As a Person of a Certain Age, I often have to remind myself that no, 1990 was not 10 or 15 years ago, but (gulp) 31 years ago. While I normally love my age, embrace my silver hair, and am proud of the wrinkles around my eyes and mouth that show how much I’ve smiled
The annual Comic-Con International announced Saturday that it would hold an in-person “Special Edition” convention in San Diego in November. Comic-Con International was canceled for the first time in 50 years in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the event penciling in a July 22-25, 2021 convention in its place. However, that July convention
Sophie Kipner was working as a bartender in London when she first met Baron Wolman. Kipner, an artist and writer, made Wolman a gin and tonic. As the two began chatting, Kipner learned exactly who her customer was: Rolling Stone‘s first chief photographer, who captured Sixties icons like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, and documented
This The Walking Dead review contains spoilers. The Walking Dead Season 10 Episode 21 Robert Frost wrote in his poem “The Road Not Taken” about two roads diverging in a yellow wood. while the wood Carol and Daryl are walking through in “Diverged” are green, not yellow, the principle is the same. Two long-time friends
Uber says it will let London customers request a fully electric car so they can “play their part in cleaning up urban transport”. The ride-hailing app said its Uber Green option in central London will mean passenger fares will match those made in petrol, diesel and hybrid Uber vehicles, while drivers will be charged a
Never underestimate the power of community. It was the day before St. Patrick’s Day last year when Los Angeles County issued a health order closing all bars and restaurants, and restricting service to takeout only. This left Craig Holman, proprietor of the Pickwick Pub in Woodland Hills, with “200 pounds of corned beef and beer
New York lawmakers have reached an agreement to legalise recreational cannabis use in the state. The proposed law would allow sales to people over 21 and establish a licensing process for deliveries to customers. New Yorkers could grow as many as three mature and three immature plants for personal use. Penalties for having less than
Boris Johnson says he hopes Monday’s relaxation of COVID rules in England kickstarts a “Great British summer of sport” – but has urged people to remain cautious and to stick to the rules. From Monday, groups of up to six, or two households, are able to reunite outdoors, and outdoor sport can resume. The stay
Cisco on Wednesday released software updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting its Jabber messaging clients across Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Successful exploitation of the flaws could permit an “attacker to execute arbitrary programs on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges, access sensitive information, intercept protected network traffic, or cause a denial of service
Mi 11 Ultra has been allegedly spotted in a Geekbench listing that offers a glimpse at some of the purported phone’s key specifications. The phone will be a top-of-the line offering in the Mi 11 series that currently only includes the vanilla Mi 11. Xiaomi will launch Mi 11 Ultra, alongside Mi 11 Pro and
Hot DAMN. Cody Jinks can sing the hell out of some rockin’ country music. But don’t be fooled, he can also sing the hell out of some ’90s country classics too. On his most recent album, Red Rocks Live, Cody pulled out his killer cover of Alan Jackson‘s 1990 hit “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow.” [embedded content] And
Batwoman is nearly halfway through its sophomore season, and it has already worked a surprising number of DC Comics foes into the fold. The past eight episodes have already introduced the series’ take on Safiyah Sohail (Shivaani Ghai), Victor Zsasz (Alex Morf), and Amygdala (R. J. Fetherstonhaugh), but it looks like the roster of villains
Play video content BET President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had glowing things to say about the NAACP’s contribution to America — especially in the year of the pandemic — as they kicked off the NAACP Image Awards. The Prez and the Veep recorded their praise for the org at The White House
A new poster for Black Adam has confirmed that 2022 release date. Fans of the DC character knew something was up when the former WWE superstar hinted at an announcement earlier today. People in Times Square had to be surprised when they saw Dwayne Johnson towering above their heads with the new release date for
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A retired police officer who worked the John Wayne Gacy case discusses the famed serial killer in the new Peacock docuseries Devil in Disguise (watch it here on Peacock). The clip above features Michael Albrecht, a retired Des Plaines, Illinois, police officer who was part of the surveillance team that followed Gacy for nine days
On Friday, Sacha Baron Cohen participated in Netflix’s Chicago 7 Town Hall: Voices for Change, a virtual town hall event centered around discussing the Chicago 7 activists and the recent feature film based on them, which Baron Cohen starred in. He’s up for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as activist Abbie
Warning: contains plot spoilers for The Irregulars episode three Tooth fairy: not real. Baby-stealing bird man: not real. Group of middle class oddballs who dress up in ceremonial robes and practise occult rituals: surprisingly, real. While most of the supernatural cases featured in Netflix’s The Irregulars are drawn from myth and legend, one involves a
Tough new rules aimed at regulating the CBD food supplement market in the UK will come into force nationwide this week. Applications for “novel food” status must be submitted to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) by Wednesday 31 March in a bid to crack down on mislabelling and deal with concerns about the contents of
A statue of Cesar E. Chavez at Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Park in San Fernando, Monday, March 30, 2020. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Government offices – Los Angeles city and county, and state – and also courts, libraries and schools are normally closed for labor leader César Chávez’ birthday holiday. In