This column is a collaboration with DoubleBlind, a print magazine and media company at the forefront of the psychedelic movement. Erinn Baldeschwiler had already been having a rough go of it. A mother of two teens, she was going through a divorce, moving out of her house, and splitting from her business partner all as the
Month: June 2021
Motherland: Fort Salem season 1 introduced viewers to an expansive world where witches make up the American military, and followed new recruits Tally (Jessica Sutton), Abigail (Ashley Nicole Williams), and Raelle (Taylor Hickson) as they trained to fight against witchy terrorist cell, The Spree. The witch cadets experienced love, loss, and betrayal while learning to
A sharp fall in demand for groceries, as pubs and restaurants reopened to indoor customers, has driven a decline in retail sales volumes. The Office for National Statistics charted a surprise 1.4% fall in retail sales between April and May. Economists had predicted growth of 1.6% on the back of a 9% surge the previous
Teachers in Los Angeles Unified have ratified a tentative agreement with the school district, paving the way for the nation’s second largest K-12 system to fully reopen campuses for the upcoming academic year. Ninety-four percent of the teachers, counselors, librarians, school nurses and other certificated employees who voted supported the deal, the union announced late
Kim Kardashian West has said she almost became a “runaway bride” before her 72-day marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries. The reality star told a Keeping Up With The Kardashians reunion special she had cold feet before tying the knot, but denied claims the wedding was a ploy to boost ratings. Kardashian West married Humphries
Boris Johnson’s Tories have suffered a humiliating by-election defeat as the Liberal Democrats secured a historic win in Chesham and Amersham. Lib Dem Sarah Green is the country’s newest MP after winning the seat, which has been a Conservative stronghold since its creation in 1974. The contest was triggered by the death of former Cabinet
Some HBO Max subscribers received a strange email Thursday night with the subject line “Integration Test Email # 1.” The body of the email said only, “This template is used by integration tests only.” There were no attachments or images included. Given the proliferation of data breaches of late, it could have been a phishing
François Ozon’s Summer of ‘85 — which adapts the YA novel Dance on My Grave, by Aidan Chambers — is moving but contained affair, aflush with overwhelming feeling but also distant from that feeling, probing but not always revealing, sensuous and charismatic but not always easy to like. It’s a gay teen romance out of
As software supply chain attacks emerge as a point of concern in the wake of SolarWinds and Codecov security incidents, Google is proposing a solution to ensure the integrity of software packages and prevent unauthorized modifications. Called “Supply chain Levels for Software Artifacts” (SLSA, and pronounced “salsa”), the end-to-end framework aims to secure the software
Brantley Gilbert, Toby Keith and Hardy have combined forces for “The Worst Country Song of All Time.” The trio’s brand-new single, released on Friday (June 18) is a rambunctious, boot-stomping good time, with a classically Hardy lyrical misdirection fans have come to love. The song kicks off with its title — “This is the worst country song of all time” —
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness writer Michael Waldron says the coronavirus pandemic gave director Sam Raimi the chance to take the Marvel Studios sequel into a “slightly scarier direction.” After Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson dropped out of the sequel over creative differences in January 2020, the Kevin Feige-led studio tapped the Evil
Strategy Analytics has released its first quarter report for global 5G smartphone shipments. Samsung and Vivo saw the highest gains in the last quarter. Samsung shipped 17 million units in Q1 2021, compared to 9.5 million shipments in the last quarter of 2020, seeing a growth of 79 percent. This is likely due to the
I’ve been writing about bi and lesbian books for more than a decade now, and in that time, there’s been a constant refrain that gets under my skin: “There’s no good lesbian books.” This is often said by readers of M/M books who refuse to read any other queer books, but bafflingly, it’s also frequently
We’ve been really high on this kid Logan Halstead here lately. The 18-year-old from Boone County, West Virginia, paints a picture that goes well beyond his age, singing songs about the struggles of growing up in the heart of Appalachia. And when you’re growing up in the heart if Appalachia, there’s a couple things you
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is headed into some interesting territory in the next few years, including introducing an array of new characters into live action. This includes Ms. Marvel, a Disney+ exclusive series that will tell the origin story of Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani). While we’re still a ways out from the series’ debut,
Family friends Monday identified the driver of a fatal weekend crash at the intersection of Vine and Hollenbeck avenues in West Covina as 19-year-old Kerry Welsh.
Connecticut is primed to become the 18th state to legalize cannabis for recreational use. The state’s House of Representatives passed legislation to do so on Wednesday night, and with the Senate approving the latest version of the bill on Thursday, the only thing still needed to make it official is the signature of Democratic Governor
It’s been awhile since we’ve all been able to see a Marvel film in theaters. In fact, it’s been two years, two weeks, and one day since Spider-Man: Far From Home premiered. Now, Marvel’s Black Widow is set to end that pandemic-induced drought when it arrives in theaters (and on Disney+) Friday, July 9. Marvel
This article contains spoilers for Marvel’s Loki episode 2. For the bulk of Marvel’s Loki episode 2, titled “The Variant,” the God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston) teams with the Time Variance Authority’s Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson) to chase a timeline variant who, according to Mobius, is an alternate version of Loki himself. The variant
The UK has asked the European Union to extend the grace period on chilled meats being sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. The grace period allowing items such as sausages to be sent between the two is due to expire at the end of June. The UK has asked for this deadline to be
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