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Our Top 10 Husker Du songs spotlight a seminal band from Saint Paul‚ Minnesota‚ featuring vocalist/guitarist Bob Mould‚ bassist/vocalist Greg Norton‚ and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. Initially rooted in hardcore punk‚ Husker Du evolved to become key figures in the alternative rock movement. Mould and Hart‚ the band’s primary songwriters‚ were notable for their distinct vocal styles‚ which offered a compelling contrast within their music. Following their early work‚ which included the acclaimed album Zen Arcade in 1984 under SST Records‚ Husker Du made the leap to Warner Brothers in 1986‚ where they released their last two albums. After the group The post Top 10 Husker Du Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

The microbes in the fizzy‚ fermented drink called kombucha‚ make several changes to the way fat is metabolized in the gut and intestines that are remarkably similar to those seen in fasting periods. An antique saying in medicine goes “fasting is the cure for all ailments” and while this is certainly hyperbole‚ like all wisdom […] The post Kombucha Can Mimic the Effects of Fasting in the Body‚ According to a Study appeared first on Good News Network.

News Hugo Awards Here Are the Finalists for the 2024 Hugo Awards Congratulations to all this year’s finalists! By Molly Templeton | Published on March 29‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed Today‚ the hosts of the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention announced the finalists for the 2024 Hugo Awards‚ Lodestar Award‚ and Astounding Award‚ all of which are voted on by members of the 2023 and 2024 World Science Fiction Convention. This year’s awards will be presented on August 11th in Glasgow‚ Scotland. Congratulations to all the finalists! Best Novel The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager‚ Harper Voyager UK) The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom) Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom‚ Orbit UK) Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor Books‚ Tor UK) Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US‚ Orbit UK) Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom) 1420 ballots cast for 576 nominees. Finalists range 91-172. Best Novella “Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet‚” He Xi / 人生不相见‚ 何夕‚ translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short Stories by Chinese &; English Science Fiction Writers) Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom) The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (Tordotcom)  Rose/House by Arkady Martine (Subterranean)  “Seeds of Mercury‚” Wang Jinkang / 水星播种‚ 王晋康‚ translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short Stories by Chinese &; English Science Fiction Writers) Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (Tor Books‚ Titan UK)  962 ballots cast for 187 nominees. Finalists range 106-186. Best Novelette I AM AI by Ai Jiang (Shortwave)  “Introduction to 2181 Overture‚ Second Edition‚” Gu Shi /〈2181序曲〉再版导言‚ 顾适 translated by Emily Jen (Clarkesworld‚ February 2023) “Ivy‚ Angelica‚ Bay” by C.L. Polk (Tor.com 8 December 2023)  “On the Fox Roads” by Nghi Vo (Tor.com 31 October 2023)  “One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine‚ January-February 2023)  “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine‚ November-December 2023)  755 ballots cast for 212 nominees. Finalists range 40-117. Best Short Story “Answerless Journey‚” Han Song / 没有答案的航程‚ 韩松‚ translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short Stories by Chinese &; English Science Fiction Writers) “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld May 2023)  “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny Magazine‚ January-February 2023)  “The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine‚ May-June 2023) “The Sound of Children Screaming” by Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare Magazine‚ October 2023)  美食三品 (“Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times”)‚ 宝树 / Baoshu (银河边缘013：黑域密室 / Galaxy’s Edge Vol. 13: Secret Room in the Black Domain)  720 ballots cast for 612 nominees. Finalists range 27-69. Best Series The Final Architecture by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom‚ Orbit UK) Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie (Orbit US‚ Orbit UK) The Last Binding by Freya Marske (Tordotcom‚ Tor UK) The Laundry Files by Charles Stross (Tordotcom‚ Orbit UK) October Daye by Seanan McGuire (DAW) The Universe of Xuya by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz; JABberwocky Literary Agency; Subterranean Press; Uncanny Magazine; et al.) 677 ballots cast for 228 nominees. Finalists range 79-117. Best Graphic Story or Comic Bea Wolf‚ written by Zach Weinersmith‚ art by Boulet (First Second) Saga‚ Vol. 11 written by Brian K. Vaughan‚ art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics) Shubeik Lubeik‚ Deena Mohamed (Pantheon); as Your Wish Is My Command (Granta) 三体漫画：第一部 / The Three Body Problem‚ Part One‚ adapted from the novels by 刘慈欣 (Liu Cixin)‚ written by 蔡劲 (Cai Jin)‚戈闻頔 (Ge Wendi)‚ and è–„æš® (Bo Mu)‚ art by 草祭九日东 (Caojijiuridong) (Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House)  The Witches of World War II written by Paul Cornell‚ art by Valeria Burzo (TKO Studios LLC) Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons written by Kelly Sue DeConnick‚ art by Phil Jimenez‚ Gene Ha and Nicola Scott (DC Comics) 457 ballots cast for 256 nominees. Finalists range 25-151. Best Related Work All These Worlds: Reviews &; Essays by Niall Harrison (Briardene Books) 中国科幻口述史‚ 第二卷‚ 第三卷，(Chinese Science Fiction: An Oral History‚ Vols 2 and 3) ed. 杨枫 / Yang Feng (8-Light Minutes Culture &; Chengdu Time Press) A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith (Penguin Press; Particular Books) The Culture: The Drawings‚ by Iain M. Banks (Orbit) 雨果X访谈 (Discover X)‚ presented by 王雅婷 (Tina Wong) A Traveller in Time: The Critical Practice of Maureen Kincaid Speller‚ by Maureen Kincaid Speller‚ edited by Nina Allan (Luna Press Publishing) 775 ballots cast for 246 nominees. Finalists range 36-343. Best Dramatic Presentation‚ Long Form Barbie‚ screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach‚ directed by Greta Gerwig (Warner Bros. Studios) Dungeons &; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves‚ screenplay by John Francis Daley‚ Jonathan Goldstein and Michael Gilio‚ directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Paramount Pictures) Nimona‚ screenplay by Robert L. Baird and Lloyd Taylor‚ directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (Annapurna Animations)  Poor Things‚ screenplay by Tony McNamara‚ directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Element Pictures) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse‚ screenplay by Phil Lord‚ Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham‚ directed by Joaquim Dos Santos‚ Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson (Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment / Avi Arad Productions / Lord Miller / Pascal Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation) 流浪地球2 / The Wandering Earth II‚ based on the novel by 刘慈欣 Liu Cixin‚ screenplay by 杨治学 Yang Zhixue‚ 郭帆 / Frant Gwo‚ 龚格尔 Gong Geer‚ and 叶濡畅 Ye Ruchang‚ script consultant 王红卫 Wang Hongwei‚ directed by 郭帆 / Frant Gwo (中影创意（北京）电影有限公司 / CFC Pictures Ltd‚ 郭帆（北京）影业有限公司 / G!Film (Beijing) Studio Co. Ltd‚ 北京登峰国际文化传播有限公司 / Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communication Co‚ Ltd‚ 中国电影股份有限公司 / China Film Co. Ltd) 763 ballots cast for 189 nominees. Finalists range 69-212. Best Dramatic Presentation‚ Short Form Doctor Who: “The Giggle‚” written by Russell T. Davies‚ directed by Chanya Button (Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for The BBC and Disney Branded Television) Loki: “Glorious Purpose‚” screenplay by Eric Martin‚ Michael Waldron and Katharyn Blair‚ directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Marvel / Disney+) The Last of Us: “Long‚ Long Time‚” written by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann‚ directed by Peter Hoar (Naughty Dog / Sony Pictures) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Those Old Scientists‚” written by Kathryn Lyn and Bill Wolkoff‚ directed by Jonathan Frakes (CBS / Paramount+) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Subspace Rhapsody‚” written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff‚ directed by Dermott Downs (CBS / Paramount+) Doctor Who: “Wild Blue Yonder‚” written by Russell T. Davies‚ directed by Tom Kingsley (Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for The BBC and Disney Branded Television) 490 ballots cast for 318 nominees. Finalists range 46-115. Best Game or Interactive Work Alan Wake 2‚ developed by Remedy Entertainment‚ published by Epic Games  Baldur’s Gate 3‚ produced by Larian Studios Chants of Sennaar‚ developed by Rundisc‚ published by Focus Entertainment DREDGE‚ developed by Black Salt Games‚ published by Team17 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom‚ produced by Nintendo Star Wars Jedi: Survivor‚ developed by Respawn Entertainment‚ published by Electronic Arts 334 ballots cast for 165 nominees. Finalists range 26-157. Best Editor Short Form Scott H. Andrews Neil Clarke 刘维佳 (Liu Weijia) Jonathan Strahan  Lynne M. Thomas &; Michael Damian Thomas 杨枫 (Yang Feng) 530 ballots cast for 179 nominees. Finalists range 40-146. Best Editor Long Form Ruoxi Chen Lindsey Hall Lee Harris Kelly Lonesome David Thomas Moore 姚海军 (Yao Haijun) 254 ballots cast for 103 nominees. Finalists range 16-81. Best Professional Artist Micaela Alcaino Rovina Cai Galen Dara Dan Dos Santos Tristan Elwell Alyssa Winans 270 ballots cast for 219 nominees. Finalists range 17-66. Best Semiprozine Escape Pod‚ editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney‚ Premee Mohamed and Kevin Wabaunsee; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team  FIYAH Literary Magazine‚ publisher and executive editor DaVaun Sanders‚ poetry editor B. Sharise Moore‚ special projects manager L. D. Lewis‚ art director Christian Ivey‚ acquiring editors Rebecca McGee‚ Kerine Wint‚ Joshua Morley‚ Emmalia Harrington‚ Genine Tyson‚ Tonya R. Moore‚ sponsor coordinator Nelson Rolon GigaNotoSaurus‚ editor LaShawn M. Wanak‚ associate editors Mia Tsai and Edgard Wentz‚ along with the GNS Slushreaders Team khōréō‚ produced by Aleksandra Hill‚ Zhui Ning Chang‚ Kanika Agrawal‚ Isabella Kestermann‚ Rowan Morrison‚ Sachiko Ragosta‚ Lian Xia Rose‚ Jenelle DeCosta‚ Melissa Ren‚ Elaine Ho‚ Lilivette Domínguez‚ Jei D. Marcade‚ Jeané Ridges‚ Isaree Thatchaichawalit‚ Danai Christopoulou‚ M. L. Krishnan‚ Ysabella Maglanque‚ Aaron Voigt‚ Adil Mian‚ Alexandra Millatmal‚ E. Broderick‚ K. S. Walker‚ Katarzyna Nowacka‚ Katie McIvor‚ Kelsea Yu‚ Marie Croke‚ Osahon Ize-Iyamu‚ Phoebe Low‚ S. R. Westvik‚ Sara S. Messenger Strange Horizons‚ by the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective  Uncanny Magazine‚ publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; nonfiction editor Meg Elison; podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky 338 ballots cast for 82 nominees. Finalists range 32-159. Best Fanzine Black Nerd Problems‚ editors Omar Holmon and William Evans  The Full Lid‚ written by Alasdair Stuart and edited by Marguerite Kenner Idea‚ editor Geri Sullivan Journey Planet‚ edited by Michael Carroll‚ Vincent Docherty‚ Sara Felix‚ Ann Gry‚ Sarah Gulde‚ Allison Hartman Adams‚ Arthur Liu‚ Jean Martin‚ Helena Nash‚ Pádraig Ó Méalóid‚ Yen Ooi‚ Chuck Serface‚ Alan Stewart‚ Regina Kanyu Wang‚ James Bacon and Christopher J. Garcia  Nerds of a Feather‚ Flock Together‚ editors Roseanna Pendlebury‚ Arturo Serrano‚ Paul Weimer; senior editors Joe Sherry‚ Adri Joy‚ G. Brown‚ Vance Kotrla Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog‚ editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk 286 ballots cast for 80 nominees. Finalists range 20-70. Best Fancast The Coode Street Podcast‚ presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe Hugos There‚ presented by Seth Heasley Octothorpe‚ by John Coxon‚ Alison Scott‚ and Liz Batty  Publishing Rodeo‚ presented by Sunyi Dean and Scott Drakeford 科幻Fans布玛 (Science Fiction Fans Buma)‚ production team 布玛（Buma)，刘路（Liu Lu)，刘倡（Liu Chang) Worldbuilding for Masochists‚ presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca‚ Rowenna Miller‚ Cass Morris and Natania Barron 693 ballots cast for 230 nominees. Finalists range 28-104. Best Fan Writer Bitter Karella James Davis Nicoll Jason Sanford Alasdair Stuart Paul Weimer Örjan Westin 363 ballots cast for 134 nominees. Finalists range 27-134. Best Fan Artist ​​Iain J. Clark Sara Felix Dante Luiz Laya Rose Alison Scott España Sheriff 180 ballots cast for 96 nominees. Finalists range 16-43. Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark (Starscape) Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood Press) Promises Stronger than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen) The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix (Katherine Tegen Books‚ Gollancz and Allen &; Unwin) To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey) Unraveller by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s Books; eligible due to 2023 U.S. publication by Amulet) 345 ballots cast for 178 nominees. Finalists range 33-56. Astounding Award for Best New Writer (sponsored by Dell Magazines) Moniquill Blackgoose (1st year of eligibility) Sunyi Dean (2nd year of eligibility) Ai Jiang (2nd year of eligibility) Hannah Kaner (1st year of eligibility) Em X. Liu (1st year of eligibility) Xiran Jay Zhao (eligibility extended at request of Dell Magazines) 349 ballots cast for 167 nominees. Finalists range 35-50. * The following nominees received enough votes to qualify for the final ballot‚ but declined nomination: Best Novel – System Collapse‚ by Martha Wells Best Novelette – 极北之地 (“The Far North”) by 海漄 (Hai Ya) Best Related Work: Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood’s promotional tweets for This Is How You Lose the Time War Best Editor‚ Long Form: Natasha Bardon Best Fan Writer: Camestros Felapton The following nominees received enough votes to qualify for the final ballot‚ but were not eligible for specific reasons: Best Novel – 天帆 (Cosmo Wings) by 江波 (Jiang Bo) – publication in 2024 Best Fancast (1) – 雨果X访谈 （Discover X）interviews by 王雅婷 Tina Wong – professional production; also qualified in the Best Related Work category Best Fancast (2) – 铥铥科幻电波 (Diu Diu Sci Fi Radio) – also a professional production The post Here Are the Finalists for the 2024 Hugo Awards appeared first on Reactor.

Since its launch‚ LEGO Fortnite has been a great place to earn valuable XP toward your Battle Pass‚ even if you aren’t playing. At least it was. Many users report that AFK XP Farming no longer works in LEGO Fortnite. Here’s everything you need to know and how to get around it. What is AFK XP Farming in LEGO Fornite? Let me quickly explain AFK XP Farming‚ so we’re all on the same page. You can earn five levels toward your Battle Pass progression daily by playing LEGO Fortnite. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing in the mode. As long as you’re there‚ you’re earning XP. Players have been leaving their games on for extended periods to earn XP without playing‚ which is where the ‘AFK’ part comes in. XP Farming is a contentious issue within the community. Some players swear by it as they don’t have enough time to complete the Battle Pass through regular gameplay. Others see it as lazy or an exploit. Why does AFK XP ...

As you traverse the lands in Dragon’s Dogma 2‚ you’ll have to stick to the meandering roads as lakes keep jutting into your path. One player‚ however‚ used the Thief skills to prolong their fall and land safely on the other side. Falling with style in Dragon’s Dogma 2 BroshiOmnominous‚ a Reddit user‚ shared a clip of them managing to leap over a pretty wide waterfall where a bridge had collapsed‚ landing on the other side. Cool thief movement tech! byu/BroshiOmnominous inDragonsDogma The bodies of water in Dragon’s Dogma 2 are a nightmare‚ as there’s no way to cross them unless a bridge is nearby. And if that gets destroyed‚ then you’ll have to take the long way around. Although the adventure is a huge attraction to the game‚ sometimes you just want to get to your destination without having to fight an armada of Goblins because a river cuts into your path. Not many vocations allow for this sort of stunt‚ and it is difficult to pu...

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The Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa contains some of the oldest exposed rocks on Earth‚ some over 3.6 billion years old. It also contains some layers‚ a bit younger than that‚ which have perplexed geologists as they looked like a jumble of different rocks put together. Researchers now have a proposal: That portion is evidence of an ancient submarine landslide caused by an ancient quake.If their theory is correct‚ this is the oldest evidence of an earthquake. The rocks are portions of an ancient and deep seafloor aged about 3.3 billion years. But among them‚ there are sedimentary rocks that could not have formed on the ocean floor. Those are rocks that formed either on land or in shallow water‚ such as barite crystals that formed as evaporites – rocks produced by the evaporation of water. Definitely not something that happens at the bottom of the sea.So‚ the question is: how did those very different types of rock get together? Researchers Simon Lamb and Cornel de Ronde realized that the mix of rocks resembled the structures seen off the coast of New Zealand‚ where powerful earthquakes produce the sort of marine landslide that brings material from land and shallow water onto the deep ocean floor.“We realised this map looked remarkably similar to a geological map (by Simon Lamb) made of the aftermath of much more recent submarine landslides. These were triggered by great earthquakes along New Zealand’s largest fault‚ the megathrust in the Hikurangi subduction zone‚” the authors wrote in The Conversation.“The importance of this lies in the fact that New Zealand’s geological record is uniquely created by the profound effects of large earthquakes in a subduction zone. This is still happening today‚ most recently in November 2016‚ when the magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake set off vast submarine landslides and debris avalanches that flowed down into deep water‚” the authors continued. “We found the oldest record of these earthquakes‚ hidden in the highveld of southern Africa.”This hypothesis is consistent with evidence from other regions of the world that plate tectonics and quakes from the motion of the plates started around that time. But there’s more. The Barberton Greenstone Belt shows evidence of underwater volcanism similar to the dramatic Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption.It is believed that the turmoil of our planet played an important role in the formation of life on Earth – although life might have predated the formation of tectonic plates.A paper on this work is published in the journal Geology.[H/T: The Conversation]

A book bound in human skin has been stripped by Harvard University's Houghton Library following a review prompted by the recommendations put forward in 2022 regarding human remains in museum collections. Harvard Library states the “ethically fraught nature” of the book’s origins and history made it inappropriate for stewardship at the library‚ and are in the process of determining a final respectful disposition of the human skin.Anthropodermic bibliopegy is the name given to the process of binding books in human skin‚ and there are examples housed in museums across the globe. As you might expect for such grim artifacts‚ the portfolio is made up of strange origin stories‚ including several examples – such as the copy of An Authentic and Faithful History of the Mysterious Murder of Maria Marten pictured above – that are allegedly made from the skin of murderers.The book bound in human skin at Houghton Library‚ home to Harvard’s rare books at manuscripts‚ was a copy of Arsène Houssaye’s book Des destinées de l’âme. It was owned by French physician and bibliophile Dr Ludovic Bouland (1839–1933)‚ whose apparent love of books led to the problematic decision to bind his copy in human skin.The skin came from the body of a deceased female patient whose remains were at the hospital where Bouland worked. He took it without consent‚ the patient's identity not known‚ and the book has been in the collections of Harvard Library since 1934."A handwritten note by Bouland inserted into the volume states that 'a book about the human soul deserved to have a human covering'‚" said Tom Hyry‚ Associate University Librarian for Archives and Special Collections and Florence Fearrington Librarian of Houghton Library‚ in a Q&;A with Harvard Library Communications. "Evidence indicates that Bouland bound the book with skin‚ taken from a woman‚ which he had acquired as a medical student. A memo accompanying the book written by John Stetson‚ which has since been lost‚ told us that Bouland took this skin from the body of an unknown deceased woman patient from a French psychiatric hospital."   Rights around human remains came to the fore in 2004 when the Human Tissue Act set firm guidelines as to the proof of consent required to display human remains like the Body Worlds exhibition. Then‚ in 2022‚ further regulations for human remains in museum collections were put forward by the Steering Committee Report.“We must begin to confront the reality of a past in which academic curiosity and opportunity overwhelmed humanity‚” said Lawrence Bacow‚ president of Harvard University‚ in the report.The report triggered a review that exposed several ways in which the stewardship of the human-skin-bound book failed to meet ethical standards. This included the book’s role in an old hazing ritual in which students were dared to retrieve the book‚ not realizing what the binding was made of. When it was confirmed that the binding on the book was indeed human skin back in 2014‚ the Houghton Library also published several blog posts that they say “utilized a sensationalistic‚ morbid‚ and humorous tone.”“Harvard Library acknowledges past failures in its stewardship of the book that further objectified and compromised the dignity of the human being whose remains were used for its binding‚” they said in a statement. “We apologize to those adversely affected by these actions.”There is a rich history of human remains being displayed in ethically dubious ways‚ from the exhibition hall of La Morgue in Paris in 1860‚ to Body Worlds in the modern era. As Bacow said‚ academia has had a significant part to play in the acquisition of human remains through unethical means‚ such as the 130-year-old dissection of the human nervous system‚ believed to have been taken from the body of Harriet Cole.