“Strip Down, Rise Up,” a documentary from Oscar-nominated director Michèle Ohayon, hits Netflix on Feb. 5. The opening scene is … sexy AF. A room full of women caress their bodies, toss their hair and bounce their asses against a wooden dance floor as candle lights flicker. The rest of […]
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14 Pretty Pie Plates That Will Inspire You to Bake More
Most of the time, a utilitarian pie plate will do. After all, it’s the intricate lattice, layered filling, or juicy seasonal fruit in your pie that should command the most attention, not the baking vessel— simple Pyrexes and nondescript aluminum models are more than up to the task. But every […]
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Sundance Diary, Part 4: Contending With Snow and Tech Support
A.O. Scott, our critic at large, is keeping a diary as he “attends” the virtual Sundance Film Festival, which runs through Wednesday. Read previous entries here and here. Sunday, 10 p.m. Eastern time: The arrival of snow in New York definitely adds a taste of authentic Park City-in-January atmosphere, except […]
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Dauphin Island Sea Lab facing long recovery from Hurricane Sally
One of the state’s premier scientific institutions, and one which is a gateway to study of the state’s coastal environment, faces the prospect of limping through its 50th anniversary year as it struggles to recover from Hurricane Sally. Five months ago, the storm’s eyewall brushed past Dauphin Island, wreaking havoc […]
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Revamped, ranked: Florida finding new path without Johnson
Florida players celebrate after a win against West Virginia during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten) Kathy Batten AP GAINESVILLE, Fla. Florida coach Mike White makes in-season adjustments regularly. A tweak here, a wrinkle there. Just something […]
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Millions of COVID-19 survivors have lost senses of smell and taste. Researchers don’t know if they’ll come back
Edelmira Rivera was lying on her bed with her husband and 16-month-old son, selecting a movie when she heard a loud bang outside their home in Waco, Texas. Her sister screamed, “Fire!” “I dropped everything and just grabbed my son and his blanket,” said Rivera, 22. “I could not smell […]
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Lawmakers debate bill to rout out radical Islam in France
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers debated a bill on Monday they hope will uproot radical Islam in the country, beliefs that authorities maintain are creeping into public services, associations, some schools and online with the goal of undermining national values. The bill is broad and controversial, with around 1,700 proposed […]
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My 5 Best Stocks to Buy in 2021
January was pretty wild, and the rest of the year won’t necessarily be tame. But even if the major market indices had closed essentially flat for the first month of 2021, you’d be in great shape for the rest of the year if you had picked the right stocks. Axon […]
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The Rudest Things You Can Do On Slack
As many of us continue to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve gotten used to conducting our professional lives primarily in digital formats such as email, Zoom and Slack. In many ways, Slack is reminiscent of a social media platform with its easy communication and implementation of GIFs […]
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The state of things – A house redivided: how the pandemic changed our homes | 1843 magazine
Feb 1st 2021 by Virginia Heffernan Exactly 40 years ago, Faith Popcorn, one of the first people to style herself as a futurist, coined a new meaning for the word “cocooning”. She used it to describe the ambiance sought by 1980s suburbanites as they slouched on their rhino-sized sofas in […]
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Vaccinating smokers put too many people on line with seniors; Active rec in Liberty State Park mustn’t harm restoration; Topsy-turvy world in Jersey City politics | Letters
State must rethink vax plan I have read with great interest the opinion piece in The Jersey Journal (“Vaccine rollout a massive failure for seniors”; Jan. 29) and agree with everything written in the article. It was spot on, as were the letters by senior citizens relating the problems in securing […]
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18 Valentine’s Day inspired events for couples, families and singles in Greeley, Loveland and beyond
Valentine’s Day is coming up and love is in the air. No matter who your valentine is — your kids, your pet, a friend, a secret crush or yourself— spend the holiday week doing something fun at an in-person or online event. The week of Feb. 12-18 is packed full […]
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Many vie to be California’s next attorney general
Marc Thomas Kalweit Good morning and welcome as always to the A.M. Alert! ENDORSEMENTS FOR CALIFORNIA’S NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL Via Lara Korte… As the U.S. Senate drags its feet scheduling a confirmation hearing for Health and Human Services Secretary-nominee Xavier Becerra, California attorneys are continuing to muster up for his […]
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A new cause for Tammy Murphy’s charity: Nurses with burnout
Nurses in the trenches of this pandemic are suffering burnout and PTSD like never before: A survey of 10,000 frontline nurses around the country in June found that one-third have experienced severe mental health issues due to the ongoing crisis. Now they’re among the vulnerable groups being targeted by a […]
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Ahead of nor’easter, these maps show when snow should start and stop falling in Massachusetts
A major winter storm is expected to batter the Bay State for the next 24-plus hours. The nor’easter, which is already starting to make its way across Massachusetts early Monday, is expected to spread from south to north in the morning. The storm will hit the state with as much […]
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Volunteers repair Bethel senior citizen’s home, other community highlights
Volunteers recently repaired 90-year-old Bethel resident Julia Herring’s home. Jeremy Zitofsky, the manager of Lowes in Danbury, teamed of up with Don Bashak, a local contractor for the latest “LOWES HEROES” project. Herring’s house desperately needed repairing of a rotting french door. Lowes provided all of the materials and a […]
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A Complete Guide for Filing This Year
What are the tax benefits of owning a home? Plenty of homeowners are asking themselves this right around now as they prepare to file their taxes. You may recall the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—the most substantial overhaul to the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years—went into effect […]
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From Liberia to Elizabethtown, hoopster Techeal Gonquoi finds opportunities through Masonic Children’s Home | Sports
In 2013, Techeal Gonquoi had just finished third grade and expressed a desire to play sports. But his parents were both busy working multiple jobs; they wouldn’t be available to take him to and from practices and games. Plus, Gonquoi’s mother, Musu Dorliae, felt her son’s public school in Delaware […]
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When Work Becomes Life in “Call My Agent!” and “The Bureau”
The fourth season of the French show “Call My Agent!” (on Netflix) has just been released, and fans will be dismayed to learn that it is the last. How can this warm, witty series abandon us in such an hour of need? It may be less than dignified to confess […]
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Opening Monday: Grand Rapids’ GRNoir brings wine, jazz culture to new crowd
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids’ only Black-owned wine and jazz bar will welcome customers through its doors for the first time Monday. GRNoir Wine and Jazz began selling wines curbside and online in early December. As soon as the state announced it was lifting the ban on indoor […]