Posts by Sophie Clearwater
A Little-Known Photographer Captured the First Clear Image of a Total Solar Eclipse 175 Years Ago. Today, These Celestial Events Still Reveal the Mysteries of the Sun
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Ever since that first daguerreotype on a light-sensitive metal plate, eclipse observations have continued to unveil the star’s corona and bring people together to experience the solar system’s majesty Kayla Randall | Digital Editor, Museums July 28, 2026 4:40 p.m. A copy of the first daguerreotype photograph of a total solar eclipse Johann Julius Friedrich…
Read MoreSummer’s Viral Lip Shades Are on Sale at Nordstrom
Just in time for National Lipstick Day on July 29, you can start celebrating early with lip deals now at Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale. Best-selling brands, including Westman Atelier, Clinique, NARS and MAC Cosmetics are all included in the annual sale through August 9, with deals on duos and sets that make nailing the perfect lip…
Read MoreGov. Abbott awards $5.8 million to expand Texas emergency and trauma care training
Texas will distribute more than $5.8 million in grants to medical and nursing schools through a workforce program aimed at training more emergency and trauma care professionals. Source link
Read MoreWhy More Billionaires Are Chartering Superyachts Instead of Buying
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos are seen on Jeff Bezos’ yacht, “Koru,” on June 12, 2023 in Portofino, Italy. MEGA/GC Images In the Mediterranean every summer, the world’s richest vacationers turn superyachts into highly personalized playgrounds, whether they own them or not. Jeff Bezos has been spotted cruising the Balearics aboard his 417-foot sailing yacht,…
Read MoreThe Best Haircuts for Round Faces, According to a Celebrity Hairstylist
The Haircut Trend Everyone Is Asking For Right Now One style has taken over Chase’s chair lately. “For a while now, I’ve been doing a lot of shaggy haircuts,” he said. “A lot of people have been asking me for shaggy layers.” He described the trend as a modern take on the iconic ’70s shag,…
Read MoreThe Emptons: Estates Forsaken as Hamptonites Flee for European Shores
Sunbathers and beach club regulars gather at a Capri cabana club near the Faraglioni rock formations (1948)—the kind of scene increasingly replacing Hamptons’ summer rituals. Photo by Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (Editor’s note: This column was originally published on July 23, 2013.) It was opening weekend in the Hamptons. There I was at a…
Read MoreWhat the Venice Biennale Reveals About the West’s Cultural Confidence
Wangechi Mutu, The End, Where All Began, EdEN, 2026. Photo by Simone Padovani/Getty Images Every two years, Venice holds up a mirror to the West, and every two years the reflection grows fainter. The 61st Biennale, which opened in May under the title “In Minor Keys,” performs the diagnosis with candor. It highlights present tensions…
Read MoreInside Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Family-Filled Summer With Their Kids
Prince William and Kate Middleton had a royally fabulous summer. The Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated the sunny season with a plethora of activities alongside their kids Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8. “The Summer Rewind,” the royals posted to their Instagram July 28. “Thank you to everyone who has…
Read MoreInside Kendra Wilkinson’s Life Years After The Girls Next Door
These days, Kendra Wilkinson aspires to help others become the girls (or boys) next door. Nearly two decades after moving out of the 29-room Playboy Mansion—and away from her "heavenly" life with… Source link
Read MoreKris Jenner’s Mom MJ Shannon’s Cause of Death Revealed
New details have come to light regarding Kris Jenner’s mom Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon’s death. Less than two weeks after MJ died surrounded by her loved ones, her death certificate, obtained by E! News, confirmed that the 91-year-old’s death was caused by acute cardiopulmonary arrest. MJ—who was the grandmother to Jenner’s kids Kourtney Kardashian, 47, Kim…
Read More‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Proves That You Can at Least Try to Build a Better Marvel Movie
But then, those mechanics—along with loads of elaborately fake-looking special effects, which now, rather than being dazzling, are just business as usual—are the hallmarks of all Marvel movies. It seems you can’t build one without them. You also can’t really explain the plot of Brand New Day without giving away the arrival of a surprise…
Read MoreVideo: Heroic lifeguards rescue boy from pounding California waves
Crowds were gathered on Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz to enjoy warm July weather last weekend when lifeguards jumped into action for a heart-pounding water rescue. Source link
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