If you’re feeling stuck, these questions can help. Mark Twain once said the two greatest days in a person’s life are the day they’re born and the day they discover why. Deep? Definitely. But let’s be honest: the first day is a somewhat passive experience. The second day, however, can […]
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Actor Kirstie Alley dies at 71 of cancer that was ‘only recently discovered’ Alley, 71, was battling cancer “only recently discovered,” according to a statement by her children, True and Lillie Parker. “She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of […]
Continue ReadingTSA Wants to Scan Your Face at Security
Next time you’re at airport security, get ready to look straight into a camera. The TSA wants to analyze your face. The Transportation Security Administration has been quietly testing controversial facial recognition technology for passenger screening at 16 major domestic airports – from Washington to Los Angeles – and hopes […]
Continue ReadingFormer Chinese President Jiang Zemin Dies at 96
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led the country for a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, died on Wednesday at the age of 96, prompting a wave of nostalgia for the more liberal times he oversaw. Jiang died in his home city of Shanghai […]
Continue ReadingMatthew McConaughey is Teaching a New Course
Matthew McConaughey is reprising a previous role in the spring: professor. The actor is returning to University of Texas—Austin to teach a course on commercials, where students will study his latest commercial work, according to the description of the class, which is called Script to Screen: Commercials. McConaughey will co-teach […]
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