Don’t worry, there are still a few weeks left to meet your Goodreads (or Storygraph, or reading bujo, or mental) reading goal for the year! Today, though, Goodreads shared some data about this year’s reading challenge. More than 6.5 million people set a Goodreads goal this year, hoping to read a collective 320 million books.
Union leaders have rejected revised offers to end industrial action on the railways – and announced more strikes over Christmas. RMT members at Network Rail are being urged by union bosses to reject new pay proposals and proceed with walkouts on 13-14 and 16-17 December. The RMT has also announced further strike action from 6pm
Wendy Stuart Kaplan and Steven Bloomer-Teague will be hosting TriVersity Talk this Wednesday at 7 pm ET in a replay with featured guest John DiLeo. This episode is a part of The Best Of TriVersity Talk series that takes place on the first Wednesday of each month. TriVersity Talk is a weekly web series
A view from the San Fernando Valley: Blue a lifelike velociraptor from the world’s largest dinosaur exhibition, “Dinosaurs in the Valley” at Pierce College, pays a visit to children during the Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley annual Thanksgiving dinner in Pacoima Tuesday, Nov 22, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily
Amber Heard has filed an appeal against her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s US libel lawsuit win. Following a trial lasting several weeks earlier in the year, a jury in Virginia found in favour of Depp, ruling that a 2018 Washington Post article written by Heard was defamatory. The actor was awarded $15m (£12m) by the court
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to abolish the House of Lords in his first term if he is elected prime minister. Speaking to Sky News, the Labour leader confirmed his party “do want to abolish the House of Lords“, adding that he does not think anybody could “defend” the institution. Sir Keir told Kay Burley:
EXCLUSIVE: Outfest has selected ten queer and transgender writers from diverse backgrounds for its 2022 Screenwriting Lab. The participants workshopping feature-length scripts during the week-long program, taking place virtually from today through Friday, December 9, include Bri J. Hernandez (Boys in Bands), Donovan Tolledo (Fat Lip), James Acker (Sadboi), Joseph Sackett (Cross Pollination), Katie Heaney
Dec 05, 2022Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Cloud Technology Three different security flaws have been disclosed in American Megatrends (AMI) MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software that could lead to remote code execution on vulnerable servers. “The impact of exploiting these vulnerabilities include remote control of compromised servers, remote deployment of malware, ransomware and firmware implants,
Ailing serial killer Richard Cottingham — a.k.a. the Torso Killer — pleaded guilty to the 1968 murder of Long Island mother Diane Cusick Monday in front of a Nassau County, New York judge, as well as four other Nassau County murders (per Newsday). He was charged with 25 years to life for the crime and
Happy Monday, y’all. Today for the Song of the Week, we have a tune from the great Charley Crockett called “Just Like Honey.” A co-write by Charley and Kullen Fuchs, the song was included on his fantastic The Man from Waco album, which was released in September of this year. With those rich, distinctive vocals, he tells
Sacha Baron Cohen did his classic ‘Borat’ bit to go after Kanye West during the Kennedy Center Honors, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi‘s husband was among those applauding … as he made his first public appearance since he was attacked. The actor/comedian reprised his iconic role for a speech Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy
The shoe giant initially suspended its partnership with the NBA star after he tweeted a film filled with antisemitic tropes Nike has officially cut ties with Kyrie Irving one month after suspending its relationship with the NBA star, The Athletic reports. It comes in the wake of him promoting a film filled with antisemitic tropes on
Once a popular Indian smartphone brand, Lava faded into the background over the past couple of years as industry heavyweights such as Samsung and cash-loaded Chinese brands such as Realme and Redmi pretty took over the mainstream smartphone landscape. However, Lava marked its resurgence in 2021 with the Lava Z series. Last year, the company also launched its first 5G
‘Tis the season for Best Of lists! We’ve discussed the top books of the year according to the New York Times, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more, and today Buzzfeed has released their own. It was chosen by nine Buzzfeed contributors, reporters, and writers, including our own Margaret Kingsbury! The list is divided into genres,
The UK is already in a recession which is expected to last into next year, according to the UK’s biggest business group. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) downgraded its economic growth outlook amid a stormy picture of declining business investment, higher price forecasts, continued high interest rates and worker shortages. The economy is to
Unity Burbank, Center for Spiritual Awareness, 637 S. Victory Blvd., Burbank. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Dec. 3 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: The church holds a contemporary service at 5 p.m. Also, a traditional/blended service, 10 a.m. on Sunday. Rev. Titus Utecht is
The use of hateful language on Twitter has increased substantially since Elon Musk took over, according to new research. Mr Musk completed his $44bn acquisition of the social networking platform in late October, promptly laying off roughly half of the company’s 8,000 workers. Although the head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, said at the
Sir Keir Starmer will promise the “biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British people”, as the Labour leader launches a report recommending handing new economic, taxation and law-making powers to mayors and devolved governments. The report on the UK’s future, carried out by former prime minister Gordon Brown, also recommends sweeping constitutional
Kanye West, now known as Ye, has resurfaced on social media after he was suspended from Twitter for “inciting violence” following more antisemitic messages. The rapper and presidential hopeful posted a new message on Instagram where he alleges Elon Musk is a clone and also mentions former president Barack Obama. “Am I the only one
A previously undocumented Go-based malware is targeting Redis servers with the goal of taking control of the infected systems and likely building a botnet network. The attacks involve taking advantage of a critical security vulnerability in the open source, in-memory, key-value store that was disclosed earlier this year to deploy Redigo, according to cloud security