So you’ve finished your book. Its been edited and published, and now you’re trying to figure out how to get to your potential readers. While beginning your marketing campaign usually happens well before your book is completed, getting your first reviews can’t begin until your book is done or in a final draft status. Many […]
Apple Store for iOS update adds voice search
Apple's newPiazza Liberty location in Milan opened the same day the Apple Store app got updated.Image: Apple Apple is making a huge change to the way you search for products in its online store. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company just released an update to its Apple Store app on iOS that adds voice search. Now, you […]
Stig of the Dump author Clive King dies
It drew on Clive King’s own adventures growing up with his three brothers in Kent. It has been adapted for TV three times, in 1981 and in 2002 and 2013. His publishers Penguin have paid tribute to the author. Francesca Dow, MD of Penguin Random House Children’s said: “We feel privileged and proud to be […]
Here’s the technology behind those mesmerizing drone light shows
Alex Jones believes Democrats planned "civil unrest" for the Fourth of July. Maybe he's thinking of fireworks.Image: Getty Images Where will you be on the Fourth of July? Alex Jones thinks Americans will be fighting in a vicious battle over avocados and soy milk. The often disgraced conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed “performance artist” claimed that […]
Apple just released the first iOS 12 beta to everyone
This is your opportunity to get a glimpse of the future of iOS. Apple just released the first public beta of iOS 12, the next major version of the operating system for iPhone and iPad. Unlike developer betas, everyone can download it without a $99 developer account. But don’t forget, it’s a beta. The company […]
The death of truth: how we gave up on facts and ended up with Trump
Truth decay has been spreading for decades. How can we stop alternative facts from bringing down democracy, asks Michiko Kakutani Two of the most monstrous regimes in human history came to power in the 20th century, and both were predicated on the violation and despoiling of truth, on the knowledge that cynicism and weariness and […]
Miss Massachusetts Contestant Resigns Her Title Over Pageant’s Skit Mocking #MeToo!
Maude Gorman may no longer be competing for the title of Miss Massachusetts — but she’s already won our hearts! The beauty queen — and badass CrossFit athlete — resigned her title as Miss Plymouth County last week after an offensive sketch mocked the #MeToo Movement. Apparently while Miss America at large is In a […]
CNN’s Anthony Bourdain dead at 61
New York (CNN)In death, as in life, Anthony Bourdain brought us closer together. The suicide rate in the United States has seen sharp increases in recent years. Studies have shown that the risk of suicide declines sharply when people call the national suicide hotline: 1-800-273-TALK. There is also a crisis text line. For crisis support […]
The Way by Kristen Wolf
Book Summary Anna is a striking and spirited young girl living in ancient Palestine where being a daughter is a disappointment. While her father excitedly anticipates the birth of his first son, the invisible Anna endures a life of drudgery. One bright spot in her world is the crippled old woman living by the village […]
The FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Are Dead, but the Fight Isn’t
Federal net neutrality protections are officially dead. Today the Federal Communications Commission's rules barring internet providers from blocking or slowing content, or giving special treatment to certain content, were wiped off the books, following an FCC vote last December. But don't expect to see huge changes right away. First, there are still some rules constraining […]
This Here Might Be The Stupidest Legal Argument Ever
Love stories have a plethora of villainous archetypes standing in the way of their heroines’ happiness. There are strict Victorian parents, evil scheming love rivals, DJ Khaled — the list goes on. But it seems that a 21st-century nemesis is now laying siege to the bodice-ripping world of romance literature: real-life trademark Amazon romance bestseller […]