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How Lauren Lapkus ‘Let Go’ of Her Lifelong SNL Dream

Thedailybeast.com 

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Netflix

Lauren Lapkus grew up with one goal in mind: someday joining the cast of Saturday Night Live. Now, nearly 20 years into a comedy career that has included scene-stealing roles in everything from Orange Is the New Black to Jurassic World, she has finally been able to “let go” of the way she thought things would go and fully embrace her unique place in the comedy world.

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Artificial Intelligence & Drones Uncover 303 New Nazca Lines in Peru

Open Culture 

If you visit one tourist site in Peru, it will almost certainly be the ruined Incan city of Machu Picchu. If you visit another, it’ll probably be the Nazca Desert, home to many large-scale geoglyphs made by pre-Inca peoples between 500 BC and 500 AD. Many of these “Nazca lines” are literally that, running across […]

Hands-On Debut: H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Retrograde Seconds Watch

Ablogtowatch.com 

For 2024, Swiss H. Moser & Cie. has added a “small complication” to its lauded and sporty Pioneer timepiece collection with the first Pioneer Retrograde Seconds watch. Debuting in steel, the Pioneer Retrograde Seconds watch is an attempt to add mechanical interest to Moser’s watches without significantly increasing the price point. Thus, the larger H. […]

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Smoke from megafires puts orchard trees at risk: Effects last months, reducing nut yields

Phys.org 

Long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard trees and can cut their nut production by half, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found. The smoke can affect trees for months after a megafire, depressing their bloom and the next season's harvest. This finding reveals a new danger from wildfires that could affect plant health in both agricultural and natural environments.

In Light of Israel's Crisis, Bulgaria Remembers the 2012 Burgas Bombing Linked to Hezbollah

Sofia News Agency 

Elena Poptodorova, Bulgaria's former ambassador to the United States, emphasized the historical risks the country has faced, in light of recent events in Israel, recalling that Bulgaria was a target of an attack organized by Hezbollah in 2012. During an appearance on NOVA NEWS TV, she stated, "No other nation has experienced targeted annihilation attacks like Israel. We Bulgarians must remember our own past, as the attack at Burgas airport is a painful reminder....

Trump’s Angry Tirade at “Sick” Tim Walz Hints at Way for Harris to Win

The New Republic 

With five weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump has decided to win over swing voters by rhapsodizing about police violence, threatening to prosecute anyone who displeases him, and unleashing disgusting insults toward his opponents. His latest? Raging that Tim Walz is a “moron” and “sick.” We talked to A.B. Stoddard, columnist at The Bulwark and author of a new piece suggesting a closing strategy for Kamala Harris, about how Democrats can use Trump’s angry, unhinged eruptions to fashion a winning endgame against him. Читать дальше...

Webb telescope snaps view of an exploded star. It's an invaluable find. - Mashable

Google.com 

  1. Webb telescope snaps view of an exploded star. It's an invaluable find.  Mashable
  2. James Webb telescope watches ancient supernova replay 3 times — and confirms something is seriously wrong in our understanding of the universe  Livescience.com
  3. Webb Researchers Discover Lensed Supernova, Confirm Hubble Tension – James Webb Space Telescope  NASA Blogs
  4. NASA's Webb Telescope Discovers Gravitationally Lensed Supernova, Illuminating Universe’s Expansion Mystery  The Daily... Читать дальше...

Rita Payés: Tiny Desk Concert

NPR (npr.org) 

The artist performs a variety of Spanish jazz that’s contemporary and nimble in its delivery, yet leans heavily on tradition.

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to look for life-friendly conditions around Jupiter

Technology Review  

NASA is poised to launch Europa Clipper, a $5.2 billion mission to Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, as early as October 10. The spacecraft will blast off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It will study Europa, a possible home for extraterrestrial life, through a series of flybys after reaching Jupiter…