1943 – Leonard Bernstein made his debut with the New York Philhamonic when he filled in for the ailing Bruno Walter prior to a nationally broadcast concert. Bernstein was 25 years old and was an assistant conductor at the time. 1944 – Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra recorded “Opus No. 1” for RCA Records. 1961 […]
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone 19, monitoring the Caribbean Sea for it to develop into Tropical Storm – and possibly Hurricane – Sara in the coming days. The term Potential Tropical Cyclone refers to a system that isn’t yet organized enough to be considered a tropical depression or […]
How would you feel about letting AI be your DJ? YouTube is testing a new feature that will let creators use AI to “restyle” licensed songs for their shorts. As The Verge reports, currently a small group of creators with access can enter a prompt to change up different elements in a song, such as its mood […]
As soon as there’s a chill in the air and Mariah Carey hits the airwaves, we find ourselves craving a little holiday cheer in our morning latte. Thankfully, we don’t have to wait terribly long to find out. Starbucks Holiday Menu As Food & Wine reports, Starbucks’ holiday menu just rolled out last Friday. The […]
Halloween has come and gone, which means it’s almost that time of year when you’ll be stuffed from a Christmas feast, cozied up by the fireplace and surrounded by family – both two- and four-legged – playing a competitive round of card games, all to the backdrop of classic Christmas tunes. That’s why it makes sense that this […]
AccuWeather meteorologists report that the Western Pacific Ocean is experiencing a surge in tropical activity this week, with four storms stretching from Vietnam to the Mariana Islands. After two typhoons hit the Philippines Thursday and Monday, two additional typhoons are poised to potentially impact the area late this week and early next week. The previous […]
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. As AP News reports, the numbers represented some good news about sexually transmitted diseases, which experienced some alarming increases in past years due to declining condom use, inadequate sex education, and reduced testing and treatment […]
Bluesky gained more than 700,000 new users in the last week and now has more than 14.5 million users total, Bluesky COO Rose Wang has confirmed to The Verge. The “majority” of the new users on the decentralized social network are from the US, Wang says. As The Verge reports, people posting on Threads, on the […]
PUMA is currently on fire with its new releases and it’s not a surprise considering the success of the “Speedcat” plus recent collaborations with GUIZIO, The Brooklyn Circus and KidSuper. Hot on the heels of those, now the sneaker brand has teamed up with A$AP Rocky for another installment of their ongoing partnership, inspired by racing and motorsports. As Hypebae reports, […]
The cause of death for Paul Di’Anno, Iron Maiden’s original lead singer, has been revealed following an autopsy. According to an official statement shared on Di’Anno’s Facebook page, the vocalist, aged 66, passed away due to a tear in the sac surrounding his heart, which caused blood to fill the area from the main aorta […]