Joe Biden’s Oval Office Speech By Howard Bloom Joe Biden’s Oval Office speech Wednesday, July 24th, was more powerful than those who hate him may realize. It was powerful for a simple reason: it focused on the importance of four forgotten American virtues: truth, character, decency and democracy. It was a speech about what Joe Biden
Month: July 2024
By Howard Bloom, Founder and Chair, Space Development Steering Committee, Co-founder Asian Space Technology Summit, and Erinn van Wynsberghe, Founder, VanWyn Technologies NASA recently announced the discontinuation of its VIPER lunar rover project, a rover built to prospect the moon for a precious space commodity, water. NASA cited cost overruns and launch delays. The decision to abandon
When Mauricio made his debut on Dancing With the Stars, Kyle was in the ballroom to support him and his partner Emma Slater as they performed a jive. And Kyle took her support a quick-step further, detailing how to vote for Mauricio on her Instagram Story. After the DWTS premiere, Mauricio offered a status update on their
A few months ago, some intense claims about Dwayne Johnson came out, alleging that he was unprofessional on the set of Red One. However, now, The Rock’s co-star on his other movie on the 2024 movie schedule – Moana 2 – sang his praises, defended his work ethic and talked about how good he smells.
It would be an understatement to say that Hey Dudes are controversial. For every Reddit thread that’s filled with people complaining about the shoes, there’s a number of die-hard fans defending the brand. But, even if they’re polarizing, it’s nonetheless true that the ultra-comfortable shoes have slowly but surely been taking over the world since
Labour’s Emily Thornberry, who was snubbed for a cabinet role by Sir Keir Starmer, is running to be chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, she has told Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast. Ms Thornberry, who served as shadow attorney general when Labour was in opposition, told political editor Beth Rigby she was “very sad” and
CrowdStrike, the company at the heart of the IT outage being described as the worst the world has seen, has been a darling of Wall Street over the last year. So far in 2024, its share price has risen by 96%, making it one of the best-performing stocks on both the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the
US President Joe Biden will return to the campaign trail next week following his COVID diagnosis, the Democrat campaign chair has said. Mr Biden was forced to pull out of a speech after contracting COVID-19 this week, as pressure on him to step aside from the race to become president ramped up. Mr Biden has
Terribly sad news from the world of television today, as comedy legend Bob Newhart has passed away at the age of 94. It’s impossible to overstate the impact of the accountant-turned-comic, who influenced generations of comedians with his wry observations and deadpan delivery. After gaining fame with his 1960 standup album The Button-Down Mind of
We are inundated by media updates about global warming, from statistical warnings and satellite images to news and weather reports on the latest storms, fires and floods. These ever-present alerts often focus on what’s happening to the land, but what about threats to the unique ecosystems of our oceans? This vast water world is the
Again, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star was criticized for her nude selfie, but this time it was from Pink. In a subtle shade, the singer tweeted in 2016, “Shout out to all of the women, across the world, using their brains, their strength, their work ethic, their talent, their ‘magic’ that they were
Businesses including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline following a mass global outage. Major US airlines including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have been grounded, while airports in Germany and Spain are also reporting issues. In the UK, Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern
Ready for Shrek summer? After years of rumors and discussion about whether the beloved ogre, his donkey, a similarly green princess and a boots-wearing cat would ever return to the big screen, DreamWorks recently gave fans an official release date for Shrek 5. They also confirmed that Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz will
Clothes affect how you’re perceived – by others and even by yourself. It’s a phenomenon known as ‘enclothed cognition’ and influences everything from your state of mind to how competent or attractive you appear. The most famous and WTF-worthy example can be found in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, where subjects displayed greater attention on
With his right ear covered in a bandage and his signature ruby red tie, Donald Trump looked on to his adoring fans at the Republican National Convention (RNC) and said: “I’ll tell you what happened, and you’ll never hear it from me a second time, because it’s too painful to tell.” Trump, the Republican presidential
R. Eric Thomas reflects on the experience of returning home in his funny, forthright Congratulations, The Best Is Over!. Accompanied by his partner, David, a Presbyterian minister, Thomas leaves Philadelphia and goes back to Baltimore, Maryland, where he grew up, only to find a once-familiar landscape very much altered. In this inspired collection, he showcases
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