Shifty Shellshock, the co-founder and co-vocalist of the Los Angeles rap-rock band Crazy Town, has died, Variety reports, citing public information on the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s website. The musician’s cause of death has not been revealed. He was 49 years old. Shifty Shellshock was born Seth Brooks Binzer to Leslie Brooks, a former […]
Gena Rowlands, the Oscar nominated actress of films including A Woman Under the Influence and Another Woman, has Alzheimer’s disease. In one of her most famous later roles, Rowlands played the older version of Allie, one of the two central characters in the popular romantic drama The Notebook. In the film, the older Allie suffers from dementia. The Notebook […]
For old-timers, CRTs — cathode ray tubes — were fixtures as kids sat in front of TVs watching everything from Howdy Doody to Star Trek. But there’s at least one generation that thinks TVs and computer monitors are flat. If that describes you, you might enjoy [The 8-Bit Guy’s] coverage of how CRTs work in […]
BREAKING: Cholera: President Tinubu Orders FEC To Set Up C’ttee To Oversee Emergency Operations – TheNGblog | Nigeria’s Best News Blog President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to set up a committee to oversee the cholera emergency operation centre operated by the National Centre For Disease […]
Why It Works Using crusty bread like ciabatta, baguette, or sourdough produces extra crisp croutons with satisfying crunch. Stirring the croutons occasionally as they toast in the oven results in evenly golden-brown pieces. Many people dread their loaves of bread going stale, but I look forward to it. Rather than dwell on all the toast […]
When it comes to marketing, it’s hard to compete with the mass appeal of babies. Gerber caught on in 1928, when the brand held a contest in search of the very first ‘Gerber Baby.’ The winning submission was a sweet sketch of a baby’s face that continues to represent the brand to this day. Since […]
What do you pack for trips? We are heading to England this Friday, and I am so excited to squeeze my cousins’ babies and add them to the height wall! Here’s what I’ll be packing in my carry-on, and I’d love to hear your list… 1. “Always pack something red,” says my fashion friend Susan. […]
With space being at a premium in most large cities these days, architects are having to think outside the box in order to maximize square footage within limited footprints. Prime example is Mini Tower One, a 3,500-square-foot rear addition and renovation of a multi-family residential building in Brooklyn that reimagines the concept of indoor/outdoor living. […]
(RNS) — Less than two weeks after many U.S. bishops made a strong show of support for the conference’s domestic anti-poverty initiative, staff members from that initiative and others were laid off on Monday (June 24) as part of a restructuring of the wing of the conference that supports Catholic social teaching. Chieko Noguchi, the […]
Image: Nikon Nikon has announced the Nikkor Z 35mm F1.4, its first F1.4 lens for its Z-mount mirrorless system. Until now most of the company’s prime lenses have been F1.2, F1.8 or F2.8. Interestingly, the Z 35mm F1.4 is not part of the company’s premium ‘S’ line of lenses, and is priced lower than the […]
