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Before it had a name, the xenomorph of the Alien series had a nightmarish presence. Its gruesome and iconic life cycle, established 45 years ago in Ridley Scott’s Alien, is eternally disturbing. After erupting from a glistening yonic egg sac as a nymph with a scorpion-like tail, the creature attaches to the head of its victim. Then it impregnates the person, plunging a phallic organ down their throat through what appears to be its own mouth—a fiendish kiss. Next, it goes limp, drained by the act. Читать дальше...

Imagine Donald Trump watching that scene in Bridesmaids where the group gets food poisoning in the bridal shop and Melissa McCarthy’s character unburdens herself in the bathroom sink. Now why is it so much easier to imagine Trump having diarrhea than it is to picture him enjoying one of the funniest movie moments in 15 years? Maybe diarrhea is an easier leap because he’s got the verbal kind locked.

Following a public vote earlier this month, Banff town council has passed a bylaw rescinding their original decision to have an annual pedestrian zone downtown on Banff Avenue during the summer months.

The Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan reacts after hitting the game-winning basket over Cleveland’s Craig Ehlo, left rear, in Game 5 of the NBA playoffs May 7, 1989, in Cleveland, Ohio. | Ed Wagner Jr./Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

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The Most Influential Women in Payments: Next honors women 40 years old and younger who are making a major impact on their businesses, inspiring colleagues and changing the industry early in their careers.

The generation we call the "Next Gen" is approaching content in a fundamentally different way from past demographics; it's seen as a notoriously difficult group to capture for any meaningful period. But the one thing that keeps them where they are, that grabs their attention for longer than most sports broadcasts or primetime TV shows...

Almost all major companies have a chief financial officer. They also have someone in charge of human resources, and another person leading their legal affairs. It's hard to find an organization without a CEO. The same isn't true for chief marketing officers. Overall, 63% of Fortune 500 companies have a marketing executive who sits on...

EuroHockey 2025 berths sealed as teams upset rankings

Austria, Poland, Scotland and France will line-up for the 2025 EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach after successful qualifier wins.

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The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 161 research/teaching positions and 10 teaching positions. 

The hidden history of how some enslaved people exercised legal rights

1. NFL execs weigh in on our top 100 player rankings: Jalen Hurts' drop, breakout candidates  ESPN
2. ESPN predicts one Bills player will be among NFL's Top 100 in 2024 season  Sports Illustrated
3. Three Giants land on ESPN’s Top 100 list  Big Blue View
4. Detroit Lions land 6 players on ESPN’s top 100 list for 2024 season  MLive.com
5. Ranking the NFL Teams Most Likely to Find Success in 2024 Despite Uncertainty at QB  Bleacher Report

The no-nonsense American is on the brink of retirement coming into the U.S. Open, yet playing some of the best tennis of her life.

1. Emmanuel Macron sparks political chaos by refusing to appoint PM from Left-wing coalition  The Telegraph
2. Political chaos in France after Macron refuses to name PM from leftwing coalition  The Guardian
3. France's unprecedented and dangerous political situation  Le Monde
4. France President Macron rules out leftist PM as crisis continues  BBC
5. Emmanuel Macron rules out France having a leftwing government  Financial Times

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A historian explains how some enslaved people were able to access contract and property rights even before emancipation.

Prominent AI researchers expect the arrival of artificial general intelligence anywhere between “the next couple of years” and “possibly never.” At the same time, leading economists disagree about the potential impact of AI: Some anticipate a future of perpetually accelerating productivity, while others project more modest gains. But most experts agree that technological advancement, however…

NASA needs some help with frozen liquid. As part of the space agency's planned trip to the moon as part of the Artemis mission, NASA is looking for a way to store "super-chilled" propellants for months on end.

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One of three prospects in the Jake Guentzel trade, Koivunen’s development will continue in the AHL for now.

The New York-based label Interior is stopping all operations effective immediately, designer Jack Miner announced.

Playing his troubled love interest? Internet boyfriend and “Outer Banks” star Drew Starkey.

Alan Shearer has admitted that Wilson Odobert impressed him on his Tottenham Hotspur debut, suggesting that the winger adds something different to the Spurs side.... The post ‘A different dimension’ – Shearer reveals what he loves about Wilson Odobert at Spurs appeared first on The Spurs Web - Tottenham Hotspur Football News.

Joshua Kaiser was sentenced to life in prison for setting his ex-girlfriend and another person on fire inside a pickup truck on Father's Day last year.

1. Nvidia earnings: Rationality is out the window, analyst says  Yahoo Finance
2. This Stock-Split Stock Could Soar If Nvidia Delivers a Blowout Q2 Update  Yahoo Finance
3. Analyst updates Nvidia stock price target with Q2 earnings in focus  TheStreet
4. BofA: How to Hedge if Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) Q2 Results Disappoint  TipRanks
5. Markets Cheered Fed Chair Powell's Big Speech—How Will They React to Nvidia Earnings?  Investopedia

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