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Murder by the Book’s 2024 Holiday Gift Box Are you looking for the quintessential gift for mystery readers? Make sure you check out Murder By The Book’s 2024 Holiday Gift Box. With a mug, coffee, and a book, this bundle will make a great present to kick off your holiday shopping. Everyone This Christmas Has…

Brixton Chamber Orchestra has announced details of its Christmas 2024 Lambeth estates tour – when it brings free joy and excitement to all parts of the borough. This December, starting on the 13th, the 25-piece orchestra will have a fresh and exciting setlist with something for everyone from a mix of music spanning genres including […]

The author reflects on the cultural significance of iconic historical moments in America compared to Canada, sharing personal memories tied to events like JFK’s assassination and 9/11. C.S. Lewis's legacy is highlighted, indicating he may be remembered longer than some American figures. The piece emphasizes the enduring impact of these memories and legacies. Continue reading → The post 11/22/63: The Day that C.S. Lewis Died first appeared on A Pilgrim …

Blue Origin's NS-28 mission lifted off and landed in West Texas on Friday (Nov. 23), sending six passengers aboard New Shepard on a suborbital flight. Among the crew members was Emily "The Space Gal" Calandrelli, who became the 100th woman to fly into space. An MIT engineer, TV host and best-selling author, Calandrelli said she plans to use her experience to further inspire children to see themselves in science fields.

There’s snow place like Disneyland Paris where the resort has turned into a winter wonderland this week! As the first flakes of the season blanketed the park, it was the perfect time to grab a chocolat chaud and take in the snowy surprise. Over at Disneyland Hotel, which received a stunning transformation earlier this year, Elsa could be seen unleashing her Ice Magic over Disneyland Park. This one-of-a-kind moment took …

Source: Kevin Brownlow, David Lean: A Biography (London: Faber & Faber, 1997 [orig. 1996]) p. 203 Text: I was making GREAT EXPECTATIONS down at Rochester when the first print came through [of Brief Encounter] … I suggested we ask the local theatre if they would run a preview. Rochester was a pretty tough town in those days and at the first love scene one woman down in the front started …

Weekly, Regional Policy Director Dan Reed and DC Policy Director Alex Baca will share with you an action you can take in the immediate future that has the potential, sometimes great and sometimes small, to increase the number of homes in our region, decrease the trips people take by car, make all of it safer, and not screw people over in the process. This week: grumble about the National Park …

There’s something magical about walking down Fifth Avenue in New York City with a couple of new LEGO sets tucked under your arm. As I made my way from Grand Central through Bryant Park and Times Square to the flagship LEGO Store taking photos of the sets for a bit of a travelogue, I was dumbfounded that curious New Yorkers and tourists alike stopped me to ask, “What are those!?”When …

“House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex, a statement directed at Sarah McBride, the first transgender person to be elected to Congress, months before she is set to arrive on Capitol Hill.” — AP - - -I needed to fix my lip liner, which got smudged after I drank coffee from my mug. I had to …

Eternal God! Maker of allThat have lived here since the man’s fall:The Rock of Ages! in whose shadeThey live unseen, when here they fade; Thou knew’st this paper when it was Mere seed, and after that but grass;Before ’twas dressed or spun, and whenMade linen, who did wear it then:What were their lives, their thoughts, and deeds,Whether good corn or fruitless weeds. Thou knew’st this tree when a green shadeCovered …

I am still putting together a major method list for 00-99. I had a plan to then convert those images to a PAO list, but I’m not sure what the advantage is here. I see the utility in PAO if I was in a memory competition or needed to remember a long string of numbers very rapidly, but my memory goals are a little less ambitious. I’m planning on going …

It is a pleasant experience when two previous interests suddenly reappear and combine to give something new. This happened to me yesterday, and to add to the pleasure, the two previous interests were things I had first worked on with former students: location parameters and twin vertices in graphs. Location parameters If you are lost, you look for landmarks, and find your position by using them. Location parameters describe this …

The number of eligible films is two shy of last year's record 33 contenders.

Gladiator II (2024) • View trailerFour stars (out of five). Rated R, for strong, bloody violenceAvailable via: Movie theatersBy Derrick BangAlthough the lengthy gap between this film and director Ridley Scott’s predecessor seems an eyebrow lift, scripters David Scarpa and Peter Craig cleverly work that passage of time into their plot. Although Lucius (Paul Mescal) isn't expected to survive his first bout in the Coliseum,he proves unexpectedly resourceful ... much …

Because there’s nothing you can’t do with LEGO, this is a video from the Brick Experiment Channel (previously), this time engineering LEGO cars to cross increasingly narrower bridges, eventually crossing just a string stretched between two tables. The solutions to balancing the vehicles while crossing the bridges are quite ingenious. At least I thought they were, maybe you’re an engineer and these were the logical solutions. Because I would have …