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Buzz Feed
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
15 Random Skills Before '90s, According To Older Adults
Before technology blew up into what we know it to be today, people had to remember random skills in the '90s just to get through life. Think: maneuvering a TV antenna and learning cursive. So we asked the BuzzFeed Community: "People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?" So many people shared their talents with us. Here's what they said below. "As a former Blockbuster manager, I could still repair a VHS tape if I had a splicer. Lol, haven't used that skill in a while." —laurae4525fb3d9 "The paper fortune tellers, I make dirty versions for my husband to this day, LOL." "I can drive a stick shift." —fuzzybritches"Because I drove a stick shift for so long, it's muscle memory to rest my right hand on my shifter even though I don't have to shift anymore. My mom saw it one day and thought it was hilarious."—wagrobanite "I can make an artist's canvas and prime it. Now you can get these at Walmart!" "I can make a weed pipe out of a Coke can." —keetawnandon "I can correctly use a Thomas Guide (each map book) to locate a street. You'd look up the street in the back of the book to find which page and which 1" grid it was. Columns being lettered and rows numbered." "I can sing all of the lyrics to the 'Library Card' song from Arthur. That should count for something. Oh! And the ZOOM theme song." —theicebox720 "I can run programs in MS-DOS." "I knew how to set up two VCRs so that you can make a copy of a movie from the video store, and remember to remove the plastic tab so no one can record over it. Lol." —bbrownjrcrc "I remember texting with a Nokia without looking at the phone and noticing my now husband peering over at me like I'm a freak. Well, I could do it flawlessly because 1) Practice, practice, and 2) The dude's thumbs are like fat breakfast sausages; you can't even regular smartphone text with those babies." "When those old cassettes would snag in the cassette player: 1) how to rewind it with a pencil, and 2) if it tore, how to splice it back together to kinda sorta play again." —deannpetrachkoff "Here's a truly trivial skill: I can fold a sheet of paper up into a cute little self-contained envelope. That was important for passing notes in class — I wouldn't want anyone to read it but the intended recipient." "Ok, SO brown paper bag book covers — I actually DID THAT recently and was pleased I could still recall how." —cailian13 "I was in class of '94 and majored in film production. I learned how to thread a projector, load and remove 16 mm film from a camera (make sure the core isn't stuck in the film because it must go back in the camera!), and to edit by *splicing and taping* the film back together. You had to be very thoughtful about editing. Anything cut had to be tracked or would be lost on the editing room floor, or it would take forever to figure out which of the cuts was the one you wanted. And you better not cut off too many frames or you'd have problems either from having too many short splices (which could cause projector issues) or from cutting away too early in the shot, which would look weird. Don't even get me started on lighting and sound! Now, anyone with an iPhone and an app could potentially be a filmmaker!" "Another skill that's no longer needed (thank goodness) is that I can pin a diaper on a baby without sticking them with the pin." —cathyholm People born before the '90s, do you have a trivial skill? Tell us what it is in the comments or anonymously in the Google Form below.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Registration Is Now Open For Tribe Public's CEO Presentation and Q&A Webinar Event "Is the Beaten Down Biotech Sector the Smartest Bet in Today's Volatile Market?"
Featuring Serina Therapeutics' CEO - Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Entering year 5 of a biotech bear market, approximately 25% of the 700 – 800 publicly traded US biotech companies have negative enterprise values Recognize the patterns that can lead to strong investment returns Meet with Serina's CEO Steven A. Ledger Register at HUNTSVILLE, AL, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serina Therapeutics, Inc. ('Serina') (NYSE American: SER), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing its proprietary POZ Platform™ drug optimization technology, is pleased to announce that Serina's CEO, Steven A. Ledger will present at Tribe Public's Webinar Presentation and Q&A Event titled "Is the Beaten Down Biotech Sector the Smartest Bet in Today's Volatile Market?" The Event is scheduled to begin at 8:30 am pacific / 11:30 am eastern on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. To register to join the complimentary event, please visit the Tribe Public LLC at Once registered, participants may begin forwarding their questions for the CEO to Tribe Public at research@ or share their questions via the ZOOM chat feature during the event. Tribe Public's Managing Member, John F. Heerdink, Jr., will host the event and relay all questions to management. About Serina Therapeutics Serina is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of wholly owned drug product candidates to treat neurological diseases and other indications. Serina's POZ Platform™ provides the potential to improve the integrated efficacy and safety profile of multiple modalities including small molecules, RNA-based therapeutics and antibody-based drug conjugates (ADCs). Serina is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology. For more information, please visit About Tribe Public LLC Tribe Public LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a distinguished organization that facilitates corporate sponsored global webinars and in-person meetings events across 36 premier venues throughout the United States. Tribe Public's events are tailored to address topics of significant interest to its members, with a particular emphasis on providing direct access to management teams and leading experts from diverse sectors who seek to enhance awareness of their products, achievements, and strategic initiatives. The Tribe's membership is composed primarily of Family Offices, Portfolio Managers, Registered Investment Advisors, Accredited Investors, Sell Side Analysts, and media professionals, all of whom benefit from exclusive opportunities for business development, community building, and informed dialogue in a collegial setting. 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Indian Express
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Prateik Smita Patil says he broke a TV set as mother Smita Patil's movie was playing, took a baseball bat to all her photos: ‘I was extremely angry, bitter'
Actor Prateik Smita Patil has had a strenuous relationship with all things in his life, including his career, family, mental health and past partners. Born to actors Raj Babbar and Smita Patil, he has always been very vocal about the troubles he faced while trying to fill his parents' shoes and how they were always occupied with their careers. In a recent interview, he explained his rift with anger management and drugs and how his family issues affected him. While talking to ZOOM on their YouTube channel, Prateik shed some light on his addiction and how it got worse and more out of control due to the situation at his home. 'I overdosed a couple of times, and rehab didn't work for me. The second I was out, within a few weeks, I was back to being an addict. I was ashamed of my family situation and not having parents with me. I went through all of that, with drugs and everything, but I was protected, and it wasn't my time yet.' ALSO READ: Prateik Babbar reveals Shabana Azmi-Javed Akhtar wanted to adopt him after mother Smita Patil's death: 'I could've been Farhan Akhtar's stepbrother' He talked about the aftermath of his addiction and added that, 'It was tough. You get boycotted and labelled, and you become an outcast. I was very fortunate to have my family, who were extremely upset with me, but they were there. I was perceived very differently in the society, and kids were told by their parents to stay away from me.' As he shared stories from his childhood, he admitted to being an extremely angry child and how his parents' absence ate at him. 'My experience with depression came much later; in my childhood I dealt with a lot of anger. I was angry all the time, and I was filled with rage. I remember watching the television, and one of my mother's movies was playing. I was angry that she wasn't there with me, and I picked up the TV and broke it. I even took a baseball bat to all the pictures in the house.' Through his ups and downs, Prateik is attempting a comeback into Bollywood, as he last appeared in Sikandar, alongside Salman Khan, Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal and Sharman Joshi. While the movie failed to make a sizable mark on the box office, big-budget films with established stars just might be the way to go for Prateik.
Miami Herald
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Theater festival producer sees new dawn for Coconut Grove
Things To Do Theater festival producer sees new dawn for Coconut Grove Lifelong Coconut Grove resident William Hector debuts his Coconut Grove Theatre Festival (CGTFest) at the Woman's Club of Coconut Grove featuring eight new works by local playwrights. (Photo by Patrick Farrell) As the demolition on the venerable Coconut Grove Playhouse auditorium began in April, lifelong resident William Hector was putting the finishing touches on his inaugural Coconut Grove Theatre Festival (CGTFest). The festival will feature new plays at the Woman's Club of Coconut Grove Thursday through Sunday. 'The idea first came to life in a phone call I had with Irene Munore, a member of the Woman's Club of Coconut Grove Arts & Culture Committee. As two lifelong Grovites, we instantly started dreaming of what this could be and what it could mean for the Grove for the theater in Miami,' said Hector. Director Hattie Mae Williams talks with playwright Hannah Benitez over ZOOM. (Photo by Ted Hartshorn, courtesy CGTFest) The festival founder and producer then said they got to work recruiting writers, directors, producers, crew, volunteers, donors and anyone else needed to bring the festival to life. The dream, too, is also a movement to revive Coconut Grove's arts scene, according to the festival founder. From Walter De Garmo's 1920s amphitheater to the U.S. premiere of 'Waiting for Godot' at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, Hector said that the neighborhood has long been a home for innovative theater. 'Miami has an amazing group of artists who want to not just make theater but make theater in Miami. The idea was to unite these local voices and creatives in a central destination like the Grove where there are walkable restaurants, shops, bars and cafes for a weekend of theater so that the audience can experience a full range of Miami storytelling in one place and one time to build support for the greater theater community. 'Liberty City Vignettes' Playwright Lolita Stewart-White and Director Karina Batchelor-Gómez. (Photo by Ted Hartshorn, courtesy CGTFest) Hector's interest in theater began in Coconut Grove, performing in school plays at St. Stephens Church and Ransom Everglades along with Summer Theater Camp at the Coconut Grove Playhouse. In 2015, he graduated with dual degrees in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and in Playwriting. He was also chosen to participate in Miami Dade County's Playwright Development Program from 2015 to 2017. He received a Knight Foundation New Work Miami grant to write, produce, and stage 'G7: 2070' and in October 2023, the immersive experience was performed in the nine-acre botanical garden The Kampong. It was part of the vision of what he sees for the future of theater in Coconut Grove. Director Amy Coker with 'Humanization' playwright Michael Yawney. (Photo by Ted Hartshorn, courtesy CGTFest) 'My hope is for more theater in the Grove (and) for the festival to continue of course, because Miami is full of amazing writers and directors doing some of the most interesting work in the country. But also to have theater in the Grove throughout the year — storefront pop ups, black box productions, theater in restaurants, galleries, stores and parks. Theater in the Grove could be a thriving ecosystem like a tropical version of London's West End,' said Hector. The plays will be presented as staged readings as an introduction to the new works. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 8 'Liberty City Vignettes,' written by Lolita Stewart-White, directed by Hattie Mae Williams. A coming-of-age story of 14-year-old Liberty City Red, whose family and community face forced removal from the Pork N Beans Public Housing Projects by the Miami-Dade County Housing Authority. 5:30 p.m., Friday, May 9 'Humanization,' written by Michael Yawney, directed by Maha McCain. Father Chris is struggling to keep his parish alive when the wealthy, eccentric Angela offers as much complication as she does help, and lines blur between salvation and scandal. 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 9 'A Shiva for Joseph: Day Two,' written by Brandon Urrutia, directed by Charisma Jolly. Joseph is dead. His family is unraveling. And his 18-year-old son Joshua is in the next room, grappling with the fact that he is quite literally God incarnate. What does faith mean when even God is grieving? 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10 'The Death of Kings: An Encyclopedia,' written by Vanessa Garcia, directed by Victoria Collado. A kaleidoscopic world seen through the eyes of Quin—a modern-day Harlequin, full of memory and mischief—on a mission to rewrite one of the most canonical works of centuries past: The Encyclopedia. 'When the Sea Wall Cracks,' playwright Alejandro Rodríguez, with director Maha McCain. (Photo by Ted Hartshorn, courtesy CGTFest) 5:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10 'The Queer Séance at #3 Sutton Place,' written by Hannah Benitez, directed by Amy Coker. It's 1903 and the daughter of J.P. Morgan is desperate to secure her place in Daddy's will. Her plan? Host a seance to summon the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci to authenticate a suspiciously acquired Mona Lisa. 8:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10 'Turbo Hybrid,' written by William Hector, directed by Gladys Ramírez. After the death of larger-than-life F1 world champion Miles Carmine, his overlooked teammate Anna Scholl sees an opportunity to become the winning driver she always believed she could be. 4:30 p.m., Sunday, May 11 'When the Sea Wall Cracks,' written by Alejandro Rodríguez, directed by Karina Batchelor-Gómez. A hurricane slams into Miami and through the lives of a Cuban business owner and his activist daughter, who are torn apart by the storm and their convictions as they embark on parallel journeys. 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 11 'The Feral Spinster Society,' written by Andie Arthur, directed by Melissa Almaguer. Amelia Beauchamp has spent her entire life being overlooked… by men, by her family, and by her neighbors. However, when her niece, a notorious suffragist, finds herself in trouble — Amelia knows exactly who can save the day. If you go: WHAT: The Coconut Grove Theatre Festival WHERE: Woman's Club of Coconut Grove, 2985 S. Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove WHEN: Various times, Thursday, May 8 to Sunday, May 11 COST: $20 INFORMATION: is a nonprofit media source for the arts featuring fresh and original stories by writers dedicated to theater, dance, visual arts, film, music and more. Don't miss a story at
Daily Mail
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Revealing courtroom sign erected by judge Hannah Dugan arrested by FBI for 'hiding migrant from ICE'
A Milwaukee judge arrested for allegedly hiding an undocumented migrant from ICE has a sign on her courtroom offering Zoom hearings to those who 'felt unsafe' coming to court. 'If any attorney, witness coordinator, or other court official knows or believes that a person feels unsafe coming to the courthouse to courtroom 615, please notify the branch 31 clerk to request court appearance via ZOOM,' reads the sign on County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan's door. It's not uncommon for judges to offer Zoom hearings for victims of violent crimes who fear facing their aggressors. But the sign is circulating online following Dugan's arrest Friday, which has sent waves across the political spectrum. Dugan was taken into custody by the FBI on the courthouse grounds, according to US Marshals Service spokesperson Brady McCarron. She appeared briefly in federal court in Milwaukee later Friday before being released from custody. Her next court appearance is May 15. 'Judge Dugan wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest. It was not made in the interest of public safety,' her attorney, Craig Mastantuono, said during the hearing. Dugan is accused of escorting the man, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, and his lawyer out of the courtroom through the jury door on April 18 as a way to help avert his arrest, according to an FBI affidavit filed in court. Ruiz, who is from Mexico, had been charged with battery for allegedly punching someone 30 times in the face after they complained about his loud music. The affidavit suggests that Dugan was alerted to the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the courthouse by her clerk, who was informed by an attorney that they appeared to be in the hallway. The affidavit describes Dugan as 'visibly angry' over the arrival of immigration agents in the courthouse and says that she pronounced the situation 'absurd' before leaving the bench and retreating to her chambers. It says she and another judge later approached members of the arrest team inside the courthouse, displaying what witnesses described as a 'confrontational, angry demeanor.' She asked one of the officers if they had a judicial warrant and was told that the warrant was instead administrative. After a back-and-forth over the warrant, the affidavit says, she demanded that the arrest team speak with the chief judge and led them away from the courtroom. After directing the arrest team to the chief judge's office, investigators say Dugan returned to the courtroom was and was heard saying words to the effect of 'wait, come with me' before ushering Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer through a jury door into a non-public area of the courthouse. The action was unusual, the affidavit says, because 'only deputies, juries, court staff, and in-custody defendants being escorted by deputies used the back jury door. Defense attorneys and defendants who were not in custody never used the jury door.' Dugan was elected in 2016 to the county court Branch 31. She also has served in the court's probate and civil divisions, according to her judicial candidate biography. Before being elected to public office, Dugan practiced at Legal Action of Wisconsin and the Legal Aid Society. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981 with a bachelor of arts degree and earned her Juris Doctorate in 1987 from the school. Dugan's arrest comes amid a growing feud between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the president's executive actions on immigration and other matters. Trump administration officials have sharply criticized what they have described as 'activist' judges they say claim have overstepped their authority and unfairly impinged on the president's executive powers by blocking many of his efforts. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat who represents Wisconsin, called the arrest of a sitting judge a 'gravely serious and drastic move' that 'threatens to breach' the separation of power between the executive and judicial branches. 'Make no mistake, we do not have kings in this country and we are a Democracy governed by laws that everyone must abide by,' Baldwin said in an emailed statement. 'By relentlessly attacking the judicial system, flouting court orders, and arresting a sitting judge, this President is putting those basic Democratic values that Wisconsinites hold dear on the line.'
