Month: December 2024

Beauty influencer Cyrus Veyssi Just in time for the holidays, Google launched an online ad campaign this month featuring nonbinary influencer and “beauty creator” Cyrus Veyssi to promote the tech giant’s new “Nearby” shopping feature. The right-wing outrage machine gobbled up the advert like a Christmas fruitcake. Related: In the 20-second spot, Veyssi is seen
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Amazon’s 10 Books That Defined 2024 Amazon editors made the impossible selection of just 10 books that defined
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In this article, we have compiled a list of the 25 most stunning men’s perfumes for 2025 chosen for their sophistication, character and mass appeal. Whether you like the musky scent of fougère fragrances or you like the freshness of citrus fragrances, or even a combination of both, there’s something here that you will definitely
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In prolific author-illustrator and Walt Disney animator Benson Shum’s colorful, upbeat new book We Are Lion Dancers, Lunar New Year is fast approaching, and siblings Lily and Noah are lucky enough to learn about and celebrate this festive Chinese tradition. The adorable duo’s curiosity is piqued when, after kung fu class, they encounter two lion
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A visionary architect escapes postwar Europe to rebuild his life, career, and marriage in America. In this strange new country, his life is forever changed by a mysterious, wealthy client. Where to Watch: In theaters Nominated For: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best
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Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), new chair of the Congressional Democratic Caucus The newly elected chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus said a combination of factors led to electoral losses for the party in November’s election, not least of which was being “seen as preachy” and “disconnected.” Rep. Greg Casar of Texas, 35, is replacing outgoing
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There have been a lot of movies over the years that feature famous actors playing real-life cops in the stories they are telling. Just as there are movies with real-life gangsters, the movies about the cops are equally interesting, and often the same movies feature versions of real cops and real robbers, like The Untouchables,
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaks to the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church before teaching Sunday school in his hometown of Plains, Georgia on April 28, 2019. Carter, 94, has taught Sunday school at the church on a regular basis since leaving the White House in 1981, drawing hundreds of visitors who arrive hours before
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While it didn’t quite arrive this year, publisher Soft Source Publishing and developer Digital Happiness are kicking off the new year with the anticipated launch of DreadOut Remastered Collection for the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. Originally revealed back in May, DreadOut Remastered Collection, which includes the original DreadOut and the standalone game DreadOut: Keepers
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In Old Crimes and Other Stories, Jill McCorkle’s characters face moments of reckoning and work to make sense of the past. A father has trouble connecting with his daughter and adjusting to the digital era in “The Lineman.” In “Confessional,” a husband and wife buy an antique confessional for their house—a purchase that leads to
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