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Filmmaker Kate Beecroft points her lens toward the real cowgirls of the Badlands in the lyrical new film “East of Wall.”The film blends fact and fiction to tell a story about the working women of South Dakota, skilled riders and trainers with ranching and rodeo in their blood who also can’t seem to catch a break. There are a few Hollywood actors in the mix, including Jennifer Ehle as a hard living grandmother with a lifetime of regrets as well as some nuggets of wisdom and Scoot McNairy as an out-of-towner who wants to acquire the land, but most of…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 3:40 PM ET, Thu August 14, 2025 It seems Airbnb has finally caught on that travelers do not like having to pay for hotel or home share accommodations months in advance of when those stays are set to take place.The home sharing giant today announced a new feature meant to address that irksome feature of the booking process. The company officially announced the launch of what it is calling “Reserve Now, Pay Later” an option meant to gives US travelers booking eligible domestic stays the chance to reserve a listing without paying anything upfront at…
Viking unveiled details of its World Cruises schedule, including the 142-day itinerary aboard Viking Vespa, which will depart from Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 28, 2027, and culminate in London on May 18, 2028.All told, the cruise is scheduled to visit 31 countries, featuring 62 guided tours in a slate of global destinations and 16 overnight stays in destinations such as Sydney, Australia; Singapore; Zanzibar, Tanzania; Cape Town, South Africa; and Casablanca, Morocco. “Those guests who wish to extend their journey may choose the 170-day Viking World Voyage III, which continues from London and includes 21 additional ports of call across…
The attorney general of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to implement basic safety controls and making the site the “perfect place for pedophiles.” The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by Attorney General Liz Murrill, alleges that Roblox “has and continues to facilitate the distribution of child sexual abuse material and the sexual exploitation of Louisiana’s children.” It also accuses the platform of purposely not rolling out basic safety controls to protect children from predators and failing to notify parents of risks. Roblox, which launched in 2006, has 82 million daily active users. The lawsuit…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Reuters — The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size. Created by cartographer Gerardus Mercator for navigation, the projection distorts continent sizes, enlarging areas near the poles like North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America. “It might seem to be just a map, but in reality, it is not,” AU Commission deputy chairperson Selma Malika Haddadi told Reuters, saying the Mercator fostered a false impression that Africa…
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Thomas has not one but two big shoes to fill when he goes out on the road this summer in a celebrated one-man show.The Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee is portraying the great American writer Mark Twain in a play written and performed for decades by the late Hal Holbrook.Thomas immediately accepted the offer to star in the 90-minute “Mark Twain Tonight!” that tours more than a dozen states this summer and fall before wondering what he’d gotten himself into.“I walked down to the street and I said, ‘Are you crazy? What are…
Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE: Mary Frances Ruskell graduated in May from her high school in Columbia, South Carolina. The first round of admissions decisions for Clemson University came out on a December evening, days before midterms at my South Carolina high school. Everything that day felt like a waiting game. Nearly my entire senior class had applied early action, one of the many admissions plans that schools offer to apply to college. It requires submitting applications early to get an early answer, with decisions from colleges coming around mid-December. We all knew that there was a possibility of…
Universal Orlando Resort has unveiled details for the 2025 fall edition of its Volcano Bay Nights.The event will run from September 5 to October 31, offering visitors after-dark access to the water theme park and an array of other experiences including all-new fun with Scooby-Doo and the Gang as they confront villains within the lava-lit park. Beginning at 4 p.m., guests will have access to the exclusive, limited-capacity event taking place from 7-11 p.m. and enjoy:Lower wait times at favorite attractions: TeAwa the Fearless River—where guests take a thrilling whitewater ride along a roaring river of rapids, Ko’okiri Body Plunge…
Perplexity, the AI search startup that hasn’t even cracked 100 million monthly users, just made a $34.5 billion cash offer to buy Chrome from Google. The unsolicited bid comes as the DOJ prepares its remedy decision after ruling Google illegally maintained a search monopoly. The timing makes sense, but questions remain. Perplexity won’t name its backers for the massive deal, and the offer is worth far more than the company has raised. The move fits Perplexity’s broader push for distribution after earning plenty of buzz in tech circles but struggling with mainstream user adoption. The company has also explored acquiring…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Paris AP — French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Friday that no effort will be spared to track down and prosecute unknown attackers who chopped down an olive tree planted in homage to a French Jew murdered in 2006. The commemorative tree for Ilan Halimi, planted 14 years ago in the northern Paris suburb of Épinay-sur-Seine, was felled on Wednesday night, seemingly with a chainsaw. The town posted a photo on its Facebook page showing the tree’s leafy, bushy top completely severed from its base, leaving just the stump poking from the ground. “Cutting down the tree…