This is why Snapchat has been able to evolve from only allowing photos taken in the moment, which would disappear in 10 seconds, to adding Memories, which makes old content searchable, without a revolt.Ultimately, what Snap offers users is control. Just want to provide crazy tools that enable fans to create stories with no end, says Rimsnider. Take Snapchat augmented reality lenses.

For several years, the Bidens have met with patients at Walter Reed, as the president did on Friday. After November’s election, a grateful father wrote into the Northwest Florida Daily News about their Christmas Day 2011 visit to his daughter Christi, the wife of a naval officer, who had Stage 4 cancer. “Joe and Jill Biden visited the floor for about 4 hours without any press coverage,” he wrote, adding, “They went from room to room and, if there were children in the room, Joe would sit on the floor and read to them.

Still, these are bleak times for movie theatre operators. Any film exhibitors hoping that ticket sales could return to pre pandemic levels in 2021 were stymied by another round of release date delays. Earlier in January, MGM postponed the James Bond sequel “No Time to Die” from April to October.

() Serena Williams will hope to move a step closer to a record equalling 24th major when she meets Serbia Nina Stojanovic, while Novak Djokovic title defence faces its first real test against Frances Tiafoe in the second round on Wednesday.American Williams has been stuck on 23 majors since triumphing at Melbourne Park in 2017, losing four Grand Slam finals since to remain one short of Margaret Court record.But the 39 year old was at her vintage best in her 6 1 6 1 drubbing of Laura Siegemund in the opening round and will hope to make quick work of world number 99 Stojanovic.”I felt really comfortable in the tournament leading up to this just a couple days ago when I was playing,” Williams said after her first round win. “Wasn sure how my serve would be after that shoulder (injury), but it feeling good.”In the men draw, world number one Djokovic will continue his bid for a record extending ninth title and 18th Grand Slam crown.The Serbian looked very much at home on the distinctive blue surface in his 6 3 6 1 6 2 victory over Jeremy Chardy in the first round but 2019 quarter finalist Tiafoe is set to pose a much sterner test. Open champion Naomi Osaka faces Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, a former world number four, while second seed Simona Halep plays local favourite Ajla Tomljanovic.