In “The Substance,” the cleaving works differently: An experimental drug splits users into two bodies, one young and beautiful, one middle-aged or old. They spend a week in each body while the other lies comatose. The young and old selves appear to have continuous memories (though the movie can be tantalizingly ambiguous about that), but they develop different priorities and relationships. Sue, the younger self of Elisabeth, rockets to Hollywood stardom, while Elisabeth becomes a recluse, discarded by an entertainment industry that reviles aging female bodies.The question of what makes you “you,” from moment to moment and across a lifetime,…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It’s certainly enviable to have minimal competition in a hot space, but in the real world, this scenario is seldom the case. Even for category creators, those who introduce a new product or service that creates a new market, it’s only a matter of time before someone else comes along and tries to do the same thing better, cheaper and faster.Competition in business is a way of life and, in many respects, helps make companies and products better over time. But many markets exist that are literally hypercompetitive to the point of…
The year 2025 is here, and it’s the perfect moment to embrace fitness goals that truly stick. Forget those unrealistic promises that leave you feeling guilty by mid-year. We’re here to help you crush your fitness game without the stress. The fitness trends of 2025 are here to shake things up and help you build lasting habits. Doing the same workouts on repeat gets dull fast. Your body craves variety, and your mind thrives on challenges that spark energy and excitement. This year is all about trying fresh, exciting trends that keep you motivated and moving. Ready to break free…
Flooding in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2024S LESSER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock In 2024, Earth received about 2.9 millimetres of rain per day. That may not sound like much, but it could represent a new record amount of precipitation for the planet. Last year’s global average precipitation was about 3 per cent greater than the average since records began in 1983, and it just surpasses the previous record, set in 1998. The 2.9-millimetre number, based on preliminary data compiled by researchers at the Global Precipitation Climatology Project, may still change slightly as the data is finalised. But if it holds, it… Source link
Adam VanGerpen, a Los Angeles Fire Department captain, said future landslides in the burn scars from the recent fires are going to be a major concern once the rainy season kicks into gear.“The houses that are in the burn scar after a fire event are the most prone, most susceptible to there being a mudslide or debris flow around them,” VanGerpen said.California typically gets around 90% of its annual precipitation from October to April. However, Southern California has remained exceptionally dry so far during what should be the wet season, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor — the driest start…
Follow live updates on the Supreme Court ruling against TikTok.The chief executive of TikTok plans to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and has been invited to sit in a position of honor on the dais, where former presidents, family members and other important guests traditionally are seated, two people familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.The invitation to the executive, Shou Chew, went out from the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the inauguration on Monday. Mr. Chew will join Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk on the dais,…
NATO’s new Secretary-General Mark Rutte believes that members must reduce spending on social programs to redirect funds into the war effort. Rutte is prepared to spend as if NATO were already at war. Social security programs and pensions must come secondary to the neocon agenda. “On average, European countries easily spend up to a quarter of their national income on pensions, health and social security systems, and we need only a small fraction of that money to make defense much stronger,” Rutte told MEPs. NATO knows that incoming President Donald Trump will no longer subsidy other member states. Trump is…
Credit: Screenshot via Greg Bluestein X A truly wild scene erupted Thursday at the Georgia Capitol when State Senator Colton Moore was arrested after attempting to enter the House chamber. All of it was captured on video and quickly went viral on social media. Moore, who was previously banned from the chamber for daring to allege corruption from former House Speaker David Ralston, was trying to attend Governor Brian Kemp’s State of the State address. Ralston was replaced by Republican House Speaker Jon Burns, who then ordered Moore be banned unless he issued a formal apology to Ralston’s family and…
The actress and her “It Ends With Us” co-star have been at each other’s necks after the actress filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment and fostering a toxic work environment.Justin Baldoni denied the claims and recently filed a counter lawsuit where he alleged she attempted to hijack production from him and used her connections with Reynolds and Taylor Swift to pressure him.Article continues below advertisementBlake Lively Accuses Justin Baldoni Of Using ‘Abuser Playbook’MEGALively has slammed Baldoni for allegedly employing manipulative tactics in his recently filed $400 million lawsuit against her and her husband, Reynolds.Responding to Baldoni’s lawsuit, in…
SINGAPORE: Singapore welcomes the ceasefire and hostage return agreement between Israel and Hamas, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday (Jan 17), shortly before the deal was expected to be ratified. “There has been too much loss and suffering over the past 15 months,” said Mr Wong in a Facebook post late on Friday. “While this is just the first phase, we hope the agreement will be fully implemented, to ensure the permanent cessation of hostilities, and the release of all hostages,” he said. “In particular, we need to quickly put an end to the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza,…