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Going French

from The New York Times See Fewer People. Take Fewer Showers. Some people said they started bathing less during the pandemic. As long as no one complains, they say they plan to keep the new habit. By Maria Cramer Robin Harper, an administrative assistant at a preschool on Martha’s Vineyard, grew up showering every day. “It’s […]

Lounging, Diving, Floating, Dreaming

from Architectural Digest Dive Into the History of the Swimming Pool in Photography A new book is filled with iconic images of pools from the last 100 years By Stefanie Waldek For the better part of the last century, photographers of all kinds have been drawn toward pools, whether for the way their reflective forms are […]

Tarantino To The Rescue

from DEADLINE Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema Sets Reopening Date By Anthony D’Alessandro More good news for LA moviegoers: Revival house New Beverly Cinema has set a reopening date of June 1 per its Twitter account. No further details were provided about the cinema’s upcoming schedule. The 300-seat theater opened in 1929 at Beverly Boulevard near LaBrea Boulevard […]

Endangered Wings

from The Washington Post via MSN America is running low on chicken. Blame covid-19, a sandwich craze and huge appetite for wings. by Reis Thebault Randy Estrada holds up his Popeyes chicken sandwich, shortly after the fast food chain introduced the menu item in 2019, which The Washington Post dubbed the Year of the Chicken […]

Onboard With No Place To Go

from The Wall Street Journal Trapped Aboard an Abandoned Cargo Ship: One Sailor’s Four-Year Ordeal The MV Aman was seized near the Suez Canal in 2017. Years later, its chief mate was still on board, all alone. By Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw SUEZ, Egypt—Chief Mate Mohammad Aisha awoke to the groans and tremors of a cavernous cargo […]

Eli Broad Gone

from DEADLINE Eli Broad Dies: Billionaire Businessman, Philanthropist, Founder of L.A.’s Broad Museum Was 87 By Tom Tapp Businessman, philanthropist and art collector Eli Broad, who left an indelible imprint on Los Angeles’ cultural scene, died today at age 87. Broad died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following a long illness, according to Suzi Emmerling, spokeswoman for the […]

Another New ORC

from VICE Scientists Spot Yet Another Unexplained Ring-Shaped Radio Structure In Space A new Odd Radio Circle (ORC) appears to span a million light years, and contains a clue that could explain these ghostly structures. By Becky Ferreira Scientists have spotted yet another bizarre, gigantic, and unexplained circle-shaped radio structure in outer space, a discovery that […]

Thank you, Mr. Hockney

from DNYUZ New David Hockney Billboards to Brighten 4 Cities in May Two suns will appear in four cities during the month of May — the real sun in the sky, of course, but also the chrysanthemum-like depiction of it in a video by the British artist David Hockney. The 2½-minute animation will be broadcast on […]

Medina Spirit

from Kentucky Derby Tales from the Crib: Medina Spirit by Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com A newborn who needed help, a $1,000 yearling whose small breeder had to sell, a cheap recruit for a hardscrabble talent scout, a juvenile purchase inspired by friendship – Medina Spirit’s story is ready-made for cinema. And that’s even before his improbable rise for […]