Did the shattering year of 2020 actually happen? Did the country really shut down that eerie, silent spring? Did we stop going to plays, movies, concerts and more? The COVID-19 pandemic feels like a fever dream, which may be why it feels so significant that the creators behind one of the pandemic's earliest theater success stories are re-emerging — live and in person — for a world premiere at Geffen Playhouse, opening Thursday. The show is "The Hope Theory," the star is sleight-of-hand magician...
They can achieve that through better collaboration with other firms in their industry, a new McKinsey report says.
Let's get something straight right now — the idea that you could see all the shows you want to catch during Netflix Is a Joke Fest is, frankly, laughable. There's too much of everything happening at once and our brains, wallets and gas tanks can only take so much. Choices will have to be made. But one thing's for sure during the return of the streamer's two-week explosion of dream lineups of the best comics in the world: there will be plenty to choose from. Whether you're seeing a show at one of...
Disease detectives in Chicago say they have been seeing a worrisome trend: Patients complaining of unusual symptoms like vision and eye problems, headaches and hearing loss or dizziness caused by the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. Doctors have long known that syphilis can permanently damage a person’s vision and hearing and can even lead to psychiatric changes, but these symptoms are usually associated with infections that have gone undiagnosed and untreated for years. In a new study...
Britain's Got Talent returned with two episodes over the weekend
While work crews continued dismantling dams on the Klamath River, leaders of four tribes gathered on a riverbank last week to watch and offer prayers as a valve on a tanker truck was opened. From a chute, a stream of water filled with wriggling fish poured into the river. Over two days, workers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife released 16 truckloads of juvenile salmon that were raised in a newly built hatchery. About 500,000 salmon swam downriver, and tribal leaders said they...
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Sometimes, escapist media works best when it presents a vision of a world that’s somewhat close to the one someone is trying to run away from, but without any of the real-life stressors that make that situation so taxing. (This writer watched a lot of Veep in November 2020, for example.) In an interview with The A.V. Club, Brandon Scott said he hopes his Max show, The Girls On The Bus, serves a similar purpose. Adapted from New York Times reporter Amy Chozik’s memoir Chasing Hillary, The Girls...
CNBC's Jim Cramer, on Monday, highlighted the positive performance of the stock market but cautioned that the upcoming Big Tech earnings could determine the market's future. read more
With super special guest star, ZAK TOSCANI! by Wm. Steven Humphrey Are you looking for a hilarious, live comedy show where YOU can walk away with a fabulous PRIZE (or two)? Well, you're in luck, because Mercury Geniuses of Comedy, Arlo Weierhauser and Kate Murphy, are your hosts for the most diabolical, hilarious, and EVIL live game show in town: TWO EVILS! Join Arlo and Kate as they ask a series of truly evil questions, and...
When Joe Carpenter won an 82nd minute turnover against the run of play to hand his Sale Sharks side a 37-31 victory over Harlequins, it catapulted the Mancunians from eighth into sixth in the Premiership table and reduced the deficit to the play-off spots to just three points. With Northampton Saints five points clear of []
Satellite imagery released by Iran International purportedly illustrates precise damage inflicted on Iranian air defenses in an alleged Israeli strike on Friday, near a nuclear site. The images depict meticulous targeting, suggesting a high level of accuracy in the attack. Iran International, known for its critical stance against the Iranian government, published these images. According […]