Earlier this week, Mazikeen star Lesley-Ann Brandt took to her own social media pages to share with fans her final-ever costume fitting. “Just completed my final ever wardrobe fitting for Mazikeen on Lucifer….ever, “To say it was emotional was an understatement,” Brandt penned to her 351,5k followers. “These two women have been so instrumental in […]
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Tales of Loss: Six Great Mexican Reads by Women
Innovation seems impossible when it comes to writing on universal themes like love, family or even loss. And yet, in a world with what translator Sophie Hughes describes as a “stubborn and inexplicable preference for male literary writer superstars,” Mexican women are leaving their own stamps on the literary canon of the latter. Loss tears […]
10 books Amazon’s editors say are the best summer reads this July
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Summer may not be a robust time for new TV, but now is as good a time as any to dive into a fast-paced thriller, a book about […]
Twists and turns in the best new reads for women: Latest femme fiction
THE MOTHER’S SECRET by Clare Swatman Pan, £7.99 ••••• KATE and Georgie are close sisters. They were brought up by their single mother Jan but while Kate was allowed lots of freedom as a child, Georgie was always encouraged to stay close to home. Georgie has decided that it is time to see more of […]
Polisis AI Reads Privacy Policies So You Don’t Have To
Polisis, a machine-learning-trained tool, automatically produces readable charts of where your data ends up for any online service. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a7ce032a6da8f4f535ce29f/master/pass/AIReadsPrivacyPolicy.jpg
Scanning technique reads hidden writing in mummy boxes
Historians can use scanning to peek inside mummies without risking damage, but that hasn’t been true for the papyrus boxes those mummies were placed in before entering the tomb. If you’ve wanted to read the discarded everyday writing on that papyrus, you’ve typically had to destroy the boxes. That won’t be necessary from now on, […]
Swoon Over This Bookshelf That Lets You Climb For Your Favorite Reads
Shinsuke Fujii Architects is the firm behind the “bookshelf house” in Shinyoshida, Yokohama, Japan. We first learned about this beauty on Lost at E Minor. The sloped wall spans both levels of the home (tall ceilings, you are the best) and acts as a climbable bookshelf—easy access for the most discerning bibliophile. The minimal design […]
Your 2017 Black Friday Booklist: Eight Essential Science Reads
Your body is already full of empty calories—don’t let your brain suffer, too. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a15e786a973c538980adf06/master/pass/bookroundup.jpg Feed: All Latest
The Best Business Reads of August
Each month, the editors of The Atlantic’s Business Channel share the most interesting pieces of journalism about money and economics from around the web. This month’s picks include a commentary on segregation in Los Angeles, the tech investor Ellen Pao writing on sexism in Silicon Valley, a look at how NBA stars are investing their […]
MSNBC test card reads ‘Trash man’ right after Trump’s Afghanistan speech
Published time: 22 Aug, 2017 15:49 MSNBC coverage of Donald Trump’s speech on the future of US involvement in Afghanistan has people online asking questions about the channel’s test card that appeared on screen with the words “Trash man.” Host Rachel Maddow was discussing Trump’s remarks when the feed was cut, however, there was a […]