Month: July 2021

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has a legacy of creating literary themed stamps, including stamps honoring the classic The Snowy Day, as well as their Literary Arts series spanning 32 different literary figures. This year’s entry into the Literary Arts series is speculative fiction giant Ursula K. Le Guin. Here’s everything we know about
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Foreign holidays resumed on May 17 and while the Seychelles is currently welcoming tourists, it remains on the UK’s red list following the latest update to the traffic light categories. This means returning Britons currently face 10 days of hotel quarantine and direct flights are banned. However, the Indian Ocean country did issue a green light to tourists on March 25. Everyone
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American Airlines flight 718, the first U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators lifted a 20-month grounding in November, takes off from Miami, Florida, U.S. December 29, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters Major U.S. airlines relaxed ticket-change policies for several Florida cities as Tropical Storm Elsa approached the state. Tropical storm conditions were expected
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Moviegoers not far removed from the isolating strains of lockdown may find The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 strikes a chord. Distributor Bleecker Street and director Joshua Zeman hope so as the doc, a shift from the helmer’s true crime roots (The Sons of Sam: Descent into Darkness, Cropsey), opens in 75 theaters. Digital release
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News Deftones and Gojira Postpone Tour to 2022 The joint North American trek will now begin in April 2022 By Noah Yoo July 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Deftones and Gojira have once again rescheduled their joint tour dates. Originally set for 2020, and then announced for 2021 this past April, the North American
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A former gardener at a National Trust property has been awarded nearly £50,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal, harassment and discrimination. A tribunal ruling published this week shows that employment judges were unanimous in their decision that Claire Bryant was constructively unfairly dismissed by the charity. The tribunal, at Ashford, Kent, upheld complaints of direct
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Two years of practice were enough to crown a brand-new, history-making winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Fourteen-year-old Zaila Avant-garde from New Orleans, Louisiana, won the competition, correctly spelling “querimonious,” “solidungulate,” and the final winning word “murraya” — a type of tree. “Does this word contain the English name Murray, which could be the
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Croatia remains amber following the Government’s latest update to its traffic light categories for foreign travel, meaning travel to its popular Adriatic resorts is technically able to go ahead – although significant restrictions make it impractical for most. The UK Government also advises against travel to amber-listed countries. While nowhere near as severe as the restrictions faced by those travelling from red-listed countries, those
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President Barack Obama has shared a new Spotify playlist of songs he’s “been listening to lately.” “With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate this summer,” President Obama said in a Tweet posted on Saturday. “Here’s a playlist of songs I’ve been listening to lately—it’s a mix of
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