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This is an excerpt from Please Like Me , BuzzFeed News’ newsletter about how influencers are battling for your attention. You can sign up here. Taza's book is only as deep as an Instagram caption In her newly released first book A Coat of Yellow Paint, Naomi Davis, aka the wildly popular parenting blogger Taza, had a huge chance to show readers a different side of herself and get real about what it is really like raising five kids under the scrutiny of social media. Unfortunately, the book is only surface-level, with so little insight into Naomi’s actual life that I am struggling to understand why she wrote it in the first place. I had anticipated reading this book for months. Not only have I followed Naomi and her career for years (she started blogging in 2007), but I also extensively covered one of the biggest hurdles she has had to overcome. Last March, Naomi got branded, fairly or unfairly, as a selfish and out-of-touch example of everything wrong with … [Read more...] about OG Mom Blogger Taza Missed A Huge Opportunity To Get Real In Her New Book

It’s been a big week for Coinbase. Photo: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images The rise of bitcoin, Coinbase, and the like is becoming harder to ignore. I spoke with features writer Jen Wieczner about how to think about these once-obscure currencies as they become more and more unremarkable. Ben : For a long time, cryptocurrency like Coinbase, whose triumphant debut on Nasdaq you wrote about yesterday, seemed to be the province of a relatively small group of tech/futurist types, who evangelized about the potential of non-centralized digital currency. Is it fair to say that between Coinbase, the surprising durability of bitcoin, and the cropping up of other currencies, crypto is now pretty mainstream? Jen : I think you said that exactly right — if it wasn’t clear before, this week, with Coinbase going public, cryptocurrency has officially gone mainstream. I mean, bitcoin is approaching $65,000; anyone can buy Coinbase stock the way you would any other stock (even if they have … [Read more...] about What the Mainstreaming of Crypto Means for Normies

The average level of coronavirus infection has dropped sharply across the UK, according to the latest data. In a trend described as "encouraging" by statisticians, the percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 has fallen across all the home nations and the number of infections per population is also tumbling. Around one in 480 people in England are estimated to have had coronavirus in the week ending 10 April, down from one in 340 the previous week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It is the lowest figure since the week to 19 September last year. Live COVID updates from UK and around world Advertisement In Scotland, this figure is one in 500, down from one in 410, and in Wales it is one in 920, down from one in 800. Northern Ireland is estimated to have one infection per 710 people - a huge seven-day drop from one in 300. More from Covid COVID-19: Indian double mutation variant arrives in Britain and … [Read more...] about Experts hail ‘encouraging’ data as level of COVID infection drops sharply across UK

Source: Luke Filipowicz / iMore The Oregon Trail was originally a 1971 text-based strategy game that some people can likely remember playing on their Apple II — feel old yet? Well, the good news is you don't have to. In the last few weeks, Apple Arcade got an influx of new games added to the service , with a few classic games that getting the modern age treatment — The Oregon Trail was among them. Even if you haven't played the original game — I never did — The Oregon Trail offers a ton of fun. Every decision, no matter how small, can affect what happens to your wagon and intrepid travelers. It's this tense push-your-luck element to the game that kept me coming back for more, even though after a while, the gameplay did get a tad repetitive. The Oregon Trail review: What I like What I don't like Should you play? The Oregon Trail Bottom line: Whether you want to play on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV, The Oregon Trail … [Read more...] about The Oregon Trail on Apple Arcade review: A classic game brought into the the world modern mobile gaming

French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Notre Dame rebuilding site Thursday, two years after a fire tore through the famous Parisian cathedral. Macron assessed the progress of the restoration project and promised the cathedral would be rebuilt by 2024. "We're seeing here how, in two years, a huge work has been accomplished," Macron said, recalling the "emotion" felt throughout France at the images of flames devouring Notre Dame on April 15, 2019. "We also see what's remain to be done." Macron offered "a huge thank you" and a message of determination to all the workers mobilized to rebuild Notre Dame. "We will need to meet our goals" set for three years from now, Macron said. But city officials said the work won't be fully completed by then. Officials said earlier this month that the burned-out cathedral could remain under construction for another 15 or 20 years. The fire deposited large amounts of toxic lead onto Notre Dame and the surrounding area, complicating … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Will Not Reopen for Mass Until Sometime in 2024