Burn

You might politely describe this werewolf thriller set in the English countryside, in which the werewolf is kept off-camera, as a slow-burn. A devastating revelation awaits us at the end, but for the first two-ish-thirds of the movie we watch a man in a cottage – sometimes with his girlfriend, sometimes without – looking alarmed and perturbed, possibly having a psychotic breakdown. I have to confess it lost me around the 20-minute mark.The man is William (played by director Wayne David), who is in possession of a prize…

The Cygnus space freighter is pictured moments after being released from the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic completing its stay at the space station. Credit: NASA TVThe Cygnus spacecraft successfully departed the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>International Space Station</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The International Space Station (ISS) is a large spacecraft in orbit around the Earth that serves as a research…

Smoldering fire in a drained peatland near Fort McMurray, Alta. produces smoke from underground. These ecosystems are affected by rising temperatures, drought, wildfire and various human actions including drainage. Credit: Leyland Cecco, Author provided For centuries, society has scorned bogs, fens and swamps—collectively known as peatlands—treating them as wastelands available to be drained and developed without realizing…

The world of cryptocurrency is always abuzz with breaking news, and the past few weeks have been no different. From the soaring popularity of Shiba Inu (SHIB) to the upcoming Shapella upgrade for Ethereum (ETH) and the successful $10 million fundraising by RenQ Finance (RENQ), there’s a lot to catch up on in the crypto world. In this article, we’ll dive into the latest crypto-breaking news and what it means for the industry. Shiba Inu Burn Rate Up 30000% Shiba Inu (SHIB) has been making waves in the cryptocurrency world,…

One February night in 1943, a fire broke out at a Catholic orphanage in Ireland. Thirty-five girls became trapped and died; the cook also lost her life. Every nun survived. An inquiry the same year reported appalling mistakes. The Sisters had requested that the fire be put out before the children were evacuated. The fire brigade was slow to respond and finally arrived with inadequate equipment. No one was found to blame.In the remarkable title story of this debut collection, the dead girls narrate the tale of this…

Until early in 2022, ecommerce startup Meesho was burning around $40 million a month in cash as it took on bigger rivals Amazon India and Walmart-owned Flipkart. That burn rate was halved over the rest of 2022 and has now been reined in to a relatively modest $5 million. Vidit Aatrey, cofounder and CEO of Meesho, told ET that the company is looking to pare that spend further by the July-September period. Doing so, however, will involve paying a price. There are no surprises in Meesho’s efforts to conserve cash given that…

In the race for the best dog-themed meme-coin, who will be titled the top doge of crypto? It’s all good news for the new presale project Dogetti (DETI), as investor confidence is increasing daily. While Dogetti reaches $6m in its presale, Dogecoin has dropped 10% in a week, and Shiba Inu (SHIB) is going through a heavy burning phase. This article will explain why Dogecoin (DOGE) has dropped so much in a week. We’ll also discuss in this article if Shiba Inu (SHIB) can keep up this pace and why they seem to be proving a few…

There are many reasons why the newest blockchain-based electric vehicle (EV) charging solution known as C+Charge (CCHG) has been catching on with investors during presale stages. Now, there’s another one that has emerged.  Every week, C+Charge will burn tokens that are not sold from the allotted presale stage, ultimately increasing the value of the $CCHG token for all those who have invested. The reason for this is based on simple economics: Burning lowers the supply, which makes demand higher than supply,…

UC Davis Project Scientist John N. Williams uses a drip torch to light a prescribed burn at Shaver Lake in the Sierra National Forest. Credit: Abner KingmanCompared to historical patterns, the “wrong kind of fire” is burning.According to a study conducted by the Safford Lab at the University of California, Davis and its partners, there has been a significant rise in high-severity wildfires in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade forests. These fires have been burning at rates that surpass any seen prior to Euro-American…

As Gerry Duggan prepares for this summer's Hellfire Gala comic book for Marvel's X-Men line, he's looked back on Planet-Size X-Men.As Gerry Duggan prepares for this summer's Hellfire Gala comic book for Marvel's X-Men line, he's looked back on Substack at his first extra-size special for the X-Men comic books. Planet-Size X-Men from two years ago that saw the X-Men terraform Mars as a home for the Arakki and turn Mars into the New Arakko. Drawn by Pepe Larraz, I really enjoyed that comic as a hard…