Sabrina Carpenter performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 12, 2024. Photo credit: Christina House/Los Angeles Times via TNS Even if not all music lovers are familiar with pop star Sabrina Carpenter’s earlier music, there is no doubt that the singles “Espresso” and “Please, Please, Please” have been […]
Transgaz CEO Ion Sterian recently met in Bucharest with the management of state partner Srbijagas, represented by CEO Dušan Bajatović, to discuss details of the construction of the gas interconnector between the two neighboring countries. “Today’s discussions were thorough and practical. They followed the meeting two weeks ago when the Memorandum of Understanding on the […]
What’s the point of chatting with a human-like bot if it’s an unreliable narrator – and has a colorless personality? This question has been on my mind since I started testing Gemini Live last week, Google’s version of OpenAI’s enhanced voice mode. Gemini Live is an attempt to create a more engaging chatbot experience, with […]
At the Horses Lounge on McClellan Street, we weren’t the only ones who knew. “Everyone’s out,” the waiter remarked. You may remember the Horses Lounge from when it was owned by Fred and Gladys Fritzen and later by their son Christian. They opened in 1976. And then they closed it last summer. They started looking […]
I do not like composting. I realize this is practically heretical, since I live near Portland, Oregon, where environmental awareness reigns supreme, but I just don’t want a bin of slimy, rotting kitchen scraps sitting on my countertop. They attract fruit flies and make my house smell like federal prison pruno – especially in the […]
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Health Japan Nadda on Saturday, a meet with senior ministry officials to assess the monkeypox situation and the country’s preparedness.“In the meeting chaired by the Union Health Minister, it was decided that as a matter of utmost caution, certain measures will be taken such as sensitising health units at all […]
We’re in the home stretch of summer now, friends. There aren’t usually many great new releases during this time. The weather is too hot and outside is the last place you want to be. Good TV? Pff. Not really. Maybe you can go to the movies and watch Borderland? No, this time of year is […]
“The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride” by Joe Siple (Black Rose Writing, 2018) “The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride” by Joe Siple (Black Rose Writing, 2018) This is the touching story of recently widowed 100-year-old Murray McBride. He finds a new purpose in life when he meets 10-year-old Jason Cashman, who is suffering […]
