Libro.fm’s has released their list of the most popular audiobooks of 2023. The list is comprised of 10 audiobooks, was assembled based on sales through their 2,500+ independent bookshop partners, and includes celebrity memoirs, romantasy, family saga, romance, and more. To get things started, here are five of the most popular audiobooks of 2023 according
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and Chabad of Simi Valley present a Hanukkah Menorah Lighting, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7. Hanukkah begins at sunset on Dec. 7 and runs through sunset on Dec. 15, 2023. In the file photo: Juan Argueta and Francisco De Leon work on the Hanukkah Menorah display that is included
McDonald’s is testing a coffee shop-style restaurant that puts it in competition with the likes of Starbucks. It’s opening the first CosMc’s in Illinois this month – with the aim of having 10 in the US by 2024 – mainly in Texas to begin with. CosMc’s is described as a “beverage-led concept” that’s “inspired by
Rishi Sunak has dodged questions over whether he will call a general election if he loses a crunch vote on his Rwanda bill – which he insisted was not a vote of confidence in his leadership. The prime minister repeatedly defended the bill from its critics at a press conference on Thursday as questions mount
EXCLUSIVE: Professional auto racer Patricio “Pato” O’Ward, who competes full-time in the NTT IndyCar Series, has signed with Range Media Partners. The signing comes off the heels of the recent announcement that O’Ward, the Arrow McLaren driver, was named a Formula One Reserve Driver for McLaren F1 for the upcoming 2024 season. As he speeds
Dec 07, 2023The Hacker NewsThreat Intelligence / Cyber Espionage The threat actor known as COLDRIVER has continued to engage in credential theft activities against entities that are of strategic interests to Russia while simultaneously improving its detection evasion capabilities. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team is tracking under the cluster as Star Blizzard (formerly SEABORGIUM). It’s
Popular nomadic van life influencer Salah Brooks has been accused by four women of unwanted sexual contact, coercion, and inappropriate behavior. While Brooks is not a household name, the 24-year-old is a well-known influencer in the van life and nomadic communities, amassing 6.4 million followers on TikTok alone for sharing almost daily videos about her
What a special tribute. Keith Gattis, a gifted songwriter who wrote for the likes of Kenny Chesney and George Strait, and a talented singer in his own right, passed away back in April at the age of 52. Gattis reportedly died from injuries sustained during a tractor accident, and left behind his wife Penny and their two young children. Gattis’
Jonathan Hickman is the most rock-solid superstar working in comics today. He is the mastermind behind arguably the best Marvel crossover of all time in Secret Wars. His splashy return to Marvel from a post-Secret Wars creator-owned break was the biggest event in superhero books in the last half-decade, relaunching a stagnant X-Men line with
Next Mission All eight episodes of the series arrive to Prime Video on February 2 Mr. and Mrs. Smith are back and ready for their next mission. In the first official trailer for the Prime Video series, which stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine, the two strangers are tasked with building a quiet life at
Nubia Z60 Ultra is confirmed to launch in China in the coming days. The phone will succeed the Nubia Z50 Ultra, which was launched in China in March with a 16-megapixel under-display front camera, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and a 5,000mAh battery with 80W charging support. Several details about the upcoming handset recently surfaced
Cash usage has grown for the first time in a decade as households look to balance their budgets amid the cost-of-living squeeze. Across the UK, coins and banknotes accounted for nearly a fifth (19%) of transactions in 2022, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) annual Payments Survey. Its report said: “This year’s Payments Survey
The results are in for this year’s Goodreads Choice Award winners. This year’s categories included the dropping of several long-time staples, including comics, poetry, and middle grade/children’s books, and the adding of a new category, romantasy. This year’s winners include a majority of books penned by women, including one title which earned top spot in
Alhambra resident Alice Lin is still mourning the death of friends and dance classmates from the Jan. 21 mass shooting at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park. The shooting, amid the city’s Lunar New Year celebration, left 11 dead, many injured and a community shaken for much of the year since. “Often, I would
Taylor Swift has opened up on her feud with Kim Kardashian, where a leaked phone call left the star feeling that “my career was taken away from me” and forced her to move abroad. Named TIME’s Person of the Year today, Swift gave an interview to the outlet about her career highlights and low points,
It was but three hours after the prime minister published his emergency Rwanda legislation and issued a “unite or die” plea to his parliamentary party that his immigration minister gave his answer, and quit government. Rishi Sunak’s once close ally, Robert Jenrick, apparently didn’t want to unite and issued a resignation letter that clearly warned
UPDATE: The debate ended with each candidate getting in a closing statement and revealing which previous president inspired them. Chris Christie answered that it is Ronald Reagan who, he noted, will be the topic of his next book, due in 2024. Nikki Haley said it is George Washington. Ron DeSantis said it is Calvin Coolidge
Dec 07, 2023The Hacker NewsMalware / Security Breach A previously unknown Linux remote access trojan called Krasue has been observed targeting telecom companies in Thailand by threat actors to main covert access to victim networks at lease since 2021. Named after a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore, the malware is “able to conceal
What language do teenagers speak? Parents, as always, seem to be at a loss. Last month, The New York Times published a helpful guide to the slang terms growing in popularity online. Words like “Sigma” (a stoic guy), “Gyat” (a nice butt), and “Rizz,” (basically “charisma”), topped the list, and most of the words seemed
Over the past decade or so, it’s hard to find a better body of work in country music than what Sturgill Simpson has done. His 2013 debut, High Top Mountain, and the 2014 follow up, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, are two of my favorite records. Throw in the Grammy-winning A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, the “sleazy, steamy, rock ‘n’