In virtual currency exchange Crypto.com’s latest ad, titled “Courage Is a Process,” star basketball player Joel Embiid walks through Philadelphia, and former college coach Bill Self lends the narrative. “Even when our path didn’t make sense to everyone, we moved on,” says Mr Self in the ad, which aired on May 6th. “We continue until …
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In virtual currency exchange Crypto.com’s latest ad, titled “Courage Is a Process,” star basketball player Joel Embiid walks through Philadelphia, and former college coach Bill Self lends the narrative. “Even when our path didn’t make sense to everyone, we moved on,” says Mr Self in the ad, which aired on May 6th. “We continue until …
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What do you read while working on a book? And what kind of reading do you avoid while writing? That way I’m not superstitious. Albert Camus said writers should be able to tell if the book is for them after reading the first page. William Gass had a similar test: go back to page 100 …
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“Saturday Night Live” comedian and actor Pete Davidson will no longer travel to the edge of space on his next Blue Origin spaceflight, the company said late Thursday. The company announced this week that the New Shepard rocket will launch on Wednesday, March 23. With Mr Davidson and five other passengers. However, the company’s fourth …
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Jeff Bezos is officially an astronaut. Really – just ask the federal government. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it is ending a program that awards small gold badges called “Commercial Space Astronaut Wings” to certain individuals flying into space by private spacecraft. But before the program officially retires in January, the agency said anyone …
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October marks the start of countless unofficial seasons: spooky season, pumpkin spice season, handcuff season, casual season, hoodie season and of course decorative pumpkin season. (Or “szn” for those who want to shorten it.) But this fall season somehow feels even more seasonal than in years past. Searches for “season” are high on Google, and …
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As the event industry struggles to get its footing this year after a disastrous 2020, conventions face smaller crowds and stricter security protocols. It opened at New York Comic Con on Thursday. Javits Convention Center In Manhattan, attendees celebrated the return of face-to-face meetings. But the masks at this year’s pop culture event aren’t just …
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TOKYO – Toru Hashimoto ran a cafe that he almost hoped no one would find. The little hideout is a nostalgic repository for the objects he hid during his decade as an engineer at Nintendo in the 1980s and ’90s: the original soundtrack to the Mario theme song, jerseys from the company’s baseball team, a …
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TOKYO – Toru Hashimoto ran a cafe that he almost hoped no one would find. The little hideout is a nostalgic repository for the objects he hid during his decade as an engineer at Nintendo in the 1980s and ’90s: the original soundtrack to the Mario theme song, jerseys from the company’s baseball team, a …
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The unexpected success on Apple TV+ kicks off its second season on July 23. Jason Sudeikis and his creative team told us how they achieved this. Source link