Ryan Zinke Is Quitting As Interior Department Secretary Amid Ethics Scandals
The outdoorsman, known for his love of taxidermy, is leaving the Interior after allegations that he used his power for personal financial gain.
Not My Job: William Shatner Gets Quizzed On Cannes
Sure, Shatner knows plenty about “the wrath of Khan” … but what does he know about the Cannes Film Festival? We’ll find out.
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No escaping the notch: 15 phones with screen notches – CNET
This little black cut-out on top of the screen may look like an eyesore, but more and more phones are jumping on this trend.
This week’s best deals include cheap iPads, video games, e-readers, and more
The holidays are just over a week away, though you still have time to buy gifts and have them delivered in time without gouging your wallet from expedited shipping charges. Best Buy is offering free shipping until December 25th, Target is shipping items for free until December 22nd, and Amazon will end its free two-day shipping for non-Prime members on December 18th.
What’s more, some retailers are pulling out the stops by lowering prices to what we saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Consider this your last call to get gifts before prices go back up.
Smart speakers and streaming devices
- Apple HomePod is $249 at B&H Photo (usually $349)
- Should B&H Photo sell out, Best Buy is offering HomePod for $279
- Google Home Mini and…
Spellbound by the sound of Kinter’s $33 stereo amplifier – CNET
The Audiophiliac gets smitten by Kinter’s flyweight K2020A+ amp that costs and weighs next to nothing.
Trump’s Interior Secretary will step down at the end of the year
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will step down from his post at the end of the year, according to President Donald Trump, who tweeted the announcement this morning.
The announcement comes after several high-profile departures from the Trump administration this year, including White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt.
Secretary of the Interior @RyanZinke will be leaving the Administration at the end of the year after having served for a period of almost two years. Ryan has accomplished much during his tenure and I want to thank him for his service to our Nation…….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2018
…….The Trump…
The Star Wars Archives is a monster behind-the-scenes book
You could fill an entire library with books about the production of Star Wars. There are extensive making-of compendiums, behind-the-scenes reference guides, volumes of concept art, official biographies, narrative nonfiction, and more that are full of every imaginable nugget of information about how George Lucas created his universe. The arrival of a new Star Wars book is hardly news, but The Star Wars Archives — a new, massive tome from art book publisher Taschen — is nonetheless worth picking up.
Written by film historian Paul Duncan, the book is an exhaustive collection of behind-the-scenes interviews, pictures, concept art, and script pages that charts the course of production for the first three Star Wars films and the sometimes…
Space Photos of the Week: It’s Love vs. Hate in Star vs. Star
Binary stars have a sort of relationship, but not one you’d want to be in.