The High Republic feels like Star Wars unchained. Set 200 years before The Phantom Menace, the earliest movie in the timeline, the project combining novels, children’s books and comics is untethered from the Skywalker Saga. There are no whiny Chosen Ones, scheming Sith Lords or angry wannabe Darth Vaders creating […]
Month: January 2021
Dustin George | The Shelby Star More than 2,000 people have signed an online petition asking the Cleveland County Board of Education to reconsider its decision to send some of the county’s youngest students back to school this month. In December the school board voted 8-1 for a plan to […]
Here come the droids. Yukai Engineering This story is part of CES, where our editors will bring you the latest news and the hottest gadgets of the entirely virtual CES 2021. This year’s all-digital CES is going to be a tough one for everyone involved, but it may be even […]
Anger is mounting over inconsistencies for grass-roots sport between various members of the United Kingdom during the third lockdown. Under-12s, angling, golf and tennis groups have expressed dismay over activities being allowed in Scotland but not in England. The obliteration of children’s sport this week does not apply north of […]
After a lost year, cruising is coming back. Most of the big lines were forced to write off the rest of 2020 after coronavirus struck but a brave few operators did dip their toe in the waters to resume some sailings – both at sea and on rivers. This wasn’t […]
For our first vacation together, Michael proposed we go camping. As a 40-year-old lifelong New Yorker whose idea of “woodsy” was Central Park, this wasn’t my thing. Yet I wanted to be agreeable and expand my horizons. Browsing campsites online, Michael chose one that was all-male and clothing-optional. “Come on, […]
Sow hardy ‘Aquadulce Claudia’ or ‘Super Aquadulce’. Pick sprigs Pick the occasional sprig of winter scented shrubs lonicera, sarcococca and daphne and bring them indoors, where they will fill the entire house with their spring-like scents. Build up Get new garden infrastructure in now. I have put in an archway […]
Location markers are visible Monday in the parking lot at Gulley Park near Township Street in Fayetteville. The parking lot will double in size to accommodate a total of 68 lighted parking spaces, and a wet garden area will be created, which will serve to hold and filter stormwater before […]
Is your pandemic bubble a keeper? Among the many lessons learned in 2020, the power of a trusted friend group may be the most lasting. This summer, nearly half of Americans said they had formed a “pod” or social “bubble” — a select group of friends to help them cope […]
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune Published 4:53 p.m. ET Dec. 30, 2020 “The Poseidon Adventure” wouldn’t have been much of a disaster movie (or my most cherished film at age 11) if the ocean liner could handle a 90-foot tidal wave. Decades later the 1972 smash has become a water-tight favorite […]
In this photo provided by Siena College, Siena’s Manny Camper, top, goes to the basket against Monmouth during an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Loudonville, N.Y. Siena College finally began its men’s basketball season on Sunday against Monmouth, 298 days after its last game. The Saints, […]
Vikings So, you’ve watched all of Vikings and need something else to stream – well, you’ve come to the right place. That Amazon Prime subscription will get you a whole lot of television, and we’ve rounded up the very best shows on Amazon Prime that you should start watching immediately. […]
It is good to research and locate the best senior dating sites for 2021 so that you can enjoy your online dating adventure. We have researched to list for you the best sites where you can sign up and start dating. The sites come with several features that set them […]
TipRanks 3 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ A new year, a new addition to the stock portfolio – what can make more sense than that? The right time to buy, of course, is when stocks are priced at the bottom. Buying low and selling high may be […]
A patron wearing a mask, plays a slot machine at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Hollywood, Fla. Wilfredo Lee AP Bally’s Corporation, which owns and operates 11 casinos, announced Monday that it is partnering with Penn State alum Ira Lubert to bring a […]
Xbox Game Pass might be preparing to gain a whole lot of new titles in the coming days and weeks but that doesn’t come without a few losses. Within the next two weeks, four popular games that have been part of the subscription service for quite some time now will […]
Guests attend as American Express celebrates the refresh of Green From Amex at Industria Williamsburg on October 24, 2019, in Brooklyn, New York. — Our editors review and recommend products to help you buy the stuff you need. If you sign up for a credit card after clicking one of […]
As parking garage usage plummets during the pandemic, what should happen next to those hulking, largely empty, publicly-owned concrete behemoths that tower over downtown? That question came up again and again during the most recent monthly meeting of Park New Haven, the quasi-public municipal parking authority that operates the Crown […]
Back in 2017 — practically ancient history by today’s standards — Disney announced big plans for 2021, the 50th anniversary of the opening of Walt Disney World in Florida. “For a milestone that big, it’s never too early to start planning … especially when you’re planning something huge!” the announcement […]
The travel giant Sabre Corp. has reached an agreement with multiple State Attorneys General to pay $2.4 million and make certain changes in its cybersecurity policies to settle a multi-state investigation into a 2017 data breach. Between August 2016 and March 2017, a cybersecurity attack reported by Sabre allegedly compromised […]
Twenty-twenty – and how liberating it is to consign it to past tense – was the year we mobilised to meet the greatest peacetime challenge of our lives. Once we emerge from that immediate response, it will be time for us to be big and bold in plotting Britain and […]
In early December, just as the third wave of the coronavirus was gaining steam across the United States, comedian Michael Rapaport took to Instagram to make a simple, characteristically expletive-laden plea to his followers: If you get COVID-19, post about your symptoms. “Anybody with a platform, I am begging you, […]