“The tax code is too complicated—everyone needs an advocate in their corner to get the best outcome during tax season,” Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, wrote at the start of 2024. Alas, a growing number of Americans do not want that extra helper to be TurboTax, the tax-preparation giant’s multibillion-dollar service. To them, that commiserating feels false coming from a company that has spent more than 20 years lobbying to keep the federal tax code as is—that is, too complicated—because making...
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How did everyone’s 4/20 go last week? Here in Denver, I learned that everyone in the Mile High City, no surprise, treats it like Christmas. In case you didn’t celebrate or “partake”, there’s always next year…or any other day that you decide to celebrate responsibly. Luckily for you, Shinola just released a limited-edition Runwell watch […]
The most gentle doggy introduction you’ll ever see.
A celebrity handbag designer whose products have been used by Britney Spears and on Sex And The City has been jailed for smuggling crocodile handbags into the US for fashion shows. Nancy Gonzalez, 71, admitted recruiting couriers to carry as many as four products each on commercial flights from her native Colombia to the US for New York Fashion Week, among other high-profile events. Gonzalez, who was arrested in 2022 in Cali, and later extradited to the US, was sentenced to 18 months in a...
Half of Gen-Zers think the term YOLO - a term that became popular online in 2012, meaning 'you only with once' - is old-fashioned.
The 48-year-old actor took to his verified social media accounts to post a 41-second teaser for the new full trailer for the superhero sequel. The trailer showcases plenty of old footage from the previous X-Men movies and the new sequel, including shirtless shots of Hugh Jackman. The trailer begins with Reynolds' Wade Wilson telling Jackman's Logan a.k.a. Wolverine, 'Look, eventually, you're gonna hang up the claws'
Some such as Netflix star Mindy Kaling , her Suits co-star Abigail Spencer and parenting campaigner Kelly McKee Zajfen took to social media, sharing pictures of the preserve.
Landslides are one of the most destructive natural disasters on the planet, causing billions of dollars of damage and devastating loss of life every year. By introducing a new paradigm for studying landslide shapes and failure types, a global team of researchers has provided help for those who work to predict landslides and risk evaluations.
Hunting for life on other planets is hard; it’s like trying to spot an ant on the other end of a football field. The closest potential host, Venus, is 25 million miles away. Beyond our Solar System, exoplanets that have piqued astronomers’ interest are light-years away. To search for life from these sizable distances, scientists look for biosignatures: elements, molecules, or substances that might have been made by life. These include oxygen and methane, among other compounds. But there’s...
Last month, Reddit debuted a new ad format that looks just like real user posts. Called free-form ads, the posts mimic the site's megathreads that include a variety of media in one thread. Now, the site is adding another new ad format: Dynamic Product Ads. In 2023, the company says people added "reddit" to their search queries over 32 billion times. Reddit hopes that Dynamic Product Ads will help advertisers reach those customers by showing them relevant products exactly when they're researching...
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