Posts by Sophie Clearwater
What a Diesel Export Ban Would Mean for U.S. Consumers
Outgoing Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the largest oil-producing state in the U.S., claimed that the ban is a “gimmick.” Cornyn’s colleague, Senator Lisa Murkowski of major oil producer Alaska, cast her doubts on the export ban to the Hill: “We’re talking about global supply, so I worry that we do something in the short-term…
Read MoreThe Next Four Years Will Decide the Ocean’s Future
This summer, the ocean sent us another warning. In August, global sea-surface temperatures reached their highest level on record. Days later, the most comprehensive assessment of coral reefs ever published showed that increasingly frequent marine heatwaves are leaving reefs less time to recover between bleaching events. Global hard coral cover has declined by 9.5% compared…
Read MoreYou Actually Don’t Need to See That Movie in IMAX
Filmmakers understand this as well. Though they might prefer you to see their movie in IMAX, they ultimately shoot with all formats and audiences in mind, knowing that not everyone will see it in IMAX. (Some people will even watch it on the backside of a plane seat!) When framing shots—even on an IMAX camera—they…
Read MoreLetitia James’ lead over GOP rival Saritha Komatireddy shrinks in NY AG race: poll
The race for New York State attorney general is tightening, with Democratic incumbent Letitia James’ lead over Republican Saritha Komatireddy shrinking by 5 points, according to a new poll released Wednesday. James, 67, leads former federal prosecutor Komatireddy by 13 points — 52% to 39%, the Siena University survey found. That’s down from her 18-point…
Read MoreThe Love Hypothesis Movie’s Biggest Changes From the Book Revealed
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Love Hypothesis book and movie. Hypothesis: It’s possible to make a film adaptation of a bestselling romance novel that readers will love. While the results may vary, as with any book to movie adaptation, there are some key differences between Ali Hazelwood’s 2021 novel The Love Hypothesis and Prime…
Read MoreMaryland DoorDash customer picks up order from driver at crash scene: ‘I think that’s my food right there’
A man went viral on social media after filming himself picking up a DoorDash order at the scene of a crash involving his delivery driver. Glenn Ndibnu began recording as he arrived at the wreck on Church Road in Bowie, Maryland, where multiple ambulances were present. “I DoorDashed some food, and my DoorDasher told me…
Read MoreActor Javier Bardem torched for trying to cancel Pink after Macklemore controversy
Actor Javier Bardem has stepped into the middle of the controversy surrounding Pink, Macklemore and the Israel-Gaza conflict — and is now taking heat for it. The “No Country for Old Men” star shared multiple posts to his Instagram Stories Monday urging followers to sign a Change.org petition demanding that Pink be removed as a…
Read MoreThese Celebrities Are Related Whether Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey Are Brothers or Not
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have made a whole show out of the rumor they started about possibly being related. Well, technically Kay McConaughey started it when she told her son and… Source link
Read MoreMcConaughey and Harrelson’s Disjointed ‘Brothers’ Coasts on Charm
What actually works is, not surprisingly, the buddy-comedy stuff—the sillier, the better. Matthew and Woody squished into a rideshare with too many rowdy, young fans? A treat. Woody and Matthew donning ridiculous Sunset Strip rocker disguises, complete with facial prosthetics, to play an acoustic set at a coffee shop? Classic. Showrunner Lee Eisenberg (Stick, The…
Read MoreTexas man charged with capital murder after 5-year-old girl killed in roadway shooting
A Texas man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with a roadway shooting that killed a 5-year-old girl over the weekend, authorities said. Jeremy Porter, 47, was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail in Houston after investigators identified him as the suspect in the fatal shooting of…
Read MoreSmall-market Rays complete AL East task as Yankees hope for playoff grudge match
The Yankees chased the Rays for most of the season. On Tuesday, that chase finally came to an end, as Tampa Bay clinched the AL East with a 6-1 win over the Yankees in Tuesday’s nightcap in The Bronx. “Everybody asks the same question,” Junior Caminero said just outside the celebratory visiting clubhouse at the…
Read MoreYankees’ AL East fumble only assures them some playoff peril
At least they avoided being no-hit. Aside from that, it was a humiliating Tuesday night for the Yankees in the nightcap of both a doubleheader and their chance to win the AL East. Their pathologies on offense, notably being unable to generate much of it without Aaron Judge, and defense, plenty but certainly their inability…
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