This week, the federal government's been busy. There are paint jobs, fresh indictments, commemorative items and more. If you've been paying attention — good job!
This week, the federal government's been busy. There are paint jobs, fresh indictments, commemorative items and more. If you've been paying attention — good job!
The trend among boys and young men of optimizing their physical appearance includes dangerous practices. Experts offer advice on how to talk to their sons about body image and healthy behaviors. (Image credit: Malte Mueller)
The trend among boys and young men of optimizing their physical appearance includes dangerous practices. Experts offer advice on how to talk to their sons about body image and healthy behaviors. (Image credit: Malte Mueller)
Haylie Duff has split from her fiancé, Matt Rosenberg, 12 years after the former couple announced they were engaged—and six years after they relocated their family from California to Texas.
Haylie Duff has split from her fiancé, Matt Rosenberg, 12 years after the former couple announced they were engaged—and six years after they relocated their family from California to Texas.
Pop psychodrama Mother Mary might look and sound the part but it’s the latest failed attempt to turn the life of an arena-touring singer into a compelling movie For anyone with even the slightest interest in Hollywood, it is not entirely surprising that Anne Hathaway recently appeared on Popcast , the New York Times critics’ podcast that has become a premier destination for music promotion. After ...
Pop psychodrama Mother Mary might look and sound the part but it’s the latest failed attempt to turn the life of an arena-touring singer into a compelling movie For anyone with even the slightest interest in Hollywood, it is not entirely surprising that Anne Hathaway recently appeared on Popcast , the New York Times critics’ podcast that has become a premier destination for music promotion. After all, the actor – whose last appearance in a musical bagged her an Academy Award – is a major part of one of the best recent movies to show pop stardom on screen. No, it’s not Mother Mary , the new A24 psychodrama for which Hathaway is making the press rounds as a world-famous diva in the midst of a spiritual and sartorial crisis. I’m thinking of The Idea of You , the improbably glossy 2024 romance in which Hathaway’s 40-year-old divorcee hooks up with a much-younger singer who looks suspiciously like Harry Styles. The Idea of You successfully conveyed the idea that Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine) was the breakout star of a crushable 2010s boyband with a feral fanbase called August Moon. And by “successfully conveyed”, I mean the film remixed a string of One Direction-esque iconography – the jaunty rock-lite choruses, fizzy cheerfulness and class clown antics – into actual music videos and convincingly banal bops. The bar is low; many, many films have created bespoke pop stars and/or music for alternate cultural histories, but vanishingly few transcend pastiche. To be an echo is, generally, enough. Continue reading...
The American author on the magic of Yasunari Kawabata, the hidden layers of Henry James and coming late to the genius of Muriel Spark My earliest reading memory I remember reading throughout my childhood, but it’s hard to identify my earliest memory of reading. In a lot of ways, it’s as if my childhood began when I learned to read. I do remember taking a copy of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s Danger...
The American author on the magic of Yasunari Kawabata, the hidden layers of Henry James and coming late to the genius of Muriel Spark My earliest reading memory I remember reading throughout my childhood, but it’s hard to identify my earliest memory of reading. In a lot of ways, it’s as if my childhood began when I learned to read. I do remember taking a copy of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s Dangerous Liaisons off the shelf when I was maybe 10 or 11 – far too young to be reading it. I was suitably scandalised and excited by it. My favourite book growing up I read a lot of Theodore Dreiser growing up, for reasons that are mysterious to me now. I don’t know how I came to him: he wasn’t assigned in school and no one in my family was reading his books. But his focus was on female characters and perhaps even then, that felt notable. I started with Sister Carrie, then read Jennie Gerhardt and An American Tragedy, but Sister Carrie was the one I returned to again and again. Continue reading...
Americans are fed up with an establishment that has abandoned the working class. It’s time to organize for change On Friday, more than 3,000 May Day protests will take place across the United States – more than double last year’s number. Workers, students and families are calling for a strike: no school, no work, no shopping, and an end to billionaire rule. I’m headed to the streets with members o...
Americans are fed up with an establishment that has abandoned the working class. It’s time to organize for change On Friday, more than 3,000 May Day protests will take place across the United States – more than double last year’s number. Workers, students and families are calling for a strike: no school, no work, no shopping, and an end to billionaire rule. I’m headed to the streets with members of my own union, the United Auto Workers, in New York City. Americans are fed up – and not just with Donald Trump. People are angry at a Democratic party establishment that has abandoned the working class, that treated the labor movement like a turnout machine instead of the pillar of democracy it is, that funded a genocide in Gaza while ignoring a cost of living crisis, and that took its own base so completely for granted that it pushed millions out of the political process entirely. Claire Valdez is a New York state assemblymember, union organizer, and Democratic socialist running for Congress Continue reading...
Meeting ‘my people’ – video gamers with very long memories – took me back to an era of machine play that lacked megabytes but had far more tangible presence I want to tell you about the game that has made me the happiest this month. It’s a game I didn’t complete. It’s a game I didn’t even start. I just held it. And smiled. I have played the game before, but not for many years. Forty of them to be ...
Meeting ‘my people’ – video gamers with very long memories – took me back to an era of machine play that lacked megabytes but had far more tangible presence I want to tell you about the game that has made me the happiest this month. It’s a game I didn’t complete. It’s a game I didn’t even start. I just held it. And smiled. I have played the game before, but not for many years. Forty of them to be precise. The game is Daley Thompson’s Super Test for the ZX Spectrum. Continue reading...
As aid cuts strip back food and supplies, the facility offers a rare hope for Rohingya women who previously faced frightening and risky conditions to give birth Kutupalong camp is at its quietest just before dawn. A thin grey light over the hills of Cox’s Bazar in south-east Bangladesh, traces the outlines of tarpaulin roofs and bamboo frames – the fragile architecture of the largest refugee camp ...
As aid cuts strip back food and supplies, the facility offers a rare hope for Rohingya women who previously faced frightening and risky conditions to give birth Kutupalong camp is at its quietest just before dawn. A thin grey light over the hills of Cox’s Bazar in south-east Bangladesh, traces the outlines of tarpaulin roofs and bamboo frames – the fragile architecture of the largest refugee camp in the world. Inside the shelters, women wake early not out of habit, but necessity, stepping carefully over sleeping children, pausing when any cramp or dizziness sets in. For many Rohingya women here, pregnancy is endured rather than anticipated, shadowed by the knowledge that when labour comes, it may be far from the care that could keep them safe. Continue reading...
China’s latest electric vehicle (EV) innovations – from ultra-fast battery charging to headlights capable of projecting films – have drawn strong attention at Beijing’s Auto China show, underscoring how the country’s automotive technology is pulling ahead of global rivals. As domestic carmakers and key suppliers recast vehicles as “mobile living spaces” powered by artificial intelligence and digit...
China’s latest electric vehicle (EV) innovations – from ultra-fast battery charging to headlights capable of projecting films – have drawn strong attention at Beijing’s Auto China show, underscoring how the country’s automotive technology is pulling ahead of global rivals. As domestic carmakers and key suppliers recast vehicles as “mobile living spaces” powered by artificial intelligence and digital systems, they are increasingly looking beyond the mainland to drive export growth. “We are...
MF3d/iStock via Getty Images Mag 7 Hyperscalers Continue Capex Boom The world’s four largest hyperscalers beat top- and bottom-line earnings expectations this week, but it became clear that investors are thinking about much more. Namely, returns from heavy AI investments. The big three cloud service providers, Amazon ( AMZN ), Google ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ), demonstrated robust ...
MF3d/iStock via Getty Images Mag 7 Hyperscalers Continue Capex Boom The world’s four largest hyperscalers beat top- and bottom-line earnings expectations this week, but it became clear that investors are thinking about much more. Namely, returns from heavy AI investments. The big three cloud service providers, Amazon ( AMZN ), Google ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ), demonstrated robust AI-driven growth resulting from significant investments, while Meta ( META ) also delivered impressive overall results. According to Morgan Stanley, despite worries about spending, the hyperscalers are adding capacity to meet surging demand that's driving major revenue growth. However, aside from Google, the results were apparently not enough for many investors based on the market reactions. Top Tech: Hyperscaler Fantastic Four Some of the most favored artificial intelligence-driven stocks experienced significant earnings growth in the last few years. Below is a quick summary of the latest earnings, reaction, and capex plans for each hyperscaler: Alphabet : Although Q1 capex doubled and Alphabet raised its full-year capital spending target by $5B to $180B - $190B, the stock surged as management tied AI investments directly to tangible financial gains. Alphabet said AI experiences drove search usage, with queries hitting all-time highs, while Google Cloud revenue grew 63% year-over-year. Amazon : Shares rallied initially after highlighting record AWS revenue growth, only to pull back in early trading the following day before recovering by market close. While Amazon maintained plans to invest $200B in capex in 2026, capital spending grew 67% in the trailing twelve months. Microsoft : Despite solid fiscal Q3 results, shares fell the day after the software giant projected calendar year capex spend to reach $190B. Analysts expressed concerns over a potential disconnect between capital investments and revenue growth, apparently unsatisfied with Microsoft’s AI business growing by ...
The protest organizers are calling for a boycott of work, school and shopping to protest Trump administration policies and what activists describe as a billionaire takeover of government. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana)
The protest organizers are calling for a boycott of work, school and shopping to protest Trump administration policies and what activists describe as a billionaire takeover of government. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana)
Starting May 1, many people covered by Medicaid in Nebraska have to prove they are working. It's a requirement most states will have to implement under President Trump's budget law, beginning in January. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Starting May 1, many people covered by Medicaid in Nebraska have to prove they are working. It's a requirement most states will have to implement under President Trump's budget law, beginning in January. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Today, most people know the word as a synonym for "destroy." But fewer realize its origins — or that it's come to mean something strikingly different than it once did. (Image credit: William Hogarth)
Today, most people know the word as a synonym for "destroy." But fewer realize its origins — or that it's come to mean something strikingly different than it once did. (Image credit: William Hogarth)
More Americans are turning to the train as gas prices reach their highest point since the war in Iran began. Brightline, the privately-run railroad in Florida, had its best month ever in March. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)
More Americans are turning to the train as gas prices reach their highest point since the war in Iran began. Brightline, the privately-run railroad in Florida, had its best month ever in March. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)
Canada's Culture Minister: Regulating Online Content A Duty Of Federal Government Authored by Olivia Gomm via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Culture Minister Marc Miller says the federal government has the role of regulating content on the internet and that Canada is years behind other countries when it comes to regulating “online harms.” Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller ris...
Canada's Culture Minister: Regulating Online Content A Duty Of Federal Government Authored by Olivia Gomm via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Culture Minister Marc Miller says the federal government has the role of regulating content on the internet and that Canada is years behind other countries when it comes to regulating “online harms.” Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Feb. 25, 2026. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby Miller told reporters on Parliament Hill April 29 that when it comes to the regulation of online content and social media, that role is “assumed by the federal government , whether we’re talking about moratoriums or the proper regulation of egregious online harms.” “ That’s stuff that we’re, frankly, a couple years behind in regulating, as we see other jurisdictions like Australia, like Britain, like France taking action,” Miller said, as was first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter. “We need to take action as well.” Asked to comment on when the government plans on tabling a new online harms bill, Miller said “we’re working on it” and declined to share a timeline. Miller told reporters earlier this month that a new online harms legislation is in the works and the government is “seriously” thinking about adding a social media ban for children to the bill, but did not provide a status or timeline for the introduction of the legislation then either. The upcoming legislation will be the government’s third attempt to legislate on “online harms,” following previous proposals in 2021 and 2024, neither of which passed before Parliament was dissolved. Conservatives and civil liberties advocates had criticized both bills as posing a risk to freedom of expression. In March, the federal government reconvened the same group of experts first formed in 2022 that made recommendations to the government on how to address online content deemed to be harmful, which le...
(RTTNews) - XPeng Inc. (XPEV, 9868.HK), an AI mobility technology company, on Friday reported sequentially higher vehicle deliveries in April, citing intelligent driving features as a key driver of sales growth following its VLA 2.0 rollout.
(RTTNews) - XPeng Inc. (XPEV, 9868.HK), an AI mobility technology company, on Friday reported sequentially higher vehicle deliveries in April, citing intelligent driving features as a key driver of sales growth following its VLA 2.0 rollout.
Thousands of visitors have flocked to Hong Kong’s East Dam to view its rare volcanic rock columns at the start of the five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday, prompting a lawmaker to suggest charging an entrance fee to maintain the Unesco global geopark. Drawn by the city’s natural scenery and well-established hiking trails heavily promoted on mainland Chinese social media, many tourists are inc...
Thousands of visitors have flocked to Hong Kong’s East Dam to view its rare volcanic rock columns at the start of the five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday, prompting a lawmaker to suggest charging an entrance fee to maintain the Unesco global geopark. Drawn by the city’s natural scenery and well-established hiking trails heavily promoted on mainland Chinese social media, many tourists are increasingly trading traditional shopping sprees for ecotourism at East Dam of the High Island...