Ronan Farrow Book Alleges Matt Lauer Raped NBC News Colleague

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1179 words  |  Kelle Repass

Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx Ronan Farrow’s new book “Catch and Kill” recounts his investigation of Harvey Weinstein; the hurdles his then-employer NBC News put in his way that caused him to publish the story in the New Yorker instead; and how Weinstein hired Black Cube, an investigative firm that employs ex-Mossad officers, to stop him. But Farrow’s most explosive interview in the book is with Brooke Nevils, the former NBC News employee whose complaint about Matt Lauer led to the co-anchor’s firing from the “Today” show in 2017. [Read More]

Shailene Woodley: How I'm Changing My Life to Save the Seas

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2353 words  |  Martina Birk

Our seas are in deep, deep trouble. They house an extraordinarily diverse eco-system of marine life, and are crucial to the well being of land-based ecosystems. And as of this moment, they may as well be the Wild West for corporations and governments to pillage as they please. Deep sea mining, lawless over-fishing, an outpouring of plastic and chemical pollution, shipping noise, disruption of floating seaweed beds, and changing temperatures caused by global warming are just a few of the clear threats to our seas. [Read More]

Sharing Is Hard: Legal Trouble for Airbnb, RelayRides, FlightCar

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1087 words  |  Billy Koelling

Who knew that sharing could be so complicated, and perhaps even illegal? As companies operating in the “sharing economy” grow more popular, and consumers increasingly turn to services like peer-to-peer rental-car outfits rather than Hertz, local authorities are subjecting these alternative services to more legal scrutiny — in some cases penalizing participants with fines and ordering the companies to cease operations. Is it still safe to share? Airbnb, RelayRides, FlightCar and other sharing-economy businesses have come under fire lately around the U. [Read More]

Siargao, Philippines Is One of the Worlds Greatest Places

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  104 words  |  Martina Birk

While destinations such as Boracay, Cebu and Palawan nailed the mass market, the teardrop-­shaped island off the coast of Mindanao until recently had been best known to a dedicated band of surfers lured by consistent waves. But the secret is out, and new spots are popping up on the island, including the beachfront Inara Siargao Resort, an intimate five-suite property that can be booked on Instagram. Just before COVID-19 shutdowns, Siargao got additional cell towers to improve data connectivity, which will be a boon to tourism when it reopens to vaccinated international travelers. [Read More]

Sport: Two Aces and a King

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  611 words  |  Kelle Repass

Golf is still grinning. Arnold Palmer had a hole in one last week, and a day later he did it again. The same hole, the same club, the same unorthodox swing, the same natural grace. Palmer will turn 57 this week, but he remains the mind’s eye and the heart’s idea of a golfer. On Maryland’s new Tournament Players Club at Avenel, in the company of old comrades the likes of Gary Player, with a five-iron to the 187-yd. [Read More]

Stan Lee: Marvel Characters He Created

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  260 words  |  Tandra Barner

November 12, 2018 4:57 PM EST In the wake of reports that Stan Lee passed away at the age of 95 on Monday, fans are mourning the loss of the legendary Marvel Comics creator. Lee, who made cameos in a number of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, is credited with creating some of the most popular comic book superheroes and villains of all time, including Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Incredible Hulk. [Read More]

Study skills 5 # Effective study time - Live & Study

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  875 words  |  Kelle Repass

30. 10. 2021 | Student Life Let’s assume that you’ve mastered time-management and overcome your procrastination. You’re sitting behind your desk, determined to start. Now you’re facing another challenge—how to use your time effectively and finish that task as soon as possible while still delivering excellent results? Forget about multi-tasking Multi-tasking is a mythical ability to deal with more tasks at the same time. Some employers value multi-tasking as a very precious skill but it has been proven that it’s not as great as it sounds. [Read More]

The Expiration-Date Culture | TIME

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  888 words  |  Patria Henriques

Is it just me, or has the news been larded with stories that speak eloquently and amusingly of our cultural obsession with youth and newness? Well, to some extent, it probably is just me: I happen to be turning 40 this week, so I’m a little sensitive. But I swear, every paper I read, every newscast I watch, all I’m hearing is age, age, age. Consider the story a few weeks ago about Riley Weston, the writer on the WB series Felicity who was fired when it was learned she was 32 years old instead of 19, as she had claimed. [Read More]

The History of Neil Armstrong's One Small Step for Man Quote

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  932 words  |  Billy Koelling

At 10:56 p.m. ET on July 20, 1969, the American astronaut Neil Armstrong put his left foot on the lunar surface and famously declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” In the 50 years since then, many have been eager to hear more about what prompted him to choose those words to be the first spoken on the moon. Was Neil Armstrong inspired by The Hobbit? [Read More]