Sanora Babb is unlikely to be your immediate answer when asked “who wrote the Great American Dust Bowl novel?” Instead, you’ll probably think of John Steinbeck, and his classic The Grapes of Wrath. That’s what I thought, at least, before I saw this fascinating Twitter thread by Skyler Schrempp. It turns out that Sanora Babb
Month: May 2023
After a grueling month-long trial and seven hours of jury deliberations at a Boise courthouse, Lori Vallow has been found guilty of a conspiracy to murder her children, Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow, with husband Chad Daybell. She was also found guilty of a conspiracy to murder Daybell’s previous wife, Tammy Daybell. Vallow, who showed
“You know that it’s our time, these are the best days of our lives. Let’s raise our glasses high, this one’s for you tonight.” Vanderpump Rules fans know these lyrics well; they comprise the chorus of “Raise Your Glass,” the show’s theme song, appearing in the opening credits since the series’ inception back in 2013.
Vivo S17 Pro is reportedly in the works. The Vivo S17 series is expected to succeed the Vivo 16 series — which included the Vivo S16, Vivo S16e and Vivo S16 Pro. Similarly, the S17 lineup is likely to include Vivo S17, Vivo S17e and Vivo S17 Pro models. The company has not confirmed any
May 12, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Malware A previously undocumented and mostly undetected variant of a Linux backdoor called BPFDoor has been spotted in the wild, cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct said in a technical report published this week. “BPFDoor retains its reputation as an extremely stealthy and difficult-to-detect malware with this latest iteration,” security researchers Shaul
The countdown is on. Ella Langley‘s debut EP, Excuse the Mess, officially drops this Friday, and man, am I excited. She shared her excitement for the album on Instagram earlier this month. “My debut EP comes out in 16 days, and I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge all of the incredible writers, players,
Ariel the mermaid just pounded real-life Aladdin into submission — or, more accurately, her fans did … this after the dude juxtaposed his flick with hers, which pissed a lot of people off. Mena Massoud — who played everyone’s favorite street rat in the 2019 live-action adaptation — just scrubbed his Twitter account due to
Lord Tyrie, the former chair of the competition watchdog and architect of many of Britain’s post-financial crisis banking reforms, is among the candidates vying to head Ofgem, the under-fire energy regulator. Sky News has learnt that Lord Tyrie has put his name forward to replace Professor Martin Cave, who is due to step down as
It was a heartfelt meeting, as San Jose resident Chuck Woo met the 15-year-old with blood cancer whose life he saved. Woo met Darrian Lu for the first time Thursday in downtown Los Angeles. Lu, an Alameda teen on the autism spectrum, had been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia for two years. Woo was his blood
They couldn’t build the wall over a mountain. It’s why the US-Mexico border wall ends at the foot of Mount Cristo Rey and is reduced to a block of concrete a foot high. It’s the “add-on” to fill the gap between wall and mountain, like something you’d use to zone off an industrial estate car
Sir Keir Starmer is promising his planned reforms of the Labour Party will be like New Labour’s famous Clause IV “on steroids”. In a speech on Saturday, the Labour leader drew comparisons with Sir Tony Blair’s controversial 1995 decision to abandon the party’s founding commitment to nationalisation in favour of his New Labour agenda. Sir
Enrique Iglesias dropped out of the musical festival Tecate Emblema on the day that he was set to perform due to pneumonia. The Spanish singer was set to travel to Mexico City to close out the first night of the two-day music festival but doctors ordered “absolute rest.” “Dear fans, much to my regret, it’ll
I was scrolling through TikTok recently when I stumbled across a video recommending some morbid nonfiction. As a genre, I hadn’t really considered it before, but the term so perfectly describes much of what I’m drawn to in the world of nonfiction. True crime has never been my thing. I get the appeal — I
‘Grateful’ “I’m not going to take today for granted, but it was a lot to take in,” Phoenix Mercury star says after first game since 10-month ordeal Brittney Griner returned to the WNBA court for the first time since her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia for the Phoenix Mercury’s preseason finale at home Friday night.
It’s two minutes into the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and I already have chills. I’m watching something a lot of British people thought we’d never see: a Eurovision hosted in the U.K. After years of abysmal performances and frustration, the U.K. finally changed the narrative last year, finishing in second place behind Ukraine. Because of
HTC U23 Pro is confirmed to launch globally next week. The Taiwanese smartphone maker recently launched the HTC Wildfire E2 Play, now available in select African markets. The company announced the news of the upcoming U23 model on Saturday. Live images of the smartphone were leaked on a Taiwanese message board earlier this week. The leaked images hinted
May 13, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS or PaaS) platform named Greatness has been leveraged by cybercriminals to target business users of the Microsoft 365 cloud service since at least mid-2022, effectively lowering the bar to entry for phishing attacks. “Greatness, for now, is only focused on Microsoft 365 phishing pages, providing its affiliates
The rock covers continue. Billy Strings seems to have a never-ending cover list on this tour, from Black Sabbath to Doc Watson and now Alice In Chains. But hey, when you’re one of the greatest guitarists in the game right now, I suppose your repertoire can be endless. He pulled out Alice In Chains’ “Nutshell”
Jonathan Majors is still in the throes of a tricky legal situation, but he’s been able to find some time for love … TMZ has learned the actor recently started dating Meagan Good. Sources with direct knowledge tell us, over the course of the last several weeks, Jonathan and Meagan have gotten close, and the
Striking rail workers have vowed to continue walking out until the government “unblocks” their pay dispute on the second day in a row of cancellations. There are 14 rail operators affected by strike action by the RMT union on Saturday – the day of the Eurovision finale in Liverpool – after a separate walkout by
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