• No need to wait for Prime Day – the Fire TV Stick 4K is reduced right now

    There’s no point holding off for Amazon’s annual sale as one of its best streaming devices is already massively discounted. To kick off the week, Amazon has just slashed the price of the Fire TV 4K to only £39.99, making for one tempting offer to anyone who loves kicking back and watching the latest shows and films at home. Given that the Fire TV Stick 4K usually costs £59.99, that’s quite a hefty saving and one that we wouldn’t expect to see outside of Amazon’s Prime Day sale. Because it...

  • It’s Not What the World Needs Right Now

    "It’s 2016. I’m a contemporary artist and have been living off of Medicaid, food stamps, and $20k annually since graduating from art school five years ago."

  • How Retail Needs to Change Right Now

    On The Small Business Radio Show this week, I talked with Gary Hawkins who has been described as a visionary and retail industry expert.

  • I was abused as a child, but now my mother needs care

    Manage your mum’s care from a distance. Don’t get sucked into her orbitThe question My father was violent and my mother emotionally fragile. I took on a parental role from the age of around 11, trying to manage my dad’s moods, keep my mum’s spirits up and take care of my younger brother. Mum often leaned on me and I felt responsible for her stability. We were often punished in cruel ways. I was also abused sexually by a family “friend”. When we finally escaped our father, Mum moved this friend...

  • Alvin Bragg Has His Trump Trial, All He Needs Now Is A Crime

    Alvin Bragg Has His Trump Trial, All He Needs Now Is A Crime Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is an expanded version of my column in the New York Post on the start of the Trump trial and much awaited explanation of District Attorney Alvin Bragg on the underlying alleged criminal conduct. The curious aspect of the case is that the prosecutors are stressing that they will prove largely uncontested facts. Indeed, if all of these facts of payments, non-disclosure agreements, and...

  • Alvin Bragg has his Trump trial, all he needs now is a crime

    We’ve never seen a case like this one where a dead misdemeanor from 2016 could be revived as a felony just before the 2024 election

  • Alcohol harm is increasing – the government needs to act now

    Decision-makers should consider setting minimum unit pricing for alcohol. It’s a policy that has been shown to save lives

  • What the world needs now is a revival of 1-900-9099-CRY

    Back in 2021, Popkin here at Boing Boing brought you a wonderful compilation of some bizarre commercials for 1-900 numbers from the 1980s and 1990s. My favorite is, of course, the commercial for 1-900-9099-CRY, which a user on YouTube called "the weirdest commercial I've ever seen." — Read the rest

  • ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ is the pro-environment movie we need right now

    There are experimental films, and then there is the Zellner Brothers’ new release “Sasquatch Sunset.” Released on April 19, the film adopts a pace and aesthetic not unlike those in “2001: A Space Odyssey.” It follows a family of Sasquatches over a year as they navigate the North American wilderness, butting heads with everything from

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    With Climate Damages At $38trn Annually, The Economy Needs Action Now

    On Earth Day, many try to raise awareness of the need to protect the earth

  • Four teams enter playoffs in MPL PH Season 13

    With two weeks left in the Regular Season of the 13th season of the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines, four teams have already secured their playoffs spot.

  • Canucks: Playoff time needs to be now time for Elias Pettersson

    Elias Pettersson feasted earlier this season on the Predators. Yes, Nashville is greatly improved. But you can't help but notice the four goals in three games for the star earlier this year.