the wildfires that have killed more than 100 people, caused billions of dollars in damages and left hundreds missing.The utility said power lines toppled by high winds likely caused the morning brush fire in Lahaina but electricity had been off for hours when a…
NewsJohn Kezdy, Effigies Singer, Dies at 64A staple of Chicago’s music scene in the 1980s, Kezdy died from injuries sustained in a bicycle crashBy Nina CorcoranAugust 28, 2023FacebookTwitterFacebookTwitterJohn Kezdy, the singer in Chicago punk band the Effigies, has died, reports Streetsblog Chicago, citing the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. According to the report, Kezdy died on Saturday, August 26, from injuries sustained after crashing his bicycle into a van stopped in a bike lane on Wednesday in Glencoe, Illinois. He was 64 years old.Born in 1959, John F. Kezdy he was quick to fall in love with rock and punk…
Electrical workers repair power lines leading into the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, August 15, 2023.Mike Blake | ReutersElectric companies in the western U.S. are facing mounting lawsuits alleging that their failure to prepare for extreme weather has resulted in repeated, catastrophic wildfires that have taken scores of lives and caused billions of dollars in damages.Hawaiian Electric is the latest utility to face allegations of negligence. Maui County sued the power company for damages on Thursday over its alleged role in the devastating wildfires on Maui this month that have killed more than…
It’s that time of year again. You know, where we collectively embark on the transition from summer to fall. Believe it or not, we’ll soon be mourning balmy temperatures and weekend trips to the shore. And as we trade in our bikinis for knit sweaters—and change our Starbucks orders from iced lattes to warmer beverages (you know the one)—the countdown to spooky season (and one worthy of the best Halloween costumes, at that) will soon begin.For many of us, Halloween presents the ultimate opportunity to showcase our creative talents by piecing together showstopping ensembles. Of course, some of us tend…
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Monday, August 28, 2023. NBC has dropped the official trailer for its upcoming procedural drama, The Irrational, starring The Flash’s Jesse L. Martin. The series follows world-renowned professor of behavioral science Alec Mercer (Martin) as he lends his unique expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement, and corporations. His insight and unconventional approach to understanding human behavior led him and the team on a series of intense, unexpected journeys to solve illogical puzzles and perplexing mysteries. The Irrational is based on best-selling author…
What’s the difference between the best driving shoes and the best driving shoes? That is an insightful question, I’m glad you asked. Let’s start with the definitions of this footwear style.A “driving shoe” generally is a shoe that’s well adapted to the driving experience (by design or not). So this could be a well-adapted pair of sneakers if you’re on a track day or just tearing up the local lanes/highways (doctors do not advise). Try a lightweight race boot for more serious, competitive racing. But the term “driving shoe” also specifically refers to a type of loafer. That’s why this…
World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, will host a book signing with Native writers Chelsea T. Hicks (Osage) and Oscar Hokeah (Cherokee/Kiowa) at Norman’s Green Feather Books on Friday, October 13 from 6-8pm.The event—co-sponsored by OU’s Center for the Americas, Department of English, and World Literature Today—will celebrate WLT’s “Indigenous Literatures of the Americas” issue, which launched yesterday online. Copies of the print edition are also available at Green Feather Books at 300 West Gray Street in Norman. Beginning with a reception and book signings by the marquee authors at 6pm, the…
Piling up: this image shows water flowing from left to right past a partially submerged sphere. A pile up of water is clearly seen to the immediate left of the sphere. (Courtesy: Harris Lab) Researchers in the US have made several unexpected discoveries when observing how water flows around partially submerged spheres. Their simple experiments could lead to a better understanding of fluid flow in biological systems – and result in better designs of ships and aircraft. Interactions between flowing fluids and solid objects play crucial roles in a wide range of phenomena from biological functions to the movement of…
In this articleDINFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTIHOP’s new lineup of biscuit sandwiches.Source: IHOPFor the first time ever, IHOP is making its biscuits menu available nationwide.The Dine Brands chain, best known for its pancakes, has been branching out into different categories, from burritos to savory crepes, after slashing its menu by a third during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. The new menu items have largely focused on drawing in diners during lunch and dinner hours and attracting more takeout orders. IHOP has also brought back some old favorites, such as its Cinn-A-Stack pancakes.However, the chain’s menu strategy hasn’t…
Time was, Hollywood filmmakers would regularly travel to China in support of their movies, attending premieres and holding Q&As to drum up buzz in the massive box office market. The pandemic halted that ritual — until this week when Christopher Nolan became the first major Hollywood filmmaker since Covid to stroll a red carpet in China as his Oppenheimer was premiered at Universal Studios’ CityWalk IMAX theater in Beijing, followed by a stop in Shanghai for more screenings and fan interaction. Such was the event that the day after the Beijing premiere, the state-backed Global Times gushed that Nolan “set…
WASHINGTON — Sedaro, a startup that develops digital engineering software, won a Space Force contract to demonstrate the use of digital twins to design spacecraft. The $1.5 million contract announced Aug. 22 is a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 award under the Orbital Prime program run by the U.S. Space Force and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Robbie Robertson, co-founder and CEO of Sedaro, said the company will use its cloud-based digital engineering software to design prototype spacecraft for missions known as ISAM, short for in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing. Digital twins are models that replicate physical prototypes. The…
At 9 pm on September 22 last year, a group of City of London police officers waited outside room M15 at the Travelodge Bicester, a one-star budget hotel in Oxfordshire, England, for the right moment to bust in. On the other side of the door was someone they believed to be behind two serious data hacks: one on Uber Technologies and the other an unprecedented leak of code for Rockstar Games’s unreleased Grand Theft Auto sequel.A complicated tracing and surveillance operation had helped the cops zero in on a user of the messaging platform Telegram named @lilyhowarth. Behind the door,…
Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative on the first day of the three-day B20 Summit in New Delhi, India.Sajjad Hussain | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the U.S.-India relationship is reaching new heights as the two align “across all the policy areas.”While Washington has long seen potential in its trade relationship with New Delhi, “we just couldn’t figure out how to tap it,” Tai told CNBC’s Martin Soong on the sidelines of the B20 Summit in New Delhi, India. ”So many of my predecessors experienced quite a bit of frustration working on this relationship and it wasn’t because…
Sam Asghari has his sights set on his acting career in the midst of his divorce from Britney Spears … and we’re told his family’s been a pretty big priority, too, in recent weeks. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Sam, who’s a SAG-AFTRA member, is planning on continuing with acting gigs when the actors’ strike comes to an end. In addition to playing characters, we’re told he’s interested in hosting gigs. We’re told he wasn’t in the middle of any projects before the strike, and obviously has nothing in the pipeline as Hollywood remains shut down, but that’s…