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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Most viewers who see Zambian-born British director Rungano Nyoni’s unusual new film, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, probably won’t be Zambians. Like his first feature, 2017’s I Am Not a Witch,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “One of the things I’ve always loved about living in New York City is that I don’t need a car,” said R. Kikuo Johnson, the artist responsible for the March 31,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Bird flu has made buying chicken eggs completely unpredictable! Prices fluctuate: they go up and then down again; store shelves are sometimes empty! Are there any other types of eggs you…

What mature person celebrates another step towards emptiness? Credit: spass/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… When I was a child, birthdays were not so much celebrated as tolerated, put up with, or, better yet, politely ignored. Sure,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Gal Gadot’s singing doesn’t seem to do anything positive. Those of us who clearly remember March 2020, when the first days of the pandemic lockdown began, may recall a video of…

New exhibition illustrates Virginia’s contribution to the Revolution. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond, Virginia, is preparing to open its latest exhibit to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Is it important for your partner to be a real person, not an AI or a robot, or will this question soon seem like an outdated bias? This uncertainty is not…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Netflix currently ranks the British miniseries Teenager as the most-watched TV show among American audiences. The streaming platform surrounds its methods for achieving these results with a host of absurd claims.…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Hip-hop beatmakers often remain in the shadows. While not all sample producers are as secretive as Madlib, the famous loop artist, even the most talented ones usually operate in the background.…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A zettabyte is equivalent to a trillion gigabytes. That’s a huge number, but some forecasts suggest that humanity will produce eighty zettabytes of digital data this year. It all adds up:…