The Washington Post and LA Times just stepped into a bigger political mess than the one they tried to avoid
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris won’t be getting an endorsement from The Washington Post this year. The newspaper is getting some heat for its non-endorsement decision. When is something a newspaper doesn’t publish a news story? In this case, that’s right now. And it’s actually two stories: The Washington Post won’t be endorsing a presidential…
Helen Mirren has been bringing up Kurt Cobain missing out on modern technology for years
Over the past decade, Dame Helen Mirren has been asked quite a bit about how she thinks about aging. Mirren, 79, is grateful to have lived as long as she has. She’s experienced “a world without technology,” as she told The Standard, but has also had the privilege to experience modern marvels like GPS tools…
How Bruce Springsteen, 75, stays in shape for his 3-hour-plus concerts
Bruce Springsteen in Las Vegas. A new documentary movie about Bruce Springsteen’s world tour offers some fresh insight into how the 75-year-old manages to stay in shape for his marathon three-hour-plus concerts. “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” premiered on Hulu and Disney+ on Friday. It gives fans of the musician, who…
Critical Role’s 8 co-founders say this is how they turned their ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ home game into an Amazon hit
Critical Role’s eight cofounders have turned their home game into an Amazon-backed animated series. They told B-17 how they did it. “The Legend of Vox Machina,” a Critical Role animated series on Prime Video, aired the last set of episodes from its third season on Thursday at midnight. What started as a game played by…
‘People are furious’: Bezos faces a Washington Post revolt after he reportedly blocked the paper from endorsing Harris
Washington Post editorial staff are in revolt after the paper reported that it wouldn’t endorse a presidential candidate for the first time in 40 years and that its owner Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, made the decision. Editor at large Robert Kagan, who has warned in columns of a “Trump Dictatorship,” has resigned, Semafor reported, and…
The US Navy’s Eisenhower carrier strike group racked up over 100 drone and missile kills battling the Houthis
An F/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in April. A US Navy carrier strike group that battled Houthi threats in the Red Sea for months destroyed over 100 missiles and drones during its deployment. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group was on the front lines throughout…
US Air Force pilots share what it takes to make the elite Thunderbirds team and fly F-16s just inches apart at near-supersonic speeds
A Thunderbird F-16 taxis down the flight line as other aircraft fly in the skies above it. For over seven decades, the Thunderbirds, the US Air Force’s aerial demonstration squadron, have roared through the skies at airshows worldwide. At shows, a team of six pilots perform aerial maneuvers and tight formation flying at near-supersonic speeds,…
ClassPass trial: How to sign up for a free 2 weeks
ClassPass offers a free 30-day trial for new sign-ups. If you love to mix up your workouts with Pilates, spin, boxing, HIIT, yoga, reformer classes, and more, ClassPass is worth considering. The class-booking platform lets you try thousands of workouts from coveted boutique studios in person to live streams from tried-and-true trainers and brands, all…
Israel’s military strikes back at Iran
The Israeli stikes came in response to an Iranian missile barrage earlier this month. The Israeli military said it carried out “precise strikes” on military targets in Iran on Saturday, executing a long-awaited retaliation for an Iranian missile barrage earlier this month. “I can now confirm that we have concluded the Israeli response to Iran’s…
