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Rathbones Folio prize ‘refreshing format’ to expand to three categories | Rathbones Folio prize

Novelists Ali Smith, Jackie Kay and Guy Gunaratne are to judge a new, expanded Rathbones Folio prize for 2023. The prize is set to expand to three categories, filling a gap left by the demise of the Costa book awards.Launched in 2014, the Folio prize has been awarded annually to a work of literature. In 2017, it was opened to nonfiction and poetry as well, although it still named only one winner a year.For 2023, the prize will expand to three categories: fiction, nonfiction and poetry, with a winner named in each who will…

Top 10 Categories of Pandas Functions That I Use Most | by Yong Cui | Jul, 2022

Get familiar with these functions to help you process dataPhoto by Firmbee.com on UnsplashPeople love to use Python because it has a versatile repository of third-party libraries for all kinds of work. For data science, one of the most popular libraries for data processing is Pandas. Over the years, because of its open-source nature, many developers have contributed to this project, making pandas powerful for almost any data processing job.I didn’t count, but I felt like there were hundreds of functions that you can use…

Samsung One UI tip: Create conversation categories in Messages app

Keeping track of message lists in the internet age can be a burden. And although online messaging platforms like WhatsApp offer tools for easy group and conversation management, SMS apps usually lack that sort of social layering and complexity. But did you know that Samsung’s SMS Messages app in One UI allows users to group up conversations for easier reach and readability? Here’s everything you need to know. How to create conversation categories in Samsung Messages First, you’ll need to make sure that you’re actually…

Grammy Awards Add New Categories – The Hollywood Reporter

The Grammys are adding a special song for social change award and five new categories including songwriter of the year, giving the Recording Academy an avenue to honor music’s best composer. The academy announced Thursday that the new non-classical songwriter category will recognize one individual who was the “most prolific” non-performing and non-producing songwriter for a body of new work during an eligibility year. The category is taking a different approach than song of the year, which awards the…

Grammys to Add Five New Categories Starting Next Year

Starting next year, the Recording Academy will introduce five new categories to the Grammys including an award for Songwriter of the Year.As announced on the official Grammys website, the 2023 edition of the annual awards show will see the introduction of multiple categories including Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical), Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media, Best Alternative Performance, Best Spoken Word Poetry Album, and Best American Performance. The Academy is additionally set to…

Your Brain Is Ready to Learn About New Things Without You Even Realizing

Simply being exposed to things we're not familiar with – new objects or species of animals, for example – puts us in learning mode, new research has revealed, and makes us more ready to learn about the new thing later on.  Once we've encountered a new thing, our brains are able to capitalize on a period of brief learning later on to take in more knowledge about it. The new study should help scientists understand this kind of subconscious learning or latent learning.Much of how we perceive different things in the world…

Netflix Introduces Category Hub to Discover Favourite Genres and Categories

Netflix is adding a new feature called the “Category Hub” in the TV menu that allows viewers to find their favourite content more easily. The latest hub will be displayed on the left-hand menu of kids' and adults' profiles and lets subscribers find their favourite genres and discover new categories of movies. Subscribers of the streaming platform will be able to see the top three category recommendations tailored to their viewing habits. It will also include curated collections based on holidays. Netflix recently…

Reduced to tribes: U.S. author on cancel culture and why he shuns Black and white as racial categories

Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Culture Books To his detractors on the left Thomas Chatterton Williams is an 'anti-woke' crusader; to others on the right he is an 'enabler' of the kind of illiberalism he denounces Author of the article: Financial Times Jemima Kelly Publishing date: Oct 02, 2021  •  October 2, 2021  •  10 minute read  •  43 Comments U.S. author Thomas Chatterton Williams: “The details of what’s right or wrong don’t matter, it’s that ‘you’re not with us’.…

Airbnb’s Summer 2022 redesign adds new Categories and Split Stays

Airbnb is rolling out a huge app redesign made in collaboration with famed former Apple designer Jony Ive and his firm LoveFrom. The new changes will let users search for stays based on categories and plan trips that include more than one home and are rolling out to users in the US today. Categories will essentially serve as filters for stays that encompass certain elements, including camping, surfing, amazing views, bed and breakfasts, and countryside. Airbnb is highlighting its design category, which it says features…

Amazon Summer Sale Starts From This Day, To Offer Deals Across Categories

Amazon ‘Summer Sale’ starts from May 4 that will provide customers with deals and additional cashback on thousands of products across smartphones, consumer electronics, TV, home & kitchen appliances, groceries, beauty & fashion essentials, and much more. During this Summer Sale, customers can look forward to big savings from brands such as OnePlus, LG, Intel, Tecno, Fujitsu, Renee and Sugar amongst many others. Powered by OnePlus, the sale will witness 16 new launches in…