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“# Bitcoin book breaks into the top 3 on Amazon’s macroeconomics ” A new book on Bitcoin (BTC) has catapulted into the top-3 on Amazon’s macroeconomics bestseller list, offering more evidence that digital assets are piquing peoples’ interest. Released on Dec. 2, 2020, “Bitcoin: Hard Money You Can’t F*ck With: Why bitcoin will be the…
“#10-year-old chess prodigy can help you beat ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Beth Harmon” Ten-year-old brainiac Oliver Boydell recently called “checkmate” on one of his favorite rivals, chess prodigy Beth Harmon of “The Queen’s Gambit.” “I am technically undefeated against her,” said the Manhattan fifth-grader, who narrowly beat the fictional anti-heroine on his iPad. The victory ended a…
“#Japanese libraries hope UV machine gives visitors peace of mind” TOKYO – Libraries in Japan are hoping a machine that sterilizes books using ultraviolet light is giving visitors reassurance to take-out publications during the coronavirus pandemic. Libraries across the country are installing the machine, which takes 30 seconds to sterilize a book using UV light…
“#‘Bad Sex in Fiction’ award canceled because 2020 has ruined everything” Fictional bad sex is just too much for folks to handle in the hellish coronavirus pandemic-stricken year of 2020. That’s according to the organizers of Britain’s Bad Sex in Fiction award who have canceled this year’s prize after “weeks of deliberation.” The judges of…
“#Books provided a welcome escape from screens during the pandemic” As objects that are perfect in a lockdown, books are making for good business during the COVID crisis. Will it continue into 2021? The website for Balfour Books reads: “Won’t you come and say hello? We promise to keep a respectful distance. (Mind you, we…
“#Secrets behind 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth’s longevity” At a handful of recent public events, diminutive Queen Elizabeth II, 94, has cut her usual poised figure. There has been no disguising her relatively unwrinkled forehead, soft wavy hair and youthful gait — even under the face mask she wore to an appearance at Westminster Abbey. “She has…
“#Roald Dahl’s family issues apology for author’s anti-Semitism” The family of Roald Dahl, who penned the children’s classics “Matilda” and “James and the Giant Peach,” has quietly apologized for the late writer’s “prejudiced” anti-Semitic comments. Dahl, who died at age 74 in 1990, had made offensive declarations in several interviews, including a 1983 interview with…
“#I tried leaving NYC for the suburbs, but the UWS prevailed” “You’re moving to New Jersey?!!” wrote a friend on a Facebook Maplewood mom’s group I’d just joined. I knew what she meant: I wasn’t exactly the suburban-mom type, shuttling my kid to soccer and caring for a big house and a yard. I was…
“#A Collection of Stunning Artwork and Series Insights – /Film” The Mandalorian made Star Wars history as the first live-action TV series. Now you can find out how the project came together at Lucasfilm as one of the first original programs on Disney+ thanks to The Art of The Mandalorian. The book not only features…
“#Book industry’s biggest trade show just got canceled for 2021” The book world’s biggest trade show, BookExpo and its consumer-facing spinoff BookCon, will be scrapped next year due to the lingering effects of the pandemic. The show’s organizer, Reed Exhibitions, said that the big in-person gatherings will be replaced by a yet-to-be determined hybrid of…