From Seventeen Any other year, incoming college freshmen would be filled with giddy anticipation at this very moment, counting down the weeks until they get to step on to their awaiting campus. They’d be making a packing list, trying to decide whether or not their beloved stuffed animal should make […]
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How Justin H. Min Became The Umbrella Academy ’s Breakout Star
“You can’t see me right now, but I’m tomato red,” says Justin H. Min. I’ve been on the phone with the breakout star of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy for 30 minutes, talking about the journey leading up to his role as a ghostly superbeing named Ben Hargreeves with the power […]
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How an L.A. auto legend’s China venture crashed
An S1 sports car is parked at the entrance to the Jiangsu Saleen auto plant in Rugao, China. (Saleen Automotive Inc.) Last July, Steve Saleen, the Southern California designer of souped-up Ford Mustangs and eponymous supercars, walked onto a strobe-lit stage at Beijing National Stadium to launch a new line […]
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Here’s Exactly Where to Buy Face Masks Online
Practicing social distancing is the best thing you can do to slow the spread of COVID-19, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises you to wear a cloth face covering in public settings where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, like protests, grocery stores, and pharmacies—especially with […]
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Strategies for supporting your child’s social and emotional learning from home
Samuel Rodas, 40, plays with son Adrian and daughter Karla on Father’s Day in Griffith Park. Parents can help with their children’s social and emotional learning while schooling remains remote. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Numbers can be multiplied, subtracted and squared in a vacuum, alone in a room. […]
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Huge savings on bikes for kids of all ages
Teaching your kids to ride a bike is a task that every parent will face, and there are multiple ways to go about it. Typically, the process consisted of a number of months using stabilisers followed by that unnerving-but-joyous day when the stabilisers came off. The invention of the balance […]
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The Best Online Baking Classes for You & Your Family to Try
Baking seems to be everyone’s favorite hobby these days and if you’re wondering how all of your friends turned into superstar bakers overnight, the answer probably lies in one of the internet’s best online baking classes. We’re all spending a lot more time at home these days and looking for […]
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The Case Against Inviting Uncle Mike To Your Cap Table
By Fernando G. Russo, MBA MSF, vice president of investment banking at Young America Capital. Edited by Sean Santa. So far, you’ve spent a couple thousand bucks. You built the website, got a desk at WeWork, ordered 1,000 business cards to get the volume discount, and yet struggle to explain […]
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50+ Black-Owned Businesses to Shop Now and Forever
Photo credit: Courtesy of Brands From Good Housekeeping Buying from Black-owned shops, stores and brands is one of the many ways to be an ally and show support to a community that has been deeply affected by systemic racism. Not only are Black business owners turned down for loans twice […]
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The Japanese Way to Multiply Is So Much Cooler Than Ours
From Popular Mechanics A viral TikTok video shows an old, unique way to multiply using sticks. The origins of the multiplication method aren’t clear. It may come from China, Japan, or somewhere else. Whatever the roots, this way to multiply likely wasn’t meant to look cool, but rather, be practical. […]
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6 Teachers From Around the Country on Going Back to School This September
Whether your school is opting for in-person teaching, virtual learning or a hybrid this September, it’s safe to say that every parent is feeling the stress. And they’re not the only ones. Teachers are also dealing with the uncertainty of this school year, as we found out when we asked […]
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‘I can’t teach when I’m dead.’ Professors fear COVID-19 as college campuses open
Students’ return for fall semester was staggered over 10 days at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, to enforce social distancing during as they settled in. (Gerry Broome / Associated Press) When masked students walk back into his Northern Arizona University lab room at the end of the month, Tad […]
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I was a Chinese grad student and lost all of my money in a scam. How could it happen to me?
Xinlu Liang, 22, a Chinese grad student who lost all her money in a telephone scam. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) “Hi, is that Xinlu Liang?” The caller, speaking in Chinese, woke me from a nap. “This is a call from UPS. You have a suspicious package blocked at […]
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Going Off Book
Julian Birchman and Jenna Brillhart 7 College Freshmen Reveal Their Hopes and Fears About Going to School This Fall Whether studying at home or on campus, freshman year during a pandemic is an unprecedented experience. Jenna Brillhart By Morgan Noll Most colleges send out their acceptance letters in March, the same month […]
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Marks & Spencer apologises for ‘racist’ bra colour name after customer says it’s ‘hurtful’
The retailer apologised over its colour description. (Getty Images) Marks & Spencer has apologised after a customer described her online shopping experience as “hurtful”, due to a “racist” name given to a bra in a darker skin tone. Kusi Kimani, 29, noted that the colours of the £12 skin-toned bras […]
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Koenigsegg Jesko Has Single Option That Costs $443,400
Lamborghini Aventador money for the bare carbon fiber body option. The Koenigsegg Jesko configurator is up and running at this link, but you’ll need a username and a password to actually access it. That’s because only those 125 people fortunate enough to put their names on the dotted line can […]
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the best theatre and dance to watch online
Beckett Double Bill Two-thirds of Trevor Nunn’s masterful Beckett triple bill at London’s Jermyn Street theatre in early 2020 has been made available online. Hugging his tape recorder and munching bananas, James Hayes unspools melancholic memories in the classic Krapp’s Last Tape, which is accompanied by a rarity in The […]
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European battery makers power up for a green recovery
By Kate Abnett, Matthew Green and Norihiko Shirouzu August 13 (Reuters) – European battery makers are gearing up to take advantage of massive “green” stimulus packages unveiled since the coronavirus pandemic though many acknowledge it will be tough to match the Asian giants that dominate the mainstream market. While Sweden’s […]