There’s something fascinating about monster tales — something that keeps us humans coming back for more. And, let’s be honest: we’re the ones creating the monsters here. So what is it about monsters that’s so fascinating? In the late 1990s, Jeffrey Jerome Cohen wrote an essay called “Monster Culture (Seven Theses)” in the book Monster
Month: February 2023
Ever since Stephanie Black was 10 years old, she wanted to be an archaeologist. But she was 17 the first time she put that dream into action. After her mother told her she needed to have a plan for her life, Black slammed her door, opened her laptop, and clicked on a class that was
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Amazon has thousands of deals when it comes to toys, home goods and electronics, but the site is reserving one of its best deals yet on an Audible subscription. The premium audiobook site
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies won the Los Angeles Unified School District’s 42nd annual Academic Decathlon and was presented the Superintendent’s Trophy on Saturday, Feb. 25 in a room filled with excited students and their teachers at a banquet held at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar. The Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Several US media publishers are dropping the Dilbert comic strip after its creator described black people as members of “a racist hate group”. Several media officials denounced the comments by creator Scott Adams as racist, hateful and discriminatory. Dilbert is a long-running comic strip poking fun at office culture. In an episode of the YouTube
The UK and EU are “inching towards a conclusion” on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, the Irish prime minister has said. An agreement is possible “but by no means guaranteed”, Leo Varadkar added. Momentum has been building through weeks of fraught talks and a deal to ease checks on trade introduced under the
EXCLUSIVE: We’ve heard from sources that Jason Seagraves has exited Cavalry Media as their SVP of Development. Seagraves is the second executive to leave the management and production company following co-founder Dana Brunetti, which we first reported. Seagraves, I understand, has both Brunetti and Cavalry Media co-founder Keegan Rosenberger’s approval to transition to a producorial
Xiaomi 13 series will be launched in Barcelona on February 26, a day before the Mobile World Congress 2023 begins. The company will unveil three models in this series — the Xiaomi 13, the Xiaomi 13 Pro, and the Xiaomi 13 Lite. While the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro were already launched in China,
Feb 24, 2023The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity The use of AI in cybersecurity is growing rapidly and is having a significant impact on threat detection, incident response, fraud detection, and vulnerability management. According to a report by Juniper Research, the use of AI for fraud detection and prevention is expected to save businesses $11
Colter Wall’s cover of “Cowpoke” has a way of sneaking into my cognitive brain loop on repeat. Not only is the song a lilting humming tune, but Colter’s voice is a throwback to an old western scene somewhere. His rendition is so good it paints a vivid portrait of life out in the middle of
Play video content Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?/HBO Pink claims Christina Aguilera wanted to throw hands during the ’Lady Marmalade’ shoot — something she says is ancient history … but which definitely, allegedly, happened. The singer spilled the beans to Chris Wallace on his weekly show, ‘Who’s Talking,’ opening up about some apparent tension she
Citymapper, the urban transport app which ranks among Britain’s most prominent consumer technology companies, is in talks to be bought by a multibillion dollar New York-based rival. Sky News has learnt that Citymapper, which launched in 2010, is in advanced discussions about a takeover by Via Transportation. City sources said a deal could be struck
One Piece is one of the most popular anime series out now. It got its start as a serialized manga getting published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1997 and by 1999 it was made into an anime, and has since aired over 1,000 episodes. While it’s not quite the longest-running anime, there’s something to say about
Hip-hop is arguably the last true American art form, dating back to its “Rec Room” roots on August 11, 1973, in a massive 102-unit apartment building in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, New York. 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, to be exact. A half-century after that “Back to School Jam” that Saturday evening, what evolved
Some House Republicans had expected that their new subcommittee dedicated to probing the so-called “weaponization of the federal government” would have the same funding as the previous Congress’ efforts to investigate the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In fact, House Judiciary Republicans have officially requested only a $2 million per year increase
The Port of Los Angeles will conduct a full environmental study on a proposal to upgrade the nearly 14-acre Phillips 66 Marine Oil Terminal and Wharf, which has come under criticism by community members and several environmental groups. The massive project is intended to bring the terminal up to all present-day oil terminal health and
Jill Biden has dropped the strongest hint yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term – saying there is “pretty much” nothing left to do but work out the time and place for the announcement. The US president has long said it is his intention to seek re-election, though he has yet
A controversial member of the House of Lords has been forced to declare financial interests following a huge leak of documents that also revealed her links to prominent anti-Islam activists. Baroness Cox said her failure to register support from the not-for-profit company Equal and Free Limited – which was used to pay for her parliamentary
Newspapers across the country are pulling the “Dilbert” cartoon after a podcast racial rant from creator and author Scott Adams. Adams said on his his Coffee with Scott Adams online video program that white people should “get the hell away from Black people,” labeling Blacks as a “hate group.” The Dilbert cartoon is a satire on office
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, the purported handset from Galaxy A-series, has reportedly been spotted on Google Play Console. Its latest appearance on the Google Play Console has given an insight into expected features and specifications. The upcoming addition to the company’s Galaxy A-series is speculated to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1080 SoC. The
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