Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles recorded 17 hours of conversations in shops, hairdressers and at home, and analysed the number of times people said 'please'.
Space exploration, African fashion and Bulgarian communism are among the subjects of photography books longlisted for this year’s Kraszna-Krausz awards. The competition recognises individuals who have made an outstanding original or lasting contribution to literature concerning photography. The winner is announced in June Continue reading
It can be stressful to decide what to keep and what to get rid of when decluttering. A maybe box will help you reduce your stress without sacrificing results.
The price of this cooking staple has soared so high that it has been nicknamed ‘liquid gold’ . Katie Rosseinsky explores why olive oil producers are struggling right now, and how this is impacting shoppers
Katherine Rundell, G.T. Karber and Rory Stewart and Rebecca F. Kuang were the big winners.
OpenAI unleashed an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution when the company launched ChatGPT for public use in late 2022. Since then, ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by OpenAI's large language models (LLMs), has dominated headlines and preoccupied the minds of executives running Twitter, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta, inspiring them to create their own generative AI projects.The maker of the most popular AI chatbot just announced a slew of new features coming to free ChatGPT users, most of...
Two finalists with connections to Windsor are on the 2024 Trillium Book Award short list. The local English-language finalists include Mike Barnes’s Sleep is Now a Foreign Country: Encounters with the Uncanny, published by Windsor’s Biblioasis; and North of Middle Island, written by Windsor resident D.A. Lockhart and published by Kegedonce Press. Barnes’s book follows […]
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Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Delta Air Lines is back with its Stays and Cars promotion this year, offering Delta SkyMiles members another path to earn Medallion Qualification Dollars toward elite status. Specifically, you’ll earn 1 MQD per base dollar spent on hotel bookings and car rental …
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. My first stop when I need to book airfare is Google Flights, which aggregates ticket options and pricing in one place. However, Google Flights only displays totals in dollar amounts, not award rates. So, to decide whether to book an award flight or …
Two of the best travel rewards cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve®, both currently have sign-up bonuses of 75,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening. There are many ways to redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards points, but you’ll usually get …
Thrift-shopping has become more popular than ever during the cost of living crisis. Thanks to a younger generation that is increasingly aware of our environmental impact, the circular economy is growing. While some might choose to buy their clothes at an op-shop because they want to be more sustainable and avoid fast fashion, others still do so out of tough financial situations. Either way, op shops are more popular than ever — with Vinnies at the forefront of this growth — but are they getting...