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Entertainment | Film
The ultimate beginner's guide to American film noir
Including works by directors such as Billy Wilder, John Huston and Orson Welles among others, this is the ultimate beginner's guide to American film noir.
Entertainment | Film
15 Quick Facts About 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'
Get to know the 1982 teen comedy on a deeper level.
Entertainment | Film
Opinion: Leave James Bond Alone
And a look at reader mail about democracy and Jeopardy!
Entertainment | Film
Russell Crowe Is Right, If You Think ‘Master And Commander' Is Boring, You Need To Grow Up
The 2003 epic film about masculine virtue isn’t for woke zoomers and permanently adolescent millennials. "Master and Commander" is a film for real adults.
Entertainment | Film
Woody Harrelson And Kevin Costner Star In Netflix’s ‘The Highwaymen,’ A Movie By And For Bitter Dads
Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson star in ’The Highwaymen,’ a revisionist take on Bonnie and Clyde that doesn’t quite have guts.
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Bands | Music
Music | Bands
How Eddie Van Halen 'scared the hell out of a million guitarists' - BBC News
How Eddie Van Halen changed the sound of rock music forever, one riff at a time.
Music | Bands
Cops and Surgeon Who Tried to Save John Lennon’s Life Recall Night of ‘Bedlam,’ Nearly 40 Years Later
Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, is up for parole next year.
Music | Bands
RIP, Franny Beecher, guitarist for Bill Haley & the Comets
Norristown native also played wiht Benny Goodman and Buddy Greco.
Music | Bands
Kiss won't play at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction over members dispute
The 40-year-old group is unable to agree on which lineup should perform during the April 10 ceremony in New York City, and has decided not to plug in at all.
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Books | Books
Books | Books
8 facts that will convince you to read a book instead of binge-watching TV tonight - Business Insider
Binge-watching suddenly doesn't look so attractive.
Books | Books
New Data Analysis Suggests Only Six Book Plots Exist
Everyone who secretly thought that all novels have the same plot can feel vindicated by new research supporting that suspicion. Sort of.
Books | Books
What Bill O’Reilly’s new book on Ronald Reagan gets wrong about Ronald Reagan - The Washington Post
Bad sources and old misconceptions persist in "Killing Reagan"
Books | Books
UK bookseller takes Kindles off shelves to make room for books
A large book retailer in the UK has decided to pull Kindles from its shelves after "pitiful" sales to put physical books back in their places.
Books | Books
7 (Fairly) New Books Every Middle-Aged Person Should Read This Summer
Now that nearly everyone in the world has finished The Goldfinch, we need some other book recommendations to get us through the summer. Huff/Post50 turned to its Facebook community to find out wha
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Television | Entertainment
Entertainment | Television
15 Must-See TV Shows for Architects and Architecture Lovers
We picked architecture shows that include interesting world-building, unique design, and even ones that feature architects as characters.
Entertainment | Television
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the New Perry Mason
One writer's reluctant journey towards enjoying the dark HBO reboot of 'Perry Mason,' starring Matthew Rhys.
Entertainment | Television
Leave It To Beaver: Classic TV star reunited with his classic car - CBS News 8 - San Diego
A star of classic television is reunited with his beloved classic car. Tony Dow of Leave it to Beaver sold his Chevy Corair more than 50-years ago and on Wednesday he got it back.
Entertainment | Television
Matthew Weiner Is Still Trolling ‘Mad Men’ Theorists With Even More Charles Manson Allusions
Matthew Weiner resurrected his favorite game in last night's 'Mad Men' episode: Screw with the Charles Manson theorists.
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Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Just 50 People Live on Pitcairn Island, One of the Remotest Places on Earth
In a tale so crazy it's true, remote Pitcairn Island is home to just 50 people, descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers, who hid there more than 200 years ago.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
A Russia-Ukraine War: A Missile and Artillery Battle Like No Other?
Does Ukraine Have Stand-off Strike Capabilities to Counter Russia’s Missiles and Artillery?: There is a significant possibility that the buildup of Russian forces around Ukraine may herald a new invasion in the coming days and weeks. One especially notabl
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
44 Facts about the Concorde You Might Not Know
The Concorde was a marvel of British and French engineering. The closest comparison to this commercial airplane today would be the modern aerospace companies that are preparing for a commercial flight to Mars. At the
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
How Crime Scene Analysts Collect and Preserve Fingerprints | WIRED
A veteran analyst explains the work of gathering fingerprints that can link a suspect to a crime—even after it rains.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Life in Alaska in the Round-the-Clock Darkness of Polar Night | The New Yorker
Coralie Kraft writes on the photo series “Polar Night,” by the photographer Mark Mahaney, which chronicles a two-month winter period of uninterrupted darkness in Utqiagvik, Alaska.
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Funny Stuff | Humor
Humor | Funny Stuff
22 Words That Have A Totally Different Meaning In The South
It's more than a region, it's a state of mind.
Humor | Funny Stuff
Back-To-School Preparation Tips For Parents | The Onion - America's Finest News
With millions of children heading back to school next week, parents across the country are stocking up on supplies, getting in touch with teachers, and setting expectations to help their kids succeed.
Humor | Funny Stuff
Palestinians Starting To Have Mixed Feelings About Being Used As Human Shields
BEIT LAHIA, GAZA STRIP—Saying they’ve begun to reevaluate their stance as the latest outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence has escalated, hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip told reporters Friday they are starting to have mixed feelings
Humor | Funny Stuff
New Social Media Startup Launches, Shuts Down Within 45 Minutes
PALO ALTO, CA—FrendTrend, a new social media startup that branded itself as “a fun, intuitive way to connect and share with friends online,” celebrated its long-awaited launch at 9 a.m.
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Do It Yourself | Home Improvement
Home Improvement | Do It Yourself
23 DIY Repurpose Projects for Almost Anything: From Coffee Filters to Toilet Paper Tubes
Turn trash into treasure with these clever ideas to repurpose recyclables into usable goods for your home.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘on hold’ after spam/fake account report
Elon Musk has said that his deal to buy Twitter is ‘temporarily on hold,’ after the social network said that spam and false accounts accounted for fewer than 5 percent of its daily users. It’s not the first time there’s been uncertainty about Twitter’s us
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Founders Can Be Their Own Worst Enemies. Here's How You Can Get Out of Your Own Way
Overcoming the unique challenges of leading a company means recognizing your personal flaws
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
How to Start Your Own Business While Working a Full-Time Job
Want to start your own business and have time for it aside from your day job? Here are the steps you need to take.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
AT&T is reportedly in talks to merge its media business with Discovery
AT&T acquired WarnerMedia for $85 billion just three years ago
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
How Intel is leveraging AI to drive sales
Intel is adopting AI internally to bolster its sales and marketing efforts, including through the use of natural language processing.
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Travel | Travel
Travel | Travel
Airbus has patented a jet that could take you from Tokyo to Los Angeles in three hours
Over four times the speed of sound
Travel | Travel
Use a 'Fake' Location to Get Cheaper Plane Tickets!
I can't explain airline pricing but I do know some plane tickets can be cheaper depending on where you buy them or, even better, where you appear to buy them from....
Travel | Travel
Attendees of this festival slept on hammocks that hung across the Italian alps » Lost At E Minor: For creative people
That’s definitely going on my NOT-bucket-list list. At Italy’s biggest slackline festival, the International Highline Meeting, attendees (or slackers, as t
Travel | Travel
8 Travel Hacks for Your Next Vacation | Mental Floss
Contrary to the saying, getting there is not always half the fun. Don’t let airport hassles, dead phones, and suitcase disasters get in your way. Instead, try these convenient travel hacks to make your vacation the relaxing trip it should be.
Travel | Travel
The 99 problems with flying!
While there are probably a thousand things that make flying absolutely awful, we narrowed it down to the worst 99.
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History | History
History | History
The Battle of Midway Was 80 Years Ago: It Must Be Remembered
The Battle of Midway in June 1942 is one of the most decisive naval battles in history. Japan's navy lost four aircraft carriers.
History | History
Alternate history: what if George III hadn't 'lost' the colonies
Professor Andrew Roberts tells Jonny Wilkes why a British victory in the American Revolutionary War could have led to the creation of an all-powerful English-speaking empire, governed from New York
History | History
Why Russia Can't Seem to Win in Ukraine: Study the Winter War of 1939
The Winter War, forgotten by many as an appetizer to World War II, has many similarities to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
History | History
8 of History's Strangest Taxes
History is full of kings and governments who have tried to earn money by taxing anything from beards to bachelors.
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Health | Health & Fitness
Health & Fitness | Health
Baking soda: A safe, easy treatment for arthritis?
Baking soda is a kitchen staple and go-to home remedy for many conditions. But how and why might it help to treat inflammatory diseases such as arthritis?
Health & Fitness | Health
There's new evidence that Silicon Valley's favorite diet could help delay aging
A new study in animals suggests that significantly slashing calorie intake could come with some positive benefits, but more studies in people are needed.
Health & Fitness | Health
The colors you see behind your eyes could hold clues for scientists about treating depression
As sophisticated as our brains are, they can be easily fooled. Take vision for example: Our eyes gather in information about the outside world and signal to the optic nerve, which turns this info into electrical signals in a part of the brain called the v
Health & Fitness | Health
9 Ways To Fall Asleep Faster (Without Counting Sheep)
By Alex Orlov for Life by DailyBurn If you feel wide awake when your head hits the pillow at night, you're not alone. Approximately 60 million Americans report having experienced insomnia in any given year, according to the National Institute of N...
Health & Fitness | Health
Pain Really Is All In Your Head And Emotion Controls Intensity : Shots - Health News : NPR
Humiliation, fear and unpredictability all turn up the volume on pain, research shows. And meditation can turn down pain's intensity, according to scientists who are starting to figure out why.
News | News
News | News
As Ukraine Pummels Russians With Javelin Missiles, Can Production Keep Pace With Demand?
The delivery of thousands of Javelin missiles, as well as Stingers, to Ukraine has raised critical questions about production capacity.
News | News
Startling data reveals how many people have fled NYC during COVID pandemic
The Big Apple’s population has been hollowed out during the COVID-19 pandemic — with Manhattan suffering the biggest population decline among all US counties, according to grim census d…
News | News
Deaths represent 1.3% of side effects reported for COVID vaccines: peer-reviewed CDC study
Vaccine experts are skeptical of agency's reliance on Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System, however. Study's time period excludes nearly all minors.
News | News
U.S. Inflation February 2022: Hits Fresh 40-Year High of 7.9% Before Oil Spike
U.S. consumer price gains accelerated in February to a fresh 40-year high, consistent with rapid inflation that’s become even more pronounced following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
News | News
WATCH: Russian Helicopter Gets Blown out of the Sky, Illustrates Putin's Big Issue
As Ukrainian resolve hardens, things get a lot more complicated for the Russians.
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Politics | Politics
Politics | Politics
Biden Goes Around Congress With Police Reform Executive Order, Blames Republicans
President Joe Biden used an executive order on Wednesday to circumvent Congress and unilaterally impose police reforms, blaming Republicans who he said had “stood in the way of progress.”
Politics | Politics
Historic! Gas Prices Over $4 a Gallon in All 50 States for the First Time Ever
Joe Biden is just an old white guy and will never be as cool as the first black president, but he just achieved something historic — the highest gas prices ever
Politics | Politics
Participation in woke society requires instantaneous conformity & declaration of your preferred pronouns – OR ELSE
Pronouns for the win! Or for the loss?
Politics | Politics
Victor Davis Hanson: How America Became La La Land
America these last 14 months resembles a dystopia. It is becoming partly the world of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, partly the poet Homer’s land of the…
Politics | Politics
WashPost Defends Doxxing Libs Of TikTok: 'Comports' With 'Professional Standards'
In a statement penned Tuesday, Washington Post senior managing editor Cameron Barr stepped up to defend hypocritical malefactor Taylor Lorenz after she doxed the owner of the Libs of TikTok Twitter account, including her identity and address, all because
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Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
This is how much exercise you really need to stay healthy at 40, 50, and 60
Researchers followed 5,000 adults around for 30 years and learned a thing or two about what keeps people healthy.
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
How much exercise do I need at 40 or 50? This study tells you
Researchers followed 5,000 adults around for 30 years and learned a thing or two about what keeps people healthy.
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
This is your brain on video games
Given the immense power that games have to alter our consciousness, it’s natural to wonder what long-term effects they might have on our brains.
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
Why Do We Call a Leg Cramp a Charley Horse? | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
A new kind of doctor's office charges a monthly fee and doesn't take insurance — and it could be the future of medicine
Direct primary care is a new movement of doctors and healthcare providers who don't accept insurance — instead relying on a monthly membership fee.
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
The 31 Best Steakhouses in America
Want to know where to eat steak in the United States? We've got you covered right here.
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
Instead of sipping, here's what you should do when your waiter serves you a sample glass of wine
There's a certain etiquette that diners should follow when ordering a bottle of wine at a restaurant.
Tech News | Science & Technology
Science & Technology | Tech News
Lockheed Martin lifts lid on Top Gun's Darkstar hypersonic jet concept
Lauded for its compelling action sequences and exhilarating portrayal of next-gen aerial dogfighting, Top Gun: Maverick has quickly become a monumental success at the box office. But the producers couldn't have done it without leveraging the expertis
Science & Technology | Tech News
Venus Aerospace wants to fly you from LA to Tokyo in an hour | Digital Trends
Texas-based Venus Aerospace has shared renderings of a hypersonic passenger plane called Stargazer that it’s planning to build for commercial use.
Science & Technology | Tech News
WhatsApp’s New Communities Feature Is Group Messaging on Steroids
Whatsapp will now allow large group chats for specific topics or communities like an apartment building or a school.
Science & Technology | Tech News
What Does Big Tech Know About You? Basically Everything
Security Baron examined the privacy policies of Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter, Amazon, and Microsoft; just how much these tech giants actually know about you might be surprising..
Science & Technology | Tech News
This site tells you if Google’s new ad tech is ‘spying’ on you
Google vowed a few weeks ago to stop allowing advertisers to track users online with third-party cookies, a move intended to improve user privacy. But Google also said at the time that it would introduce FLoC (or Federated Learning of Cohorts), a new tech
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Sports | Sports
Sports | Sports
Hall Of Fame QB Joe Montana: Tom Brady Is Not Done Playing Football
Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana told TMZ over the weekend that he believes that Tom Brady is “crazy” to retire right now with the team that he has in Tampa Bay and that Brady is not done playing football.
Sports | Sports
Baseball on the Radio and the Lost Art of Listening
The world getting you down? Fight back by savoring an American tradition no amount of wokeness can take away: listening to a baseball game on the radio.
Sports | Sports
Ravens-Steelers disaster was a highlight reel of everything wrong with the NFL this year
As a fan of sports, this year has been very conflicting. If I can’t have sports in person, I at least want sports on my TV. I love sports. I love the competition, the craft, the unreal displays of athleticism, the feeling of belonging to something bigger…
Sports | Sports
What if the NHL Doesn't Play in 2020/2021?
No fanbase in pro sports is more equipped to handle the disappointment of a season without their favourite sport than the NHL's. In the past 30 years you've endured three lockouts/strikes. The 1994/1995 season was reduced to 48 games, so too was the 2012/
Sports | Sports
Bubble fatigue cited as mental challenge during NHL playoffs
The hotels might be posh, their amenities and service first rate, and yet life inside the NHL’s two playoff bubbles isn’t exactly glamorous.
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Science | Science & Technology
Science & Technology | Science
Planet Nine: The answer to this cosmic mystery may come sooner than you think
Is it a planet, a black hole, or a group of planets? One astronomer has an ambitious idea to find out.
Science & Technology | Science
Evidence Mounts for Alternate Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease Plaques - Neuroscience News
A new mouse study reveals a breakdown in the process that clears brain cells of waste products precedes the buildup of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Science & Technology | Science
May's possible meteor outburst offers chance to listen to 'shooting stars' on the radio
During a meteor shower, you may be able to hear 'shooting stars.' Here's how to listen for meteors on the radio.
Science & Technology | Science
Sleep Helps The Brain Process Emotions, And a New Study in Mice Reveals How
A new study has revealed an important way in which sleep helps the brain process emotions for the next day, and while the findings were discovered in mice, they could also help us solve some of the mysteries of human sleep.
Science & Technology | Science
How I Took a Photo of the Andromeda Galaxy from My Backyard
Photographer Brennan Gilmore shares how he captured a stunning photo of the Andromeda galaxy from his own backyard.