Author: kumbhorg

Mar­cus Aure­lius did not have a smart­phone. In fact, he did­n’t have a phone of any kind, owing to the fact that he lived in the sec­ond cen­tu­ry, though we can be rea­son­ably cer­tain that he com­mand­ed more than enough mes­sen­gers to keep him­self informed around the clock. That’s because he was the Roman emper­or at a time when the Roman Empire was at its height. And so, none of us will ever know Mar­cus’ free­dom from dig­i­tal dis­trac­tion, nor will we know the intense respon­si­bil­i­ty he must have felt, no mat­ter how grand a title we attain in our…

Jenna Bush Hager is sharing an inside look at a special moment in time. The Today anchor gave a sweet update on her family’s summer celebrations, posting a rare multigenerational photo of the six ladies in the Bush brood during a vacation at the family’s compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Alongside an Aug. 23 Instagram carousel, Jenna referenced the lyrics from the 2020 Taylor Swift song “august,” writing, “I can see us lost in the memory, August slipped away into a moment in time.” The first photo featured the 44-year-old posing with the lovely ladies in her life, including her mom…

Bold. Radical. Urgent. Those words could describe the last few years the Locarno Film Festival has screened its daring classic retrospectives. But they’ve never been felt more than in the latest edition curated by filmmaker, writer, and programmer Ehsan Khoshbakht. Last year’s postwar Britain program included 45 films made in England between 1945 and 1960. The year before that, their Columbia 100 celebration “The Lady With the Torch” showcased 44 films made by the studio between 1929 and 1959. Like those two programs, this year’s retrospective—“Red & Black – Hollywood Left and the Blacklist”—also offers keen insights into a certain…

Biu Biu Resort Bali menjadi salah satu pilihan menarik bagi wisatawan yang ingin menikmati suasana Bali dengan cara yang lebih tenang. Berada di kawasan Jimbaran, penginapan ini menawarkan perpaduan antara lanskap tropis, panorama laut, dan nuansa resort yang terasa dekat dengan alam.Bagi pelancong yang sudah bosan dengan suasana hotel modern di tengah keramaian, konsep seperti ini punya daya tarik tersendiri. Bukan hanya soal tempat tidur nyaman atau fasilitas penginapan, tetapi juga pengalaman menikmati waktu tanpa harus terus berpindah dari satu tempat wisata ke tempat lain.Menariknya, lokasi Biu Biu Resort Bali juga memberikan akses yang relatif mudah menuju sejumlah destinasi populer…

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The Great Barrier Reef Arena pitch in Mackay is reportedly set to receive the highest possible ICC rating of “very good” despite the second Test between Australia and Bangladesh lasting only two days. Match referee Sir Richie Richardson is expected to give the surface a high rating after 30 wickets fell in 125 overs.Australia won the Test by an innings and 51 runs on Sunday. Bangladesh were bowled out for 64 and 95, while Australia scored 210. Mitchell Starc finished with match figures of 10/51, including 6/12 in the first innings. The Test produced only 369 runs from 750 balls,…

Paris Saint-Germain began their Ligue 1 title defence with a 2-2 draw away at Rennes, with two goals from debutant Ferran Torres rescuing a point for Luis Enrique’s side. The fixture venue had been reversed at short notice due to damage to the champions’ pitch following the hot weather this summer, and Rennes quickly took advantage of the switch, racing into a two-goal lead before half-time at Roazhon Park, courtesy of Sebastian Szymanski and Esteban Lepaul. Torres, Spain’s World Cup hero this summer who signed for the French heavyweights from Barcelona this month, was then brought on at the break…

There are hockey stick lies to which one should pay no mind: “I used this baby to pick Patrick Kane’s pocket with a poke-check back in juniors.” And there are hockey stick lies every player should consider very carefully: The lie of your hockey stick is the angle of the shaft in relation to the blade when the blade’s bottom edge is flat against the playing surface. Having the right lie will help you control the puck, maximize the power of your shots and play in the proper posture. With the wrong lie, you’ll lose more puck battles, whiff on…

Fast-fashion giant Shein says it plans to raise up to HK13.86bn (£1.3bn; $1.77bn) when its shares start trading on the Hong Kong stock market on 1 September.In a filing on Monday, external, Shein said it will offer nearly 280 million shares for between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50.At the top of the range, it would value the firm at almost $27bn (£19.8bn). But that is much lower than the $100bn valuation it reached in a round of private fundraising in 2022, reflecting weaker sales growth and higher costs.The long-awaited move debut comes after failed attempts to list in the US and London…

Bitcoin roared past $79,000 Friday, sustaining the biggest run in years following positive regulatory news and an announcement from the U.S. Treasury.  The leading cryptocurrency hit as high as $79,319 before dipping slightly. It was recently priced at $77,584, a more than 7% rise over the past day. Over a seven-day period, the coin has shot up by close to 23%.  Bitcoin had spent most of July and June trading below $65,000. Some analysts had said that the bottom was likely in.  JUST IN: Standard Chartered bank says Bitcoin could surge back to $100,000 this year, ending the “shallowest” bear…