Posts by Sophie Clearwater
What to Know About the Dengue Outbreak in the U.S.
Will dengue become endemic in the U.S.? So far, dengue has not established a permanent foothold in the continental U.S., says Johansson. There are a few reasons why that might be: large numbers of people in Florida, where Aedes aegypti thrive, stay within air-conditioned spaces when they’re most active, which means chains of transmission tend…
Read MoreThis Morning’s Alison Hammond Hospitalized After Abruptly Walking Off Show Live on Air
Alison Hammond is recovering after an on-air health emergency. During the Oct. 2 episode of This Morning, Hammond abruptly walked off camera in the middle of a segment. While taking a call… Source link
Read MoreThese 15 Adorable Photos of Pandas Will Make You Want to Visit the Zoo Immediately
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Members of the fluffy and adorable but vulnerable species are often cared for in zoos and breeding centers around the world, and these snapshots may make you jealous of the caretakers’ jobs Source link
Read MoreAndy Jassy Needs Alexa to Close the Sale, Not Win the A.I. Race
Andy Jassy. Photo by Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images Andy Jassy has a lot riding on Alexa. On Amazon’s Q2 earnings call this summer, the CEO told investors that “everywhere Alexa goes, it drives momentum for the business,” and he had numbers to back it up. More than 350 million customers have used Alexa…
Read MoreFive Luxury Watches Backing Sustainability Claims With Substance
Citizen has been making light-powered watches since 1976, when it introduced the world’s first analog watch to use the technology. G-Shock, TAG Heuer and Cartier have since developed their own versions, but few brands have made it as central to their identity as Citizen has with Eco-Drive. The system runs on sunlight or indoor light,…
Read MoreSpecial Forces: 3 Celebrities Make Their Exits During Shocking Episode
Three celebs are done pushing themselves to the limit. The second episode of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test season five concluded with multiple contestants leaving after just two days on… Source link
Read MoreXander Soren’s Wines Make a Case for Pinot Noir With Sushi
Xander Soren, with a bottle of his winery’s new chardonnay. Shimane Michimasa I’m running late to meet Xander Soren for a wine tasting at Maison Healdsburg, but my tardiness turns out to be perfectly fine. While he waited, Soren struck up a conversation with a couple at the bar, poured them samples of his namesake…
Read MoreExperts On How to Mitigate the Ethical and Environmental Impacts of Collecting Art
Artists like Tom Friedman transform trash, corrosion and entropy into new forms of sustainability. Courtesy Lehmann Maupin Most of us try to be good individually and to do our best to make the world a little better even as we know it’ll never be enough. But when our individual efforts become part of collective action,…
Read MoreGypsy Rose Blanchard Called Ken Urker Her “Forever” Person One Year Before His Death
Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ken Urker were navigating the ebbs and flows of life together. A little over a year before the Life After Lockup star’s boyfriend died Oct. 1, Blanchard—mom to Aurora Raina Urker, 21 months, with Urker—shared how the couple was ensuring they were a “forever” pair after rekindling their relationship in 2024. “I really just…
Read MoreTwo Dealers on West Broadway: A History
Larry Gagosian and Leo Castelli in 1999. Photo by Rose Hartman/Getty Images Twelve years ago, I opened a gallery on West Broadway. Everyone told me I’d fail. The space was too big. The neighborhood was too expensive. I had no experience. Passion and a dream, they said, can’t sustain a business. Turns out, they were…
Read MoreInstitutions Are Increasingly Rethinking Public Art Conservation With Climate Extremes in Mind
Simone Leigh’s towering, 24-foot-high bronze sculpture Satellite sits outside at the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images One of the newest acquisitions for the Cullen Sculpture Garden at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is Simone Leigh’s 24-foot-tall bronze semi-figurative work Satellite, likely…
Read More‘Tip Toe’ Is a Harrowing Melodrama of Queerness and Masculinity in a World Gone Mad
Alan Cumming, left, and David Morrissey in Tip Toe —Starz Tip Toe refuses to be misunderstood. Premiering Oct. 2 on Starz, the British miniseries from Queer as Folk creator and Doctor Who reviver Russell T Davies set its stakes as high as the lamppost from which Alan Cumming’s character is seen hanging, dead, just outside…
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