Attenborough’s Life in ColourSunday, BBC1, 7pm Just when you thought there was no aspect of the animal kingdom left for Sir David Attenborough to cover, the veteran broadcaster pulls a rabbit out of the hat. Or in this case, a hummingbird, Bengal tiger, fiddler crab and a whole host of other eye-catching creatures. Attenborough has…...
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Is any genre more vulnerable to the vagaries of ideology than the lavish artist biopic? The essential dilemma is how to milk the life for drama while also accommodating what was singular enough to merit biopic treatment in the first place: the work. Being juicier, the life tends to take over, rendering the art some…...
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Franco Luna (Philstar.com) - February 28, 2021 - 12:37am MANILA, Philippines — Members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agencies and the Philippine National Police who failed to vet information before launching operations that led to a shootout earlier this week should be held accountable for any lapses, a senator who used to head the PNP said. Personnel…...
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is going after the federal government for failing to make progress on cleaning up contamination left behind by decades of bomb-making and nuclear research at one of the nation’s premier labs as concerns mount over plans to resume production of key components for the U.S. nuclear arsenal.In a civil…...
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Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Prince William, left, Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, center and Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, right, confer on marijuana legislation before the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia lawmakers gave…...
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After just two months on Clubhouse, I finally understand how Theranos happened. While articles, books, and films have covered the saga in excellent detail, some of my curiosity lingered: How could we be bamboozled by bullshit of that size and scope? I am curious no longer.After surfing hundreds of rooms on the popular new social…...
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Dozens of ineligible young people got the coronavirus vaccine ahead of older, more susceptible groups in California. Staffers at One Medical, a healthcare company, gave the vaccine to people who didn't meet the 65-or-older threshold for receiving one. Staffers who administered the vaccine to ineligible young people have been fired, ABC News reported. Visit the…...
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ATLANTA (AP) — As people continue to work and attend school from home because of the coronavirus pandemic, they should be vigilant for scammers posing as tech support, Georgia’s attorney general says.The scammers may call posing as a representative for a well-known tech company, or people might get a pop-up window on their computer saying…...
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A lot of people are highly ignorant to how losing their phones to fraudsters can lead to a complete clean-up of their bank accounts.If you ask any banker, he or she will tell you about the hundreds of customers who have often come crying to the banks for help after realising that the money in…...
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About | To win in the experience economy brands must understand the drivers of consumer preference and act on that understanding in near real-time as preferences shift. Experiences cannot depend on customers having implicit trust. That trust must be earned. iStock As customers reel from ever-increasing scams, cyberattacks, and misuse of personal information, brands no…...
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