SHRRADOO Extra Large 52L Travel Laptop Backpack ($34, originally $60) According to passionate Amazon reviewers, this is seemingly the biggest travel backpack you can get your hands on, with 52 liters of space. That means, per shoppers, it can hold at least 50 pounds of stuff without giving the straps any trouble. “I have NEVER … Read more
ICONIQ Impact’s Ocean Co-Lab will fund 20 projects to help protect our ocean, and our planet, from a climate disaster. NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, ICONIQ Impact, ICONIQ Capital’s global platform for collaborative philanthropy, announced its Ocean Co-Lab — a philanthropic fund of up to $50 million to support organizations that are … Read more
For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki’s decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki’s latest enchantment, “The Boy and the Heron,” debuted with $12.8 million, according to studio estimates. “The Boy and the Heron,” the long-awaited animated fantasy from the director of “Spirited Away,” “My … Read more
Netflix’s newest apocalyptic thriller, Leave the World Behind, has people talking. Directed by Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, the film stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke and Kevin Bacon. It’s adapted from the 2020 novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam, and produced by Higher Ground Productions, the company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama. Despite shooting to No. … Read more
Critics have been raking Ridley Scott’s new movie about Napoléon Bonaparte over the coals for its many historical inaccuracies. As a scholar of French colonialism and slavery who studies historical fiction, or the fictionalization of real events, I was much less bothered by most of the liberties taken in “Napoleon” – although shooting cannons at … Read more
“Maestro” is a word that resonates across concert music. From the Italian word for master, it is applied most frequently to a respected and established conductor of operas and orchestras but can also be used to refer to virtuoso instrumentalists. Despite its gendered form (male), the term has been regularly applied to female conductors, instrumentalists … Read more
Like most musicians, Ryan Guldemond of the Canadian indie band Mother Mother had an extremely quiet 2020. Towards the end of the year, however, the frontman noticed that songs from the band’s 2008 album O My Heart were suddenly spiking on streaming platforms. Day after day, the numbers continued to rise. Something strange was happening. … Read more
Cedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama presided over the announcements from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the show will also take place on January 7. Selected categories Best drama movie Best comedy or musical movie Air American Fiction Barbie The Holdovers May December Poor Things Emma Stone is seen in a still from Yorgos Lanthimos’ … Read more
EP President Roberta Metsola will deliver the opening speech at the hearing, after which ten young “EYEdea boosters”, selected through an open call from different countries in Europe, will present and discuss the “Youth Ideas Report” with MEPs, with a focus on the concerns of young voters ahead of the 2024 European Elections. Later in … Read more
Disney After Dark: Sweethearts’ Nite is scheduled to return in January and February 2024. Courtesy of Disneyland Disneyland just gave all of its fans an early holiday gift. For the first time, the park announced its entire calendar for 2024, a massive help to people trying to plan their vacations for next year. But then came … Read more
