The Hugo Awards are one of the biggest sci-fi and fantasy awards, and through the years, they’ve been plagued with controversy. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members, which means they fall somewhere between a typical literary award and a Goodreads Choice award: a popularity contest with a caveat. It also means they are
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Most people think of a superyacht and picture the obvious things. A huge boat. Expensive interiors. A crew waiting around. That’s only part of it. Modern superyachts have become surprisingly sophisticated spaces. They are built for entertaining, relaxing, exercising, working and, of course, getting away from everyone else. The yacht itself almost becomes a private
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Harpinder Collacott has been appointed as the next chief executive of the domestic abuse charity SafeLives. Collacott will join the charity in mid-November and take over from interim Tracey Bleakley, who has led SafeLives since April. Bleakley succeeded Ellen Miller, who stepped down for personal reasons in March following the death of her husband last
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Inflation data, earnings reports and tensions in the Middle East have been influencing the market. In this volatile backdrop, investors seeking income can bolster their portfolios by adding dividend-paying stocks. The recommendations of top Wall Street analysts can help inform investors in their search for attractive stocks from the vast universe of dividend-paying companies. These
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In Chloe Benjamin’s exquisitely imagined and emotionally rich Under Story, a woman moves to Antarctica in search of a fresh start and finds far more than she expected. It’s an extreme choice. The icebound landmass where McMurdo Station is situated sees “less rain than the Sahara” and is so remote that airplane travel is restricted
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After announcing its role as Vast’s brand partner and official timekeeper late last year, IWC Schaffhausen has now followed up on that news with a tangible expression of the collaboration, in the form of the Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive, unveiled at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026. An astronaut’s tool watch, conceived from scratch with human
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The government’s failure to confirm who will hold the civil society ministerial brief shows the charity sector is being “undervalued”, charity leaders have said. After a month of waiting for ministerial briefs to be confirmed at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, charity leaders have urged the government to make an announcement “as
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Ah, the park on a sunny day, where one encounters an embarrassment of riches: fresh air, beautiful trees, colorful flowers, chirpy birds and wild animals. Also enjoying the scenery are other people, sometimes too many, who might speak too loudly, speed-skate on the walking paths or have barking dogs that scare away birds. How can
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