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Review: 'Living in the Future's Past' pins climate change on human culture - Los Angeles Times

10/4/2018, 8:26:34 PM
“Living in the Future’s Past” takes a look at climate change as a natural result of our culture as a species. Our desire to consume, travel and spread, without perceiving the long-term threats facing our planet is why we’re in the pickle that we’re in. ✔ Rather than relying on scare tactics about the doom and gloom that face us, Living in the Future’s Past carefully lays out how our human actions, as a collective organism on the Earth’s surface, naturally has an effect on the planet ✔ ------------- ‘Living in the Future’s Past’ Not rated Running time: 1 hour, 24 minutes


Flying on the first-ever transatlantic jet engine flight

10/4/2018, 9:48:46 PM
British Airways' predecessor, the British Overseas Airways Corp., flew the first turbo jet engine aircraft -- the British de Gavilland Comet 4 -- from New York to London and London to New York on October 4, 1958. ✔ For aviation geeks keen to see the original Comet 4 plane in the flesh, this famous aircraft is currently display in the Imperial War Museum in Cambridgeshire, England ✔ She's thrilled, she says, to return to British Airways HQ to relive her high-flying youth


Harry and Meghan's tour Down Under to take in koalas, Invictus Games and 'welly wanging'

10/4/2018, 10:55:38 PM
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's much anticipated first overseas tour together is set to take the monarchy to new heights. ✔ The Duke and Duchess will then fly to Tonga, where they will visit the oldest secondary school in the Pacific founded by a British missionary in 1866, Tupou College ✔ Tom Tugendhat MP told The Atlantic magazine: You are looking for someone who has cut through into the U.S. political scene


22 Hotel Hacks That'll Blow Your Freakin' Mind

10/4/2018, 10:17:41 PM
OMG so smart. ✔ Close the weird gap in your blackout curtains with the clips of a hanger ✔ Or, if you want something portable, put a fresh liner in the garbage can and fill that up with ice to create a giant cooler ✔ DIY a humidifier by running a towel under hot water and placing it on a table in front of the air vent


Fantastic Beasts 2: Snape's GRANDPARENTS revealed as NAGINI and this character?

10/4/2018, 10:14:41 PM
FANTASTIC BEASTS 2 The Crimes of Grindelwald could reveal Snape's grandparents in a heartbreaking storyline with Nagini and this character. ✔ The Crimes of Grindewald is fast approaching cinemas ✔ A flurry of outrage has surrounded the issue of Dumbledore's sexuality being shown or not - latest news from the director is it will be addressed but will be explored further in the next films ✔ Their physical appearances, skills, personalities and the timeline all fit Snape's history


Gary Barlow no longer rides the Tube after being 70ft from 7/7 bombing

10/4/2018, 10:05:30 PM
GARY Barlow has revealed he was just ten feet away from the 7/7 bombings and can no longer ride the London Underground as a result of the trauma. The Take That legend was stuck on a tube train at E… ✔ Gary was then stuck on the train for an hour with no idea of what was going on as passengers cried and screamed around him ✔ PA:Press Association 6 Gary, 47, was in a carriage just 70ft away from the explosion which killed six and injured 160 in 2005 PA:Press Association 6 Gary Barlow says he 'definitely cannot ride the Tube now' He recalled: It was really terrifying ✔ Ring The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or email exclusive@the-sun.co.uk


The French town that throws wine in the sea

10/4/2018, 8:53:24 PM
The sea imbues the town of St-Malo with what locals describe as ‘a salty side’ that’s not only present in its culture and regional dishes, but also its wine. ✔ Europe’s highest tides sneak up on tourists in St-Malo, France, lapping against medieval granite ramparts and onto salty pavements ✔ As a rule of thumb, Heude says, wines that have only been lightly filtered are poised for the most remarkable transformations underwater


Keira Knightley Reveals She Had a 'Mental Breakdown' at 22: It Was a 'Battle Every Day'

10/5/2018, 12:00:18 AM
Keira Knightley is opening up about the struggle she underwent with fame (and the paparazzi) in her early 20s ✔ RELATED: Keira Knightley Gets the Spark She Needs to Start Writing in Scene from  Colette As for how the pressure and attention that came with fame affected her, the  Colette actress said it was overwhelming ✔ She currently has two films out for release this year,  Colette and  The Nutcracker and the Four Realms


Chelsea, Arsenal march on in Europa League

10/4/2018, 10:15:58 PM
Premier League clubs Chelsea and Arsenal came through unscathed in the latest Europa League action. ✔ It's not clear what will happen if the team reaches the final in Baku ✔ Sokratis Papastathopoulos scored the first goal after four minutes when Nacho Monreal headed the ball on from a corner ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes


Doctor Who: Catch up on the Doctors and companions

10/4/2018, 8:58:15 PM
Jodie Whittaker is the Thirteenth Doctor to take over the Tardis on "Doctor Who," making her debut on Oct. 7. Since the show's reboot in 2005, there have been five Doctors -- Whittaker is the fifth -- who have traveled the universe with a number of companions along for the adventure. To catch up in time for the new season, here are the other Doctors and their notable companions. ✔ After Doctor Who, Tate spent three seasons on NBC's The Office ✔ SCI FI Channel Photo Fullscreen None Catherine Tate made her first appearance as Donna Noble when she was swept aboard the TARDIS during her wedding ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay


Melbourne Express: Friday, October 5, 2018

10/4/2018, 8:52:11 PM
All the news you need to start your day. ✔ 6:15am How the commute's looking If you work a traditional week, this is the last commute til the weekend for you and it's shaping up pretty well so far ✔ A top of 20 degrees andlight winds will add to the pleasant conditions ✔ Photo: Justin McManus Most Viewed in National Loading


Get Ready For A Lot More Donald Trump Jr. And Kimberly Guilfoyle

10/4/2018, 8:38:25 PM
The president’s oldest son and his girlfriend are campaigning across the country ahead of the midterms, trying to motivate Trump voters. ✔ With an NRA hat on and sitting with his 17-year-old daughter Hillary Waterstreet (he’s not responsible for her name, he quickly clarifies after introducing her), he said he thinks of Trump Jr ✔ ● CORRECTION Oct. 04, 2018, at 20:03 PM Conroe, the city in Texas, was misspelled in an earlier version of this post


Catherine Tyldesley dons leopard print at Strangeways Here We Come

10/4/2018, 8:59:19 PM
Catherine Tyldesley was stepping out in style on Thursday night, attending the Strangeways Here We Come premiere at the Vue Cinema in Manchester. ✔ 'When you long for Gin but it’s 10 am and you know you'll have to wait, when he’s the only one covered in mud when exits that new school gate.. ✔ I knew I’d made the right decision because I felt excited ✔ Keeping active: Catherine is often spotted in gym clothes and loves to eat healthy and exercise


No woman should ever give in to the one-piece police

10/4/2018, 10:07:18 PM
I love my bikinis, and am determined to carry on wearing one into my 80s. No matter how I wither, age will never be a barrier to my wearing one, writes Mariella Frostrup. ✔ When she went to Brazil, she brought us back little frilled thongs, which, to my shame, I wore topless in the Caribbean ✔ Sri Lanka, 2015: A stripey bikini by Moschino, from Florence ✔ And I will continue to do so, for as long as they allow me on the plane!  Mariella presents Open Book on BBC Radio 4


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