On Outlander Season 7 Episode 1, Claire’s resourcefulness and persuasive abilities are tested as she navigates her imprisonment and tries to secure her safety. As the series progresses well beyond the season premiere and with much vital ground to cover, Claire’s predicament is addressed with expediency rare for shows these days who like to milk the drama for as long as they can. That’s never been a problem for Outlander, and there is always another dramatic moment pounding on Claire and Jamie Fraser’s door. We never expected Claire to face the gallows noose again, but that didn’t make Jamie’s dream…
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No cologne collection is complete without the best green fragrances. They’re easy to reach for when you need something super unique and refreshing. Ranging from lighter green scents made bold with citrus to deeper green perfumes on the smokier wood side, there’s a cologne in this family suited to every man’s preference.In general, green fragrances embody a few key qualities: a certain degree of brightness, earthy freshness, and of course, plenty of natural greenery that makes these colognes irresistible. Plus, they transcend the seasons and years for some of the most timeless scents available. We’ve rounded up the top ten…
M. Evelina Galang explores the many manifestations of what it means to be Filipina and Filipina American across decades, countries, and moments of political poignance in her new short story collection When the Hibiscus Falls. Returning to the short story form for the first time since her 1996 debut Her Wild American Self, Galang dreams up seventeen dynamic tales that center women who are trying to claim their lives as their own—a feat made more daunting in the face of parental pressures, systemic erasure, and intergenerational grief. In one story, a young girl documents how sorrow ravages through her family…
Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, waves as he arrives on stage for a panel session on the second day at the Vivatech Conference in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The conference, also known as VivaTech, runs though to June 18. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPARIS — Days before French police visited Binance’s Paris office, the crypto exchange’s top French executive dismissed concerns about U.S. regulatory charges impacting Binance’s other operations, comparing them to the flapping of a butterfly’s wings.French prosecutors have opened a probe into “aggravated money-laundering” by…
Vice Media Group logoPavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesWhen Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes and Shane Smith founded Vice magazine, which later expanded to Vice Media, they built a business based on a punk rock, counterculture image. Smith once had himself recorded, nearly naked and drinking alcohol, giving a tour of the media organization’s Brooklyn, New York, headquarters.The company’s name is Vice. It’s self-explanatory.Next week, Vice, once valued at $5.7 billion, is planning to sell itself out of bankruptcy. A little-known Los Angeles-based company that wants to buy it has a quixotic culture that would be incomparable to those early days…
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros./DC’s The Flash per box office sources is playing like a deeper universe superhero movie with around $9M in Thursday night previews which began at 3PM. While the pic’s critical score on Rotten Tomatoes has fallen to 67% fresh from 71% fresh, audiences are enjoying it more at 88%. That’s a good sign. Already tonight, Warner Bros is celebrating before Flash‘s final Monday grosses: DC co-chief James Gunn and Peter Safran christened Flash director Andy Muschietti the official helmer of their future Batman reboot, The Brave and the Bold, while Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group and Television inked…
WASHINGTON — NASA partnerships announced June 15 would support development of new commercial capabilities that include a Blue Origin crewed spacecraft and a Starship-derived space station from SpaceX. NASA announced the selection of seven companies for unfunded Space Act Agreements as part of its Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 (CCSC-2) initiative. NASA will provide the selected companies with technical expertise, assessments and data to assist the companies in the development of new capabilities. “The companies can leverage NASA’s vast knowledge and experience, and the agency can be a customer for the capabilities included in the agreements in the future,” Phil…
Asus ROG Ally India launch has been confirmed by the company, which is set to bring its first handheld gaming device running Windows to the country. The device was recently launched in global markets and is equipped with AMD’s latest Z1 and Z1 Extreme CPUs, paired with 16GB of RAM. There’s currently no word from the company on the chip that will feature on the device when it launches in India. The Asus ROG Ally also features a 7-inch full-HD display with a 120Hz refresh rate.The company teased the arrival of the Asus ROG Ally in India via a Twitter…
Maxar satellite imagery BEFORE the damage to the Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2023 Maxar Technologies.Maxar Technologies | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — An international team of investigators said in a new report Thursday that it is “highly likely Russian forces deliberately destroyed” the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine.”We find there is a high probability the collapse of the dam was caused by pre-emplaced explosives positioned at critical points within its structure,” explained Catriona Murdoch, a lawyer and expert in starvation-related crimes.Murdoch, who was part of one of the first delegations to arrive at the site, added the attack…
NewsGrammys Winnows Big Four Categories to 8 Nominees and Tightens Album of the Year RequirementsAfter moving up to 10 nominees in 2022, the four main categories are back to 8 nominees apieceBy Jazz MonroeJune 16, 2023FacebookTwitterHarry Styles with the 2023 Album of the Year Grammy (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)FacebookTwitterAfter expanding the Big Four categories to include 10 nominees apiece in 2022, The Recording Academy has reversed the change for the 2024 Grammys. That brings it back to eight nominees in each of Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Recording of the Year, and Best New…
In this articleIRBTAMZNFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTA vacuuming Roomba model robot is displayed at iRobot headquarters in Bedford, MassachusettsScott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon’s planned $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, the maker of Roomba vacuums, has been greenlit by Britain’s competition watchdog.The Competition and Markets Authority said it determined the deal would not result in “a substantial lessening of competition” in the U.K. The CMA opened its probe into the proposed purchase in April.iRobot’s stock climbed more than 19% in early trading on news of the CMA’s approval. Amazon shares were flat.An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC in a…
Rihanna’s second child is already making a subtle appearance in fashion campaigns. Yesterday, Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton’s new menswear creative director, unveiled his first men’s campaign starring Rihanna. She poses in the photo showing her baby bump. She shared the image on Instagram yesterday evening, writing, “LOUIS VUITTON MEN Spring Summer 2024.”Williams also posted the photo on his own page, sharing a shot of him posing in front of the ad. Williams and Rihanna are of course friends and collaborators in the music industry. In November 2020, he offered gushing words to Allure about Rihanna and her work so far…
If there was any lingering doubt, it was laid to rest after it became clear that Danny Sullivan was not well, and most of the events he narrates never happened how he described them. Danny ran away to London (or did he?) after his failed attempt to murder Marlin on The Crowded Room Season 1 Episode 4. Left without anyone to consult with after Ariana disappeared, Danny entered into panic mode, and the next thing he knew, he was on a plane to London, where he was under the impression his father lived. But instead of finding his father, he met…
Suits are an excellent piece in any man’s wardrobe but your choice of footwear might be holding you back from throwing one on more often.So in an era where the corporate world has adopted ‘business-casual’ as the new status quo, and elusive Silicon Valley tech moguls are constantly reinventing boardroom attire, it’s time to address an elephant in the fashion room: the refined, controversial marriage of sneakers and suits. As oxymoronic as it sounds, this duo has been spotted strutting down catwalks and high-street sidewalks, punctuating the mundane with unexpected eloquence. If you constantly find yourself forced to sprint in…
Sports, sci fi shows, and Stephen King were the most consistent topics of conversation for my father and I. Of the many hours I spent alone with him as a teenager, I don’t remember talking about much else. Perhaps this reveals us as one-dimensional and simple, or maybe even a little stereotypical (rough-around-the-edges Dad, lesbian daughter), but I think it saved my life. My dad is a paradox. Growing up, he blubbered at videos of soldiers reuniting with their children enough times for me to know he had feelings. But to ask him what exactly those feelings were was useless—…
Jaidev Janardana, CEO of peer-to-peer lender Zopa.ZopaLONDON — British digital bank Zopa is beefing up its management team with a couple of senior hires, as the company looks to fuel growth and prepare its business for an eventual public listing.The SoftBank-backed company, which offers credit cards, personal loans and savings accounts, told CNBC exclusively it has hired Peter Donlon, the former chief technology officer of online card retailer Moonpig, as its CTO.The firm has also brought in Kate Erb, a qualified chartered accountant from KPMG with over 20 years of experience in financial services, as its chief operating officer.Erb was…
Engaging with the public is often part of the job description for academic physicists and many undertake outreach activities such as writing popular science books, podcasting or even making music videos. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast I meet a condensed matter physicist who has done all three and more. Philip Moriarty explains how he gets people excited about quantum mechanics while avoiding “quantum woo†– that heady and irrational mix of science and mysticism. Based at the UK’s University of Nottingham, Moriarty chats about how his love of heavy-metal music inspired him to write a book…
by Regina Avalos, June 15, 2023(Photo by: Mark Seliger/Showtime) Showtime has confirmed that Billions won’t see an eighth season. The cable channel has announced a summer premiere date for the upcoming seventh season and acknowledged that those would be the final 12 episodes of the series. Starring Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll, Maggie Siff, David Costabile, Asia Kate Dillon, Condola Rashad, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Daniel Breaker, the series follows the world of high finance in NYC. The show’s story initially focused on hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) and his nemesis, United States Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti). Lewis left the…