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All the Shows and Movies Streaming Now on Paramount+ On 3/4/21 at 7:33 AM EST Paramount+ is the latest entrant into the streaming wars, with the entertainment company ViacomCBS offering a huge array of shows and films from across the brands they own, which include CBS, MTV, BET, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures. Though before the service launched, it announced a whole host of original series and movies that are coming to the service in the next few months, they did not reveal all of the archi...

5 Iconic Mashup Inventions That Have Stood the Test of Time It wasnt until the 20th century that inventors looked past single-use products. Author: It wasnt until the 20th century that inventors looked past single-use products. Mashup inventions have changed all of our lives. Imagine how crowded nightstands would be if they needed to hold a stereo, speakers, clock and alarm signal. Or how pockets might bulge if people didn’t have a single, small accessory that folded a slew of tools in one ha...

Last week I lost sleep reading an advance copy of a new book on how Covid came to hold the whole world in its cruel grip. The book, 100 Days that Changed the World: The Coronavirus Wars by Irish author Barry OHalloran, is a riveting, readable story that should prick our conscience. For example, critics of the report on mother and baby homes, who treat the issue as a historical once-off to be blamed on the Catholic Church, should examine their selective reactions. Among other questions, the bo...

Vick Mickunas looks back on some his favorite interviews with non-fiction authors in 2020 When I looked back at the interviews I conducted during 2020 I had many favorites. I chose three of them to feature on this retrospective program. There were lots more that I might have picked. 1. "Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World" by Chris Wallace Chris Wallace published his first book last year. Chris is a long-time reporter, interviewer,...

I’m David L. Coddon, and here’s your guide to all things essential in San Diego’s arts and culture this week. If you can spare 50 minutes this Christmas Eve, treat yourself to a warm and cozy musical visit with Jeff Berkley and Calman Hart. The area duo’s ” A Berkley Hart Christmas Special”just makes you feel good. It’s a streaming incarnation of the kind of annual holiday shows Berkley Hart has been performing in the county for over a decade, and if you’re too busy to watch a...

2. Gadget Survival Kit Your road-tripper may need help while out there, especially if 2020 keeps being 2020, so play it safe with this survival kit. Pros/Cool gadgets, affordable Cons/Lets hope you only need for fun stuff like fishing and hunting and not actual survival Bottom Line/Stayin alive 3. Viktor Jurgen Neck Massager Pillow Who doesn’t want a nice neck massage? This unit does the trick, and you won’t have to trek to that shady “massage parlor” in the strip mall down the stree...