If there’s one thing I’m passionate about, it’s backpacks. I own at least two dozen and have spent most of my adult life searching for the best EDC backpack to take with me on all of life’s adventures.The best EDC backpack (aka the best everyday carry backpack) should include a few key features: a padded laptop compartment, plenty of organization options, and enough room for everything you need for the day, minus the bulky frame. Since I’ve spent 10+ years hunting for the ever-elusive, perfect EDC backpack, I thought I’d share my findings with all the other backpack aficionados of…
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Electric Literature recently launched a new creative nonfiction program, and received 500 submissions in just 36 hours! Now we need your help to grow our team, carefully and efficiently review submitted work, and further establish EL as a home for artful and urgent nonfiction. We’ve set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of June. We’re almost there! Please give what you can today. I Sing The Body Electric An epic recounting the history of the Electric Slide that can also be sung to the tune of The Electric Slide. I Dream’d A Dream A stream of consciousness narrative…
In this articleNSCFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTCleanup efforts continue on portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023.Gene J. Puskar | APNorfolk Southern supervisors didn’t address an engineer’s safety concerns before a train loaded with toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio in February, according to findings released Thursday from a National Transportation Safety Board investigation.The day before the train derailed, an engineer in Decatur, Illinois, had voiced his concern about the size of the train to the yardmaster, according to the NTSB. But the engineer told the agency that he…
Chip off the old block: Intel’s Tunnel Falls chip is based on silicon spin qubits, which are about a million times smaller than other qubit types (Courtesy: Intel Corporation) Intel – the world’s biggest computer-chip maker – has released its newest quantum chip and has begun shipping it to quantum scientists and engineers to use in their research. Dubbed Tunnel Falls, the chip contains a 12-qubit array and is based on silicon spin-qubit technology. The distribution of the quantum chip to the quantum community is part of Intel’s plan to let researchers gain hands-on experience with the technology, while at…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to testify during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” in Dirksen Building on Thursday, June 22, 2023.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesNew rules expected to require that banks keep more capital almost certainly won’t apply to smaller institutions, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday.Addressing concerns over proposals to tighten the reins on bigger banks, Powell told members of the Senate Banking Committee that the rules are still in draft stage.At the same time, he also raised concerns about…
Warner Bros’ DC pic The Flash, despite tumbling down with a $55M start, will remain atop the box office with a $16.5M-$24.7M second-weekend take as the marketplace largely takes a breath sans tentpoles before Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny arrives for the Independence Day stretch. That Weekend 2 slide for The Flash reps a 55%-70% decline. A lot of déjà vu here for Warner Bros when it comes to The Flash. Remember Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern back in 2011? That also was an attempt to start a DC franchise off a deep-universe character. There’s nothing wrong with…
by Regina Avalos, June 20, 2023(Photo: Paramount Pictures) Metropolis is not headed to Apple TV+ after all. The streaming service has dropped its plans for the series based on the classic film and book of the same name. Sam Esmail is behind the adaptation of the 1927 film by Fritz Lang. He had been working on the project for the last seven years, and Apple TV+ ordered the series in March 2022. The delay in production caused by the current Writer’s Strike is the cause of the cancellation of the high-profile project, per Deadline. Not all the scripts for Metropolis…
Brendan Curry is a space policy consultant with 25 years of experience in Washington operations for the Planetary Society, Space Foundation and former Florida congressman Dave Weldon. With the loss of the submersible Titan and her five passengers garnering round-the-clock media attention since it went missing June 18, those working in the emergent private space travel industry should pay close attention. The final assessment and adjudication of this mishap in regulatory and legal spheres will clearly impact the direction of how private space calamities will be handled. While the Titan, privately owned and operated by OceanGate Expeditions, was designed for…
Apple on Wednesday released the visionOS SDK, a set of tools that will enable developers to build apps for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. The Cupertino company’s first spatial computer will go on sale in the US next year and Apple is providing app developers with the tools required to build apps for the device. Unlike other Apple products, the company’s upcoming mixed reality headset will use a combination of three different modes of interaction using a person’s eyes, hands, and voice. The visionOS SDK will allow developers to tailor their apps around this functionality while making use…
China’s Premier Li Qiang waves as he walks back with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.John Macdougall | Afp | Getty ImagesEurope is charting a new way forward for its relations with China, but officials in the region say they are wary about the risk of retaliation if they get it wrong.There has been growing momentum behind the idea of de-risking from China. At a G7 meeting in late May, both the U.S. and Europe agreed to reduce their dependency on Beijing — rather than completely cut ties.The U.S. has become increasingly more vocal about China’s threat to national security in recent…
NewsQueen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, and Barry Gibb to Receive Kennedy Center HonorsThey join Billy Crystal and opera star Renée Fleming in this year’s celebratory classBy Allison HusseyJune 22, 2023FacebookTwitterQueen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb (Getty Images)FacebookTwitterThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced that Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, and the Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb will be celebrated at the 46th Kennedy Center Honors later this year. Billy Crystal and opera singer Renée Fleming join them in this year’s awards class, which honors exceptional lifetime contributions to the arts. The Washington, D.C. ceremony airs on CBS and Paramount+…
Russell Westbrook, who played for the Washington Wizards in the 2020-21 NBA season, reacts prior to playing against the Denver Nuggets at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., February 17, 2021.Will Newton | Getty ImagesQatar’s sovereign wealth fund has offered to buy a minority stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Washington Wizards and other Washington, D.C., sports teams, the National Basketball Association said Thursday.The NBA is still reviewing the deal with the Qatar Investment Authority, league spokesperson Mike Bass said in a statement to CNBC.The fund offered to buy a roughly 5% stake in Monumental…
Welcome to Same Same But Different. As Gen Z and millennial fashion editors, respectively, we know a thing or two about shopping—for all ages, and especially our demographics. As we find the best products for you, we can’t help but do a little shopping for ourselves and build our personal (age-appropriate) wish lists. And now, we’re sharing them with you. Ahead, check out what’s in our hearts and in our carts lately.Dale Chong: As someone who isn’t a die-hard Swiftie, it was nice to see what our colleagues wore to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour. But now that we’re back…
That was very emotional. The Blacklist Season 10 Episode 18 took us back to the regular blacklist with a case about an elusive blacklister who targeted Raymond and his associates. Events took place on two fronts as Raymond tried to get to warring families to declare peace while Arthur Hudson recruited someone unexpected and expected at the same time. Raymond’s campaign for doing good continued, and it wasn’t a surprise that he would offer to mediate talks between two families where he stood to gain nothing significant in return. The best that could happen was that the two sides would stop…
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Electric Literature recently launched a new creative nonfiction program, and received 500 submissions in just 36 hours! Now we need your help to grow our team, carefully and efficiently review submitted work, and further establish EL as a home for artful and urgent nonfiction. We’ve set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of June. We’re almost there! Please give what you can today. Greg Marshall’s memoir Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It is a brave and hilarious tour de force, taking us through his journey of self-acceptance as he grapples with…
In this articleABI-BETGTFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTIllustration by Gene KimAttacks against businesses for their inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community have forced companies to try to strike a balance between expressing values or risking backlash — and even violence — from a small but vocal part of their customer bases.As boycotts move beyond social-media-fueled outrage, companies like Anheuser-Busch, Target and Disney are facing monthslong public relations fiascos that have resulted in market share losses, C-suite shake-ups, legal battles and even threats to employees. In some cases, corporations have drawn the ire of conservative customers for marketing to LGBTQ+ consumers or…
André 3000 is poised to release his debut solo album … according to Killer Mike, who also says he’s expected to hear a super sneak peek very soon. KM was making his promo rounds yesterday, including an appearance on “TMZ Live,” and popped up on Sway’s Universe, who quizzed his knowledge about the 3 Stacks album rumors. The Run the Jewels rapper confirmed Andre’s project and revealed he’ll be meeting with him to hear the project in its entirety, having previously heard around 9 tracks. Andre has a blistering verse on Mike’s new self-titled album and pulling the trigger on…