Week 5 of the college football schedule further clarified the Big Ten Conference and which teams stand above the rest.

For another week, No. 3 Ohio State proved to be the class of the conference, defeating Michigan State 38-7 in East Lansing. Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard, who was injured before returning against the Spartans, finished the day completing 21 of 31 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.

Sherrone Moore’s Wolverines squad stayed at Michigan State and held off a 21-point fourth-quarter lead against Minnesota – with the help of a controversial onside kick – to defeat the Golden Gophers 27-24 and remain undefeated in Big Ten play.

The Minecraft movie trailer did a good job setting up low expectations for the new film, and the latest clip didn’t manage to change that.

Minecraft is the latest in what could be a long line of game and toy adaptations (à la Barbie and The Super Mario Bros. Movie) and aims to bring the famous 3D world to life.

After the reaction to the first Minecraft trailer proved to be bumpy, a new clip has now been released that further increases the cynicism. The clip, released on September 28, shows the new film’s main group meeting Jack Black’s Steve, who shows them how to use the crafting table.

The clip is another look at the combination of live action and computer-generated elements that caused backlash when the trailer was released. Unfortunately, the new teaser couldn’t beat the wave of negative reactions.

The majority of online comments seem to condemn the action film even more, with many bashing the clip’s dialogue, costumes and atmosphere.

“After seeing the teaser and now this latest clip, my instincts are telling me this is headed for a massive flop,” said one X user.

“Borderlands and Minecraft are in a race to see who can make the most negative millions of dollars this year,” said another.

A third added: “This might actually be the worst movie ever made,” while one user agreed: “My god this is written like a cheap direct-to-video movie.”

It’s unclear whether films of this type are destined for box office success or whether Minecraft really has the potential to become a flop. In 2023, both “Barbie” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” topped the list of highest-grossing films, while “Borderlands” was a bomb in 2024, only 32 on a budget of $120 million grossed $.9 million.

With that in mind, things could go either way for Minecraft. But one thing is certain: if this is the reaction so far, those in charge will have to find a way to get the potential audience on their side.

For more adaptations, find out everything you need to know about the Super Mario Bros. movie sequel and take a look at what we know about The Last of Us Season 2. You can also keep an eye on the best movies streaming this month.

When was the last time you read a complete book? This question may worry you a little, but we are actually losing the reading habit and shifting to video content. For many people, the trend of reading books may date back months, years, or even decades.

Bill Gates, multiple owner of Microsoft, emphasized how important reading a book can be and how it can change your life forever.

Gates reads 50 books every year and carries a bag full of books with him during the holidays. Gates also mentioned that whenever he starts a book, he always finishes it. “I refuse to stop reading a book halfway through, even if I don’t like it,” Gates told The Times in 2017. He also stated that his voracious reading habits were crucial to his success.

As technology advances, the traditional methods of accessing information are changing. With increasing dependence on gadgets, human participation in various aspects of life is decreasing.

We are surrounded by gadgets like cell phones, tablets and laptops more than ever. These devices constantly impair our ability to read and increase our dependence on them to consume information, especially through visual and auditory means.

The trend has changed quickly and sending voice notes is preferred over chat apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.

GROWING TREND FOR BINGE WATCHING

The dominance of visual media is widely recognized. YouTube’s growth is helping other applications take over the storage space. Binge-watching is quickly gaining popularity on other Reel-supporting websites. This is generally accepted today.

According to Amazon Fire TV’s latest annual streaming trends report, Indians spend an average of over four hours watching content on their Fire TV devices. This data highlights a clear trend in viewing habits and shows that a significant portion of viewers are enjoying streaming entertainment for extended periods of time.

In recent years, digital streaming platforms have been flooded with a variety of binge-watching, signaling a profound shift in television and film consumption.

Services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and ZEE 5 have revolutionized the way audiences interact with content, offering unprecedented access to an extensive selection of series and films that fuel marathon viewing.

According to statistics, the number of smartphone users is 1 billion, 90 percent of them prefer to watch videos online. Additionally, people are spending more time watching videos, movies, TV shows, and audio books.

Marketing firm In-Mobi’s latest Mobile Marketing Handbook-2024 report suggests that an average Indian spends more than 4 hours, which is one hour more than the international average.

The increasing impact of extra screen time is directly related to our minds, which in turn leads to the development of several diseases. This also affects mental performance and creativity and reduces attention span.

AGE OF DIGITALIZATION

Smartphones and streaming sites have also influenced our deep understanding of things and the way we deeply understand different things. Microsoft Corporation conducted a study on our attention span and found that we cannot hold our attention for longer than 8 seconds, which also highlights the influence of a digital lifestyle.

We beat up the goldfish that study says has the shortest attention span.

The Californian university professor Dr. Gloria Mark explains that short video culture has contributed to the greatest reduction in attention spans. Longer viewing of videos and prolonged visualization on the screen also have a negative effect.

Now people have moved on to listening and visualizing, which for a long time took the place of reading. This change is determined by social, technical and psychological reasons.

Reuters has published a report that 71 percent of Indians watch news online while only 29 percent prefer reading newspapers.

With the rise of podcast culture, a change in reading behavior can be observed; Special platforms serve to strengthen the podcast culture. It is often seen how people connect podcast culture with the heritage of radio.

Along with podcasts, audio books are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to traditional reading. Listening to audiobooks relies more on auditory processing than visualizing text, which may not stimulate deep thought or stimulate the mind as intensely as reading.

According to the Statista report, the number of podcast users worldwide has increased by 95 percent in the last five years, so the number of users will rise to 50 million in 2024.

According to a survey by Audible, an Amazon company, users’ listening hours have increased by 39 percent since 2021. People now prefer audiobooks and podcasts over reading printed content. A big reason for this is that audiobooks and podcasts can be listened to anywhere without having to carry physical books or copies.

COVID-19 has boosted the e-book and audiobook culture in India.

READING stimulates the imagination

Neuroscience suggests that reading influences our minds and rewires its functions for better thinking. It’s more of a mental training. Reading also helps us understand the perspective of others, which may differ from ours, thus increasing our emotional quotient.

Neuroscience experts suggest that reading content that challenges your perspective on life and the world around you can improve your ability to concentrate and adapt to complex situations. Reading activities strengthen your ability to imagine alternative paths and remember details, scenes, and thought processes in difficult situations.

The benefits of reading are not only limited to cognitive skills but also promote youthfulness of mind. Reading can prevent memory loss, reduce the risk of stress, and prevent various types of dementia in older adults.

One should not forget that reading also has many benefits. Reading refines people’s imagination, which increases creativity and promotes thinking. That’s why reading should also be encouraged so that we don’t remain slaves to machines in the future.

Reading also allows us to think more creatively and increase the artistic performance of the human mind, as suggested by various reports.

Take an example of a fantasy novel. As you read it, you may imagine magical realms with dragons and wizards. Fantasy could light up the darkest parts of your brain and fully engage you.

CHANGE IN EDUCATIONAL PATTERN

According to a report by Statistics, the number of smartphone users in India has crossed 100 million, with 90 percent of them watching videos. In this technological world, the methods of educational studies are also changing. Video lectures and digital media have now replaced books and articles.

While visual and audio materials make understanding and learning easier, they also have an impact on students’ learning habits.

According to Unacademy, India’s leading online learning company, they have more than five million active learners studying with them. At the same time, the number of people learning on streaming platforms like YouTube is much higher.

More and more video platforms are seeing increased user engagement as students prefer watching instructional videos rather than studying traditional books.

However, if this trend continues, our reading and writing habits will gradually be limited to educational work and other professions that have to do with reading and writing.

Scientists and researchers are concerned about the declining trend of reading, raising the question of whether we will break the habit of reading in the near future.

MÉRIDA, Mexiko –

Als der elegante neue Zug den Bahnhof in Cancun verließ und in den dichten mexikanischen Dschungel raste, hielt Mario Meneses seine Kamera ans Fenster und hielt alles auf Video fest. Der 61-jährige Reiseleiter strahlte vor Stolz – und dem Gefühl, Geschichte zu dokumentieren.

„Ihr werdet sehen“, sagte er zu seiner Familie. „Dieser Zug wird Menschen aus der ganzen Welt bringen.“

Seine Schwester Patricia, 63, spottete. „Wie wird das jemals profitabel sein?“ fragte sie und zeigte auf eine Reihe freier Sitze nach der anderen. „Es ist völlig leer.“

Was Mexikaner über den Tren Maya (Maya-Zug) denken – eine 1.000 Meilen lange Eisenbahn, die durch Yucatán fährt – hat viel damit zu tun, was sie über den Mann denken, der sie gebaut hat.

Der 30-Milliarden-Dollar-Zug ist das Vorzeigeprojekt des scheidenden Präsidenten Andrés Manuel López Obrador, der verspricht, dass er ein großer Anziehungspunkt für Touristen und ein Wirtschaftsmotor für Südmexiko werden wird. In vielerlei Hinsicht symbolisiert es die Präsidentschaft eines ehrgeizigen, oft spaltenden Führers, der davon besessen ist, sein Erbe zu festigen.

López Obrador, ein populistischer Linker, der geschworen hat, „die Armen an die erste Stelle zu setzen“ und historisches Unrecht an der indigenen Bevölkerung zu korrigieren, hofft, als Anführer in Erinnerung zu bleiben, der das Machtgleichgewicht zugunsten der Arbeiterklasse und weg von den Eliten verlagerte.

Der Zug, sagte er, würde Ressourcen in eine Region pumpen, die bisher übersehen wurde. Als es auf Hindernisse stieß – ein explodierendes Budget, Klagen, die darauf hinwiesen, dass es empfindliche Ökosysteme und antike Ruinen bedrohte – machte er mit seiner typischen hartnäckigen Entschlossenheit und Missachtung demokratischer Normen weiter.

Zunächst berief er sich auf ein nationales Sicherheitsdekret, das das Baugewerbe vor richterlicher Kontrolle schützte. Anschließend beauftragte er das Militär mit dem Bau und Betrieb der Eisenbahn.

Während sich López Obrador darauf vorbereitet, sein Amt am 1. Oktober niederzulegen, bleibt seine Amtszeit heiß umstritten – ebenso wie sein Zug.

Für Patricia Meneses ist die Eisenbahn eine ökologische Tragödie und ein unpraktischer Trottel, der in ihrem Heimatstaat Chiapas, der von einem gewalttätigen Bandenkrieg heimgesucht wird, Ressourcen für wichtigere Bemühungen wie die Bekämpfung der Kriminalität verschwendet hat.

Für ihren Bruder ist die Eisenbahn eine Lebenskraft, die mehr als 100.000 Arbeitsplätze im Baugewerbe geschaffen hat und Generationen von Touristen aus aller Welt die reichen Kulturen näher bringen wird, die in Mexiko vor der spanischen Invasion florierten.

Nach mehreren Minuten Streit einigten sich die Geschwister darauf, anderer Meinung zu sein und wechselten das Thema. Und während der Zug durch den Dschungel tuckerte, schien in jeder ihrer gegensätzlichen Visionen etwas Wahres zu stecken.

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Um den Zug zu bauen, haben Arbeiter einen Weg von der Breite eines Fußballfeldes durch Yucatán gegraben, eine Halbinsel zwischen dem Golf von Mexiko und dem Karibischen Meer, auf der sich einer der größten Regenwälder der westlichen Hemisphäre befindet.

Die Besatzungen bohrten Stahlpfeiler tief in den Boden und störten so ein fragiles Ökosystem aus Tausenden von Höhlen und Süßwasser-Dolinen, die als Cenoten bekannt sind. Sie legten Spuren auf alten Mayadörfern und Grabstätten an.

Für Kritiker war es eine traurige Ironie, dass ihnen der Versuch, den Reichtum der Region zur Schau zu stellen, letztendlich geschadet hat.

„Sie gefährden genau das, was sie verkaufen wollen“, sagte Rodrigo Castillo, ein Taucher und Unterwasserfotograf, der Schäden an den Cenoten dokumentiert hat.

Der Zug wird schließlich fünf Bundesstaaten durchqueren und die Fahrgäste mit Dutzenden Haltestellen verbinden – von den Stränden von Cancun und Tulum bis zu den riesigen archäologischen Ruinen in Chichén Itzá und Palenque.

Der Präsident versprach, es bis zu seinem Ausscheiden aus dem Amt abgeschlossen zu haben. Allerdings sind nur etwa zwei Drittel der Strecke in Betrieb, und auf diesen Abschnitten verkehren täglich nur eine Handvoll Züge.

Kritiker haben die Gestaltung der Eisenbahnstrecke in Frage gestellt, da Bahnhöfe oft viele Meilen von Städten oder historischen Stätten entfernt gebaut werden.

Touristen, die in die antike Maya-Stadt Uxmal wollen, kommen am Bahnhof Maxcanú an, eine 40-minütige private Taxifahrt von den Ruinen entfernt. Wer in die Kolonialstadt Mérida reist, wird 10 Meilen entfernt in einem Pueblo namens Teya zurückgelassen.

Im Hafen von Campeche bringt ein klimatisierter Bus Touristen vom Bahnhof in die Innenstadt. Aber in der Stadt Izamual warten Touristen 20 Minuten bei 35 Grad Hitze, während ein einzelner Bahnhof nach Taxis ruft.

Es dauert nur ein paar Tage an Bord des Zuges, um zu erkennen, dass sich das Projekt noch in einer Wachstumsphase befindet.

Die Fahrt verläuft reibungslos und die Waggons sind sauber und komfortabel. Der Café-Wagen ist mit warmen, mit zarten Kräutern gewürzten Tamales gefüllt. Allerdings erreicht der Zug nicht annähernd die versprochene Zahl an Fahrgästen, da einige Waggons nur eine Handvoll Fahrgäste beherbergen. Die Bahn hat durchschnittlich 1.400 Fahrgäste pro Tag – weit weniger als die vom Präsidenten vorhergesagten 37.000.

Viele derjenigen, die diesen Monat den Zug ausprobierten, waren eingefleischte Fans von López Obrador und posteten eifrig online über ihre Reisen. Andere Passagiere sagten, sie seien wegen der Neuheit gekommen.

Robert McKay, ein amerikanischer Rentner in den Achtzigern, der Wanderstiefel, ein Safari-Shirt und einen Rucksack trug, hat jeden Kontinent außer der Antarktis erkundet und sagte, er sei begeistert von der Idee, prähispanische Ruinen mit der Bahn zu besuchen.

Der Zug sei unerwartet schön gewesen, sagte er, und obwohl es an den Bahnhöfen immer noch an grundlegenden Annehmlichkeiten wie Geschäften und Cafés mangelte, seien sie auch schön. Allerdings hatte er Schwierigkeiten, online ein Ticket zu kaufen, und seine Fahrt von Mérida in die Stadt Valladolid hatte sich wegen technischer Probleme um sechs Stunden verzögert.

„Es war ein wenig frustrierend“, sagte er. „Ich hätte den Bus nehmen können.“

Die achtjährige Isabella Ayala hingegen war verliebt. Sie hatte in den Nachrichten von dem Zug gehört, und ihre Eltern hatten sie zu ihrem Geburtstag mit einer Reise von Cancun, in der Nähe ihres Hauses in Playa del Carmen, nach Palenque überrascht. Als der Zug unweit der Ruinen von Xcalumkin am Bahnhof Hecelchakán vorbeifuhr, nahmen Ayala und ihre Lieblingspuppe zwei Sitze ein, während ihr Vater Manuel aus einem Harry-Potter-Buch vorlas.

Der Zug sei billiger und sicherer als die Fahrt mit dem Bus oder dem Auto, sagte Manuel, ein 32-jähriger Lehrer. „Und es macht Spaß“, sagte er. „So etwas haben wir in Mexiko noch nie erlebt.“

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López Obrador eröffnete das Zugprojekt 2018, wenige Wochen nach seinem Amtsantritt.

Während bei einer von Maya-Führern geleiteten Zeremonie Weihrauch verbrannt wurde, führte er ein Ritual durch und bat Mutter Erde um Erlaubnis, den Zug bauen zu dürfen.

„Dies ist ein Akt der Gerechtigkeit, denn diese Region wurde am meisten verlassen“, sagte er dem Publikum.

Der aus dem südlichen Bundesstaat Tabasco stammende López Obrador gewann die Wahl mit dem Versprechen, der tief verwurzelten Korruption ein Ende zu setzen und das Einkommensgefälle in einem Land zu verringern, das von wirtschaftlichen und rassischen Ungleichheiten geprägt ist, die durch das Nordamerikanische Freihandelsabkommen noch verschärft wurden.

Das Abkommen von 1994 beseitigte die meisten Zölle auf dem gesamten Kontinent und führte zu einem Boom neuer Fabriken in Zentral- und Nordmexiko, ließ Südmexiko jedoch nur noch weiter zurück.

Einheimische in Kleinstädten entlang der Zugstrecke sagen, dass dies bereits eine dringend benötigte Wohlstandsspritze in ansonsten stagnierende Volkswirtschaften gebracht habe.

Wesley Chenchab, 50, ein Taxifahrer aus Izamual, sagte, der Zug habe zu einer Explosion von Arbeitsplätzen im Baugewerbe geführt, was dazu geführt habe, dass einige junge Männer die Stadt nicht mehr verlassen müssten, um in Cancun Arbeit zu finden. Seit Eröffnung des Zuges konnte er einen leichten Anstieg der Fahrgastzahlen verzeichnen.

„Es ist einfach“, sagte er. „Mehr Tourismus bedeutet mehr Arbeit.“

Er war beeindruckt von López Obradors Hartnäckigkeit, mit der er den Zug trotz Widerstand voranbrachte.

„Viele Leute wollten es nicht, wollten es nicht, wollten es nicht“, sagte Chenchab. „Und er bestand darauf, bestand darauf, bestand darauf. Und jetzt beginnen wir, die Früchte zu sehen.“

Er war sich bewusst, dass López Obrador bereit war, die Demokratie zu beugen, um das zu erreichen, was er wollte, und verwies auf den jüngsten Vorstoß des Präsidenten, das Justizsystem zu reformieren, einen Schritt, von dem Kritiker befürchten, dass er seiner regierenden Morena-Partei unangemessenen Einfluss auf die Gerichte verschaffen würde. Aber Chenchab lobte López Obrador für die konkrete Hilfe, die er geleistet hatte, einschließlich Sozialhilfezahlungen an Studenten und ältere Menschen.

„Er hat seine Fehler, wie jeder Mensch, aber er ist so viel besser als der Rest, der versprochen und versprochen und nie etwas getan hat“, sagte Chenchab.

Für manche mag das das bleibende Vermächtnis von López Obrador sein: Er schenkte einer Bevölkerung Aufmerksamkeit, die es gewohnt war, sehr wenig zu bekommen.

„Er ist ein sehr intelligenter Politiker“, sagte Castillo, der aktivistische Taucher. „Und am Ende wusste er, wie man aus gesellschaftlichen Ressentiments Kapital schlägt.“

Um seine Anhänger zu hören, hat López Obrador – der sein Amt mit einer Zustimmungsrate von fast 80 % verlässt – das Selbstbild der Mexikaner verändert.

Felipe Morales Martinez, 63, wuchs in einem ländlichen Teil des Bundesstaates Veracruz auf und schämte sich manchmal für seine gebräunte Haut und dafür, dass er aus dem Süden stammte. Die Anführer und Schauspieler des Landes in seinen Top-Fernsehsendungen schienen alle danach zu streben, aus Europa oder den Vereinigten Staaten zu stammen.

„Sie wurden mit fremder Kultur bombardiert“, sagte Morales, der als junger Mann sein armes Dorf verließ, um in einer ausländischen Fabrik in der zentralmexikanischen Stadt Queretaro Arbeit zu finden.

Als López Obrador gewählt wurde, sagte Morales, habe er gespürt, dass sich etwas verändert habe.

„Als dieser Präsident kam und anfing, über die mexikanische Kultur zu sprechen, vermittelte er uns die Größe unserer Rasse“, sagte Morales. „Ich war stolz. Er hat uns stolz auf unsere aztekischen und Maya-Wurzeln gemacht.“

Der Zug, sagte er, habe dasselbe getan. Er und einer seiner engsten Freunde waren damit von Palenque nach Mérida gefahren und brachten es zurück nach Palenque.

Er sagte, er hoffe, dass die Eisenbahn den Ruf von López Obrador stärken werde, „als eine Person, die Mexiko liebt und alles in seiner Macht Stehende für das Wohl aller getan hat“.

Earlier this month, former President Trump was asked a revealing question at the Economic Club of New York: What would he do about child care?

Trump’s awkward response: “Childcare is childcare” and then talking about tariffs — reflected how rarely men in the centers of power are asked to take care of this essential work that has historically been assigned to women. A few weeks later, Vice President Kamala Harris proposed a plan to prevent families from overspending 7% of their income for childcare.

Hearing that child care is a key issue in a presidential election is not common politics. It is, in fact, the culmination of the work of generations of feminist activists.

When we think of feminism, valuing care work may not be the first thing that comes to mind. In U.S. schools, feminism is often taught as a fight for freedom from housework and housework, led by predominantly white, middle- and upper-class women like Betty Friedan. From this perspective, the success of feminism should be measured primarily by the number of women pursuing a career.

But there were other forms of feminism before, after and alongside this focus on paid work. In 1942, union organizer Kitty Ellickson founded wrote an influential essay about a term for a reality women still live in, the “double day” – doing most of the care work while working for pay means doing two jobs for the price of one.

The solution, Ellickson wrote, was for the women’s movement to demand this of employers adjust “A man’s world for women.” From this perspective, true gender equality meant challenging the idea that “men’s work” outside the home was more important than the work done at home. It also meant shorter workdays and access to affordable childcare. Not surprisingly, these ideas emerged from the labor movement—women who worked in mines and factories were less likely to equate their work with liberation.

Nor was work an attractive feminist vision for those whose work lay outside the home…in other people’s homes. Sometimes this work was not paid at all: the first domestic workers in this country were enslaved women. Even today, women of color are often the ones who are often underpaid, unprotected housework This remains when middle or upper class women go to the office. According to a 2022 report, more than half of domestic workers across the country are women of color, with Black and Latino women being overrepresented.

Dorothy Bolden, a black domestic worker in Atlanta and a contemporary of Friedan, began washing diapers for her mother’s employer at the age of 9. She fought against the invisibility of nursing work and nursing staff by organizing 10,000 Starting in the 1960s, domestic workers demanded higher wages and better working conditions. She told Georgia legislature that cleaning ladies and nannies also had families: “I have to dress my children.”

In the 1970s, welfare rights activists went further, arguing that mothers deserved government subsidies: if care work was real work, society must recognize its value through pay. Leaders at the National Welfare Rights Organization, including Johnnie Tillmon, noted that while our culture idealizes white housewives because they care for their children full-time, Leader denigrated Black mothers and portrayed them as welfare-dependent burdens on the system. As mainstream feminist organizations moved to advocate for universal daycare, welfare rights organizers demanded justice for those who would staff the centers. warning against the creation of an army of “institutionalized, partially self-employed mothers.”

This combination of insights from Black women leaders—that family care work needs financial support and that professional care workers need fair working conditions—reflects a deep vision of racial, gender, and economic equality that is often missing from mainstream feminism.

Although Harris is sometimes criticized for shifting issues, he has long been an advocate for family care grants and justice for caregivers. As a senator for California, she supported the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act in 2019, which would have guaranteed overtime pay, sick days, and meal and rest breaks, and initiated a study on how to make health, retirement and other benefits more accessible. Their recently proposed 7% cap on child care costs may fall short of the domestic worker pensions and guaranteed income for single mothers that previous radicals had envisioned, but their decision to put this issue front and center can move our national consciousness toward Direct progress.

Harris has supported care work without anchoring it in the “traditional” family, focusing on interventions that help a wide range of households, such as: paid family leaveaffordable Long-term care and an expanded one Child tax credit. This is in line with the National Welfare Rights Organization insistence that single parents deserve the same respect as other families and that the organization advocates for policies to support caregivers regardless of their family structure.

Both Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, have done so expressed Support for expansion Child tax credit. Still, Vance attacked Work and childless women, degraded Day care and suggested that involving Grandma or Grandpa was a solution to child care costs. Aside from targeting and shaming women, these statements make it hard to believe that a second Trump presidency would recognize that paid care work is an urgent need for many types of families and that caregivers deserve equal rights.

True equality for women – for all of us, regardless of race and class – depends on parental support and the fight for professional caregivers, mostly women who, in the words of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, “make all other work possible.” Maybe this kind of feminism has finally had its day.

Serene J. Khader, Professor of Philosophy at the TCUNY Graduate Center and Brooklyn College is the author of the forthcoming book, “Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop.”

Apple released iOS 18 released to the public on September 16, a week after the company announced its new product iPhone 16 series, Apple Watch Series 10 And More on this at the September event. The latest operating system brought many new features to your iPhone such as: B. More ways to customize your home screen and upgrades to Messages. The software also lets you turn your control center into a hub for all your favorite controls and apps.

Control Center was introduced with iOS 7 in 2013. Back then, Control Center gave you control over some iPhone features, like screen brightness, and some apps, like your calculator. Since then, you can add certain features and apps to the page, such as: B. the energy saving mode and notes. With iOS 18 you can add any apps and features to your Control Center.

Read more: Everything you need to know about iOS 18

Here’s how to make sure your iPhone’s Control Center lives up to its name.

How to add controls to your Control Center in iOS 18

1. Unlock your iPhone and swipe down from the top right corner of your screen.
2. Tap the plus sign (+) sign in the top left corner of your screen.
3. Knock Add a control at the bottom of your screen.

You can either search for controls in the search bar at the top of the new menu or scroll through the different controls. Controls include old favorites like screen recording, as well as new controls for things like Tap to Cash or Ping My Watch.

There’s also a shortcut called Open App that turns any other app on your iPhone into a control. You can only open the app with this control, but you can use it to clean up your home screen or keep all your favorite apps in one place for quick access.

You can add as many controls as you want to your Control Center, even after you fill out the page. Once you’ve completed the first Control Center page, the next control you add will appear on a new page, similar to how adding new apps to your Home screen keeps adding new Home screens. To access other Control Center pages, swipe up or down on your Control Center or tap the corresponding page icon at the far right of the Control Center screen.

How to customize apps and features in your Control Center

You can also enlarge the controls for easier access. Some controls can be turned into tiles, while others – such as B. “Music” – can become its own Control Center page. How to resize your apps and features.

1. Unlock your iPhone and swipe down from the top right corner of your screen.
2. Tap the plus sign (+) sign in the top left corner of your screen.

In this new view, the border around each control is now thicker in the bottom right corner. Tap and drag this thicker section to expand the control.

This new view allows you to rearrange the controls. After tapping the plus sign (+) Log in to the top left corner of your Control Center, press and drag your controls to their new location as you would on your home screen.

How to remove controls from your Control Center

This makes it easy to remove controls from your Control Center when you no longer use them frequently and want to make room for new ones.

1. Unlock your iPhone and swipe down from the top right corner of your screen.
2. Tap the plus sign (+) sign in the top left corner of your screen.
3. Tap the minus sign (–) sign in the upper left corner of the control you want to remove.

Can you reset your Control Center?

Unfortunately, there is currently no way to reset your Control Center to the default layout and controls. However, the beta version of iOS 18.1 presents a way for developers and beta testers to do this. Therefore, Apple may soon allow you to reset your iPhone’s Control Center.

You can find more information about iOS 18 here iOS 18 reviewhow to customize your home screen and ours iOS 18 cheat sheet. You can also check what iOS 18.1 could bring to your iPhone.

An AFC West showdown awaits in Inglewood late Sunday afternoon as the Los Angeles Chargers host the Kansas City Chiefs. Both division rivals enter Week 4 with winning records.

For the Chiefs, they moved to 3-0 after a road win in Atlanta in prime time. After starting the first two weeks perfectly, the Chargers suffered their first loss of the season in Week 3 against the Steelers. To make matters worse, they were also decimated by injuries in the loss, including quarterback Justin Herbert, who left the game early after his ankle sprain aggravated. Herbert is officially considered questionable for this matchup, while pass rusher Joey Bosa and offensive tackle Rashawn Slater have been ruled out.

To better prepare for the Week 4 showdown, we’ll go over some other key storylines, give our prediction, and of course let you know how to watch this game on CBS and Paramount+.

All NFL odds come from SportsLine Consensus.

Where to watch Chiefs vs. Chargers?

Date: Sunday September 29th | Time: 4:25 p.m. ET
Location: SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
TV: CBS | Electricity: Paramount+ (click here)
Consequences: CBS Sports App
Opportunities: Chiefs -7, O/U 39.5

A key for each side in the AFC West showdown

Chiefs: Will Travis Kelce get back on track?

It was a remarkably quiet start for Travis Kelce. The Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end has just eight catches for 69 yards in three games. To put that into clearer context, these are the fewest receptions and receiving yards in a three-game stretch in a season in his career. As Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid noted, the way the defense emphasized Kelce contributed to this slow start. However, their offense runs most efficiently when Kelce is involved, and this matchup against the Chargers could go a long way toward getting him back on track. In the past, Kelce has owned this division rival. In his last five games against the Chargers, Kelce had 40 receptions, 640 yards and six touchdowns.

Chargers: Can the Chargers keep Herbert up?

The Chargers are without Rahsawn Slater because of a left pectoral injury. Meanwhile, right tackle Joe Alt is questionable with a knee injury, meaning Los Angeles could lose its two starting tackles on Sunday. As for Slater, Justin Herbert is under pressure with the tackle on the field 31% of the time in his career, compared to 36% of the time when he is off. So that’s a rough recipe for an already banged-up Herbert, especially against a Chiefs defensive front that produced the fifth-highest rate in the NFL over the last two seasons.

forecast

This line started at Chiefs -3 but has grown to Chiefs -7 because of all the injuries the Chargers have suffered. In addition to the Los Angeles offense potentially having to keep Herbert out of harm’s way with two backup tackles, the Chargers will be without star safety Derwin James due to a suspension. There are just too many struggles against the Chargers to expect them to keep this game competitive. Since their bye week is in Week 5, they can make it and fight the next day.

Expected score: Chiefs 27, Chargers 17
The choice: Chiefs -7

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MassLive recently asked readers to identify people they believe are Hispanic and Latino leaders in Massachusetts who are committed to making a difference across the state.

Profiles of these managers will be released during Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th. These are people that readers have identified as inspirational and who may be doing good for their communities. They are recognized for their achievements, leadership and commitment to effecting change.

Elizabeth Roman

Age: 40

Community: Springfield

Your story: Elizabeth Román began her journalism career at age 19 when she was an intern at The Springfield Republican — and later became a full-time reporter. She spent nearly 20 years at the branch and in 2018 became editor of El Pueblo Latino, a Spanish-language weekly newspaper owned by The Republican.

Román wrote thousands of articles about the Latino community and expanded her repertoire by becoming editor-in-chief of the book Nuestra Historia: A History of Latinos in Western Massachusetts.

In 2020, she co-founded Colectivo de Medios Latinos, a digital collaboration with other Latino journalists in the region that provides breaking news online in Spanish during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two years later, Román joined New England Public Media (NEPM) in Springfield as a senior editor, editing reporters, working to expand the diversity of sources in news reporting and looking for opportunities to create more Spanish-language news content.

She was later promoted to editor-in-chief of Daily & Digital News and oversaw “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.”

Román also works with reporters to cover events and social issues in Western Massachusetts, helping reporters distribute stories and edit their work.

“As a Puerto Rican woman born and raised in Springfield, I strive to bring the voices of often marginalized or forgotten people on the air. Our reporters are able to honor and highlight the contributions of people of color in our region and change the narrative in the media that often only focuses on the negative,” Román said.

Román said NEPM can also highlight inequities and struggles that people in Western Massachusetts face, including in the areas of education, health care, mental health and housing.

In her words: “Be curious about the world around you and how it relates to the community in which you live. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and delve deeper into topics that are important to you, but also be open to exploring topics that you may not have interest in or know nothing about. Challenge yourself to interact with and interview people who may have very different beliefs and opinions than you.”

We are always open to more inspiring people. If you would like to suggest someone else who should be recognized, please fill out this form this form.