NEW UPDATE – ART

 

If you weren’t already an avid reader, you may have recently found yourself with far more time at home and hence, more inclination to crack open a good book. Or if you were already a voracious bookworm, the shelter-in-place measures around the world due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic means you might have already reread your way through your personal library. In short, now is as good a time as ever to do a bit of book shopping.

Aeon is regularly posting books for sale on Instagram, eBay and its own website.

And even if you don’t have extra funds — or time — to spare on large orders of books, you can support your local sellers simply by interacting with their social media or reaching out to staff for suggestions on what to add to your list.

Aeon Bookstore

Der Klang Der Familie by Felix Denk and Sven von Thülen
Where to buy: Aeon Bookstore for $27 USD

Fluxus Experience by Hannah Higgins
Where to buy: Aeon Bookstore for $27 USD

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Where to buy: Bookshop for $15 USD

Umma’s Table by Yeon-Sik Hong
Where to buy: Libraire Drawn & Quarterly for $30 USD

Familiar Face by Michael DeForge
Where to buy: Libraire Drawn & Quarterly for $25 CAD (approximately $22 USD)

Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar
Where to buy: The Mysterious Bookshop for $27 USD

City of Margins by William Boyle
Where to buy: The Mysterious Bookshop for $26 USD

 

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UPDATE – TECH

During a conference call following Tesla’s Q1 2020 results, CEO Elon Musk announced that the company’s Full Self-Driving System will be available as a monthly subscription service later this year. In February of last year, it cost $5,000 USD to install FSD, jumping to $7,000 USD by November. A subscription would allow drivers to use the feature for a few months before deciding to use it on a daily basis.

With the cost of ownership or subscription of FDS spread out over time, CFO Zachary Kirkhorn believes the package will be more accessible to those wishing to purchase it. With new features added to the system, however, like the ability to respond to traffic lights and stop signs, the package may see an increase in price.

#TESLA, #CAR, #LUXURY, #FUN, #TRAVEL, #DRIVE, #SHARE, #READ.,

 

UPDATE – NEWS SPORT

 

Former U.S. Olympic and national team coach Maggie Haney received an eight-year suspension form USA Gymnastics on Wednesday for verbal emotional abuse against her gymnasts, according to The Orange County Register’s Scott Reid.

Haney, once one of the country’s most prominent gymnastics coaches, was found by a USA Gymnastics hearing panel to have failed to “to provide a safe, positive and healthy environment with a culture of trust and empowerment.”

She was also found to have “engaged in severe aggressive behavior toward a minor that included teasing and ridiculing that was intended to control and diminish another person.”

The decision comes almost four years after Hernandez filed her first abuse complaints against Haney to a USA Gymnastics official in 2016.

 

 

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UPDATE – FASHION

After first joining forces for a colorful Clyde in December 2019, The Hundreds and PUMA are back again — this time with a full capsule collection. Dubbed “Cliques,” the partners’ latest offering showcases ’90s high school style and the evolution of streetwear over the last three decades. To further the historical ethos, a fully illustrated lookbook was also created by artist Goathe.

Each of these four sneakers is accompanied by a full collaborative set of apparel, ranging from windbreakers and track jackets to pants, shorts, hats and backpacks. Standout pieces include plaid “Party” anoraks, fresh “Prep” tracksuits and vivid “Jock” graphic hoodies.

Although the collection consists of almost 30 pieces, it’s centered around four footwear silhouettes. There’s a boldly colorblocked Clyde, done up vividly to represent party animals and an athletically geared Performer Mid in white, black purple and orange for the jocks.

 

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A 16-year old reseller in Virginia, Alexandria created a digital checkout tool called Bird Bot that’s fuelled Nintendo Switch shortages around the world.

At first, he created Bird Bot for him and his friends to purchase Nintendo Switch consoles during the quarantine shortage. But then he put it on GitHub, where software developers upload and share each other’s creations. “I tweeted it out, got a bunch of likes and retweets, made a Discord group for it,” Nate said.

He has since donated $1,000 USD to the Make-A-Wish Foundation from the money he earned in donations gathered by developers who used the bot. “He wasn’t really prepared for how this took off,” his mom said. “He’s been blamed for causing hoarding of the Switches. He’s gotten angry messages, requests for interviews — and someone even tried to steal his code and pass it off as his own.” Nate has stated those who are hoarding Switch consoles will begin to feel the pressure when Nintendo ramps up production to meet demands.

He also hopes to inspire other kids to do something creative during the quarantine with his story. “The Internet is a great resource, try and think of something that hasn’t been done before, think of something that others can learn from,” he said. “The biggest takeaway from this is that you can create something really cool at home, on your own.”

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Kylie Jenner has expanded her real estate collection once again with her latest purchase of a $36.5 million USD Los Angeles mansion in Holmby Hills.

As the world’s youngest “self-made billionaire,” Jenner has previously purchased a $13 million USD home in Beverly Hills with Travis Scott. The makeup mogul’s latest acquisition is almost three times the price of her other home, and was reportedly purchased at a negotiated price, as the “modern compound” was originally listed for $55 million USD, and was since reduced to $45 million USD. Jenner was then able to snap it up for $36.5 million USD thanks to her relationship with the seller, who previously sold her land.

Other sources also state that the property comes with a luxurious swimming pool and a garage big enough for 20 cars. Take a look inside Kylie Jenner’s Holmby Hills manor in the images below.

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It was just a few months ago that Megan Thee Stallion filed a lawsuit against her label 1501 Certified Entertainment and the suspicious specifics of her contract. That didn’t prevent the rising rapper from debuting a brand new project — in fact, she released one in spite of the entire situation. What resulted was the short but sweet and solid nonetheless SUGA that clocked in just above 20 minutes with nine tracks. “Savage” ended up garnering some serious momentum and created its own moment. Now a fellow Houstonian and international icon Beyoncé has blessed the track for an official remix.

On “Savage (Remix)”, Beyoncé delivers two show-stopping verses and sings as if to take the savage title literally. Megan also released a coinciding visualizer that you can watch above. Back in March, she delivered her self-directed “Captain Hook” music video and joined Tyga for his explicit “FREAK” single. Listen to the surefire hit and stay tuned for more.

UPDATE – FOOTWEAR

International convenience store chain 7-Eleven and Nike SB have teamed up for a special SB Dunk Low. 2020 has already been an eventful year on the collaborative front for Nike‘s skate subdivision as it’s tapped everyone from Ben & Jerry’s to Travis Scott and Strangelove Skateboards. However, this 7-Eleven partnership has produced what’s undeniably the most unexpected SB Dunk yet.

Elsewhere in the world of footwear, Starwalk has readied an HBX-exclusive release of its popular Episode 1 silhouette.

#NIKE SB DUNK, #NIKE, #7-EVELEN, #NIKE SB DUNK LOW, #FOLLOW, #SKINNYPAGESX, #FOOTWEAR, #FASHION.,

 

UPDATE – NEWS

 

Chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and a loss of taste or smell.

Those are the six new symptoms the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cautioned could be signs of the coronavirus.

The additions come as health experts’ understanding of the confounding disease evolves. The CDC previously listed fever, cough and shortness of breath as symptoms.

Shortness of breath was tweaked to “shortness of breath or difficulty breathing”  by the CDC.

What we know about COVID-19: What we know about coronavirus keeps changing. Here’s all the things you may have missed.Another more recent phenomenon: purple or blue lesions on a patient’s feet and toes, most commonly appearing in children and young adults, dubbed “COVID toes.”

 

Some doctors reported that the virus may trigger sudden strokes in adults in their 30s and 40s, which could be a result of blood clotting issues.

“The virus seems to be causing increased clotting in the large arteries, leading to severe stroke,” Dr. Thomas Oxley told CNN.

“Our report shows a sevenfold increase in incidence of sudden stroke in young patients during the past two weeks. Most of these patients have no past medical history and were at home with either mild symptoms (or in two cases, no symptoms) of COVID,” said Oxley, a neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai Health System in New York.

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