When musicians sit down to write, they often pull inspiration from the same place we all do: the movies. Whether it’s the storylines, characters, or themes, cinema has a way of lighting up the creative process in unexpected ways. This list of the 10 best rock songs about movies stands apart because it’s not about songs written for soundtracks or those featured in films. Instead, it’s all about songs inspired by films—tracks that artists wrote after watching a movie and feeling so moved they had to express it musically. These aren’t songs you heard as the credits rolled or in The post 10 Best Rock Songs Written About Movies appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

A team of student archaeologists in France received an amazing surprise while working on a site dating to Gaulic times. Carried out under the direction of Guillaume Blondel, director of the municipal archaeological service of the city of Eu, the excavations delivered, among other things, a moving and very special testimony from the past. Located […] The post Researchers Discover 200-year-old Message in a Bottle: A ‘Magic Moment’ appeared first on Good News Network.

Books book announcement Faith, Fervor, and Fear: Announcing The Body by Bethany C. Morrow The Body serves up an inescapable sense of dread from the first page to the final kill. By Reactor | Published on September 26, 2024 Photo credit: Joshua Morrow Comment 0 Share New Share Photo credit: Joshua Morrow We are pleased to announce that Tor Nightfire has acquired The Body, an adult horror novel from author Bethany C. Morrow. The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror novel from bestselling and award-winning author Bethany C. Morrow, that tackles the trauma of Churchianity—particularly on Black women—and follows one woman, Mavis, who must survive a series of bizarre and escalating attacks against her and her husband. The Body serves up an inescapable sense of dread from the first page to the final kill.    World rights were won at auction in a good three-book deal by Tor Publishing Group’s Executive Editor Kelly Lonesome, sold by agent Victoria Marini at High Line Literary Collective. The Body will publish in 2026 by Tor Nightfire.  From author Bethany C Morrow: The Body has been chaos from its inception. It hijacked my brain, interrupting a completely different project and demanding to be written. I know that happens to authors all the time—but it hadn’t ever happened to me! I am deeply in love with this Churchianity horror, and with Mavis Dwyer, the woman changing at the center of it. For me, this story is about how abuse begets abuse. People don’t always break free; sometimes they just break. Maybe if we look at that directly, we can learn to tell teachers from tyrants, and protect our faith. From Executive Editor Kelly Lonesome: The Body is savvy and smart horror at its finest, one that is especially prescient as the religious (evangelical) fervor (oppression) in our nation grows. The story starts off with a crash-bang, and it’s a full-throttle ride until the end. You’ll be immediately captivated by Bethany’s brilliant voice as she adds to the conversation about trauma and the importance of interrogating indoctrinations. She pulls no punches here, with an unforgettable heroine, Mavis, whose desperation will force her to reveal her true self in order to survive.  Bethany C Morrow is a bestselling author, and writes adult and young adult novels. Her young adult work includes SLJ Gold Standard selections, A Song Below Water (a Locus, Ignyte, and Audie finalist) and So Many Beginnings, a Little Women remix. She is editor/contributor to the young adult anthology Take The Mic, which won the 2020 ILA Social Justice in Literature award. Her adult novels include Mem, an Indies Introduce and Indies Next pick, and her most recent novel, Cherish Farrah, a social horror, was the April 2022 Belletrist x Bookclub pick. She was the 2021 Mansfield Lecturer at Roosevelt University, and her work has been featured in The LA Times, Forbes, Bustle, Buzzfeed, and more. Bethany is included on USA TODAY’s list of 100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read. The post Faith, Fervor, and Fear: Announcing <i>The Body</i> by Bethany C. Morrow appeared first on Reactor.

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An international team of researchers analyzed mineralogical maps and found that both water and hydroxyl (a molecule consisting of hydrogen and oxygen) exist at all lunar latitudes and in various landscapes, including regions exposed to intense sunlight. This study was published in The Planetary Science Journal. Planetary scientist Roger Clark from the Planetary Science Institute highlights the significance of this discovery: “Future astronauts may be able to locate water even near the Moon’s equator by targeting these water-rich areas. Until now, it was believed that abundant water could only be found in the polar regions, particularly within the permanently shadowed craters.” At first glance, the Moon appears dry and desolate, with no lakes or rivers visible on its surface. However, studies suggest large quantities of water may be hidden beneath the surface. Previously, it was assumed that water was mostly concentrated in the polar regions, but new data suggest that water and hydroxyl are distributed across the entire lunar surface. Using data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists detected infrared light reflected from the Moon, revealing the presence of water and hydroxyl. The findings indicate that these molecules are present almost everywhere, though in varying concentrations. Interestingly, water on the Moon doesn’t remain for long. It is exposed to the solar wind and gradually breaks down, leaving behind traces in the form of hydroxyl. “When we compile all the evidence, it shows that the lunar surface has complex geology, with substantial amounts of subsurface water and a surface layer of hydroxyl,” said Clark. The study also touches on the enigmatic lunar swirls—patterns on the Moon’s surface that may have been shaped by ancient water-related processes. Further investigation into these formations could help unlock more lunar mysteries. This discovery has profound implications for future lunar exploration, as scientists believe astronauts could potentially extract water from hydroxyl-rich minerals. “By processing these minerals, astronauts could extract water from the lunar rocks,” Clark concluded. The post Water Is Found All Over the Surface of the Moon appeared first on Anomalien.com.

The lead U.S. Secret Service advance agent for the July 13 Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania learned three days before the event about “credible intelligence” of a threat to the former president but didn’t inform the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office or share that information on the event’s preliminary survey document, a new U.S. Senate report reveals. The Pittsburgh special agent in charge told Senate investigators that if he had been made aware of intelligence about a threat, he “might have pushed for the event to be moved indoors if it was deemed too risky for an outdoor venue,” according to a preliminary report on the assassination attempt against Trump at the fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania. “Despite learning on July 9 that based on ‘credible intelligence’ of a threat USSS counter-snipers assets would be provided for the July 13 rally, the lead advance agent wrote in the intelligence section of the preliminary survey document that, ‘At this time, no adverse intelligence has been developed concerning this visit,’” read the Sept. 25 report from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 'He would have requested more assets if he had received this information.' The lead advance agent told Senate investigators that “there was no adverse intelligence to pass on [to] ... the group as a whole,” and that’s why it was not noted on the survey form. However, the Pittsburgh SAIC told the committee “that it would be his expectation that any credible threat or intelligence would appear in the ‘intelligence’ section in the preliminary survey,” the report said. “Additionally, the SAIC told the committee that he would have requested more assets if he had received this information,” the report said. Trump was speaking before a large crowd at the Butler Farm Show Inc. fairgrounds on July 13 when would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire with a rifle from a nearby roof, striking Trump in the right ear, killing a volunteer firefighter, and seriously wounding two other event attendees. In the wake of the assassination attempt, close to a dozen investigations have been opened by Congress, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the U.S. House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump. Poor communications and lack of coordination between the Secret Service and local law enforcement have been cited as major problems at the July rally. Advance personnel identified “multiple” problems with the line of sight to the event stage and recommended positioning large trucks or heavy equipment between the stage and nearby buildings, but this safety measure was ultimately not used, the report said. A SWAT operator looks to access the roof of the American Glass Research building after the July 13 shooting of former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler Township Police Department via Judicial Watch When interviewed by Senate committee investigators on Aug. 30, the SAIC said he did not know why counter-snipers were assigned to work the July 13 Trump event. It was the first time the Secret Service had assigned counter-snipers to an event that didn't involve the president, vice president, or a nominated candidate for president, the Secret Service has said. On July 9, the lead U.S. Secret Service agent received a phone call from a supervisor in the Trump detail who said there was “credible intelligence that he could not speak about” that prompted the decision to assign counter-snipers to the July 13 Trump event, the report said. “The lead advance agent asked that this information be relayed to the SAIC of the Pittsburgh Field Office, but it never was,” the report said. “USSS has not provided the Committee with any information confirming that this information was ever shared with any other USSS personnel responsible for planning the July 13 rally, including the USSS Site Agent, USSS Counter Assault Team, Site Counterpart, Intelligence Advance Agent, Technical Security Division (TSD) Advance, or the C-UAS Advance Agent, or any state or local law enforcement officials.” The Secret Service advance intelligence agent for the July 13 event said he was not given any information on specific threats and did not know why counter-snipers had been assigned to the rally, the report said. This agent contacted the FBI on July 10 requesting “any intelligence related to former President Trump and the July 13 rally in Butler, PA.” “The FBI did not respond to this intelligence request,” the report said. Among the biggest security failures at the July 13 event was the failure to cover the extensive roof system of the American Glass Research complex just north of the stage, the report said. Local law enforcement raised this issue days in advance, but Secret Service planning documents did not include post-standers or patrols to cover the roof. 'What happened on July 13 was an accumulation of errors that produced a perfect storm of stunning failure.' Secret Service officials did not go inside the AGR building during planning for the event and failed to sweep the complex before the rally on July 13, the report said. The site agent said because the AGR building was outside the secure perimeter, “we did not discuss or plan for having a post-stander or having any other asset than the local counter-sniper.” Shortly before Crooks opened fire on the event, a Secret Service counter-sniper saw local law enforcement officers running toward the AGR building with guns drawn but did not alert Trump's protective detail to remove him from the stage, the report said. The sniper told investigators that the idea of removing Trump from stage “did not cross my mind.” The Secret Service failed to get its counter-drone system operational until 4:33 p.m. because the inexperienced agent in charge of the system spent "several hours” on the phone with technical support. Tech support suggested that the agent replace an ethernet cable between two components, but he did not have a spare and had to obtain one from the Trump campaign, the report said. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee, called the Secret Service failures on July 13 “inexcusable.” “Our initial findings clearly show a series of multiple failures of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and an inexcusable dereliction of duty,” Paul said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said the preliminary report underscores the need for reform of the Secret Service. A Beaver County Emergency Services SWAT operator and a medic enter the building from which Thomas Crooks shot former President Donald J. Trump at a rally July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler Township Police Department via Judicial Watch “What happened on July 13 was an accumulation of errors that produced a perfect storm of stunning failure,” Blumenthal said, according to the committee website. “It was a tragedy and completely preventable from the outset. There was both a failure to provide resources — like a working radio, drone detection system, or counter surveillance team — and lack of an effective chain of command.” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said the Senate needs to use stronger means to ensure better cooperation from federal law enforcement and other agencies. “Federal agencies like the Secret Service, FBI, and DOJ continue to withhold records that are vital to this committee’s work,” Johnson said. “There is still much more information that the public and Congress deserve to know. “Going forward, this committee must be prepared to use compulsory process to ensure that the American people have a complete and thorough understanding of the security failures that resulted in the multiple attempts on former President Trump’s life.” Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

President Joe Biden made clear Wednesday while yucking it up with the hosts of ABC's "The View" that Kamala Harris co-owns his failures and that two assassination attempts will not dissuade him from continuing to dehumanize President Donald Trump. Less than two weeks after a second Democratic donor allegedly attempted to assassinate Trump and within hours of the Biden-Harris Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo saying, "Let's extinguish [Trump] for good," Biden told "The View" that Harris' Republican opponent has "no social redeeming value." "He really does not believe in democracy and the guardrails our system has set up to prevent the abuse of power," said Biden, whose fellow Democrats attempted to remove Trump from the ballot and whose Department of Justice still has Trump ally Stephen Bannon locked up for a supposed crime Attorney General Merrick Garland similarly committed. "Look at what he does and what he says and look what he did," added Biden. During the interview, Biden suggested foreign officials have expressed to him their concerns about Harris not winning in November and claimed that Trump's re-election would mean the end of NATO. When Whoopi Goldberg likened the Republican survivor of two recent assassination attempts to a "bug," Biden pretended to crush an insect on the table and grinned — a metaphoric slaying that prompted the audience to cheer wildly. A recent poll conducted by RMG Research for Napolitan News Service revealed that nearly 3 in 10 Democrats surveyed would have preferred to see Kamala Harris' political opponent gunned down in cold blood on Sept. 15. The Trump campaign later suggested the exchange was further evidence that "Democrats are the party of violence." Extra to suggesting that foreign nationals are rooting against Trump, Biden undermined Harris' recent efforts to distance and distinguish herself from the current administration. 'Kamala Harris 100% owns every single bad policy of the last four years.' "As vice president, there wasn't a single thing that I did that she couldn't do," said Biden. "So I was able to delegate her responsibility on everything from foreign policy to domestic policy." Since Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic candidate — the possibility of which the liberal media said late last year was a Republican "conspiracy" — the vice president's allies in the media have worked feverishly to downplay her complicity in Biden's failings and condemn those with functional memories. Politico, for instance, criticized Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) for "tr[ying] to tether Harris to Biden," despite having previously reported that various government agencies have tethered Harris to Biden with a hyphen since January 2021. For instance, the Education Department referred to the "Biden-Harris administration" on its website from day one. The effort to distance Harris from Biden has also been undermined by the attention Harris has repeatedly drawn to her hand in critical decisions, such as America's disastrous and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, as well as by her current campaign's clumsy plagiarism of Biden's policy platform. In response to Biden's admission on "The View," Donald Trump Jr. tweeted, "Straight from Biden's mouth: Kamala Harris 100% owns every single bad policy of the last four years that led to inflation, wars breaking out across the world and our wide open southern border!" The Virginia GOP wrote, "This is Joe Biden promising you that 4 years of Kamala Harris will be just like the 4 years we just had: 20% inflation[;] 10M+ illegal aliens[;] Radical left-wing culture wars." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The mainstream media go to extreme lengths to convince the nation that Donald Trump is Hitler, that he will end democracy, and that he’s an existential threat to Americans. To maintain this false narrative about him, they have to suppress anything that paints him in a positive light. When you google Trump, you’ll find that it’s difficult to locate any stories about his generosity or kindness — both of which many people who personally know him attest to. Liz Wheeler has a perfect example of the kind of Trump story that gets buried by the left-owned media. “President Trump gave a gift to a seriously ill young boy — a boy with a brain disorder — and not only did he send him a letter, he then met the young boy,” she says, playing the sweet footage of Trump greeting the child with a present. “The media likes to vilify him, demonize him, claim that he's just some monster,” says Liz. But here’s the truth: “Everyone who has had an interaction with Trump, whether it's on camera or off camera, says, you know, he's really very generous; he's really very caring; he really feels what other people are feeling.” Spicy tweets aside, “he has a track record of being a very generous man, a very caring man,” says Liz. Another example of Trump’s soft side was displayed right after he visited the sick child. At a rally in North Carolina, he brought his young grandson Luke on stage, picked him up, kissed him on the cheek, and called him “so cute.” “I wish that they would show more Grandpa Trump type of content,” says Liz, adding that the narrative that “Trump has no character, that he's the devil” is “a lie,” but “the relationship he has with his grandchildren is the truth.” To hear more, watch the clip above. Want more from Liz Wheeler?To enjoy more of Liz’s based commentary, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

How big is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6? Despite initial rumors that it would take up over 300GB, the actual Black Ops 6 file size thankfully comes in at under half of this size on PC. What's more, you can save even more space by not installing certain online game modes. The Black Ops 6 system requirements were revealed prior to the closed beta for PC and detailed the file size alongside the type of storage you will need to get the best out of the game. While recent Call of Duty games have been rather chunky, Black Ops 6 is actually rather moderate with its storage demands compared to many other modern triple-A releases. Continue reading How big is Black Ops 6? MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming