He is the latest import from Belgium’s golden generation, and already appears another triumph for Leicester’s recruitment team. Timothy Castagne has waited for years to fulfil his ambition of operating on England’s grandest stage and made an outstanding debut last weekend, scoring the first goal in Leicester’s stroll against West […]
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How to give yourself a stimulus payment (if Congress won’t)
How to give yourself a stimulus payment (if Congress won’t) Congress still can’t get its act together on giving Americans more of those $1,200 coronavirus “stimulus checks,” similar to the direct payments made in the spring. Another round of cash to relieve financial pain and stimulate the economy was missing […]
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Is an Algorithm Less Racist Than a Loan Officer?
Brennan Johnson, left, and Trevor McIntosh, who secured a mortgage for their home through Better.com, in front of their home in Wheat Ridge, Colo., August 18, 2020. (Benjamin Rasmussen/The New York Times) In 2015, Melany Anderson’s 6-year-old daughter came home from a play date and asked her mother a heartbreaking […]
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Hitting the Books: How social media keeps us clicking
Your Brain on Social Media So our brains are wired to process social signals. What then happens to our brains on social media? Neuroscientists at UCLA wanted to know, so they created an Instagram-style app to study how the brain reacts when we scroll through photos in our Instagram feed. […]
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Keeping the Dealers at a Distance
Photo credit: Honda From Car and Driver The novel coronavirus has compelled novel approaches to almost everything we do, including buying and leasing cars. As dealers minimize in-person contact, buyers are benefiting. When Billy Huys needed to replace his leased Toyota Highlander earlier this year, he found a dealer in […]
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20 useful apps and subscriptions on sale this weekend
20 useful apps and subscriptions on sale this weekend We’re slowly making our way into the final quarter of 2020. This year has been a doozy — and that’s putting it lightly. We could all use something to boost our spirits, so how about an end of summer sale? Through […]
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Keurig Has Partnered With Jonathan Adler To Create The Most Stylish Coffee Maker
Photo credit: Keurig From Delish Who says appliances should blend into your kitchen aesthetic? Jonathan Adler’s partnership with Keurig was made to stand out. Launching on Sept. 17, you can get the fun K-Mini Brewer Coffee Maker, along with the matching mug and K-Cup Pod Canister. Keurig’s new platform, Brew […]
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Who’s hosting? What’s going to win? Will this be a disaster? All your burning questions about this year’s socially distant Emmys answered
Executive producers Ian Stewart and Reginald Hudlin are overseeing the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. (Photo: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk) Between coronavirus-caused production delays and a glut of new streaming platforms, the future of television is rife with uncertainty right now. But here’s one thing we do know for sure: The (awards) show […]
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The pandemic has taken away the delight of companionship while having a meal
Covid-19 has heralded an era of eating on the couch. The world has changed and so has the thinking about culinary gatherings. We baulk at the idea of conviviality. Life is all about masks and social distancing, contactless encounters and online ordering. At a time of public health and financial […]
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‘Cuties’ isn’t what I expected. It’s a powerful portrait of female rage
Médina El Aidi-Azouni, left, and Fathia Youssouf in a scene from “Cuties.” (Netflix) Well, I finally watched that movie everyone is talking about. No, not “Tenet,” which did not manage to single-handedly revive the film industry from its pandemic-induced coma in a week. I watched “Cuties,” Maïmouna Doucouré’s film about […]