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Don’t pity T.S. yet. Earlier this week, hundreds of Manhattanites happily paid between $35 and more than $400 to watch Meryl Streep, Diane Sawyer, Wynton Marsalis, Kevin Kline and other A-list stars read their favorite poems at the Lincoln Center during a benefit for The Academy of American Poets, which launched National Poetry Month in 1996. “By buying a ticket tonight, you are supporting our programs and helping with this work-which is so important because everyone owns poetry, not just poets,” Tree Swenson, the academy’s executive director, told the audience....

Thankfully, we’ve tracked down some of the best screen protectors out there that should keep your Infinity Display looking infinitely slick for infinitely longer (seriously, some of these protectors have a lifetime warranty). We’ve rounded up tempered glass, film and even “liquid glass” coating options. Many of these are case-friendly too, so check out our list of best cases for the Galaxy S9 if you’re looking for all-round protection....

The Xeneize answered in emphatic fashion, wrapping up the title with time to spare despite a mid-season lull that had threatened to let in arch-rivals River Plate. Now as another campaign kicks off without Carlitos – at least for the time being – they are still in a position to dominate locally. Ricardo Centurion’s turbulent exit from the Bombonera barely fazed those in charge during another productive, high-spending transfer window....

The most recent addition, Summer Update Wave 2, has brought back a classic Animal Crossing feature that many players have been longing for. First introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Luna and her Dream Suite allowed players to upload fixed versions of their villages as dreams, and visit the dreams of others. While the Dream Suite itself has been replaced by simply sleeping, Luna is back in New Horizons to once again guide players on their dream journeys....

The period between 2013 and 2022 saw the fighters of the UFC continue to increase their skills on the mat, often utilizing submissions we’d never seen in the octagon before. In many instances, some of the best tap-outs during this period came from holds that remain rare to this day. Here are the best submissions from every year of the UFC’s existence, with this list covering the period from 2013 to 2022....

RELATED: Razer Basilisk V3 Gaming Mouse Buyer’s Guide There are many things to consider when buying a keyboard for the first time. Some keyboards can sync up with not only your PC, but your consoles as well. Do you plan on getting some school or work tasks done on this keyboard? It may be worth it to consider comfort elements, such as key mapping distance, or if the keyboard comes equipped with a wrist rest....

RELATED: Best Maps In Rainbow Six Siege While picking the best operator for the job is the first part of keeping the aliens at bay, choosing the weapons that are the best fit for the situation is just as important. However, players who are veterans of Rainbow Six Siege will know that not all weapons will do what they want, so trying them out is always the best idea. This list should make the job easier for both new and old players to find the best weapons to beat the alien’s invasion or help players try a new weapon to help them become more versatile....

And now? “It’s bliss,” says the 39-year-old Dutchman. “I can’t think of a more exciting job.” His employer, the British-based Joint European Torus (JET) project, again swarms with ambitious Ph.D. students attracted by the promise of new opportunities and near-certain funding. Behind their confidence: a resurgent interest in nuclear power, including fission research, as energy prices rise and supply concerns intensify. In 2007, work will begin in France on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), designed to settle once and for all whether fusion can fulfill its potential as a limitless source of cheap, safe power....

The last time the WWE Universe saw The Big Show in a ring was at WrestleMania 36. After Drew McIntyre beat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship, he was confronted by The Big Show at the PPV. The then newly crowned WWE Champion made quick work of The Giant in an impromptu Title Match to retain the Championship. The Big Show’ post-retirement plans The Big Show was in conversation with WWE India recently....

NEXT: The Binding of Isaac: Repentance - All New Bosses To put things simply, players that wish to pass through the red door must first assemble the Knife. To do this, fans must collect two Knife Pieces, which are accessed from Downpour/Dross 2 and Mines/Ashpit 2. While some The Binding of Isaac players will undoubtedly already know how to obtain these two items, those that do not can find full details in the following paragraphs....

But McClellan took great pains to stress the temporary nature of Cheney’s reign, saying that the vice president would serve in his new role only until a vote could be held to choose a legitimately elected King of Pop. McClellan also pointed out that the vice president, while not technically a pop star, shared many qualities in common with pop stars, including massive wealth and a long-standing sense of entitlement....

That’s because the famed French thinker and astrologer, who made scads of eerie predictions in the sixteenth century, predicted that the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox would both clinch playoff berths in 2003 and that the world would end shortly thereafter. For decades, baseball fans and prophecy scholars alike had discounted Nostradamus’s gloomy prediction, since it was regarded as next-to-impossible that the hapless Chicago and Boston teams would ever make it to the playoffs in the same year....

Season 2 of The Boys recently concluded, and somewhat unexpectedly, the last episode gave the show’s second season a happy ending. Sure, there was some tragedy along the way, but Stormfront got her Nazi ass thoroughly kicked (before Ryan put her in even worse shape), the Boys (except Butcher) were shown to be enjoying life, and the world was made just a bit safer. There was even talk of making the team official....

Written by the campaign’s chief writer, Michael Gerson, the speech has been through at least 15 drafts, with Bush weighing in throughout the process. The final result, a senior campaign advisor told Newsweek, will introduce Bush the candidate–and the person–to voters. In the 30-minute speech, Bush will lay out the tenets of his “compassionate conservatism,” touching briefly on policy issues including education, Social Security, Medicare and taxes. The Bush camp had issued a flurry of policy proposals on those topics and others as the primary election season wound down....

At present it’s unclear if Death Stranding will receive a sequel, but in the event of a new Strand-type game releasing someday, such a title should double down on the original game’s themes of connection and community exhibited through its gameplay. Incorporating more traditional multiplayer elements could be a great way to do that. RELATED: Does Death Stranding: Director’s Cut Need New Combat Mechanics? How Multiplayer Could Work in Death Stranding If a sequel to Death Stranding were to allow players to directly interact with one another, it’s logical to assume cooperative gameplay would be encouraged, as being able to squad up on deliveries would help out in more ways than one....

Returnal’s Ascension update released recently, enabling co-op and a new game mode called the Tower of Sisyphus. This update was highly anticipated as fans were eager to see more from Returnal and developer Housemarque. Now, attention has shifted to what Housemarque is working on next, which was previously confirmed to be a new IP. It may be awhile before that project is announced or revealed. In the meantime, the case can be made for Housemarque to eventually develop a sequel to Returnal....

Yet every so often some company-wide event will interrupt such focused writing with mandatory changes and tie-ins. The same frustration happens in the movies. The most bemoaned moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe include Thor’s “visions” of Infinity Stones in Age of Ultron, or Falcon’s cameo in Ant-Man. These scenes are felt as obligatory and inorganic, signs of ordained MCU continuity actually shrinking down the shared universe by tying it all together....

Netflix Services are finally up and good to go. Netflix video streaming services were hit badly on Christmas Eve spoiling the holiday season for Netflix users around the world. The blackout infuriated Netflix customers in the countries like Canada, Latin America and the United States. Joris Evers of Netflix said that even devices like Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 to Blu-ray DVD players were affected by the Netflix disruption....

But Aspin knew what had happened to James Forrestal. In 1949, caught between vicious interservice feuds, unable to persuade the White House to spend the money to face the Soviet threat adequately, Forrestal had been driven from office. “I am a victim of the Washington scene,” he declared. Two months later, seeing communists under his bed, he tied a noose around his neck and jumped out of a window....

There is an old saying – when the going gets tough, the tough get going. This is the nearest comparative phrase one can imagine for the difficult journey ahead for Gambhir, Zaheer and Sehwag. In other words, the result of the Tests between India A and West Indies A is not important as compared to the equation for these seniors! This is a question of existence after all. The selection for upcoming Test Series’ depends on these critical matches....