YouTube just released some new stats that show how the service is being consumed on televisions, and the numbers are enormous. Watch time on TV for sports content was up 30 percent year over year; viewers watched more than 400 million hours of podcasts on their TVs every month. This is YouTube we’re talking about, […]
When it’s time to invest my hard-earned dollars—in fashion, of course—I have one go-to destination: Net-a-Porter. It offers the best selection of elegant pieces that elevate my wardrobe. While I appreciate its offerings in handbags and denim, my favorite category is footwear. Every December, I browse the site for the best winter boots, and I’m
“If the Marbles return to the Acropolis, the hole they will leave in the British Museum may be filled by perfect replicas. The Oxford-based Institute for Digital Archaeology uses robot sculptors following detailed computer scans to carve copies that are accurate to within fractions of a millimetre.” – The Telegraph (UK) (MSN) Source link
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If you’re looking for an easy way to elevate your day-to-day style, then I have good news for you: you probably have exactly the item up to the job sitting in your wardrobe. While sleek and sexy pointed-toe shoes have been trending hard for the past few seasons, recently, I’ve noticed the quiet but commanding
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(Image credit: @aniyahmorinia) It’s the season of giving, which means the items in our carts should be gifts for friends and loved ones… but I’m here to enable your personal shopping desires. Don’t get me wrong, I highly discourage showing up anywhere empty-handed, but you don’t have to abandon your own closet either. This time
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On a Monday evening in mid-November, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Toronto’s Park Hyatt Hotel, where the Giller prize gala was taking place. The following night, in London, the Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize dinner closed with this year’s winner Richard Flanagan announcing that he would be deferring receipt of the prize money in protest. And
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(January 24, 1970, Richard Nixon in Philadelphia to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Eugene Ormandy: AP photo). A few days ago I wrote about a post by Thomas Wolf on public arts support in the US – I focused on what he said about the income tax deduction for charitable donations as an “indirect” arts policy. Not
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“The deal … promises to maintain the current compensation and performance levels for the 32 paid choristers during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. … The breakthrough, which includes retroactive application of the agreement from Aug. 1, was made possible by the generous donation from an anonymous patron.” – San Francisco Chronicle (MSN) Source link
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“A £191 million funding package to support critical repairs and upgrades at (the arts complex) were approved on Thursday … (by) the City of London Corporation.” The grant is about 80% of what’s needed for the project; fundraising for the rest begins next year, with construction to start in 2027. – The Standard (London) Source
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PropTrack data reveals that while new listing volumes dropped 19.7 per cent in November, the total number of properties available for sale remains 5.5 per cent higher than the same time last year. Sydney and Melbourne are experiencing listing volumes not seen since 2012, while Canberra’s total stock has reached levels unseen since 2007. REA
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