A Caribbean Heiress in Paris: Best Romance Books

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  148 words  |  Tandra Barner

August 1, 2024 8:19 AM EDT Adriana Herrera is known for giving historical romances fiercely feminist treatments, as showcased in her 2022 novel A Caribbean Heiress in Paris. Herrera, who was born and raised in the Caribbean, infuses her work with characters who look and sound like herself and the women she grew up admiring. The first in her Las Leonas series follows Luz Alana Heith-Benzan, who sets sail for Paris in 1889 with hopes to expand her family’s liquor business following the death of her father. [Read More]

Batman v SupermanThe Story That First Brought Them Together

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  473 words  |  Tandra Barner

When Batman and Superman come together in this week’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it will be far from the first time that the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel have crossed paths. Shortly after Batman’s 1939 introduction, the two characters were appearing on comic-book covers together, but they generally stayed apart from one another in the stories inside. That changed, however briefly, in 1941, when they both helped raise money for WWII orphans. [Read More]

BREAKDOWN

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  33 words  |  Kelle Repass

HOW THE BUDGET TALKS FELL APART THE TWO SIDES AGREE: THEY ALL WANT A BUDGET DEAL; THE COUNTRY NEEDS A DEAL. AND IN PRIVATE, THEY DOUBT THERE WILL EVER BE A DEAL

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Chase Sapphire Preferred vs. Capital One Venture Rewards 2024

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  992 words  |  Martina Birk

The Chase Sapphire Preferred and Capital One Venture Rewards are two travel credit cards offering loads of value in exchange for a small annual fee. Both include a generous welcome bonus and hefty earning potential. Plus, the added perks are too good to overlook. However, card_name takes the top spot, as its points are worth 25% more when redeemed for travel through card_name. How the cards stack upHere’s an overview of what to expect from each card: [Read More]

Cinema: Heavenly Body | TIME

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  631 words  |  Billy Koelling

THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH Directed by NICOLAS ROEG Screenplay by PAUL MAYERSBERG Think of him, classically, as a magus, both a magician and a juggler. Nicolas Roeg is a film maker interested not only in working spells, but in finding new connections between themes and images, keeping ideas spinning in the air like small silver balls, letting them fall in patterns that seem random but are, in fact, precise. [Read More]

Cockroach gives birth to 25 babies in man's ear

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  96 words  |  Kelle Repass

Not only was there a big mummy cockroach taking up residence in his ear canal, but she had spawned 25 little baby roaches. The 19-year-old patient, known only as Mr Li, had gone to hospital after his ear became itchy and painful. Doctors took a look inside his ear and were shocked to discover it was crawling with tiny insects. ADVERTISEMENT They believe the female cockroach went inside Mr Li's ear several weeks before laying her eggs. [Read More]

Diesel price falls, Dangote Refinery supplies petrol products local market

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  402 words  |  Martina Birk

Devakumar Edwin, the Executive Director of the Dangote Group, confirmed the development on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. “We have substantial quantities. Products are being evacuated both by sea and road. Ships are lining up one after another to load diesel and aviation jet fuel. Ships load a minimum of 26 million litres, though we try to push for 37 million litres vessels, for ease of operations,” Edwin told Reuters. [Read More]

EU Leaders Anger Poland by Keeping Donald Tusk in Top Post

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  679 words  |  Patria Henriques

(BRUSSELS) – The leaders of the European Union delivered a withering snub to Poland’s right-wing government on Thursday by steamrolling its objections and reappointing former Polish premier Donald Tusk to chair their summits. Tusk’s successor as prime minister Beata Szydlo, acting on orders from her party boss and long-time Tusk adversary Jaroslaw Kaczynski, had vowed to stop him securing a second 30-month term. But the other 27 leaders wasted no time in moving to a cold-blooded vote in which she was the lone objector. [Read More]

Gordon Ramsay (Chef, Restaurateur and TV Personality)

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  274 words  |  Martina Birk

Profession: Chef, Restaurateur and TV Personality Biography: The Scottish-born chef is as famous for his angry, expletive TV persona as he is for his high class award-winning restaurants. Originally Ramsay tried to become a professional footballer before an injury ended his dream. After training under such high profile London chefs are Marco Pierre White and Albert Roux as well as in France, Gordon became head chef at the London restaurant Aubergine in 1996, which went on to win three prestigious Michelin stars. [Read More]

Great British Bake Off Season 13: Can the Show Be Saved?

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1268 words  |  Billy Koelling

Something is rotten in the Great British Bake Off tent. I know it, you know it, the countless viewers on both sides of the Atlantic who post derisive memes as each new episode drops know it. Many longtime fans will tell you that TV’s kindest competition (officially titled The Great British Baking Show in the U.S.) has been in decline since 2017’s eighth season, when it jumped from public television to Channel 4 and Netflix, swapped beloved judge Mary Berry for Prue Leith, and lost original hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc. [Read More]