Smart home technology and smart home solutions are growing in popularity and product availability. However, as with other new innovation-driven developments, a sizable portion of the audience views it as an unnecessary extra or a luxury option. In reality, smart home products provide numerous benefits and cost savings. Smart home appliances can certainly be entertaining,
Allison Saft’s second YA novel, A Far Wilder Magic, is an enchanting fantasy tale about two young people, Margaret and Wes, who are drawn together in pursuit of a mythical fox purported to hold alchemical power. Throughout the story, Saft creates magic that feels astonishingly real. Here, she offers a deeper look at A Far
Kindle Unlimited is Amazon’s subscription service which gives readers access to over 2 million ebooks, alongside audiobooks, comics, short stories, and more, and this summer, Kindle Unlimited users were voracious readers. Amazon Prime users, who have access to about 3,000 books, short stories, audiobooks, and comics through their subscription to the service, were also busy
Raul Lopez of Luar knew that we were hungry for a showstopper, so he gave us just that. On Sunday night at The Shed, hundreds of fans and family members rushed the doors to pay witness to the designer’s spring/summer 2023 show, titled “La Alta Gama” (translation: “high class”), a reference to the Rochy RD
In this article ORCL Oracle reported revenue that met expectations on Monday, while earnings and quarterly guidance came in below analysts’ estimates. Revenue climbed 18% in the quarter from a year earlier, thanks to a contribution from recently acquired software maker Cerner. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $1.03 per share, adjusted, vs. $1.07 per
Charity leaders will find it “very difficult to survive in the sector” if they do not give up some of their power, according to the chief executive of Muslim Aid. Kashif Shabir told an online event today that global development charities in particular had changed in recent years, and charity bosses needed to adapt in
After two years of being the poster child of Covid border closures, New Zealand will finally reopen to fully vaccinated holidaymakers from 60 nations, including the UK, from May 1. Vaccinated Britons and children under 17 will be able to visit from the very specific time of 23:59 on the first day in May without
Global anime destination Crunchyroll will release the anticipated One Piece Film Red in the U.S. and Canada on Nov. 4. The film, produced by Toei Animation and One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, will hit theaters in Australia and New Zealand the day before, on Nov. 3, following a release in Austria and Germany Oct. 13.
Stephen Amell has a new target in his sights — the guy’s taking his neighbors to court over what he claims is an unpermitted animal adoption biz … one that he says is super loud and stinky! The “Arrow” star and his wife, Cassandra, just filed suit against Kristen Stavola and Jeremy Gardiner — who
Britney Spears says it’s likely she’ll never perform on stage again … and rips her dad and her conservatorship for the trauma she went through over the years. The singer posted — then deleted — her frustration on Instagram Sunday … blasting the fact that she had no control over her music videos and photoshoots
In this article GS The weakest American borrowers are starting to miss payments and default on their loans, and that is showing up at a surprising place: Goldman Sachs. While competitors like Bank of America enjoy repayment rates at or near record levels, Goldman’s loss rate on credit card loans hit 2.93% in the second
Mary Roach investigates the uneasy relationship that exists between humans and wildlife in Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law. Traveling to India, Vatican City and other locales, she meets with a wide cast of characters that includes predator attack investigators, a bear manager and a human-elephant conflict specialist, all in an effort to understand how
If you’re a horror fan, or even if you’re not, the word possession often conjures images of an exorcism. You think Regan, taken over by Pazuzu right under her parents’ noses in The Exorcist or the subway scene in Possession. It makes sense, when these movies were, and still are, staples in the body possession
View gallery Image Credit: Guibbaud Christophe/ABACA/Shutterstock Britney Spears danced to “Honest” by Justin Bieber in a new Instagram video on Sunday, September 11. The singer stunned in a white crop top and black Nike shorts, as she busted moves in the brand new video. Britney, 40, swayed along with the mellow tune with a few different moves thrown
Flashpop | Stone | Getty Images There’s a surefire way to save money on plane tickets — but those savings may not be worth it for some travelers, depending on their tolerance for certain headaches. The money-saving strategy likely doesn’t come as a surprise: Booking a flight with one or multiple stops is generally less
The Malaria Consortium achieved a record income in 2021/22, thanks to grants worth tens of millions of pounds from US foundations. The charity raised £84.4m in the year to March 2022, a sharp rise compared with £67.9m in 2020/21. It spent £79.8m, up from £66.8m, and recorded a surplus of £4.7m, according to accounts filed last
In this article 69-HK IHG-GB HLT AC-FR .SSEC MAR Business travelers are on the road again. So there’s no better time for CNBC Travel to name the best hotels for business travel across Asia-Pacific. CNBC joined with the market and consumer data firm Statista to produce rankings of the “Best Hotels for Business Travelers.” A
It’s a great time to be a horror fan. The genre has been thriving for a number of years now, resulting in some of the best horror movies returning to theaters. But the genre is also known for innovation, and one highly anticipated upcoming movie is Mark Mylod’s The Menu, starring The Queen’s Gambit actress
House of the Dragon excels when the series puts the complicated dynamics of the Targaryens to the forefront. House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 4 was relatively slower than the first three episodes, but the series clearly wants viewers to be aware of the relationships before the backstabbing begins. Otto has got to be
News Westside Gunn Performed on AEW Dynamite After Sitting in the Front Row for Years. How Does He Feel Now? The Buffalo rapper and wrestling fanatic rapped Daniel Garcia to the ring in their hometown. “I don’t think I’ve ever been this high,” Gunn said. By Evan Minsker September 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Westside Gunn
Sunseeker 100 Yacht Sunseeker’s 100 Yacht is the biggest new motor yacht to emerge from the UK this year and the star of the Poole builder’s display at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival. The first hull was only delivered in the summer, yet the yard revealed at least 15 sales before its world premiere. Powered
Ever since the publication of her first novel, Jack (1989), and continuing through her 2018 story collection, Days of Awe, A.M. Homes has focused with laserlike precision on some of the darkest corners of contemporary American life. It makes sense, then, that in her provocative novel The Unfolding, she would turn to a bitingly satirical
I always get excited for September — even though I’m long past back-to-school days, September feels like a new start, and it’s the time when I’m ready to learn a ton of new things. I’ve got my shiny new school supplies ready, and now I’m looking forward to diving into books that will teach me
On Friday night, Rihanna stepped out in a black bustier and mini skirt for a date with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky. She wore an oversized black jacket that occasionally slipped off her shoulders, revealing the straps and plunging neckline beneath. She carried a matching black handbag and wore a pair of see-through heels. The ensemble
Walt Disney Co DIS.N on Sunday sketched the contours of a plan for how the entertainment, theme parks and consumer products conglomerate will use technology to enhance storytelling for the next 100 years. Speaking backstage at the company’s biennial D23 Expo fan convention with Reuters, Chief Executive Bob Chapek took great pains to avoid what
In this article REGN RH TSLA CAT The Kroger supermarket chain’s headquarters is shown in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lisa Baertlein | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Zscaler — Zscaler surged 21.9% after reporting strong earnings in its most recent quarter. The company posted adjusted earnings of 25 cents per share
After Ever Happy, the fourth installment of the popular After romance/drama franchise, will gross circa $1.1 million since its release last Wednesday on 1,085 screens. From Fathom Events, this was the top film in the domestic marketplace Sept. 7-8 for a two-day run before dipping to 200+ screens this weekend. Vertical Entertainment will pick up
“Full House” creator Jeff Franklin is taking another swing at selling his Bev Hills mansion, which features a glamorous layout, a dark past and now … a greatly reduced price tag. The massive home has been relisted for a whopping $60 million … a steep number, for sure, but it’s actually a deep discount off
The new Starz series The Serpent Queen brings modern flair and an extremely unreliable narrator to the well-worn genre of period dramas, as an older Catherine de’ Medici (Samantha Morton) tells a servant girl (Sennia Nanua) about how her younger self (Liv Hill) came to control France for decades. In Morton’s hands, Catherine is a
The slowdown in the otherwise red-hot housing boom has been stunningly swift. The U.S. housing market surged during the pandemic as homebound people sought new places to live, boosted by record-low interest rates. Now, real estate agents who once reported lines of buyers outside open houses and bidding wars on the back deck say homes