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Sherwood Anderson's Revolutionary Small Town
The New York Times - 8 May 2019 12:00
How "Winesburg, Ohio" changed American literature.
Emilia Clarke to Star in Bjorn Runge-Directed Love Story 'Let Me Count the Ways'
Variety - 8 May 2019 15:34
“Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke will play poet Elizabeth Barrett in "Let Me Count the Ways," with Bjorn Runge directing the love story from a Paula Milne script. Based on a true story, the film will follow the l...
Knotweed Can't Be Killed. But Can It Be Stopped?
Slate - 8 May 2019 11:45
The invasive plant that crossed an ocean to terrorize my backyard is coming for yours.
The Internet Changed Astrology. Then Came the Memes
Wired - 8 May 2019 14:00
The future of the practice may live online.
How AVENGERS: ENDGAME Changed The Hulk For Good
Nerdist - 8 May 2019 20:30
Warning: This post contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Avengers: Endgame. The Hulk emerged from Avengers: Endgame as a far different character than the one we’d grown to love over the past decade. Taking a cue for the comics o...
Xbox Giving Away Two Custom 'Game of Thrones' Consoles
Variety - 8 May 2019 21:40
Xbox is honoring the final season of “Game of Thrones” with a giveaway worthy of a king (or five). It’s offering fans the opportunity to snag one of two custom consoles featuring designs inspired by the hit HBO tel...
Two New Sony PSVR Bundles Coming This Month
Variety - 8 May 2019 16:27
Sony’s pushing PS VR with two new bundles coming out later this month, as revealed Wednesday in a post on the official PlayStation blog. The games offered up are varied in genre, from action to horror to sports, showca...
Google's New Privacy Features Put the Responsibility on Users
Wired - 8 May 2019 22:32
The company has launched new privacy settings, but the various toggles and dashboards require a lot of user interaction.
Proposed US bill would ban loot boxes in Mac & iOS games for players under 18
AppleInsider - 8 May 2019 20:02
A bill proposed by U.S. Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri would prohibit game developers from selling loot boxes in Mac, iPhone, and iPad games played by people under 18.
Google I/O: Android Q aims to bring app permissions firmly under control
Digital Trends - 8 May 2019 20:22
We've all been there -- an app is asking for permission to access your SMS history, and you're extremely suspicious as to why. Google wants to put an end to permission anxiety and is introducing new controls in Android Q...
Car hits 13 children, 4 seriously injured, in western Japan
Miami Herald - 8 May 2019 06:50
A car has slammed into a group of 16 mostly kindergarten children who were walking to school along a sidewalk in the lakeside city of Otsu in western Japan, leaving …
Mueller wanted Comey memos to stay private, over fears witnesses might change their stories
The Week - 8 May 2019 06:46
In January 2018, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team fought to keep memos written by former FBI Director James Comey private, over concerns that President Trump and other witnesses would read them and change their stor...
28 Portraits of This Year's Tony Nominees
The New York Times - 8 May 2019 19:59
Why they act. What they've learned. And what they'll remember.
House Judiciary panel poised to hold Barr in contempt
Boston - 8 May 2019 06:38
House Judiciary Committee moving ahead with a vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress
Apple Watch Series 4 screen declared 'Display of the Year'
AppleInsider - 8 May 2019 21:10
Apple is being honored as a winner in the 25th Display Industry Awards, receiving the accolade of "Display of the Year" for the LTPO OLED screen used in the Apple Watch Series 4, as one of three winners for pushing the d...
New Zealand trains to close outdoor viewing carriages because of selfies
CNN - 8 May 2019 04:13
A scenic New Zealand train plans to close its open-air compartments because of unsafe behavior from travelers taking pictures.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits Florida Apple Store and Meets WWDC Scholar
Mac Rumors - 8 May 2019 01:27
Apple CEO Tim Cook today visited the Mall at Millenia Apple Store in Orlando, Florida, where he met up with 16-year-old Liam Rosenfeld, one of the WWDC scholars who will be attending Apple's Worldwide Developers Conferen...
Inmate sets off sprinkler system during failed escape attempt
New York Post - 8 May 2019 23:39
A San Antonio inmate did himself no favors and faces additional charges after he set off a sprinkler system during a thwarted prison break, KTSA San Antonio reported.
The Best Movie New to Every Major Streaming Platform in May 2019
IndieWire - 8 May 2019 22:15
From Netflix to Amazon Prime, and Kanopy to the Criterion Channel, here are the best movies coming to each streaming platform this month.
RBI withdraws circular that asked banks to disclose IL&FS exposure, provisions
livemint.com - 8 May 2019 21:51
The RBI move comes after the NCLAT last week allowed banks to declare defaulting loans of IL&FS and its group companies as bad loans.RBI had earlier said that banks must disclose details, including total amount of exposu...
Professor Emeritus David Gordon Wilson, expert in human-powered transport and gas turbines, dies at 91
MIT - 8 May 2019 16:40
A prolific inventor and jet-engine designer, Wilson was passionate about recumbent bicycles and was an early advocate for a carbon fee.