What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Kianola? The question I get most is “Why middle school?” I wrote about middle school because it was such a brutal but formative time in my life, and many people can relate. You have raging hormones, feeling like an unruly kid kicking the back of your seat. You’re noticing the opposite sex for the first time, but you have no idea how to even talk to them. School is hard, bullies make it even harder, and your self-worth feels like it’s tied to how popular you are. You’re trying…
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Keenan “Special” Bristol, CEO and Founder of “Music Brings Life”, proudly presents a heartwarming film dedicated to bringing awareness of the shortage of blood donations for victims facing sickle cell disease by African-American, Latino and Caribbean donors. The movie is entitled “Students Are Heroes: A Sickle Cell Warrior’s Story.” All proceeds support Music Brings Life’s High School “Heroes Donate Blood Program” with an inspiring goal to collect 10,000 pints of Blood. Your support can make a life-saving difference to those who need blood. Watch the film and please spread the word. Students Are Heroes Film Synopsis: The narrative centers on…
G-Star RAW just dropped the brand’s first collection for Fall 2024—a combination of durable fabrics and soft textures that are tailor-made to keep you looking cool and feeling comfortable. From water-resistant outerwear and rugged denim to soft woven shirts and cozy coats, there’s something to suit anyone’s style. And right now, they are offering 20% off sitewide, so you can get more for your money. Pick up a piece or two before the items go back to regular price. Read the original article here
The top two streaming titles from the first week of September held their spots in the second week — and both improved on their debut showings. Netflix’s limited series The Perfect Couple and its movie Rebel Ridge ranked first and second overall on Nielsen’s streaming charts for the week of Sept. 9-15, just as they did over the prior seven days. The Perfect Couple drew 1.97 billion minutes of viewing time (up a bit from 1.91 bilion), and Rebel Ridge grew to 1.28 billion minutes from 1.11 billion for its premiere week. Also showing significant growth: Hulu’s unscripted show The…
Solstock | E+ | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Wealthy millennials and Gen Zers are redefining the world of charitable giving, seeing themselves more as activists than donors, according to a new study.Wealthy donors under the age of 43 are more likely to volunteer, fundraise and act as mentors for charitable causes rather than just give money, according to a new survey from Bank of America Private Bank. The survey of more than…
Season 12 of My Big Fat Fabulous Life has wrapped up, but Whitney Way Thore recently took to social media to share a big announcement about her family. The 40-year-old has been open about her feelings about starting a family and she surprised fans by sharing her latest update. Continue reading to see what it was. Whitney Way Thore Screams In Excitement In New Video On Tuesday, the My Big Fat Fab Life star took to Instagram to share a video of a FaceTime call with her niece, Jamie Horton. Jamie’s wedding to Heath Horton was featured in Season 12. In the video, Jamie…
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for the month of October have been revealed. This month’s PS Plus lineup is led by zombie action-adventure title Dead Island 2. The game drops players into an undead-infested Los Angeles, with a colourful cast of popstars, washed out rockstars and actors living the Hollywood life in the middle of a deadly outbreak. Other games joining the PS Plus Game Catalog this month include university management sim Two Point Campus, interactive survival-horror title The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me, adventure platformer Gris, point-and-click adventure Return to Monkey Island and more. The games will…
There are probably many more earthworm species than those that have been officially recognisedAndia / Alamy Tens of thousands of species of earthworms are likely to be wriggling in the world’s soil, yet to be discovered by scientists – which will probably take more than 100 years to do. Earthworms play a critical role in recycling organic nutrients in ecosystems. Researchers fear that without identifying all these species, they could be lost before we know they exist. More than 5700 species and subspecies of earthworms have already been described by scientists. But Thibaud Decaëns at the University of Montpellier in…
A woman uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun as she passes past the Colosseum during an intensely hot day in Rome, Italy, on July 11, 2024. Riccardo De Luca | Anadolu | Getty ImagesSummer trips to Europe are getting too hot for thousands of tourists.Delta Air Lines president Glen Hauenstein said travelers are opting out of flying to Europe during the traditional summer peak travel season. Instead, they are shifting trips to cooler months, a trend that airline officials have been noticing over the past couple of years as consumers look to escape crowds and record heat of…
A customer is seen inside a 7-Eleven convenience store along a street in central Tokyo on September 9, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesJapanese convenience retailer Seven & i Holdings slashed its earnings forecasts and pressed ahead with restructuring plans that include spinning off non-core businesses into a standalone subsidiary.The company slashed its profit forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2025 and now expects net income of 163 billion yen ($1.09 billion), a 44.4% reduction from its prior forecast of 293 billion yen. The reduction comes as it reported first-half net profit of 52.24 billion yen on…
Busted and McFly have announced details of a new UK and Ireland arena tour, set to kick off next year – find ticket details below. The announcement comes after fans were caught off guard at McFly’s show at The O2 last night (October 9), when fellow UK pop-punk icons Busted stormed the stage and announced that they’d be hitting the road together in 2025. At the London gig – which saw Tom Fletcher and co. sell out the arena as they celebrated 21 years of their formation – the two bands confirmed that next year’s co-headline tour dates will see…
As Hurricane Milton approached landfall in western Florida on Wednesday, the Biden administration warned consumers and businesses of the heightened risk of potential fraud, price gouging and collusion that accompanies major natural disasters.”We’re hearing troubling reports of price gouging for essentials that are necessary for people to get out of harm’s way — from hotels to groceries to gas,” Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said in a statement Wednesday.By noon ET on Wednesday, nearly a quarter of gas stations in Florida were out of gas, according to Patrick De Haan, an oil and gas analyst who tracks pump supply.”Companies…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about trans history from Roman emperor Elagabalus to the Stonewall uprising with the upcoming Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the Present Day by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett. This graphic nonfiction book comes out on May 13, 2025, and it explores diversity in human sex and gender around the world and across time, including how European definitions of gender spread across the globe.Maia Kobabe, author of Gender Queer, calls Trans History a “well-researched, thoughtful, engaging look…
If you’ve ever struggled with dry, flaky skin that refuses to cooperate no matter how much you moisturize, then you’re not alone. Finding a skincare routine that actually works can feel like a never-ending battle. That’s probably why you’re here—searching for something that’s simple, effective, and doesn’t break the bank. Enter Tiege Hanley, a men’s skincare brand that promises to simplify the chaos and solve these pesky problems once and for all. In this article, I’m going to give you an honest, no-nonsense Tiege Hanley review, and spoiler alert: I’ve tested the products myself (no skipping steps, I promise). I’ll…
(Left) Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in ‘The Bourne Ultimatum.’ Photo: Universal Pictures. (Right) Writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan on the set of ‘Oppenheimer.’Preview:Chris Nolan is developing his next, mysterious movie.Matt Damon is in talks to star.Universal will distribute the film.Ever since Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ won seven Oscars and earned nearly a billion dollars at the box office, the question on everyone’s mind has been, “what will he do to follow that up?” Well, maybe not Nolan’s mind, which in the immediate aftermath was probably, “how long can I sleep for?”But the ever-active mind of the filmmaker behind films…
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Chicago P.D. Season 12 Episode 3 “Off Switch.”] What Officer Kevin Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) needs is an off switch, and it seems like he may have found one by the end of the latest Chicago P.D. episode in the form of some fun with forensic psychologist Val Soto (Natalee Linez). At first, Val is just a woman that Atwater meets and connects with at a cop bar while juggling messages from his family and tenants. They hit it off then, but they clash over how much to push a victim when it turns out she’s…
Meta announced the expansion of Meta AI, the company’s in-house artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, to six new countries on Wednesday. The UK has been included in the list of countries which are getting access to the AI chatbot now. The social media giant also highlighted that the AI platform will be expanded to 15 more countries soon, taking the number of total supported countries to 43. Apart from introducing Meta AI within its social media apps, the company also added voice-based AI capabilities to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses in the UK and Australia.Adding an update to its July post,…
A satellite image shows Hurricane Milton progressing in the Gulf of Mexico before its expected landfall in Florida, Oct. 9, 2024.CIRA | NOAA | Via ReutersThe National Hurricane Center said Milton’s maximum sustained winds had dropped to 90 mph as of 1 a.m. ET Thursday, making it a Category 1 hurricane.The NHC said the storm was about 40 miles south southwest of Orlando and about 65 miles west southwest of Cape Canaveral. It said a flash flood emergency continued over parts of west-central Florida with damaging winds reaching the state’s east coast.Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida as an…