The season is upon us: Wrap a scarf around your neck—tightly—and crack open a book of undead intrigue. A Dowry of Blood A queer, feminist reimagining of Dracula, S.T. Gibson’s A Dowry of Blood starts with its narrator, Constanta, reclaiming a small bit of power. She refuses to grant her abuser a name, instead referring
In this article AMD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lisa T. Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Adam Jeffery | CNBC AMD issued preliminary third-quarter results on Thursday that are well below its initial guidance. The company reported preliminary quarterly revenue of approximately $5.6 billion. It had initially said it expected $6.7 billion in
Labour has called for an investigation into the appointment of Liz Truss’s chief of staff, after it was revealed he was questioned as a witness in an FBI bribery inquiry and was initially being paid by Number 10 via his lobbying company. Mark Fullbrook refused to answer questions about the FBI investigation when tracked down
The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise heating. National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) warned that planned three-hour power blackouts could be imposed in some areas, in the “unlikely” event supplies of gas fall short of demand. It
A suspected Russian torture chamber has been discovered in a newly-liberated town, Ukrainian officials have claimed. The room was found inside a de-occupied town near Izyum, a city in the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Having been occupied by Russian forces since April, Pisky-Radkivski was freed by Ukrainian troops last week. Russia’s front ‘begins to
Joe Biden is to pardon thousands of Americans convicted of possessing cannabis. The US president said those with federal convictions for “simple possession” could be “denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result”. He added: “My pardon will remove this burden on them.” In a White House video, the president said he was concerned
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The “Stranger Things” themed Halloween display taking the Internet by storm … is also drawing too much attention for one neighbor — that got it all shut down, but now the homeowners are striking back to turn it on again. Aubrey Appel tells TMZ … she and her husband, Dave, turned the lights off on
WILLOW never intended to write a record about heartbreak, but who ever does? It was just a year ago that WILLOW unleashed her album Lately I Feel Everything, a love letter to pop-punk. It featured the angsty, melodic breakout hit “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l”
October may be primarily known as spooky season. But to me, it’s also “curl up in a cozy spot and stay indoors with the thickest book you can find” season. As it gets colder outside, I feel like the weather gives me a chance to take things slow and really enjoy the books I read.
A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and a Japanese astronaut flying together in a demonstration of US-Russian teamwork in space despite Ukraine war tensions. A high-ranking official of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said shortly after the
In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk’s revived $44 billion deal to buy Twitter sparked fresh debate over what the billionaire will do with the service if he eventually owns it. On Tuesday, Musk tweeted that buying Twitter is an “accelerant to creating X, the everything app.” He did not
Liz Truss will hold meetings with EU leaders today after a chaotic party conference that left Conservatives divided over her policies. The prime minister has arrived in Prague for the European leaders’ summit where she is expected to have bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and Czech Prime Minister
A measure of confidence in the UK’s creditworthiness has been slashed by another major ratings agency in the wake of the mini-budget, piling further pressure on the under-fire pound. Fitch revealed on Wednesday night that it had cut the outlook for its credit rating on UK government debt to “negative” from “stable”. It maintained its
At least 30 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a children’s day care centre in Thailand. The victims included 22 children – some as young as two years old – as well as adults, authorities said, adding that the gunman was an ex-police officer and a manhunt was under way. However, officials
US vice president Kamala Harris was involved in a car accident that was initially reported to Secret Service chiefs as a “mechanical failure” – though the vehicle hit a kerb and she was transferred to another car. The agent driving her on Monday to work at the White House struck the side pavement of a