A General Election has been called and Polling Day will be on July 10. The Parliament has also been dissolved, and Nomination Day has been set for June 30. Under the law, Polling Day at any general election shall be a public holiday. All employees covered by the Employment Act …
Read More »It’s Naked Bathroom Season
My biggest summer beauty tip is simple: stay naked for as long as possible. I’m not making any sort of metaphor for vulnerability or overexposure; I mean shirt off, ass out. (You can throw underwear on, as a treat.) I say this as a person who has decades of naked …
Read More »It’s Time To Shop With Your Values
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery should all be here. And the fact that they aren’t speak to our country’s inexcusable culture of police brutality and racial injustice. While you might feel helpless, you’re not—it’s more important than ever to take action. One way to do that is by …
Read More »‘It’s Too Late’: In Sprawling Indonesia, Coronavirus Surges
The 1,340 Maluku Islands are a long way from anywhere. So remote are these Indonesian isles that the country’s most famous novelist was imprisoned there in a gulag that was actually an archipelago. But the coronavirus is stalking the farthest reaches of the planet. The first case of the virus …
Read More »Download Razer Pay First To Get Free Mask – Razer CEO Says It’s Not “A Ploy To Get User Base”
On Tuesday (May 12), Razer announced that it will be setting up 20 vending machines across Singapore that will dispense a total of about 5 million free masks to all Singapore residents aged 16 and above. Here’s the catch: they must first sign up for their mobile wallet Razer Pay, …
Read More »It’s Surprisingly Easy To Build A Workout Routine
I am starting to notice that quarantine has phases. Or at least, it does for me. Phase one: the Denial Phase. Also known as the Excitement To Not Wear Pants phase. Then there was phase two: the Baking Phase—doesn’t it seem like everyone got into banana bread and babka and …
Read More »Your Chicken Is No Longer Pink. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Safe to Eat.
As we wait out this pandemic, chances are you’re at home, cooking. Perhaps you’ve baked a million loaves of bread and your sourdough starter is overflowing. If Google Trends is any indication of what comes next, after “banana bread” and “pancakes,” people are seeking “chicken recipes.” Chicken is America’s most …
Read More »Brian Bowman: Why it’s so hard to beat Facebook’s automated control video ads
Facebook advertisers may spend a lot of money trying to come up with new kinds of ads for games and other apps, but it can be very hard to beat the best-performing video ad (known as the control video) on the social network. Consumer Acquisition CEO Brian Bowman spoke about this …
Read More »Does Widespread Disinfecting Kill the Coronavirus? It’s Under Debate
The images are compelling: Fire trucks in Tehran or Manila spray the streets. Amazon tests a disinfectant fog inside a warehouse, hoping to calm workers’ fears and get them back on the job. TV commercials show health care workers cleaning chairs where blood donors sat. Families nervously wipe their mail …
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