Posts by Sophie Clearwater
At London’s Kew Gardens, the Dark Side of Botany
A work in “The Singh Twins: Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire.” Photo: Ines Stuart-Davidson, courtesy Kew Gardens Kew Gardens is the world’s largest and most diverse botanical garden, with more than 8.5 million plant specimens, but behind the glorious gardens and stately façade of the beloved British institution lies the legacy of colonialism and…
Read MoreA Pill Version of Wegovy Hits Pharmacies
In the last week of December, while most of the U.S. was still in holiday mode, Novo Nordisk’s plant in North Carolina was operating at full capacity. On Dec. 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the company’s oral version of Wegovy, making it the first pill of the popular GLP-1 medications to…
Read MoreComfort-Core Is Still Trending—Here’s What Everyone’s Buying from Aerie, Skims, Ugg, and More
Comfort-core is trending and, let’s be real, it always will be. Because why would you wear something uncomfortable when you can, well, not. We’re not talking old t-shirts or your ex’s boxers that for whatever reason, are still lingering in your pajama drawer. Instead, we’re talking effortlessly slouchy silhouettes and relaxed fits, all in the…
Read MoreFlu Cases Are Skyrocketing in the U.S.
Flu cases in the U.S. are seeing a marked uptick, according to the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. The new numbers, which cover the period up to December 20th and were released Tuesday, show that more than 25% of tests reported to the system were positive for influenza. This rate…
Read MoreOG Anunoby is Jalen Brunson’s partner in crime in Knicks crunch time
Jalen Brunson is the reigning NBA Clutch Player of the Year and the Knicks closer offensively down the stretch of games, a significant reason they have won so many games in crunch time recently. But OG Anunoby is their closer on the defensive end. He was coach Mike Brown’s defensive player of the game for…
Read MoreEgor Demin shows that the ‘sky’s the limit’ as he takes in new Nets lessons
This was the aggressiveness Nets coach Jordi Fernández has wanted to see from first-year point guard Egor Dëmin, who set a franchise record for rookies with seven made 3-pointers on 14 attempts Monday night against the Warriors. Still, the 19-year-old lottery pick also registered just three assists in 32 minutes and committed two key turnovers…
Read MoreKylie Kelce Jokes Her and Jason Kelce’s Daughters Are “Disgusting” After Admitting One Ate Dog Food
Taylor Swift Shares Sweet Moment With Jason Kelce, Kylie Kelce’s Daughters at Chiefs Game Not gonna lie, being a mom to four daughters isn’t all rainbows and unicorns for Kylie Kelce. In fact, the 33-year-old—who shares kids Wyatt, 6, Elliotte, 4, Bennett, 2, and Finnley, 8 months, with husband Jason Kelce—joked that it can get…
Read MoreCunning thieves drill into German bank vault, steal millions of euros worth of property in grand heist
Thieves stole tens of millions of euros worth of property from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into Monday during the holiday lull, police said. Some 2,700 bank customers were affected by the theft in Gelsenkirchen, police and the Sparkasse bank said. Thomas Nowaczyk, a police spokesperson, said investigators believe…
Read MoreAlabama Barker Defends Dad Travis Barker Giving Her Lingerie for Christmas
Alabama Barker is not feeling the backlash over her Christmas presents. Specifically, the Agent Provocateur lingerie she received from dad Travis Barker and stepmom Kourtney Kardashian. “Hold on, I have to go on a f–king rant,” the 20-year-old—who Travis shares with ex-wife Shanna Moakler, began in a Dec. 29 TikTok video. “Why the f–k are…
Read MoreFamily evacuated safely after Georgetown house fire; Cause under investigation, officials say
First responders were dispatched to a house fire around 5:25 p.m. in the Wolf Ranch West neighborhood. Source link
Read MoreMom of tragic LI boy who froze to death in NYPD dad’s garage demands more settlement dough
The mother of tragic Long Island 8-year-old Tommy Valva — who was tortured and left to freeze to death in his NYPD dad’s garage — is reportedly balking at a $2 million settlement for herself and instead wants to get her hands on more than twice that. Justyna Zubko-Valva had agreed earlier this month to…
Read MoreTatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, dies
She revealed last month that she had terminal cancer. Source link
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