Secrets Live Inside My Son’s Ears Joanna Pearson Share article The Oracle by Joanna Pearson You name it, Lola’s found it in someone’s ear. A green Skittle, a watch battery, the tarnished back of a gold earring, a bunched-up bit of mint floss, a Lego head. Insects—yes, of course. Roaches of various sizes, a wasp, a small beetle. Hardened ear wax (cerumen, Lola insists, avoiding lazy colloquialism) resembling the face of Donald Trump. A polished pebble that might have been from the bottom of a fishbowl. Lola tells me about her discoveries. I devise ways to one-up her, which is…
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In this articlePGROKUINTCFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTSignage outside Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines before the bell.Intel — Shares popped 6.7% after the chipmaker posted better-than-expected second-quarter results and a return to profitability after two consecutive losing periods. Intel’s forecast for the third quarter also came in above analyst expectations. The company reported adjusted earnings of 13 cents a share on revenues of $12.95 billion.Roku — The streaming stock rallied nearly 10% after reporting a narrower-than-expected loss for the second quarter. Roku…
Lots of potential: Abdul Manan Dar from Linköping University in Sweden examines an organic-based multielectrode array attached to a Venus flytrap (courtesy: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University) The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) was once described by Charles Darwin as â€Åone of the most wonderful [plants] in the worldâ€Â. Consisting of two lobes that attach together to form a kind of jaw, the inner surface of each lobe contains so-called â€Åtrigger†hairs that cause the trap to rapidly shut if bended by a unsuspectingly insect. When a hair is stimulated an electrical â€Åaction potential†swiftly spreads through the leaf in less than a…
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A24’s supernatural horror Talk To Me by first time filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou blew past box office projections grossing over $10 million on 2,340 screens opening weekend. The breakout by the first-time filmmaker brothers and popular YouTubers from Australia was no. six at the domestic box office. The film was well reviewed as a fresh spin on the possession tale and had great exits with a B+ Cinemascore — pretty much tops for horror, especially indie horror — and A24’s best wide-release Cinemascore ever across all genres. It’s the distributor’s biggest opening weekend ever since 2018’s Hereditary from Ari…
WASHINGTON — Two crewed missions remain on track to launch to the International Space Station over the next month and a half after addressing technical issues that included a Soyuz coolant leak. At a July 25 briefing, NASA officials said they are planning the launch of the Crew-7 mission to the ISS no earlier than Aug. 17. That mission, on a Crew Dragon spacecraft, was scheduled for Aug. 15 but pushed back two days to allow sufficient time to change over Launch Complex 39A from Falcon Heavy to Falcon 9. At the time of the briefing, a Falcon Heavy was…
Pebble Revolve smartwatch has been launched in India on Thursday. The smartwatch sports a 1.39-inch HD display with an always-on feature. The watch comes with three different dial frames and three straps included in the box, allowing users to mix up the watch style. The Pebble smartwatch features Bluetooth calling, multiple sports modes and watch faces. It is also equipped with several health monitors including a heart rate monitor and a blood oxygen level sensor. Pebble Revolve is a budget smartwatch offering and has been launched under Rs. 3,500. The watch is powered by a 230mAh battery and is said…
Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action USA conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023.Giorgio Viera | Afp | Getty ImagesDonald Trump on Friday defended the handling of surveillance footage at his Florida home that is at the center of major new criminal charges in the federal case over the former president’s retention of classified documents.”These are my tapes that we gave to them,” Trump told a conservative radio host in his first public interview since being accused of the new crimes.”And they basically then say, ‘That’s not enough,'”…
In this articlePGFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTTide laundry detergent is shown on display in Compton, California, U.S., January 10, 2017. Mike Blake | ReutersProcter & Gamble reported its quarterly earnings before the bell Friday.Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv:Earnings per share: $1.37 vs. expected $1.32Revenue: $20.55 billion, vs. expected $19.98 billionThe company, which makes Tide detergent, Crest toothpaste and Gillette razors, has been raising prices on its goods for nearly two years to mitigate increasing commodity costs. Its prices were up 10% in the company’s fiscal…
Cardi B’s microphone throw during a live performance has spurred a lot of debate on the internet — but one is taking shape that’s invoking an infamous musical duo … Milli Vanilli. A lot of folks noticed that after Cardi stopped the show Saturday to retaliate against a woman who threw a drink on her from the crowd … the music/song she was rapping to, ‘Bodak Yellow,’ kept going, and many have assumed that Cardi was just lip syncing. Play video content Twitter, TikTok / @j_blizzyy It was quite noticeable … but, obviously, more people focused on what was going…
In this articleMETAFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTMeta Quest 3 VR headset.MetaMeta is overhauling its Horizon Worlds virtual reality app to include more video games as the social platform struggles to find a big audience.Horizon Worlds is the company’s free virtual reality social network where people can create avatars and interact with other players.related investing newsMeta’s stellar quarter shows Zuckerberg can both monetize and cut costsJeff Marks2 days agoIn an effort to make Horizon Worlds more compelling, Meta now has an in-house studio dubbed Ouro Interactive that’s focused on making first-party virtual reality games, Meta’s Vice President of Metaverse Vishal…
Kendall Jenner is fulling enjoying summer. This week, the model dropped a carousel of photos from what looks like a trip to the lake with her friends. She clearly had a favorite bikini for her trip, because several pics featured a two piece with a tie-front top. It had matching bottoms in vertical multi-colored stripes cut high up on her thigh. In the very first photo, she lies on a white and blue towel with a pair of black sunglasses at her side to show it off.In two other pics, Jenner models the bikini while standing by the water, her…
The mind of Jeremiah Fisher is a lovely place. Keeping with the theme of trying new things, The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2 Episode 5 tried something different by putting us in the headspace of Jeremiah instead of Belly. As the weaker aspect of this love triangle, one of whom we knew the least about, it was genuinely refreshing that we got Jeremiah’s perspective and a chance to lean into the male gaze. And what we learned was essentially some of what we knew but expanded. He’s the boy who always looked up to his brother, but now the…
In this articleMAVFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTVisa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. credit cards are arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S.Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA bipartisan push in Washington to clamp down on credit card fees is pitting retailers against network payment processors — and both sides are working hard to gain the attention of consumers.The Credit Card Competition Act was reintroduced last month in both the House and the Senate, after not being brought up for a vote in either chamber during the previous Congress.The measure aims to bolster competition for credit card processing networks…
Major Sony release date changes here, a bulk of them due to the actors strike. Let’s start with the good news: The Culver City lot is dating Bad Boys 4, which recently wrapped production for Fathers’ Day weekend, June 14, 2024. It’s going up against Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2. Through three movies, the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence cop series counts over $841M worldwide. Sony is also dating Venom 3 for July 12, 2024. Sony always had that date on reserve, and it’s up against a New Line horror movie. Through two movies, the Venom movies have grossed $1.36 billion.…
by Regina Avalos, July 20, 2023(Photo: Filmation) Masters of the Universe fans will not see a new live-action film from Netflix. Per Variety, the long-gestating project has been officially killed by the streamer. Toy maker Mattel is shopping the project elsewhere and has confirmed it is no longer at the streaming service. The following was revealed about the film: “Insiders said that close to $30 million has already been spent on development costs and the cash that’s been shelled out to hold on to talent – like previously announced lead Kyle Allen and the film’s heatseeking directing duo Adam and…
WASHINGTON — Chris Kubasik, CEO of defense contractor L3Harris Technologies, on July 27 extended “a warm welcome to Aerojet’s team of over 5,000 employees who will soon become part of L3Harris.” After clearing regulatory approvals, L3Harris officially acquired Aerojet Rocketdyne, the last independent U.S. supplier of missile propulsion systems. Aerojet Rocketdyne, headquartered in El Segundo, California, makes rocket engines and propulsion systems for space vehicles, ballistic missiles and military tactical weapons. The completion of the $4.7 billion deal caps a period of uncertainty for Aerojet Rocketdyne that started in December 2020 when Lockheed Martin sought to buy it for $4.4…
Twitter was recently rebranded as X by owner Elon Musk. On Friday, Musk claimed that the social media platform reached “new heights” with more than 540 million monthly users as compared to the reported 229 million monthly active users in May 2022. Musk took over the site in November 2022, and has since made several changes including laying off almost 50 percent of the firm’s workforce and appointing Linda Yaccarino as the CEO. This rebrand is the latest among all of Musk’s changes and riptides, as Twitter continues to struggle with its advertisement revenue.Between talks of the patent rights of…