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Detroit Library Lets Man Keep Book That‘s Five Decades Overdue
A lucky Chicagoan dodged years worth of overdue library book fees. While some libraries no longer collect late fees for books, charging per day for...
mentalfloss.com - 30+ days ago

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technology
YouTube reportedly launching new ‘premium lite’ tier soon
YouTube is close to announcing a new lower-priced “premium lite” version of its subscription service, Bloomberg reports. The new tier is expected to launch in the United States, Australia, Germany, and Thailand “soon.” The tier will give users access to YouTube’s library of podcasts and how-to clips...
techcrunch.com - 30+ days ago
space / innovation
It took NASA decades to develop this special rocket engine. AI made it in 3 weeks
Leap 71 designed and 3D printed an aerospike, one of the most elusive rocket engines in history. An artificial intelligence engineer called Noyron has successfully designed, manufactured, and tested one of the most challenging rocket engines in the aerospace industry: a cryogenic aerospike thruster....
fastcompany.com - 30+ days ago
music
The Progressive Underground: The sonic odyssey of Ideeyah
Ideeyah is a Detroit-based singer, songwriter, and powerhouse performer whose eclectic style fuses funk, electronic, and R&B. Born and raised in...
wdet.org - 30+ days ago
books
At 50, the Wooster Group Is Experimenting on Itself
Elizabeth LeCompte and Kate Valk reflect on their decades of making daring theater together. Just don’t call it a nostalgic exercise. The short brick building that crouches at 33 Wooster Street is known to be a haunted house. How could it not be? For this is the location of the Performing Garage,...
- 11 days ago
books
The Classic Mystery That Prefigured the Los Angeles Wildfires
Ross Macdonald’s “The Underground Man” is exquisitely attuned to the Californian landscape—how it rises, falls, smells, and, most indelible of all, how it burns. There are certain books that bide their time , like plants, waiting decades to flower. If you’re lucky enough to have an Agave americana on...
newyorker.com - 30+ days ago
books
New Carrboro library sees increase in foot traffic, local engagement
The Drakeford Library Complex has seen thousands of new visitors and a high number of new library card registrations in the month that it has been...
wunc.org - 10 days ago
books
Colorado Celebrates Milestone of 2 Million Books Delivered to Kids Through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
In the state of Colorado, the influence of Dolly Parton's literacy-driven initiative continues to burgeon as Governor Jared Polis, alongside a...
hoodline.com - 30+ days ago
nature
Experts stunned by discovery in kelp forest decades after studying lives of sea otters: 'An impact which cascades through the ecosystem'
The data could provide valuable input for future sustainability work in our oceans. Researchers examining a century of ocean maps made an exciting...
thecooldown.com - 30+ days ago
education
Tennessee panel still waiting to hear first book appeal under 2022 school library law
Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Two years after...
tennesseelookout.com - 30+ days ago
gardening
How to reuse an old yard hose – 4 ways to repurpose a hose that actually work
There comes a time when even the most reliable yard hose springs a leak. After years or even decades of watering, every hose eventually stops working...
homesandgardens.com - 30+ days ago
auto
Why is the Detroit Auto Show moving back to January?
DETROIT, MI - After a brief stop on the other side of the calendar, the Detroit Auto Show will remain parked in its reserved spot in January for the...
mlive.com - 30+ days ago
celebrity
Sarah Palin Is Eyeing More Than Just Money in Her ‘New York time s’ Defamation Suit
In his new book, Murder the Truth, David Enrich chronicles how the former Alaska governor ensnared the paper in a long and winding legal battle that could overturn decades of Supreme Court precedent. On a sunny Monday in November 2023, a group of lawyers made their way through Foley Square, the...
vanityfair.com - 30+ days ago
books
The Best Books of 2024, According to The New York Public Library
Our besties over at the NYPL have released their picks for the best books of the year. Right off the bat, one huge thing we love about their roundup...
bookriot.com - 30+ days ago
job & work
'Long overdue': Will there be an interest rate cut in 2025?
The US has just had another interest rate cut but Australians are still wondering when they will see their own cost of living relief. The US Federal...
sbs.com.au - 30+ days ago
nature
Physicists coax molecules into exotic quantum state — ending decades-long quest
Molecular Bose–Einstein condensates could help to provide the answers to fundamental questions, or form the basis of new quantum computers. Elizabeth...
nature.com - 30+ days ago
running
“The streets belong to the people”: Cyclists riding on closed roads before New York City Marathon will be removed from course, organisers say – as locals slam “embarrassing” bike ban
For more than two decades, after setting their alarms at an ungodly hour, hundreds of cyclists have taken to the eerily empty, closed roads of New...
road.cc - 30+ days ago
books
Wake County Moves to Replace Southgate Library
Wake County will replace Southgate Library with a bigger, standalone branch in Southeast Raleigh, the board of commissioners decided at a work...
indyweek.com - 14 days ago
gaming
I’ve been using first-party controllers for decades, but Hall effect alternatives are now better than ever
techradar.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
The 50 best things Microsoft has ever made
This week, on April 4th, Microsoft turns 50 years old. The company has gone through sweeping changes over that time — from two guys in New Mexico to more than a quarter-million employees worldwide, from making text-based operating systems to holographic video games — but through the decades, it’s...
theverge.com - 10 days ago
sports
Jets Rumors: Aaron Glenn Received 'Substantial' HC Contract Offer Amid Saints Buzz
Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn reportedly has a "substantial offer" to become the New York Jets' head coach, according to Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports, and the job is "his if he wants it," though no deal is done. Schultz added that Glenn is "currently constructing his potential...
bleacherreport.com - 30+ days ago
books
The Alarming Effort To Rewrite the History of Watergate
Since 2007, the Nixon Foundation has had a contentious relationship with the National Archives. That year, the Nixon Library was absorbed into the federal presidential library system. Instead of controlling every facet of the library as a private facility, the Foundation now operates alongside a...
- 11 days ago
celebrity
Bill Gates Says Divorcing Ex-Wife Melinda Gates Was ‘The Mistake I Most Regret’
Bill Gates is looking back on his divorce from Melinda Gates after more than two decades together. “That was the mistake I most regret,” Bill, 69, told...
usmagazine.com - 30+ days ago
nature
Melting ice, more rain drive Southern Ocean cooling
Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around...
sciencedaily.com - 14 days ago
cooking
The Decades-Old Diner Trick for Impossibly Crispy Potatoes (I’ll Never Stop Making Them This Way)
Potatoes are basically a perfect food. Need something for dinner? Baked potatoes. Lunch option? Potato soup. Holiday feast? Mashed potatoes. There’s...
thekitchn.com - 30+ days ago
books
The New York Public Library Names The Best New Romance for Adults
Looking for great romance books for adult readers as selected by librarians? Look no further than this selection of 50 wide-ranging, diverse newer...
bookriot.com - 30+ days ago