Music Review: Bright Eyes’ 'Five Dice, All Threes' contemplates death, the Mets and much more

Life and Death in Gaza TV review — film focuses on human resilience

Four families tell of their struggles to find food, safety and hope in this BBC documentary

World - Financial Times - October 14

Headlights are too bright! But US experts say they’re not bright enough

Driver complaints about high beams are commonplace, though specialists say US roads need to be better lit. A few weeks ago, I was driving along a dark road at night. Suddenly, I couldn’t see. The ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Why has your Big Mac become so much more expensive?

Governments and business are trying to work out who to blame for cheapflation

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Haberman says Trump's rhetoric becoming 'much more apocalyptic'

Former President Trump's language has shifted to become “much more apocalyptic” than at the start of the election, journalist Maggie Haberman said. “For whatever reason his language, and I think we ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

As it happened: Madrid stun Dortmund late, Pulisic scores for Milan and much more

The latest updates and analysis from matchday three of the 2024-25 Champions League season, with Real Madrid facing Dortmund and Arsenal hosting Shakhtar Donetsk.

Sports - ESPN - October 22

Deion Sanders Has Colorado Bowl-Eligible and Dreaming of So Much More

The Buffaloes haven’t won a bowl game in 20 years.

Sports - The New York Times - October 28

This Goggle-Wearing Basketball Player Is So Much More Than a Viral Sensation

With nicknames such as “Cream Abdul-Jabbar” and “Larry Blurred,” Robbie Avila is a fan favorite. He also knows image isn’t everything.

Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago

World Needs Much More Aid to Adapt to Climate Shocks, U.N. Says

A new report, urging rich nations to give more climate aid to poorer ones, comes as Donald Trump’s election throws global climate talks into disarray.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Mysterious black debris in Sydney was not tar balls but 'much more disgusting' waste

Weeks after sticky black balls washed up on the famed beaches of Sydney, Australia, scientists say they have partly solved the mystery behind the “disgusting” blobs.

No. 17 Pitt picks off Syracuse QB Kyle McCord five times -- returns three for TDs -- in romp over Orange

The Panthers moved to 7-0 for the first time since 1982 with the blowout win

Sports - CBS Sports - October 25

Liam Payne's death prompts music industry soul searching

Is duty of care to musicians, particularly young artists, being addressed in the music industry?

Mets' Jeff McNeil rejoins NLCS roster five weeks after suffering what appeared to be season-ending injury

McNeil suffered a broken wrist in September

Sports - CBS Sports - October 13

Book Review: Single mother in her 50s falls hard for much younger man in Susan Minot’s latest novel

Ivy Cooper is in her early 50s, a single mother with a young son, Nicky

Entertainment - ABC News - October 15

Time Cut review – tinny time-travel Netflix slasher offers too much deja vu

The streamer’s gimmicky and over-familiar Halloween offering sees a teen going back to 2003 to save her sister from a masked killer. The triumphant return of the slasher movie, a subgenre that had ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Three things to know about Mets breakout star Jose Iglesias beyond his 'OMG' remix with Pitbull

The veteran Iglesias has been an undeniable force in the Mets' wild playoff run

Sports - CBS Sports - October 14

Mets stick with righties in lineup for NLCS Game 4 vs. Dodgers, but does Carlos Mendoza's logic make sense?

New York's first-year manager is staying the course with Jose Iglesias and J.D. Martinez against Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Sports - CBS Sports - October 17

Review: Feminist artists cast a skeptical eye at the linking of gender and nature in new L.A. show

Artists explore the intersection between environmental ruin and sexism

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 15

Millennium considers launching first new fund in more than three decades

Fund would invest in less liquid assets including private credit

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Review: David Gilmour shines on at the end of a beautifully haunting three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl

Gilmour, who joined psych-prog progenitors Pink Floyd two years after the band's 1965 inception, proved vibrant and vital at his fourth show in Los Angeles and final evening of a three-night-stand ...

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 1

Sony PlayStation 5 Pro Review: More Power, More Immersion, More Money

This updated Sony console delivers better graphics but at a perhaps unreasonably high cost.

Tech - Wired - 3 days ago

Matt and Mara review – lo-fi answer to When Harry Met Sally offers uncertain relationship

This lo-fi Canadian dramedy feels like an excursion into nothing much, as a vague college friendship is rekindled. Here is a toothless, aimless dramedy from Canada, a lo-fi excursion into nothing ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Oura Ring 4 Review: A More Accurate and Wearable Smart Ring

Many software and hardware updates to the latest Oura ring make it more accurate, useful, and easier to wear.

Tech - Wired - October 15

iPhone 16 review: more buttons and speed for Apple’s standard phone

Smallest and cheapest new model plays catchup to Pro iPhones with strong battery life but familiar design. Apple’s latest iPhone bucks the trend of buttons vanishing from phones, gaining not one ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Apple MacBook Pro (16 Inch, 2024) Review: More Power

The M4 Pro CPU pushes the performance envelope. But when the only real competition you have is with yourself, what then?

Tech - Wired - 2 days ago

Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US

It's as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Russia fined Google so much money this headline doesn't have room for all the 0s

A Russian court has fined Google $20 decillion over the YouTube parent blocking Russian media outlets in the wake of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.

In Beirut, a photographer's frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction

We watch video after video, consuming the world on our handheld devices in bites of two minutes, one minute, 30 seconds, 15. We turn to moving pictures — “film” — because it comes the closest to ...

Tech - ABC News - October 27

Trump’s music break may turn more voters than you think

Based on psychological studies I performed during the 2016 election, the presence or absence of music makes a significant difference in the way people perceive political candidates.

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Selena Gomez was 'more nervous than ever' for new musical role

Critics suggest Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez could become Netflix's first Oscar-winning film.

Music Review: Bon Iver reflects, laments and resets on 'SABLE,' a short EP of indie folk

More than five years have passed since Bon Iver's last album, “i, i” was released

Entertainment - ABC News - October 17

Music Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis combine for thrilling 'Warriors' album

The perilous journey home — it’s a tale as old as “The Iliad.”

Entertainment - ABC News - October 18

Review: Touching, quirky 'Kimberly Akimbo,' winner of 2023 Tony for best musical, steals hearts

'Kimberly Akimbo,' David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori's 2023 Tony-winning musical, has its L.A. premiere at the Hollywood Pantages in a production starring a divine Carolee Carmello

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 18

Music Review: Rare hometown recordings, 'Bird in Kansas City,' capture Charlie Parker's playful mood

The new album “Bird in Kansas City” captures jazz pioneer Charlie Parker’s grace and greatness in casual settings

Entertainment - ABC News - October 21

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