Elon Musk is a digital citizen Kane
What if one of the world’s most important information tools belonged to a mercurial billionaire who could do whatever he wanted with it? Yes, I’m… Read More »Elon Musk is a digital citizen Kane
Kevin Lippert, publisher of architecture books, dies at age 63
When Kevin Lippert graduated in architecture from Princeton in 1981, he and his fellow students were encouraged to study historical texts. But these books were… Read More »Kevin Lippert, publisher of architecture books, dies at age 63
How plants became predators | Ars Technica
enlarge † A blowfly caught on a carnivorous sundew plant. Cathy Keifer | Getty By the late 1800s, grisly tales of killer plants began to… Read More »How plants became predators | Ars Technica
Parent in bunny suit hands out condom-filled Easter eggs at Texas elementary school
A parent dressed in an Easter bunny costume caused “chaos” after handing out eggs filled with candy — and some wrapped with unopened condoms —… Read More »Parent in bunny suit hands out condom-filled Easter eggs at Texas elementary school
Jury awards $450,000 to man fired for unwanted birthday party at office
A Kentucky man who was fired days after having a panic attack at his workplace over an unwanted birthday party was awarded $450,000 from a… Read More »Jury awards $450,000 to man fired for unwanted birthday party at office
Does Substack go beyond newsletters? A company weighs its future.
There are things that newsletter writer Kirsten Han misses about Substack. They just aren’t enough to outweigh the drawbacks. She didn’t like how the platform… Read More »Does Substack go beyond newsletters? A company weighs its future.
Billie Eilish said she ‘shouldn’t headline Coachella’ and ended her performance with ‘sorry I’m not Beyoncé’
Billie Eilish performs at the 2022 Coachella music festival.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella Billie Eilish was at the Coachella music festival on Saturday. The 20-year-old… Read More »Billie Eilish said she ‘shouldn’t headline Coachella’ and ended her performance with ‘sorry I’m not Beyoncé’
The Week in Business: the housing market is under pressure
How are you? (April 10-16) High mortgage rates, high prices Mortgage rates rose to 5 percent for the first time in more than a decade,… Read More »The Week in Business: the housing market is under pressure
NASA rolls back its mega rocket after failing to complete countdown test
enlarge † The Space Launch System rocket will roll out of the Vehicle Assembly Building in mid-March 2022. Trevor Mahlmann After three attempts to complete… Read More »NASA rolls back its mega rocket after failing to complete countdown test
Disney, built on fairy tales and fantasy, confronts the real world
Since its inception in 1923, Disney has stood alone in Hollywood in one fundamental way: Its family-friendly movies, television shows, and theme park rides, at… Read More »Disney, built on fairy tales and fantasy, confronts the real world
Contrary to Russian ‘propaganda’ video that claimed he was killed in the war, an American who went to Ukraine to save his child says he lives in California
Militia soldiers of the Donetsk People’s Republic walk past damaged apartment buildings in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Saturday,… Read More »Contrary to Russian ‘propaganda’ video that claimed he was killed in the war, an American who went to Ukraine to save his child says he lives in California
Activision Says It Will Cooperate With Insider Trading Investigations
Activision Blizzard, the video game maker that will be sold to Microsoft for nearly $70 billion, said in a legal filing Friday that it would… Read More »Activision Says It Will Cooperate With Insider Trading Investigations
Columbiana Center Mall Shooting: 10 injured, police say
COLUMBIA, SC — A holiday weekend was punctuated by violence when 10 people were shot Saturday at a busy South Carolina shopping center and two… Read More »Columbiana Center Mall Shooting: 10 injured, police say
Twitter enemies stunned by homoerotic trailer for Tucker Carlson’s show about testosterone ‘Crisis’
Critics of Fox News host Tucker Carlson were surprised by the strikingly homoerotic nature of the trailer for his upcoming “documentary” about what he calls… Read More »Twitter enemies stunned by homoerotic trailer for Tucker Carlson’s show about testosterone ‘Crisis’
Steph Curry stars in new Nope teaser to air during NBA playoff games
Jordan Peele’s upcoming movie New aims to reshape the summer film. The NBA playoffs start today! Universal Pictures marked the occasion by releasing a new… Read More »Steph Curry stars in new Nope teaser to air during NBA playoff games
