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This is both the second part of my meditation and a review of Tabarome Millésime. Here’s the crux of it: Tabarome Millésime is the most important Creed of the 2000s, and yet no one discusses it. Before you dismiss this claim, hear me out, and then draw your own conclusions. My argument rests on a theory that ties this Creed fragrance to one of the biggest successes of 2010—a wildly …

Writing code for a computer is hard enough. You take something big and fuzzy, some large vague business outcome you want to achive. Then you break it down recursively and think about all the cases until you have clear logical statements a computer can follow.

Not a new idea, but just another visualization and reminder. Wealth, feeling like you have plenty, is an equation. Wealth = Have ÷ Need If you have nothing, then focus on having some. Once you have some, the easiest way to increase your wealth is to decrease your needs. Have 10 but think you need 100? You are poor. Have 10 but only need 5? You are wealthy. Have 10 …

Miriam Kent joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Yelena Belova not quite managing to break her 'eating stale biscuits' conditioning in Black Widow.

Photographer: Gabriel MuñozSummary Author: Gabriel MuñozShown above is the active, snowcapped Villarrica volcano in the Andes Mountains of Chile. I was about 3 miles (5 km) south of the crater when I snapped this photo on May 11, 2024. Subject to frequent small outbursts, known as Strombolian eruptions, Villarrica's last major eruption occurred in 1948. On this autumn night it's ejecting incandescent material several hundred feet into the air. The …

Details coming soon. Tickets go on sale December 1, 2024. The post Sean of the South–Andalusia, Alabama appeared first on Sean of the South.

Hopefully the little video I put together yesterday will have explained what's happening here at Bear Alley Books: I had a third and final proof of THE PHANTOM PATROL through, which looked great; all the necessary contracts are signed and fees are paid; and I've pressed the button on getting some copies of the book printed. They should be with me first week of October, but I'm taking orders now

The first time I saw this sunscreen was from someone I follow in IG. I remember seeing its texture and thinking how my skin would like it. So being the curious person that I am, I added it in Shopee cart. I didn’t check it out immediately because I was waiting for it to go […]

History book prizes divide opinion - how can you ever fairly decide on a 'best' book? What does best even mean? And how come my book didn't win? Personally I like them. Even trying to keep tabs on all new books as I do, the prize shortlists always throw up a bunch I have missed, which I am confident will meet a minimum level of quality. The purpose of this …

Here’s a question for you. What do Oltréé, The Plum Island Horror, The Struggle for Zorn, Earthborne Rangers, Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies, Striking Flint, The Mandalorian: Adventures, Mass Effect: The Board Game: Priority: Hagalaz: Subtitle, and The Lucky Seven all have in common? That’s right: they’re all solitaire or cooperative games from the past year that I broadly enjoyed that are too easy to win. Time and time again, I …

La semaine prochaine, nous fêtons les 35 ans de la sortie de Prince of Persia, en 1989. Les fans de PoP ont beaucoup à fêter, cette année : deux tout nouveaux jeux (The Lost Crown et The Rogue Prince of Persia), le remake des Sables du temps qui a été confirmé et arrivera en 2026, ainsi qu'un nouveau DLC pour The Lost Crown, sorti la semaine dernière. Aujourd'hui, j'aimerais partager …

My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Editions de Parfums Heaven Can Wait and Arquiste Parfumeur Venice Rococo. You can read it here.

I’ve always been a Richard Rutter fanboy, so seeing my CSS reset cited in their new reset fills me with pride. When it comes to web typography, Richard knows more than most and shares this vast knowledge really well with TODS. There’s a near 100% guarantee (unless you’re actually Richard) that you will learn at least one new thing about OpenType features, especially, by reading this article. This is an …

I’ve found myself in possession of a guitar. Actually, the guitar that I had in middle school has come back to me after a decade’s long jaunt with someone else. I don’t really play guitar, but, I figured I should restring it and tune it. I’m really very bad at tuning, so, rather than get good at that, or use any of the existing tools within reach of the internet …

Someone brilliantly replied to my latest "Same Team" post:Resonate with the idea of "us, as a team, vs. 'the problem'", whatever that may be. Also a core part of our relationship.One of the best parts of a relationship is learning more about ourselves and our own limitations. Coming to it with curiosity. Why does the other person come off as not caring or being sensitive enough? What does that say …