XPRIZE has always held global competitions to find the best solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges, and now they want to solve the problem of rising unemployment due to the pandemic. On Monday, the nonprofit organization announced XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling to reinvent job training methods to reemploy the … Read more
60 years ago, The Apartment, a romantic comedy-drama that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, premiered in New York City. Its co-writer and producer Billy Wilder also won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. The Apartment stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine who were both nominated for Oscars for … Read more
Everybody knows that dogs are man’s best friend—but these trusty canines in South Africa have also proven themselves to be the best friends of endangered wildlife as well. The pack of beagles, bloodhoods, and more, has saved the lives of 45 rhinos threatened by poachers since 2018. Now, in the … Read more
Happy 50th Birthday to Tina Fey, American actress, comedian, writer, and producer best known for her 8-year stint on Saturday Night Live and for producing and starring in the critically acclaimed 30 Rock. Born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, she also co-created the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and has starred in many … Read more
A couple who created ‘Britain’s best garden’ have outdone themselves with a spring spectacular bursting with color after spending lockdown tending to their oasis. Retired medical doctor Tony Newton and his wife Marie have nestled 3,000 plants and flowers, including 450 azaleas, 120 Japanese maples and 15 blue star junipers … Read more
The twelve best photos taken in all the Universe? Whether or not you agree with the mythologist Joseph Campbell, who said God is the greatest unknowable mystery, viewing these photographs may give you the sense that you are watching some great power in action. No matter your belief in a … Read more
Happy 85th Birthday to Herb Alpert, the musician and modern artist who is best know for the music of his Tijuana Brass band. He had five No.1 albums, sold 72 million records worldwide, and won nine Grammy Awards—including one for a recent album in 2013. He is the “A” in … Read more