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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid took a stiff arm moments after tipoff and the 7-footer pushed back. Trying to keep his composure, Embiid absorbed a few more deliberate blows from a Raptors defense clearly trying to bully the big guy. Coach Doc Rivers gave Embiid a quick message: “No, Jo, you be the dominant guy.” The NBA MVP finalist quit deferring and started dominating. Embiid took his lumps and powered his way to 31 points and 11 rebounds, Tyrese…
It looks like any other house you’d find in a normal neighborhood and hundreds of people drive by it every day. However, this little house in Natick also called the Parsonage has an interesting story and is actually designated as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. government. Horatio Alger was a prolific author of young adult novels during the 19th century. Through books like Ragged Dick, Luck and Pluck, and Tattered Tom, he helped popularize the “rags to riches”……
The Vénus de Quinipily is an enigma. Carved out of granite, this ancient statue of a naked goddess stands tall in front of a dilapidated fountain at 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) in height. Although believed to have been created around 49 B.C. and erected at the Roman camp, its origins are yet to be known. Popular theories have it that it may be an effigy of the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele, or the major Egyptian goddess Isis, or some……
Pine Creek is a prominent canyon of glacial origin draining eastward from the Sierra Nevada outside Bishop, California. Metamorphic rocks, including tungsten-bearing marble, are exposed in the upper part of the canyon. The deposits were discovered during World War I, and—despite the exceedingly difficult access and often savage wintertime conditions—mining began right at the end of the war. Tungsten is a strategically significant metal, due to the extremely hard alloys it makes with steel. However, demand collapsed with the……
The Hall of Mosses, a looped hiking trail in Washington State’s Hoh Rain Forest, is known for a kind of otherworldly lusciousness. Vibrant ferns line misty paths. The roots of centuries-old trees tangle around each other, forming miniature mazes. Most spectacularly, soft moss coats the towering Sitka spruce trees, drooping in fringed curtains from the branches. It’s awe-inspiring, but there’s more wonder in store. “When you look up, you see that beautiful green drapery,” says Korena Mafune, a soil……
In Hopkinton right next to the local Weston Nurseries is a statue of two men. Many people drive by and see it every day but probably don’t give it a second thought. The placement of a statue at a busy intersection right next to a nursery may seem odd, but it’s deliberately located at the one-mile mark of the Boston Marathon and is dedicated to one of the event’s great underdog stories. In the statue, the man pointing the……
THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE APRIL 16, 2022, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. It’s hard to imagine celebrating Easter, a holiday of spring and rebirth, in the middle of a war. But in Ukraine, bakers are still making their Easter breads with pride and defiance. Here’s just one example. Zavertailo, a sourdough bakery near St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv, is still baking paska for residents, in both classic fruit-studded and chocolate……
Most regular shoppers at Fashion Island pass by the Macy’s wall, barely noticing the bells, perhaps enjoying the melodic sounds. However, the newcomer, or one less intent on making their way into the outdoor mall, may wonder why there is a wall full of huge bronze bells on a mid-century department store building. The Macy’s building (originally Robinson’s) was designed by the modernist architect, and Oscar winner, William Pereira. It was built in 1967 along with the rest of……
DETROIT (AP) — Twitter’s board of directors says it adopted a so-called “poison pill” defense in order to protect the social media platform from “coercive or otherwise unfair” takeover tactics. The company announced the move Friday and provided more details in a regulatory filing early Monday. On Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk disclosed an offer to buy the company for $43 billion, or $54.20 per share. He now owns about 9% of Twitter shares. In a filing Monday with…
National Landing, the name coined in 2018 by economic development officials in Arlington County and Alexandria, Virginia, as part of branding efforts for winning Amazon’s decision to choose the area for its second headquarters, has released a study citing data that shows it is one of the nation’s leading innovation districts. The National Landing Business Improvement District, which crosses two jurisdictions and includes Crystal City, Pentagon City and Pentagon Row, cites major employers in tech and education, diverse housing,…
NEW YORK (AP) — For her third birthday party, Beanie Feldstein was asked what she wanted for its theme. The answer was obvious to her and anyone who knew her: “Funny Girl.” Even at that tender age, Feldstein was a super fan of the musical, blasting the cast album and watching the Barbra Streisand-led film about Ziegfeld Follies comedian Fanny Brice on repeat. “I thought you could just go to Party City and buy a Barbra Streisand-as-Fanny Brice balloon,…
Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, science writer Peter Brannen takes listeners on a tour of the world’s five major mass extinctions. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through……
If you want to pay online, you need to register an account and provide credit card information. If you don’t have a credit card, you can pay with bank transfer. With the rise of cryptocurrencies, these methods may become obsolete. Imagine a world in which you can do transactions and many other things without having to give your personal information. A world in which you don’t need to rely on banks or governments anymore. Sounds amazing, right? That’s exactly……
Another week of sports action in crypto that includes a new deal for the Australian Football League, the NFL’s first-ever team crypto sponsorship, and more new partnerships for the ever-growing Autograph. Sports news was buzzing this week in crypto and blockchain technology, and every Sunday we recap all of the action from the past week on The Sports Slice. Let’s review the past seven days of action. The Sports Slice Socios Bolsters It’s NFL Partnerships There’s still no fan…
