The proposal includes a call for an 18-year limit on appointments to the court. President Joe Biden is unveiling a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an ethics code for the court’s nine justices. He also is pressing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-07-29 13:55:34 UTC ]
Paradox Tectonic, the Berkeley, California studio behind the unreleased life simulator game Life By You, has been shuttered by its parent company Paradox Interactive. All 24 employees have lost their jobs, according to a press release. The news of Paradox Tectonic’s closure comes just one day... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-06-18 20:11:36 UTC ]
Amazon’s entry-level 16GB Kindle is on sale for $80, which is a discount of 20 percent. This is the latest iteration of the standard ereader, dating back to 2022. Amazon doesn’t do too many Kindle hardware updates, so we don’t know if this sale precludes a forthcoming refresh. The sale covers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-05-06 17:12:07 UTC ]
Good things come to those who wait, and if you decided to hold off on buying the Meta Quest 2 when it was discounted by $50 as part of Amazon’s early Black Friday sale, your patience is about to be rewarded. Now that Black Friday has come and gone, not only is the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-11-25 15:47:52 UTC ]
Kindle e-readers are already on sale for Prime Day, but the offer just got sweeter if you're looking to buy more than one. Amazon is offering an additional $20 off if you buy two of the latest Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Oasis devices, including variants like the Kids models. You can get a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-10-12 13:30:31 UTC ]
You might have found the right Father's Day gift if there's a literary dad in your life. Amazon is selling the basic Kindle e-reader with lock screen ads for $60, or a hefty 33 percent off. You can also buy the Kindle Kids variant for $65 (41 percent off) if the upgraded warranty, child-friendly... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-06-14 12:59:26 UTC ]
A look at several books that celebrate and analyze star attractions from the twilight zone of zoological fantasy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-08-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
A WARNING By Anonymous. Twelve. 259 pp. $30 There is a good reason the anonymous Trump administration official who published an opinion essay in the New Y... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-11-13 20:45:27 UTC ]
For Nicki Mitchell of Pomona, there was one good reason to come hear U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California talk about her memoir Sunday afternoon at a theater in Los Angeles. “I’m seeing it as an opportunity to see the next president,” said Mitchell, a high school counselor. Harris hasn’t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Advocates for prison inmates remain concerned about restrictions on books available to prisoners—and for good reason. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Manage stress and boost your productivity at work using mindfulness. Mindfulness at Work Essentials For Dummies explores the many benefits of utilizing mindfulness techniques in the workplace, offering managers, HR professionals and business people of all levels guidance on how mindfulness can... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
If an Internet company publishes false information about you online, can you sue for damages even if you weren't demonstrably harmed?That, essentially, is the question that hangs in the balance Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that pits online data broker Spokeo against... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The High Court has deemed the government’s ban on sending books to prisoners unlawful. Mr Justice Collins today (5th December) declared the ban unlawful saying he could see “no good reason” for the rule, “in the light of the importance of books for prisoners.” New measures were brought in in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Video is on the tip of every publisher's tongue these days. And for good reason: Advertisers want it. Still, video is complex and not necessarily for everyone-at least not right away. That is, there's no disputing that the medium has arrived but what's still debatable is the value proposition... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Terry Eagleton is a bookseller's nightmare. "They simply don't know where to put me," he says. With good reason: the pre-eminent cultural critic and distinguished professor has written on cultural theory, politics, and history, as well as a memoir and a novel. In recent years, his attention has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]