Creative Products
October 6, 2023

Animated Watches Inspired by Beautiful U.S. National Parks

National parks are where outdoor enthusiasts can find some of the most spectacular sights in nature. While nothing can replace seeing these places in person, creative brand Asterisk Watches has designed beautiful and stylish ways to carry these places with you. The National Parks collection is a series of five watches, which tell time through gorgeous animations.

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Entertainment
October 5, 2023

‘Harry Potter’ Stars Pay Tribute to the Late Actor Michael Gambon

Actor Sir Michael Gambon, best known for playing Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter franchise, has died at age 82 following a bout of pneumonia. Winner of four BAFTA awards, Gambon had a storied six-decade career in TV, film, theatre, and radio. After news of his passing came out, his Harry Potter castmates shared some moving tributes and stories of their time working with Gambon.

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Photo Contest
October 5, 2023

Cloud Rings Around a Volcano Takes Top Prize in ‘Weather Photographer of the Year’ Contest

Chilean photographer Francisco Negroni has been named the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year. His incredible photograph of a lenticular cloud surrounding a volcanic crater beat out a strong list of finalists and earned him the title, as well as a £5,000 ($6,100) prize. Negroni can add the award to his impressive resume, which is filled with prizes from international photo contests.

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Health
October 4, 2023

Developers of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Technology Win Nobel Prize

Since 1901, Nobel Prizes have honored achievements which change the world. Laureates include Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, George Bernard Shaw, Ernest Hemingway, Niels Bohr, and Malala Yousafzai. These awardees spread their expertise across fields from Medicine to Physics to Peace. Yet relatively few of these Nobel Laureates existed in circumstances where their discovery was as publicly discussed as the mRNA vaccine developed in recent years to combat COVID-19.

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