‘We didn’t think ‘Back to the Future’ looked plausible — or good”: Huey Lewis and news about the power of love | Pop and rock

‘We didn’t think ‘Back to the Future’ looked plausible — or good”: Huey Lewis and news about the power of love | Pop and rock

🔥 Check out this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian 📖 📂 Category: Pop and rock,Culture,Music 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Huey Lewis, songwriter, vocalsSteven Spielberg and Bob Zemeckis asked to meet us, along with Bob Gale and Neil Canton. They said they just wrote this movie whose main character was a guy named Marty McFly, whose favorite band was Huey Lewis and the News. They asked: How about writing a song for the movie? I said, "I'm flattered, but I don't necessarily know how to write for the movies. And frankly, I wouldn't like to write a song…
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Check your credit score for free whenever you want with these 7 services (but there’s a catch)

Check your credit score for free whenever you want with these 7 services (but there’s a catch)

💥 Explore this insightful post from Investopedia | Expert Financial Advice and Markets News 📖 📂 Category: Credit & Debt,Personal Finance ✅ Main takeaway: Key takeaways Checking your credit score can help you identify errors that may have hurt your score. But despite FICO's popularity with lenders, some free online services give you a VantageScore instead of your FICO credit score. If you're planning to make a large purchase, such as a home or vehicle, ask your lender which credit model they use so you can check that score. Your lender likely uses FICO, but increasingly lenders are using VantageScore.…
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Netherlands – New Law Introduces Capital Growth Tax and Capital Gains Tax for Box 3

Netherlands – New Law Introduces Capital Growth Tax and Capital Gains Tax for Box 3

🚀 Read this insightful post from Hacker News 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: General Assessment of and Next Steps for the LegislationQuestions remain around the taxation of savings and investment income.  It remains highly uncertain whether this legislation will swiftly resolve all issues related to the taxation of income from assets.  The proposed capital growth tax diverges from international norms which makes it even more important to assess on a case-by-case basis what the impact is of a taxpayer’s migration to another country.Before the bill can come into effect, it is reviewed by the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer).…
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Philharmonia/Rovali Review – Fazil Say’s Concerto Sounds Like an Urgent Wake-up Call | Philharmonia Orchestra

Philharmonia/Rovali Review – Fazil Say’s Concerto Sounds Like an Urgent Wake-up Call | Philharmonia Orchestra

🔥 Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian 📖 📂 Category: The Philharmonia Orchestra,Classical music,Music,Culture,Southbank Centre 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: TThe Philharmonia closed its 80th anniversary season in style with a pair of late Romantic hitters and the UK premiere of Turkish composer Fazil Say's seven-movement piano concerto. With nature at its heart, the program has moved from the frozen lands of Finland to the sunny forests of Bohemia and beyond.En Saga, a last-minute replacement for Falla's Love the Magician, was Sibelius's first tone poem, poorly received in 1893 but successfully revised nine years later. The composer…
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Apple has just appointed a new head of AI with Google and Microsoft experience, after John Giannandrea stepped down

Apple has just appointed a new head of AI with Google and Microsoft experience, after John Giannandrea stepped down

💥 Explore this insightful post from TechCrunch 📖 📂 Category: AI,TC 📌 Key idea: In a carefully worded announcement on Monday, Apple said that John Giannandrea, who has been the company's head of artificial intelligence since 2018, will "step down" to no longer work at Apple. He will stay on through the spring semester as an advisor. He will be replaced by Amar Subramanya, a highly regarded Microsoft executive who spent 16 years at Google, most recently as engineering lead on Gemini Assistant. It's a smart hire, given that Subramanya knows the competition well. She described this move as a…
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5 small towns with the best Christmas spirit that will make retirement more fun

5 small towns with the best Christmas spirit that will make retirement more fun

✨ Explore this must-read post from Investopedia | Expert Financial Advice and Markets News 📖 📂 Category: Retirement Planning,Personal Finance ✅ Main takeaway: Key takeaways Small cities may offer preferential tax treatment on Social Security and retirement income.The median home value in cities like Branson, Missouri, or Frankenmuth, Michigan, is often moderate, making homeownership more accessible for retirees.Cities with strong holiday traditions or festive activities throughout the year create a welcoming and attractive atmosphere for retirees. Affordability and convenience are two of the most important qualities that retirees look for, and some small towns offer both with an added touch…
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Around The World, Part 27: Planting trees : Frozen Fractal

Around The World, Part 27: Planting trees : Frozen Fractal

🔥 Discover this trending post from Hacker News 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Key idea: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 by Thomas ten Cate · Comments  Game Development, Around the WorldIn the previous post, I determined what kind of vegetation should grow where in my procedurally generated world. Now it’s time to actually plant those plants!As I mentioned last week, I figured out a list of tree species that belong to each “plant functional type” in the BIOME1 system. I made sure to get a set of distinctive-looking trees, so now it was time to fire up Blender, dust off my modelling skills (such…
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What we’re reading: Geoff Dyer, Andrew Michael Hurley, Marcia Hutchinson and Guardian readers on the books they enjoyed in November | books

What we’re reading: Geoff Dyer, Andrew Michael Hurley, Marcia Hutchinson and Guardian readers on the books they enjoyed in November | books

🔥 Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian 📖 📂 Category: Books,Geoff Dyer,Culture,Andrew Michael Hurley,Xiaolu Guo,Daphne du Maurier,Jeffrey Eugenides,Thomas Pynchon ✅ Main takeaway: Jeff Dyer, authorFinally got round to Thoreau Magazine. It is realistic and sober, lyrical and aggressive, humane and feisty. Walt Whitman believed that Thoreau suffered from “a severe case of pride,” but as Walt also said (about himself) the diaries of this reclusive and secretive character are great; It "contains multitudes."I have also been reading Xiaolou Guo's book My fight at Hastings. After moving to Britain and turning to writing in English, the Chinese writer-director…
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AWS re:Invent 2025: How to watch and follow live

AWS re:Invent 2025: How to watch and follow live

✨ Discover this awesome post from TechCrunch 📖 📂 Category: Enterprise,AI,AWS,aws re:Invent 💡 Key idea: Amazon Web Services' big annual event, re:Invent 2025, gets into full swing in Las Vegas this week. Last year's event focused largely on AI efforts, including new core models, services that address AI hallucinations, and new security measures. It's likely to follow suit this year, based on what Amazon has announced so far and the lineup of speakers and programming you can explore in more detail below. The event officially starts tomorrow, December 2, at 9 AM PT. You can expect editorial coverage of keynotes,…
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3 tax moves to make before the end of the year to get bigger deductions

3 tax moves to make before the end of the year to get bigger deductions

🔥 Check out this trending post from Investopedia | Expert Financial Advice and Markets News 📖 📂 Category: Personal Finance News,News 💡 Key idea: Key takeaways Taxpayers can pre-pay property taxes and pay quarterly state and local taxes before the end of the year, allowing them to take advantage of the new SALT cap.Taxpayers who do not itemize may want to consider moving their 2025 planned charitable contributions to next year, while those who do itemize may want to make their 2026 planned charitable gifts before the end of the year.Homeowners have just one month to take advantage of the…
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