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Advertisers borrowing cinematic techniques is nothing new, but the latest brand to do so couldn't be further away from its chosen movie genre. Dental hygiene brand SuperMouth has released the "Rise of SuperMouth," an ode to superhero movies. This 35-minute film uses a hybrid of live-action and animation to tell a Marvel-style action story in...

Agency account directors may not get much press or public accolades, but a good account person can be responsible for keeping the lights on at any agency. On paper, an account manager is responsible for overseeing advertising and marketing campaigns within the agency. They work across departments, from creative to accounting and project management teams...

Editor's Note: The following is the college application essay of 18-year-old fashion designer and creator Rush Bogin, best known for his now multimillion-dollar business and success with UGC and fashion designs on Roblox. He leveraged this early success to get accepted to Yale, Harvard and Stanford and has formally accepted his offer to go to...

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How the tactics and arguments are changing ahead of 2024.

NASA has released Webb’s image of a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex on its first year anniversary of science operations.

Slovak fencers are competitive in youth categories.

You don’t read literary fiction if you’re looking for tight little answers to life’s mysteries.

A paradox of Bidenomics is that it’s been more beneficial to red (predominantly Republican) states than to blue (predominantly Democratic) ones. This might perhaps help explain why Biden’s approval rating among Democrats has fallen to 78 percent, but it flatly contradicts Biden’s downward approval rating among Republicans to 5 percent.

Greta Thunberg, who might be the most famous climate activist in the world, was just 15 in 2018 when she began sitting outside of the Swedish parliament building on schooldays to protest the government’s inaction on climate change. Thunberg’s actions inspired a global youth-driven movement called Fridays for Future and dovetailed with a wave of other youth-driven climate gestures. The next year, amid a roar of publicity around kids’ newly charged activism in confronting the climate crisis, Thunberg was named TIME’s Person of the Year. Читать дальше...

Minutes after midnight on December 2, 1984, a heavy, colorless, putrid gas spread over the neighborhoods surrounding Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. Thousands died immediately, overtaken by coughing fits and choking to death. Tens of thousands more woke up weak of breath and frothing at the mouth, their eyes severely irritated. By some estimates, as many as 10,000 people died in the first few days after the disaster, frequently termed the “worst industrial accident in history,”... Читать дальше...

The second Tuesday in August is not the ideal time for a vote on an important ballot initiative. Indeed, the Ohio state legislature earlier this year eliminated most August elections, citing high costs and low voter participation. However, those considerations did not prevent Republican state lawmakers from scheduling an August election that could make it more difficult for Ohioans to change the state constitution—just months before a vote on a proposed amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the state. Читать дальше...

This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. The temperature of the US-China tech conflict just keeps rising. Last week, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced a new export license system for gallium and germanium, two elements that are…

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Webb is celebrating the completion of its first year of science operations. Let’s look back on the observatory’s first year in images!

From our cosmic backyard in the Solar System to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has delivered on its promise of revealing the Universe like never before in its first year of science operations. To celebrate the completion of a successful first year, a new Webb image has been released of a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. While the region is relatively quiet, its proximity at 390 light-years makes for a highly detailed close-up... Читать дальше...

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Last week, German specialty chemical maker Lanxess AG warned recent declines in sales volumes were more severe than during the 2008/2009 recession. To bludgeon home his point, Chief Executive Officer Matthias Zachert added: “This feels like Lehman II.” Gulp.

Everything you need to know about Southampton's newest signing, Republic of Ireland international Ryan Manning

Here's a look at futures odds, props and picks for the Green Bay Packers in the 2023 NFL season.

A hidden "underworld" linked to the Zapotec "cult of the dead" has been discovered beneath a church in Mexico.

Save hundreds on Dyson cordless stick vacuum cleaners.

WASHINGTON—Despite numerous warnings to be gentle with the commander in chief’s fragile head, President Biden was declared dead Wednesday after an aide accidentally pressed the soft spot on top of his skull. “It is with a heavy heart that I inform you all that the president was pronounced dead shortly after an aide…

Google's Pixel phones are practically overflowing with useful stuff. And some of the best options of all are things you've probably never even noticed.

Microsoft clawed its way back from oblivion by betting big on the cloud rather than focusing on its then-cash cow, Windows. Not only has the company become a big provider of cloud services to enterprises, but it’s also converted as many of its products as possible to the cloud.

Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer?

In this short documentary by Sebastian Mulder, Naya—Belgium’s first wolf in more than a century—must navigate the wilderness while under human surveillance.

“Dancing Queen” band: four letters.