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‘You Call It Handicapped. I Call Myself Handicapable.’
Vulture,
David Holmes, Dan Radcliffe’s Harry Potter stunt double, suffered a life-altering injury on set. But that’s not the most remarkable thing about him.
Can Celebrities Stop Pretending Their Apartments Are Normal?
The Cut,
People have a lot of thoughts about Deacon Reese Phillippe’s West Village home tour.
This Exclusive For All Mankind Clip Shows Why It's So Freaking Great
Gizmodo,
Are you watching For All Mankind? If not, you should be. Apple TV+’s phenomenal sci-fi drama just returned for season four, and io9 has an exclusive clip from its second episode which debuts Friday. But even if you’re not watching the show, this clip, as simple as it may be, is an almost perfect example of why you… Read more...
Tough border negotiations endanger Ukraine aid
Politico,
Republicans won't let Ukraine aid pass without a deal on the border. And those negotiations are stuck over a dispute on asylum claims.
A Quibi-like app called ReelShort hit record downloads and revenue this month
TechCrunch,
Was Quibi a failure or just before its time? This month, a short-video app and Quibi-like entertainment service called ReelShort found its way to the top of the App Store, which led to the app gaining 1.9 million downloads (so far) in the month of November alone. Last Saturday, the app also hit a daily […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Amazon to sell cars online, starting with Hyundai
It was inevitable. Amazon, which got its start selling books, is getting into the car business. The e-commerce giant along with new partner Hyundai announced Thursday at the 2023 LA Auto Show that it will start selling vehicles on its website in the second half of 2024. Hyundai vehicles will be the first vehicles sold […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Cambridge Dictionary Names ‘Hallucination’ Word of the Year and I’ve Never Felt So Seen
Yesterday, the folks at Cambridge Dictionary named “Hallucination” the word of the year and, Jesus, they really hit the nail on the head. Like, wow. Frankly, this could be the word of the decade, not merely just the last twelve months. By that I mean, the world has gotten so weird lately that I feel like I’ve been… Read more...
How Qatar Became the World’s Go-To Hostage Negotiator
The New Yorker,
The Gulf state is trying to help Hamas and Israel come to a deal. How did it become one of the world’s most prominent hostage-situation mediators?