Jessica Rothe Still Hopes Happy Death Day 3 Sees the Light of Day

The original Happy Death Day in 2017 was one of those “why hasn’t this done before?” horror movies, wherein college girl Tree (played by Jessica Rothe) got stuck in a time loop that always ended with her getting murdered. That first movie did really well, and its sequel Happy Dea … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 minutes ago

Colin Jost’s set at the White House correspondents’ dinner

Colin Jost’s set at the White House correspondents’ dinner Posted on Sunday, Apr 28, 2024 10:25AMSunday, April 28, 2024 by Azra Raza | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 7 minutes ago

Hunger and Home: A review of Dur e Aziz Amna’s American Fever

Julie Cadman-Kim in MQR: In Dur e Aziz Amna’s gorgeous debut, American Fever, readers can expect to find all the hallmarks of a bumpy adolescence—destructive confidence, crippling self-doubt, steamy crushes, social gaffes, obsession with looks and style, and pervasive loneliness. … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 9 minutes ago

A few of my tech-related hot takes

Let’s have some fun and rattle through some relatively spicy takes I have about tech! Movie theaters are awesome and people still like them. Yes, home theaters and high quality headsets like the Vision Pro make the at-home experience better than ever, but there are still major el … | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 32 minutes ago

How to configure a custom Test Container on the EventStoreDB example

Testcontainers became a popular way of setting up dependencies for integration testing. They’re not ideal, as configuring them to run your… | Continue reading


@event-driven.io | 38 minutes ago

Shopper stunned after finding cult-favorite pullovers side by side at thrift store: 'I'm so envious'

"Used up a year's worth of luck for these." Shopper stunned after finding cult-favorite pullovers side by side at thrift store: 'I'm so envious' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Engineering Explained Dives Into The Ioniq 5 N’s “Gears” & Other Performance Features

One of the things I love about Engineering Explained is that Jason does a great job of making technical and mathematical engineering concepts accessible to people like me, a person who can assemble and understand automotive parts, but who doesn’t design or engineer them. So, when … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

The $20 “Gorgeous” Italian-Inspired Decor Gem Hiding at Williams Sonoma

And they’re in the shape of lemons! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

“Often enough, scientists are left with the unenviable task of conducting an orchestra with out-of-tune instruments”

Gaurav Sood writes: Often enough, scientists are left with the unenviable task of conducting an orchestra with out-of-tune instruments. They are charged with telling a coherent story about noisy results. Scientists defer to the demand partly because there is a … Continue reading … | Continue reading


@statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu | 1 hour ago

How literature teachers can create anti-racist classrooms

Many schools say anti-racism and equity initiatives matter for quality education, yet specific plans are often wanting. In 2023, the not-for-profit organization People for Education reported that 73 per cent of schools included anti-racism and equity in their school improvement p … | Continue reading


@theconversation.com | 1 hour ago

Women caregivers need more support to manage their responsibilities and well-being

The responsibility to provide care to relatives can place immense pressure on women, both mentally and physically. (Shutterstock) In societies worldwide, women are frequently expected to assume the role of primary caregivers, and too often, that means putting the well-being of ot … | Continue reading


@theconversation.com | 1 hour ago

Your AI therapist is not your therapist: The dangers of relying on AI mental health chatbots

The design and marketing of mental health chatbots may result in users' misconceptions about their therapeutic value. (Shutterstock) With current physical and financial barriers to accessing care, people with mental health conditions may turn to artificial intelligence (AI)-power … | Continue reading


@theconversation.com | 1 hour ago

How not to counter the radical right

National Conservatism conferences, one of the main meeting grounds for the global radical right, rarely attract much attention. If not for the decision of a local mayor, the same neglect would have befallen this year’s event in Brussels. But the mayor’s decision to shut down the … | Continue reading


@theconversation.com | 1 hour ago

How common chemicals — including those in bed sheets — can boost eczema risk

An allergist and immunologist explains the link between eczema and pollutants found in synthetic fabric, cigarette smoke and wildfires. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Sunday Poem

“ ‘Woke’ is not a political movement, it’s an optimal state of mind, and being.” …………………………… —Roshi Bob Some Never Awaken You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book… or you take a trip… and you discover that you are no … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Sunday Sweets: April (Baby) Showers

Warning: today's post contains violently delightful images. An all-out onslaught of adorableness awaits you. That's right, it's Baby Shower Sweets time! Prepare yourselves! Are you ready? You'll never be ready. We've already lined up a pair of twin baby bears in widdle baby diape … | Continue reading


@cakewrecks.com | 1 hour ago

A decade later, Flint’s water crisis continues

The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost town." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 hour ago

Our 60 Most Delicious 20-Minute Dinners For Busy Weeknights

For those busy weeknights. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

Pruning Tarsnap Backups

I use Tarnsap to back up my data and I like it a lot, but it gets fairly expensive once you accumulate a lot of backups.At some point, I found prunef and started using it to prune my backups. It's a backup tool-agnostic utility that takes an unsorted list of backup filenames with … | Continue reading


@defn.io | 1 hour ago

Why AI celebrities are teaching kids math and physics

“Hey, you!” Kim Kardashian yells through your smartphone’s speakers. “Draw out this function on a graph for me.” On the screen, a function appears against a white background. Kim explains […] | Continue reading


@freethink.com | 1 hour ago

Lourdes Portillo (1944 – 2024) Documentary Filmmaker

Lourdes Portillo (1944 – 2024) Documentary Filmmaker Posted on Sunday, Apr 28, 2024 8:46AM by Morgan Meis | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

7 Cleaning Product Label Red Flags Experts Always Look for (and You Should, Too!)

Manufacturers can be sneaky in their labeling. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

Helen Vendler (1933 – 2024) Poetry Critic

Helen Vendler (1933 – 2024) Poetry Critic Posted on Sunday, Apr 28, 2024 8:42AM by Morgan Meis | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Mike Pinder (1941 – 2024) Keyboardist For The Moody Blues

Mike Pinder (1941 – 2024) Keyboardist For The Moody Blues Posted on Sunday, Apr 28, 2024 8:40AM by Morgan Meis | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

National cabinet to meet on violence against women, with Albanese saying everyone ‘must do better’

Tackling violence against women will be the sole agenda item for a national cabinet meeting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has convened for Wednesday. The meeting, held remotely, follows thousands of Australians attending rallies across the country, as community anger surges ove … | Continue reading


@theconversation.com | 2 hours ago

This is a Test of the LAP Broadcasting System

As Megan and I mentioned yesterday, we are having serious problems with our WordPress site. We have a technical expert working on it. WordPress has mostly ignored our pleas. In some ways, we are still trying to find out what is wrong with our Domain Name Servers (DNS). Some reade … | Continue reading


@blog.lostartpress.com | 2 hours ago

Costco Added a "Delicious" Mini Bakery Item That Has Shoppers Excited

Shoppers are saying it’s the best dessert yet! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 hours ago

Be quick to praise, but slow to criticize

I think when it comes to most things in life, especially someone else’s art, we should all strive to be quick to praise the things we enjoy, but take our time before criticizing what we don’t. I was thinking about this over the past week as | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 2 hours ago

Madness and Mondays — How I Start My Work Day with Focus

Disengaging, Reengaging, and Prioritizing Life Balance. Mondays have been somewhat of a struggle for me. I try start my work day before 8 AM, but that sometimes feels impossible. I sit at my desk, stare at my notebooks, open my Read More The post Madness and Mondays — How I Start … | Continue reading


@emilyhokett.blog | 2 hours ago

Shopper astounded after encountering bizarre new ad placement in store: 'What's next?'

The impact of ad creep on people can be quite significant. Shopper astounded after encountering bizarre new ad placement in store: 'What's next?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Book Review - Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy ★⯪☆☆☆

This is a weird book. The politics of the Star Wars universe are rarely deeply examined. The various tax-related shenanigans of The Phantom Menace were derided by geeks but here become a potent source for art as a dozen artists reimagine classic propaganda posters from Earth and … | Continue reading


@shkspr.mobi | 2 hours ago

Life By You – Release date, trailers, platforms, and everything we know

Developed by Paradox Tectonic, Life By You looks to take the life sim genre even further than before with an… Continue reading Life By You – Release date, trailers, platforms, and everything we know The post Life By You – Release date, trailers, platforms, and everything we know … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 3 hours ago

Paintings of the fallen woman: 2 Salvation or decline?

Sorolla's White Slave Trade, a mother's adultery and break up of her family, the awakened conscience offering redemption, or destitution. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 3 hours ago

My Setup, April 2024

Last week I got a new monitor, after my old one has shown worse and worse signs of what looked like burn-ins. The new monitor allowed me to get rid of two (!) cables in my setup, which pleased me quite a bit. And since there are people reading this whose eyebrows went up at the “ … | Continue reading


@registerspill.thorstenball.com | 3 hours ago

Swimming and spinning aquatic spiders use slick survival strategies

Some make nests inside seashells, others tote bubbles of air on their backs. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 3 hours ago

Slothana Meme Coin Presale Ends Monday, Airdrop On Solana In 20 Hours

Slothana (SLOTH), a Solana-based meme coin, has raised over $15 million in its presale phase, and is set to airdrop… Continue reading Slothana Meme Coin Presale Ends Monday, Airdrop On Solana In 20 Hours The post Slothana Meme Coin Presale Ends Monday, Airdrop On Solana In 20 Hou … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 3 hours ago

JSON RSS feed

I quickly created a JSON feed for this website. While setting up Echo Feed to mirror my blog posts on the fediverse, I’ve discovered how its capabilities to fetch from RSS were more powerful with a JSON feed rather than my regular XML-based one. It’s been a while since I’ve tinke … | Continue reading


@minutestomidnight.co.uk | 3 hours ago

The Book of Chaos: The Side Effects of Anger

Anger . . .What better way to express chaosor what better way to self-destructor to explode or implodeor do be more defined;what better way is there to lose controlby trying to controlthe uncontrollable? And it’s blinding,you know?You do thingsthat you’d swear you’d never do,if y … | Continue reading


@thewrittenaddiction.com | 3 hours ago

Spelling with Chinese character(istic)s, pt. 5

Serious questions about "religion" in Sinitic Below the fold is for advanced specialists in Chinese philology, theology, and lexicography. Even for them, it is recommended that readers prepare themselves by reviewing "Spelling with Chinese character(istic)s, pt. 4" (7/4/16). [Thi … | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 3 hours ago

Roundup: Should we ditch smartphones?

Read to the end for Ridley Scott not doing a George Lucas | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 3 hours ago

Jupiter may be the reason why Earth has a moon, new study hints

The great planetary instability, which saw Jupiter and the other gas giants wander chaotically through the solar system, coincides with the collision that formed Earth's moon. Could the two events be linked? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 3 hours ago

Traveler shares 'smooth' experience aboard US high-speed rail: 'My new favorite form of transportation'

"I can't wait to ride again." Traveler shares 'smooth' experience aboard US high-speed rail: 'My new favorite form of transportation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 hours ago

Solve For X

Have you ever looked at someone else’s problem and immediately thought you knew the answer? It’s like being an armchair detective during a movie, confident in predicting the next turn of events and sure about what each character should do to avoid pitfalls. From the outside, ever … | Continue reading


@gregmorris.co.uk | 3 hours ago

Things Worth Remembering: Allan Bloom on the ‘Charmed Years’ of College

In 1987, the political philosopher warned an audience of freshmen of the perils of not thinking for themselves. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 4 hours ago

Claudia Tressler startet bei Niyu Event Productions

Seit Anfang April unterstützt Claudia Tressler das Team von Niyu Event Production als Senior Executive Producerin. Sie berichte in ihrer Funktion an die Geschäftsführung und stelle gleichzeitig das Bindeglied zum Projektmanagement her. | Continue reading


@event-partner.de | 4 hours ago

How To Create AI Images on Midjourney

There are plenty of apps you can turn to to generate pictures using artificial intelligence. Still, Midjourney remains one of the best and one of the most popular options, having launched in beta form in July 2022. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 hours ago

Space photo of the week: Little Dumbbell Nebula throws a wild party for Hubble telescope's 34th anniversary

Astronomers celebrated the Hubble Space Telescope's 34th anniversary with this stunning image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula — a vast cloud of gas containing one of the hottest white dwarf stars ever found. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 4 hours ago

Gardening expert shares easy trick to grow fresh herbs from single store-bought plant: 'An endless supply of basil all summer long'

This is a super affordable way to have fresh herbs all season long. Gardening expert shares easy trick to grow fresh herbs from single store-bought plant: 'An endless supply of basil all summer long' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 hours ago