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U.S. consumers are showing an increased interest in prolonging the life of the things they own, rather than throwing them out. But some products are easier to fix than others.

From the bookstore:Erika T. Wurth, in discussion with Jenn GivhanAn In-Store and Virtual Hybrid EventThis is a free in-store event that will also be streamed on Crowdcast, featuring Erika T. Wurth, in conversation with Jenn Givhan! It will consist of a 30-minute discussion with the authors, followed by a book signing line.Mysterious Galaxy's virtual events are hosted on Crowdcast. Click here to register for the event and here to view our virtual code of conduct. Accessibility: Real-time captioning for all Crowdcast events is available via Google Chrome. For enabling captions, please follow this guide. More info here.Purchasing your books through Mysterious Galaxy allows us to continue to host author events like this one, so we thank you in advance for your support!If you are not attending the event, you can still purchase a signed/personalized book!Just add the author’s or authors' book(s) to your cart and put that you’d like a signed copy in the order comments on the checkout screen, along with the desired personalization if any (i.e., “To Mysty”). Personalization requests for anything beyond a name, like a note, quote, or doodle, are up to the author’s discretion and are not guaranteed. Please note, online orders must be placed by 12 p.m. Pacific Time on the day of the event (November 7). To order a book after this time, or to add/modify a personalization request on an existing order, please call the store at 619-539-7137.About the AuthorsERIKA T. WURTH’s work has appeared in numerous journals including "BUZZFEED" and "THE KENYON REVIEW". "WHITE HORSE" is her debut novel. She is a Kenyon Review Writers Workshop Scholar, attended the Tin House Summer Workshop, and is a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver installation. She is of Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee descent.JENN GIVHAN is a Mexican-American and indigenous poet, novelist, and transformational coach from the Southwestern desert and the recipient of poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and PEN/Rosenthal Emerging Voices. Jenn is the author of five full-length poetry collections, most recently "BELLY TO THE BRUTAL" (Wesleyan University Press), and the novels "TRINITY SIGHT", "JUBILEE", and "RIVER WOMAN", "RIVER DEMON" (Blackstone Press). Her work has appeared in THE NEW REPUBLIC, THE NATION, POETRY, and many others. About "WHITE HORSE"Some people are haunted in more ways than one.Heavy metal, ripped jeans, Stephen King novels, and the occasional beer at the White Horse have defined urban Indian Kari James’s life so far. But when her cousin Debby finds an old family bracelet that once belonged to Kari’s mother, it inadvertently calls up both her mother’s ghost and a monstrous entity, and her willful ignorance about her past is no longer sustainable…Haunted by visions of her mother and hunted by this mysterious creature, Kari must search for what happened to her mother all those years ago. Her father, permanently disabled from a car crash, can’t help her. Her Auntie Squeaker seems to know something but isn’t eager to give it all up at once. Debby’s anxious to help, but her controlling husband keeps getting in the way. Kari’s journey toward a truth long denied by both her family and law enforcement forces her to confront her dysfunctional relationships, thoughts about a friend she lost in childhood, and her desire for the one thing she’s always wanted but could never have.Follow the authors on social media: Erika T. Wurth: Instagram & Twitter Jenn Givhan: Instagram & Twitter

An engaging view into the lives of pioneer women woven together through the use of song, dance and real-life experiences. From birth to death, from corncob dolls to teenage brides, from harsh winters to destructive prairie fires, the strength of these women is shown through their incredible resilience and resourcefulness.Told through the lives of Sarah and her seven daughters, Quilters explores the covered-wagon journey to the west, and the important work women did in the settling of the uncharted territories we now call home. Block by block, a quilt of Sarah’s life is pieced together to portray the deepest of human emotion.WHEN| There will be four performances of this show.- Thursday, November 10 @ 5:00 p.m.- Friday, November 11 @ 7:00 p.m.- Saturday, November 12 @ 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.WHERE| The Ritz Theater - 301 E. Grand Ave.Escondido , California 92025ADMISSION| Tickets can be purchased here!- $16 Regular- $14 for a group of 10+ ticketsSOCIALS| Follow the CAHS Theatre on Instagram + Facebook

In the search for next steps on the government's loan forgiveness plan, some borrowers are finding fake emails and texts instead of real answers.

Cory "CPez" Pesaturo is revolutionizing the accordion. He began playing at age nine, and became the youngest person to win the National Accordion Championships.He attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and studied Contemporary Improvisation and a variety of music styles, including Italian and French folk music, Bulgarian and Jewish music, Classical music and Jazz. He became the second person to major in and graduate as an accordionist there.Cory is one of only four accordionists in history to win a World Championship on both acoustic and electronic accordion, and is the only person to also win a world championship in jazz. In 2017, he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous playing of the accordion and has given TED Talks, Google Talks, an EG Talk, and spoken at various other conferences on the accordion. His past performances included filling in the accordionist on The Lawrence Welk Show at the age of 12, performing on four occasions at the White House, and playing at six other events and private functions for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. He has also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and on nationally televised programs in New Zealand, Canada, Italy, Tunisia, France, and Finland.Follow Cory Pesaturo on Facebook

A group of economists conducted one of the first empirical studies of "generative AI" at a real-world company. They found it had big effects.

Wikipedia defines the Lunar New Year as the beginning of a calendar year whose months are moon cycles, based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar. The Lunar New Year as a celebration is observed by numerous cultures. It is featured in the Chinese calendar of the East Asian cultural sphere the Hindu-Buddhist calendars of South and Southeast Asia, the Islamic calendar and the Jewish calendar in the Middle East, and is also celebrated by the indigenous Nisga’a people of Canada.History.com further comments that the Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities, among others. The New Year celebration is usually celebrated for multiple days—not just one day as in the Gregorian calendar’s New Year.In 2023, Lunar New Year begins on January 22. China’s Lunar New Year is known as the Spring Festival or Chūnjié in Mandarin, while Koreans call it Seollal and Vietnamese refer to it as Tết. Tied to the lunar calendar, the holiday began as a time for feasting and to honor household and heavenly deities, as well as ancestors. The New Year typically begins with the first new moon that occurs between the end of January and spans the first 15 days of the first month of the lunar calendar—until the full moon arrives.This class will be taught by poet Jim Moreno on January 22, the start of the Lunar New Year of 2023. Beginning and seasoned poets will experience a multicultural poetic dance that resonates to the tune of both Wikipedia and History.com definitions. The goal, of course, is to create abundant room for Lunar New Year poets to expand cultural horizons and consciousness. Participants in the class are welcomed to the Container of respect and safety that are the foundation of Moreno’s classes.Chinese poet Lou You, Southern Song Dynasty (1127 – 1279) wrote, In early morning, a north wind brings snow; It’s a blessing from Heaven arriving in time. I haven’t yet raised my half cup of Tusu wine to toast the New Year; Busy writing peach wood charms by lamplight.Contemporary Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Bá Trạc wrote, New Year’s Eve / Seven thousand people beating tin walls in lieu of firecrackers / Sounds of joy mixed with sorrow / Has the nightmare passed yet / When will spring come? What comes after Tết / where will we go…Twelve-year-old Korean poet Amy Shin writes, Before breakfast, every member of the family must respectively worship the ancestors. We set a ritual table that has the ancestral tablet and ritual food on top, Offerings of fresh and colourful herbs, fish, and fruit. To worship the ancestors, we bow, give offerings, and say prayers. We ask the Gods that we may live long and be healthy throughout the year.Moreno has stated that our nation is not a melting pot; it’s a mosaic of multiple cultures. In other words, that makes the opposite of racism, the polarity of truth, that one culture can heal the sickness in another culture, e.g. the Ukranians as models for our country being in unity and moving away from polarity. Perhaps Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and poet’s poem, "Call Me By My True Name," expresses the essence of the Lunar New Year when he writes, Don’t say that I will depart tomorrow—even today I am still arriving. Look deeply: every second I am arriving to be a bud on a Spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings, learning to sing in my new nest, to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower, to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone. I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry, to fear and to hope.These and other poets will serve as a harbinger for how the Lunar New Year may introduce you to a happy and creative 2023.Sign up and pay the fee. Jim will then e-mail the class syllabus to you after Writers Ink forwards your e-mail address to him the day before the class on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. You will receive your class syllabus with a bibliography. You will also receive the Zoom ID link to this class when you receive your syllabus. Join Mr. Moreno for this class which resonates with belonging, dignity and respect for all cultures and colors of skin.You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. Be sure to check your Spam/Junk folders just in case! If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link.

The company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, has lost a half-trillion dollars in market value so far this year.

As Canada and parts of the U.S. confront declines in air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, NPR reporters in Asia, Latin America and Africa share their experiences.

Two childhood sweethearts reconnect decades later in this thoughtful film. You've seen the more conventional romantic-triangle version of this story — but there are no heroes and no villains here.