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"One night in New Orleans": How location plays a big role in "Interview with the Vampire"
In New Orleans, a city shaped like a soup bowl and situated between one and 20 feet below sea level, the presence of the dead — and the ghosts that linger — is part of the everyday atmosphere. This location, which Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) refers to...
Hooters is the latest chain to close multiple locations nationwide
Hooters has permanently closed several restaurant locations due to “pressure from current market conditions,” the chain said in a statement sent to several news outlets. In the same vein as many fast casual restaurants nationwide, Hooters has been hit hard by inflation-related food costs, which is encouraging consumers to eat at home instead of dining out.
Pelosi says Trump spouted a "manifesto of lies" during the debate, spurring Truth Social rant
Donald Trump went after Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in a late-night rant on TruthSocial after the former House Speaker called Trump’s debate performance a “manifesto of lies.”. Trump wrote that Pelosi is more “cognitively impaired” than President Joe Biden, who has been heavily criticized for his weak debate...
Did Kanye West visit Russia? Here's what we know
Russian state media on Sunday claimed that Kanye West (who also goes by "Ye") was visiting Moscow. If true, the trip would make West the first major American celebrity to visit Russia since the Kremlin began its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, per CNN. CNN reported that the brand team...
"Pyrrhic victory": Steve Bannon claims Biden withdrawing from the race would actually hurt Trump
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, who begins a four-month prison sentence on Monday, says a Biden withdrawal from the presidential race could backfire on the Trump campaign. After a shaky performance at the presidential debate in Atlanta on Thursday, voters and media critics alike are calling for Biden to step down from the race for a Democratic candidate, even as the president's campaign insists he will be the party's nominee in November.
Federal funding for major science agencies is at a 25-year low
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Government funding for science is usually immune from political gridlock and polarization in Congress. But, federal funding for science is slated to drop for 2025. Science research dollars are considered to be discretionary, which means the funding has to be approved by...
"Treasonous acts": Liberal justices say SCOTUS Trump immunity ruling a "mockery" of the Constitution
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump cannot be criminally prosecuted for "official acts" he took when in office, stating that presidents enjoy "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" and sending the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to figure out which acts are official and unofficial.
The drop out debate: Biden has already lost a big part of the battle
If there's one bright spot during the very dark last few days, it's that we didn't have to hear much from Donald Trump and his henchmen. Of course, he was very unhappy about that and whined on his Truth Social platform that nobody was giving him the credit he deserved:
Donald Trump wants more political violence — the Supreme Court just handed MAGA one excuse
Donald Trump was the luckiest man alive last Thursday. President Joe Biden's abysmal debate performance overshadowed what should have been the biggest story of the night: Trump, as he did in the 2020 presidential debate, winkingly encouraged his supporters to commit political violence. Biden correctly noted during the debate that Trump has promised to pardon the over 1,200 people charged with federal crimes for the January 6 insurrection. Trump responded by calling the rioters "innocent" and saying Biden "ought to be ashamed" because his Justice Department charged them with crimes. This echoes Trump's increasingly rabid defense of the insurrectionists on the campaign trail, where he often calls them "hostages" and "political prisoners" and holds ceremonies honoring those who are imprisoned.
Joe Biden desperately needs to rebrand
In advertising and marketing, a brand is a way of creating an emotional attachment between the public and a product (a good or a service – or a person such as a celebrity, politician, or other public personality). This is done through repeated messaging that involves slogans, songs, logos, color use, narrative, and other means of storytelling and emotional manipulation. The most effective marketing achieves “semiotic unity” where the brand and what is being sold are universally understood to be inseparable from one another in the minds of the target audience (for example see “Coca Cola” and other legacy brands).
How does diabetes start? A new study suggests it begins in the gut
Diabetes has been a well-known condition since ancient times, described 1500 years before Christ was born, in the Egyptian medical text the Ebers papyrus. Modern doctors thought they knew how it manifested: when the pancreas struggles to process insulin and therefore your blood glucose (or blood sugar) becomes too high.
“House of the Dragon” shows the unfair burden placed on grieving women
When dragons go to war, everything burns. But who bears the emotional cost of the conflagration?. The second season of “House of the Dragon” presents us with a clear answer: In Westeros, a kingdom steeped in gender normativity, the female figures in Houses Green and Black are made to shoulder the weight of grief most acutely.
"Breakdancing is an American art form": From its origins in 1980s New York to the Paris Olympics
Ask any b-boy or b-girl in the world that name the moment that changed everything, someone says in the Andscape documentary “Breakin’ on the One,” and they’ll cite the battle at Lincoln Center that took place on August 15, 1981. The face-off between the Rock Steady...
Rep. Clyburn weighs-in on Trump's backhanded "Black jobs" comment
During Thursday night's shambling vs. rambling first televised presidential debate of 2024, which aired on CNN to 20-year record low debate viewership, Donald Trump spoke of undocumented immigrants "taking Black jobs," causing many to wonder . . . what exactly is a "Black job?" Speaking to CNN's Dana Bash —...
Kelly Jaggers on cooking for one, embracing leftovers and making the kitchen a more enjoyable place
Cookbook author Kelly Jaggers knows how tricky it can be to avoid the siren song of DoorDash and whip up fresh, hot meals nightly. She also knows how annoyingly inconvenient it can be to modify recipes built to serve four when you're only looking to cook for yourself. So, she's put together "The Ultimate Meal Planning for One Cookbook," which helps to arrange and strategize your kitchen plans, ensuring that the dish you make on Monday night will supply you with leftovers to repurpose on Tuesday.
What I wish I'd known about bisexuality and the truth about love
“My mom is a lesbian,” my then-third-grader announced one evening at dinner. We were sitting around the dining room table, and I hadn’t even dug into my salad. My father raised his eyebrows. It was an otherwise unremarkable night during a slow-to-warm spring. “Well, not a lesbian per...
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