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Part II of our annual gift guide! A reminder: whether you’d actually buy these things is, to a certain extent, beside the point; it’s how enjoyable it can be to dig into a well-curated list and imagine a future when your home might be full of incredible things, and the world might just be a better place. Today’s gift guide comes from Jill, who tends to make personalized hats on …

The embattled mega journal Cureus has closed six of its so-called “academic channels,” which it bills as low-cost publication platforms that “will turn your organization into a publishing powerhouse,” Retraction Watch has learned. The move follows a joint investigation in May by Science and Retraction Watch that found several organizations critics described as dressed-up paper mills had their own channels at the medical journal. As we reported in September, indexing …

At the end of October, my cofounder and I decided to step back from day-to-day roles at Shuffle. In theory, not much changes. In practice, clarified expectations empower the team to own the business while freeing us to pursue our personal opportunity-cost hypotheses. How we got here could fill another post or three. Highlights include calls with the former CEOs of Tinder and Meetup, as well as peak gross sales …

In his first feature-length English-language film, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar weaves a deeply emotional yet visually captivating story. The furniture and decor in The Room Next Door play a central role in shaping the film’s visual language, using bold and colourful pieces as a backdrop to the evolving bond between Ingrid, a novelist (Julianne Moore), and Martha, a war reporter (Tilda Swinton). Once close during their youth while working together …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Why does memory matter in every classroom? “If a problem solution is presented in a manner that requires learners to split their attention between multiple sources of information … more effort is needed to process the information.” – John Sweller John Sweller’s research highlights how teachers can improve student learning outcomes by reducing unnecessary cognitive […]

Amazon dropped a bunch of Black Friday deals early, including 50% off Technivorms, and Baratza Vario+ grinders at 20% off - Updated 3pm 11/21. The post Early Black Friday Deals for 2024 appeared first on CoffeeGeek.

Written by Morpheus KitamiWelcome to Miriam's Apartment in scenic New York (MAY NOT ACTUALLY NEW YORK IN THE GAME) where we, who are definitely not George Stark, will investigate Miriam's death. There are a lot of objects I can examine here, but I suspect a flowerbed is the only one I can do anything with. Oh, well, inside we go.No wonder Miriam got murdered, she lives in Vincent Price's apartment …

The Triangle Capella is more than just a set of speakers. This is a complete high end HiFi SYSTEM for a crazy good price. Made in France! [...] The post Triangle Capella Review. Full Synergy HiFi System for LESS. first appeared on Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo.

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Come celebrate Valentine’s Day with us in Mt. Airy! Sean will be playing music, singing and telling stories. All are welcome to stick around for the meet and greet after the show where Sean will be hugging necks, signing books and taking pictures. Books and other merchandise will be available for purchase before and after the show. Doors open at 6:00 PM EST and the show starts at 7:00 PM …

Something I neglected to mention in my 'Signs of the Summer' post was the screening of Married to Comics that I attended/organised at the Rio Cinema in Dalston, London. The good news for those that have been unable to catch it on the big screen is that it's now streaming.Stream Married to ComicsThe film is a feature-length documentary about the life and work of two pioneers in the genre of …

That TikTok wellness influencer is so close to getting it. The post Louis Pasteur is spinning in his grave right now appeared first on The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century.

In a 1982 radio promo spot, Jack Nicholson spoke to the future. “I’m gonna recommend a movie that I’m not in, that I have nothing to do with,” he said. “I’d like to tell the people about a movie called Out of the Blue, directed by Dennis Hopper. It speaks honestly from the heart of a fifteen-year-old girl. Its milieu is the punk scene. For a young person who sees …

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Sharlene from Real Life Reading that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their …

Data collected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is in conflict with predictions based on the hypothesis of dark matter and instead confirmed predictions made with Modified Newtonian Dynamics, MOND. While the failure of dark matter has been widely discussed as galaxies that are “too big” or “too old”, little has been said about the success of MOND. In a paper that just appeared, we have an