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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. As of July, Our Queerest Shelves is three years old! Writing this newsletter is truly the highlight of my professional life. Being paid to write about queer books is a dream come true. One of my favorite parts is tracking the new queer books coming out and seeing how that number has climbed in recent years. It’s also gotten more diverse in every sense of the word, though there is definitely still room to grow there.Of course, new books aren’t everything. Bookish online…

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Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 8-19-22 promise a world of hurt for Chad, Jennifer, and Jack when the truth comes out about Abigail. Friday’s cliffhanger already confirmed what many of us suspected: the mystery woman is not Abigail and is playing the Deverauxes for reasons of her own. Jennifer’s rushed back to Salem from Boston, eager to see her daughter, and almost everyone in the family is thrilled, which only sets them up for heartbreak. (Peacock/Screenshot) Days of Our Lives Spoilers for The Week of 8-19-22 Promise The Beginning Of A Bumpy Ride Abigail’s Family Won’t…

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Honor has been spreading its wings in India with a slew of launches. The company recently introduced the Honor 200 series in the country to expand its portfolio in the mid-range and premium segments. Although the Honor 200 Pro caters for the premium segment, it is the Honor 200 that will face the real heat in the Indian smartphone landscape. The latest smartphone from the company is priced at Rs 34,999 for 8GB + 256GB and Rs 39,999 for the 12GB + 512GB option.The Honor 200 offers some interesting features and a premium design. This time, the special focus is…

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Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greets audience members at a campaign rally at United Auto Workers Local 900 on August 8, 2024 in Wayne, Michigan. Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesThe Harris campaign announced on Saturday that it was booking at least $370 million worth of television and online ads in key battlegrounds to run between Labor Day and the November election.During the nine-week sprint leading up to Election Day, the Harris campaign is reserving $170 million in TV ads and $200 million for digital ads on platforms like Hulu, Roku, YouTube, Paramount, Spotify and Pandora.Nearly a month since…

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Buy now, pay later firms like Klarna and Block’s Afterpay could be about to face tougher rules in the U.K.Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesFinancial technology firm Klarna is pushing deeper into banking with its own checking account-like product and a cashback offering that rewards users for shopping via its app.The company — best known for its buy now, pay later loans that let consumers pay for purchases via interest-free monthly installments — said Thursday that it is launching the new products as it seeks to “disrupt retail banking” and encourage customers to move their spending and saving onto…

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Akiplėša (Toxic), the feature debut from Lithuanian writer and director Saulė Bliuvaitė that explores the human body and mysterious model agencies, is the winner of the Locarno Film Festival’s 2024 international competition, which was honored with the Pardo d’Oro, or Golden Leopard, in the Swiss town on Saturday. Locarno77 organizers called the movie “an incisive portrayal of teenage girls and the crushing expectations imposed upon them.” Meanwhile, the special jury prize went to Iraq-born Austrian auteur Kurdwin Ayub for her sophomore fiction feature Mond (Moon). The film follows former martial artist Sarah who leaves Austria to train three sisters from…

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Leon Bridges is going on tour in support of his recently announced new album, Leon. The Leon Tour begins in October and stretches into November. Supporting Bridges on nearly all dates are Hermanos Gutiérrez. The last U.S. stop, in Fort Worth, will feature direct support from Texas country singer Charley Crockett. See Leon Bridges’ tour dates below.“I wanted to bring the magic and connection that made this record to this tour, so I felt it was important to pick the right rooms to play,” Bridges said in a press statement. “I’ll be performing at intimate theaters this run with my…

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.Getty ImagesRepublican presidential running mate JD Vance said Thursday he will debate Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz on Oct. 1, while also challenging his opponent to accept another debate, on Sept. 18.”The American people deserve as many debates as possible, which is why President Trump has challenged Kamala to three of them already,” Vance, a U.S. senator from Ohio, said in a post on social media platform X.”Not only do I accept the CBS debate on October 1st, I accept the…

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Young Adult Deals Deals Aug 17, 2024 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Today’s Featured Book Deals $2.99A Snake Falls to the Earth by Darcie Little BadgerGet This Deal$1.99The Isles of the Gods by Amie KaufmanGet This Deal $2.99The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle HassanGet This Deal$1.99American Panda by Gloria ChaoGet This Deal $2.99You Owe Me A Murder by Eileen CookGet This Deal$1.99The Book of Dust by Philip PullmanGet This Deal $2.99A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnisGet This Deal$3.99Thorn by Intisar KhananiGet This Deal Read…

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Avocados have become nearly ubiquitous in American society, served at fast-food outlets and fine dining alike as demand grows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that U.S. avocado consumption has more than tripled since 2001. The seeds of that growth are firmly planted in Mexico. The USDA reports that about 90% of all avocados eaten in the U.S. come from Mexico, totaling an estimated $2.7 billion in imports for 2024.U.S. production is concentrated in California, which accounts for around 90% of domestic production, according to the California Avocado Commission. Hawaii and Florida make up the rest. But California’s industry only meets a…

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Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman during spacesuit testing.John Kraus / Polaris ProgramSpaceX is preparing to launch its next private mission by the end of the month, featuring the first attempt to have the astronauts step out into space.The Polaris Dawn mission — the first of three flights billionaire and Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman purchased from SpaceX in 2022 for his human spaceflight effort known as the Polaris Program — is set to launch from Florida in the early hours of Aug. 26.”We don’t get the freedom of any time of day to launch but I think it’ll work out to…

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Illustration of the mpox virusGetty Images/Science Photo Library The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern over an ongoing outbreak of mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – in Central and West Africa. This is the second time in two years that the disease has spread enough to prompt such a declaration from the WHO. On 15 August, Swedish health officials confirmed a case as the first known infection outside of Africa with the mpox strain that is currently driving the outbreak. What is mpox? Mpox is an infectious disease caused by a virus…

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For the Evil cast, going back to film the final episodes and the last day on set were emotional. The series is ending on August 22 after four seasons, but fortunately, Robert and Michelle King were given four bonus episodes to wrap up the story. That ending will also “leave an opening to imagine much more story,” Katja Herbers (who plays Kristen) told TV Insider, “which is a very deliberate choice by Robert and Michelle to both give the viewers a gratifying potential end and an opening for more should a streamer want to pick it up.” But for now, it…

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Valve will reportedly support Asus ROG Ally and other rival handhelds with its SteamOS. The company, which sells its own gaming handheld, the Steam Deck, has said that it will allow third-party devices to run its Linux-based operating system. SteamOS, designed and optimised for the “living room experience,” powers the Steam Deck, but most modern gaming handhelds, including the Asus ROG Ally, run on Windows. While Microsoft’s operating system provides flexibility and wider support for third-party game launchers, Windows-based handhelds have faced criticism over their less-than-ideal OS experience.SteamOS Support for Other HandheldsThe company confirmed its plans to The Verge, saying…

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UAW President Shawn Fain chairs the 2023 Special Elections Collective Bargaining Convention in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 27, 2023. Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain ratcheted up criticism of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares in a video Friday afternoon, accusing the chief executive of price gouging consumers and failing to uphold parts of the union’s labor contract with the automaker.The comments are the latest in an ongoing back-and-forth between the CEO and union leader following contentious collective bargaining talks last year between the UAW and Detroit automakers, including Stellantis.”Something is rotten at Stellantis,” Fain said to begin…

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Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. CNBCA coincidence or master plan? Warren Buffett now owns the exact same number of shares of Apple as he does Coca-Cola after slashing the tech holding by half.Many Buffett followers made the curious observation after a regulatory “13-F” filing Wednesday night revealed Berkshire Hathaway’s equity holdings at the end of the second quarter. It showed an identical 400 million share count in Apple and Coca-Cola, Buffett’s oldest and longest stock position.It’s prompted some to believe that the “Oracle of Omaha” is done selling down…

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