NewsNick Cave Is Going on a U.S. Book TourThe musician will speak with audiences about his memoir, Faith, Hope and Carnage, in the fallBy Matthew StraussAugust 18, 2023FacebookTwitterNick Cave, June 2023 (HELLE ARENSBAK/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)FacebookTwitterNick Cave has announced a U.S. book tour in support of Faith, Hope and Carnage. Cave will speak with audiences about his memoir in the fall. The events take place in Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York, Cambridge, Nashville, Austin, and West Hollywood and will feature in-store signings. At the second New York event—on October 5 at the 92nd Street Y starting at 7:30 p.m.…
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Harun Ozalp | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesUsers of X, formerly known as Twitter, will no longer be able to block comments from unwanted followers, according to a post by X owner Elon Musk on Friday, eliminating what’s long been viewed as a key safety feature. Blocking will only be available for direct messages, he said.”Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Musk wrote Friday. He was responding to a post from the account of Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, asking, “Is there ever a reason to block vs mute someone?” The group behind that account…
Infuse your jewelry collection with an edgy allure this fall, courtesy of John Hardy’s Spear Collection. This selection of necklaces and bracelets redefines the artisan handcrafted jewelry the label is renowned for, marked by rich textures, woven and braided links, and the captivating contrast created by the natural oxidation of sterling silver. Presenting strength and vitality without being overly precious, the collection’s captivating coiled design, inspired by the Icon collection, brings a distinctive twist to any ensemble.In addition, these pieces are adorned with pavé diamonds, for a subtly luxurious touch. The glint of shine enhances the striking quality of these…
There’s a market for nostalgia, and NBC’s cashed in big with its newest hit, Quantum Leap. The 2022 revival of the popular 1980s Scott Bakula-anchored time travel series came in like a quantum accelerator, throwing everything and everyone into the mix. While maintaining some temporal continuity with the original series, the new Quantum Leap introduced viewers to the team behind the project rather than just the leaper and his guide. What is Quantum Leap about? The initial twelve-episode order was quickly upped to a full eighteen-episode season, and the leaps got wilder as Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) slowly regained…
Whether you’re looking for something more affordable, unique, or just an alternative to those old high school canvas slip ons, there are a lot of shoes like Hey Dude out there. The Italian brand is synonymous with casual slip-on loafer-style shoes made for comfort and functionality, but they aren’t the only option for this type of shoe on the market today.With Hey Dude alternatives, you can snag better deals, choose from a wider range of sizes and widths, and even support specific ailments like this plantar fasciitis pair that improves blood circulation. Or maybe you want to wear a trendy…
Even data migrates now. Data migration and regular migration—all searching for a new home, hoping to remain useful but also hidden. Who brings you, reader, back home? Who do you leave home for a better life each day? Crossers left behind deserts and jungles— no sweat, even though you sweat a lot in the desert, in the jungle. Even laughing you sweat. In my book The Border Simulator I explore the border complex as a type of hydra (there’s a hydration pun but I saved that for the book). The border mimics hydra because it’s a changeling, it morphs the…
Musical machine learning: researchers have used artificial intelligence to recreate a song from brain waves. (Courtesy: iStock/Just Super) In an amazing experiment done at the University of California, Berkeley, researchers have reconstructed music from listeners’ brain activity. Robert Knight and colleagues had 29 people listen to Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1†while measuring their brain activity. The subjects were participating in a study of epilepsy and already had arrays of electrodes implanted in their brains. The researchers focused on areas of the brain that are known to be involved in our perception of music. An artificial…
In this articleWMTTGTFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT(L) A customer pushes a shopping cart full of groceries outside a Wal-Mart n Rogers, Arkansas, and (R) A pedestrian passes a Target store in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, DC.Getty ImagesTarget and Walmart are both catering to thriftier shoppers, but the two big-box retailers have seen very different outcomes when it comes to winning their dollars.Target missed Wall Street’s sales expectations for the fiscal second-quarter. Walmart beat Wall Street’s revenue estimates for the three-month period. Target slashed its forecast for the year, while Walmart raised its outlook.The companies’ diverging performances illustrate some…
by Regina Avalos, August 17, 2023(Photo: HBO) Painting with John will not be returning for a fourth season. The artist series, featuring John Lurie, has been cancelled following the third season, which aired earlier this summer. The comedy docuseries series follows the musician, painter, and actor as he paints in watercolors and reflects on music, art, and life. There were 18 episodes created over the three-season run. The title of the show alludes to Lurie’s earlier series, Fishing with John. That ran for six episodes on IFC and Bravo in late 1991. Lurie shared the following about the cancellation on…
Low end forecasts have Sony’s Denzel Washington starring, Antoine Fuqua-directed action threequel, The Equalizer 3 at $30M+ over 4-days. Some box office sources even think the sequel, which was shot in Italy, has a shot at $40M and that’s because of The Equalizer 3‘s big first choice numbers with guys over 25. Even Women over 25 is solid. The one pause is that the nine-year-old franchise’s audience is getting older, and that demo as we all know has a gradual pace to cinemas. There are no other wide releases over Labor Day weekend, and National Cinema Day when tickets are…
WASHINGTON — A Japanese company developing a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites is the latest to turn to Rocket Lab after the bankruptcy of rival launch company Virgin Orbit. Rocket Lab announced Aug. 17 that it signed a contract with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) for a dedicated launch of its QPS-SAR-5 satellite on a Electron rocket. That launch, on a mission called “The Moon God Awakens”, is scheduled for September from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The satellite was originally to launch on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket under a contract announced in May…
Starfield has finally gone gold ahead of its release next month, indicating that main development on the game has ended and that it’s ready to hit store shelves soon. As such, developer Bethesda has confirmed preload details for its expansive space-set RPG, with Xbox Series S/X receiving early treatment on August 17. Meanwhile, PC players on Steam can begin pre-installing the game in anticipation, starting August 30. Additionally, the game will be available to play for free to those who’re subscribed to Xbox Game Pass, though access for them will begin on launch day i.e., September 6.Leading up to the…
The photo taken with a mobile phone on Aug. 14, 2023 shows a vehicle destroyed in a wildfire in Lahaina town, Maui Island, Hawaii, the United States.Yang Pingjun | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesHawaii will hire an independent investigator to look into how state and local agencies responded to catastrophic wildfires that have left more than 100 people dead, the state attorney general said Thursday.”This will be an impartial, independent review,” said Attorney General Anne Lopez in a statement. The investigator will be from a third-party, private organization with experience in emergency management, according to the attorney general’s office.The…
One of French Montana’s recent compositions of La musica de Harry Fraud is getting them both dragged into court — the artist behind the track’s sample claims the song dropped before they finalized a deal. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, an artist named Skylar Gudasz is suing French, Harry Fraud, French’s Coke Boys and Cocaine City label imprints, Sony Music and others for copyright infringement. In the suit, Skylar says she was contacted by someone claiming to represent French around May 2022, and they inquired about licensing a sample to her 2020 song, “Femme Fatale.” She…
In this image taken from video, Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya speaks during a news conference in Wailuku, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.AP | Mike HouseholderThe head of Maui County’s emergency management agency resigned on Thursday, a day after he defended his decision to not activate sirens during catastrophic wildfires that have taken more than 100 lives.Maui Emergency Management Agency administrator Herman Andaya cited health reasons for his resignation, which took immediate effect.Andaya was asked Wednesday whether he regretted not activating emergency sirens as wildfires spread across West Maui: “I do not,” he said at a press conferenceAndaya…
Look, everyone is tired. And I get it: What I’ve learned from repeated attempts at 4 A.M. writing binges is that sleep deprivation does not nurture a creative mind, no matter how brilliant and original an idea might seem while overly caffeinated under the glow of a SAD lamp. That said, many of us creatives can sympathize when, in week 11, our Project Runway crew has hit a wall. The fissures in their composure are widening with every flick of Christian’s wrist. Tasked with creating “one runway look that showcases two styles” (in the spirit of conquering double binds, or…
Characters are growing, being tested, and testing themselves. Things are changing in the DWL, and it’s impossible not to feel the excitement creeping back into everyone. They might have hit a rough patch, but they’re moving through it and taking things to the next level. There were three significant developments on Heels Season 2 Episode 4, and that’s where we’ll focus our time in this review. First, let’s talk about Crystal and the Women’s Division. She’s done a lot of work getting herself into ring shape, but when she had to face off against a woman, the gloves came off,…
The mid-morning sun kisses your bronzed skin as you idly comb the sand with your toes. A gentle, salty breeze. Crashing waves leaving meandering trails of foam in their wake. Subtle wafts of cedar and hibiscus from the distant clifftops come, then go.Lovely. Just lovely. Now if only someone could bottle that feeling… Alright, alright. I’ll drop the charade already and cue my top picks for cologne that smells like the beach. The last thing I want to do is pigeonhole summer scents to one set of top, middle, and base notes. There’s plenty of room for nuance, especially considering…