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Open Cul­ture read­ers may know John Green best for Crash Course, the YouTube chan­nel that teach­es every­thing you need to know about sub­jects like world his­to­ry, U.S. his­to­ry, big his­to­ry, lit­er­a­ture, and phi­los­o­phy. Or at least it teach­es every­thing a teenage stu­dent fac­ing down the prospect of Advanced Place­ment sub­ject exams needs to know. Such view­ers have always had a decent chance of know­ing Green as the author of nov­els for young read­ers like Look­ing for Alas­ka, The Fault in Our Stars, and Paper Towns. That last takes its title from just the kind of his­tor­i­cal phe­nom­e­non that would in any case…

“She gave me a chance at a second life,” the man said of his wife while speaking to a local outletJunior Coleman, Maddy Geer.Credit: GoFundMeNEED TO KNOWArizona firefighter Maddy Geer donated one of her kidneys to her husband, a fellow firefighter, after a rare kidney disease left him in stage 5 kidney failure“If I’m a match, it’s meant to be,” Geer recalled saying when she learned her husband would require a transplantThe couple underwent the surgery on July 16 and are hoping to return to active duty as soon as they canAn Arizona firefighter gave her husband — a fellow…

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Copshop““Fall““Free Fire““Hamnet““The Hunger Games““Memento““Mile End Kicks““The Mothman Prophecies““Violent Night““Wicked: For Good“ 9 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (Criterion) This site’s relationship with early Martin Scorsese films is well-documented. Roger was one of the key supporters for Scorsese in the ’70s and ’80s, really helping to elevate the profile of one of the best American filmmakers of all time. I think he would love that Scorsese’s 1974 drama, which won a deserved Oscar for the great Ellen Burstyn, has been given the Criterion treatment 52 years later, including a 4K digital restoration supervised by…

Resep Ceker Mercon menjadi salah satu sajian yang selalu berhasil menarik perhatian pencinta makanan pedas. Hidangan ini menghadirkan perpaduan tekstur ceker yang lembut dengan bumbu cabai yang kaya rasa sehingga setiap suapan terasa semakin nikmat. Tidak mengherankan jika banyak orang memilih menu ini sebagai hidangan COOKPAD utama maupun camilan saat berkumpul bersama keluarga atau sahabat.Selain memiliki cita rasa yang menggugah selera, Resep Ceker Mercon juga menawarkan pengalaman makan yang berbeda. Sensasi pedas yang perlahan muncul berpadu dengan gurihnya rempah sehingga menciptakan rasa yang sulit dilupakan. Oleh sebab itu, hidangan ini semakin populer di berbagai daerah dan terus menghadirkan banyak variasi…

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Pakistan will look to end their seven-match losing streak in away Tests when they take on West Indies in the second and final Test at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, starting on Sunday, August 2. After losing the opening Test, the visitors must bounce back to avoid a 2-0 series defeat. Mohammad Abbas took 5/22 as Pakistan bowled West Indies out for 181 in the second innings. The visitors had a chance to win, but Jayden Seales responded with 5/20. Pakistan collapsed for 120 while chasing 211. Pakistan have also suffered a major setback, with Shan Masood ruled…

Don Waddell losing leverage with Kirill Marchenko David Ettedgui: The longer the Kirill Marchenko situation drags on, his trade value may be dropping. Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell can play hardball, but his leverage may be shrinking. Two scenarios that don’t really work in the Blue Jackets’ favour. “Scenario 1: Marchenko has a down year. If his production dips or he collapses this season, his trade value tanks and the return offered to Columbus gets hit hard. Scenario 2: Marchenko has a monster season. With the current salary explosion, he’ll demand a massive contract. Consequence? The number of teams…

Healey said the budget would “meet our fiscal rules” and “give businesses and families some of the stability they need to plan for the future”.A report in the Times says the joint letter told ministers they must work “within the budgets they have already got” even while “pay[ing] for new things they want to do this year and next”.While the ongoing war in Iran is pushing up inflation and borrowing costs, senior Treasury sources confirmed the government is determined to stay “well within the fiscal rules” inherited from Sir Keir Starmer and his chancellor Rachel Reeves.But Burnham has said his…

The Clarity Act will likely get through despite some — older — Democrats holding it back, according to Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad.  Speaking on The Hill’s morning Rising show Friday, Shirzad said that crypto was “maybe the most bipartisan issue in Washington.”  JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Coinbase Chief Policy Officer talks CLARITY ACT progress on The Hill:””We’ve got ethics nailed down, we’ve got nominations nailed down, we’ve got a bipartisan bill on the substance, we should be good to go” 👏 pic.twitter.com/gMKuM7ujYs— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) July 31, 2026 He added that while some lawmakers were holding back the long-awaited…

Love has always been central to FLO’s music, but on this album they explore its messier realities, with nights out providing the backdrop for stories of heartbreak, healing and friendship.”So go ahead and kiss who you wanna / whatever the trauma / If you ever fall out of love / try therapy at the club,” they sing on the title track.Quaresma says the title came to represent the role friends can play during difficult moments.”It’s the idea that you’re having the worst time of your life, but your friends are saying, ‘No, you’re coming out, you’re going to dance and…