Here are the Leviathans and more

CHOICE OF FICTION OF THE WEEK Meet the LeviathansChris Flynn, UQP, $32.99 Credit: Human narrators are thin on the ground in Chris Flynn’s collection of fictional shorts Meet the Leviathans, which takes a satirical lens on human behavior from the weird and wonderful perspective of animals and inanimate objects. No view is too bizarre.... Read More

Review: Russian opera makes an awkward return to SF with ‘Eugene Onegin’

Gordon Bintner (left) and Evan LeRoy Johnson in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” at the San Francisco Opera. Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Two good things happened at the San Francisco Opera during the first performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” on Sunday, September 25. Evan LeRoy Johnson, a fresh and vibrant toned tenor from Pine Island,... Read More

PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2022 Sales Comparison Charts Through September 17

by William D’Angelo published on September 27, 2022 / 6,125 Views Here we see data representing global consumer sales and the evolution of sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch) and the three legacy platforms (PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo 3DS) over comparable periods for... Read More

Lessons from the FTC’s Facebook saga

The FTC’s settlement with Facebook does little to change or restrict repeat business practices. Now I want to discuss one of the best examples of failure to crack down on repeat offenders: the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) treatment of one of the largest and most well-known companies in the world: Facebook. Facebook is a... Read More

US President to review recommendations to reduce processing time for green card, H-1B applications

US President to consider recommendations to reduce processing time for green card and H-1B applications Photo: iStock The White House is evaluating recommendations from a Presidential Commission to reduce the processing time for green card applications to just 6 months and eliminate all backlogs by 2023. The proposal, if approved, will benefit many immigrants... Read More

Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Card from Chase Review – Forbes Advisor

Earn rewards The card earns 6 points per dollar on eligible Marriott purchases, 4 points per dollar on the first $15,000 spent in combined annual grocery and restaurant purchases, and 2 points per dollar on all other purchases. Another way to earn points is by staying at participating Marriott hotels and resorts. Receive an... Read More

Spotlight on a creator: meet Shelah, the Gordon Ramsay of book reviews

Hi, I’m Shelah Jegede, a 25 year old bookstagrammer who writes book reviews. I like rock music. I read a lot and I work in a bookstore as a buyer/purchaser. For fun, I watch anime. I don’t really think I’m interesting. What is your favorite anime? A play! See, I don’t know why I... Read More

PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2022 Sales Comparison Charts Through September 10

by William D’Angelo published on September 22, 2022 / 2,677 Views Here we see data representing global consumer sales and the evolution of sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch) and the three legacy platforms (PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo 3DS) over comparable periods for... Read More

HP Elite Dragonfly G3 Review

You may think of it as just a spindly insect, but entomologists will tell you that the dragonfly is perhaps the world’s most capable predator: its nearly 360-degree vision, its unbeatable agility (including up to 9 G of acceleration) and his ability to predict where his prey will give him a 95% kill rate... Read More

Voss supports strategic review at Griffon. An opportunity to create value may emerge

Artistgndphotography | E+ | Getty Images Company: Griffon (GFF) Company: Griffon operates through two segments. Consumer and Professional Products (“CPP”) conducts business through AMES. Founded in 1774, AMES is North America’s premier manufacturer and global supplier of branded consumer and professional tools and products for home storage and organization, landscaping, and lifestyle improvement. outdoor... Read More

Jann Wenner’s memoir “Like a Rolling Stone”

“Like a rolling stoneis an obvious title for the new memoir of Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine in 1967 and ran it (in varying degrees) for half a century. Although they sometimes tease each other over ownership of the appellation, Wenner and one of his most often mentioned celebrity friends, Mick Jagger,... Read More

Book Reviews: Architectural Design in a Changing Climate

PiP puts the climate emergency in the spotlight with this series of book selections, with publications on hybrid structures, bamboo and designing for climate change Engineered Bamboo Structures The creator of the award-winning globam glue-laminated bamboo technology provides a comprehensive guide on how to use one of the world’s fastest growing materials, bamboo. Nine... Read More

Chipotle’s New Garlic Guajillo Steak Review

Because our attention span has shrunk to the point where the the average goldfish has better concentration abilities – although, to be fair, I’m sure goldfish would perform a lot worse if they had access to TikTok – we live in a world where big chains constantly dangle shiny objects at us, hoping that... Read More

Trump, Justice Department submit special lead nominees to review Mar-a-Lago documents

This is the latest legal twist in the Justice Department’s landmark criminal investigation into Trump’s potential mishandling of documents as his term ended in January 2021. The FBI executed a search warrant last month. last at the former president’s Florida home and compound, seizing 11,000 documents, including more than 100 classified government documents. Earlier... Read More

Four fiction books and four non-fiction books to read

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Book reviewers Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp take a look at the latest fiction and non-fiction releases. Fiction selection of the week Credit: Everything that is not saidTracey Link, HQ, $32.99 A young man is murdered in a Vietnamese restaurant in Cabramatta on the eve of... Read More

The government is preparing draft standards to counter fake reviews on sites

Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, said in an exclusive interview with ET’s podcast series, The Morning Brief. He said those guidelines will be released shortly. “We are working on a generic and robust framework to handle this. The main issue is the traceability and legitimacy of reviews and ratings – whether... Read More

Qantas customer complaints under investigation as ACCC says airline not ‘realistic’ about flights it could serve | Qantas

The consumer watchdog is investigating Qantas after customer complaints about delayed or canceled flights, and predicts more air travel chaos over the Christmas holidays. Flight delays and cancellations were at their worst levels outside of the pandemic period and domestic travel would not return to normal until next year as airlines scramble to bolster... Read More

My colleague posted a bad review about me! Should I tell our boss? : Life Kit : NPR

Photo illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Photo illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Need great advice? Look no further than Dear Life Kit. In each episode, we pose one of your most pressing questions to an expert. This question was answered by Shanita Williams, career coach, HR professional and author of Feedback Mindset: The Key to Unleashing... Read More

How to protect your business from cybercriminals?

Thursday, September 1, 2022 Cybersecurity should be a top priority for organizations today, especially as employees continue to work remotely without enterprise-grade protections. In the age of COVID-19, businesses are more vulnerable than ever. From phishing scams to malware, hackers are constantly finding new ways to attack businesses. In fact, in March 2020 alone,... Read More