Reasons for optimism in 2023
As 2022 draws to a close amid stubborn inflation, a ‘triple epidemic’, a climate crisis and a brutal war with no end in sight, it… Read More »Reasons for optimism in 2023
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The CEO of Elon Musk’s Boring Company, who reportedly slept with his wife and baby at Twitter headquarters, once owned a bar called ‘Thomas Foolery’
Steve Davis reportedly slept at Twitter headquarters after Elon Musk asked for his help.The boring company Elon Musk’s Boring Company aims to build a network… Read More »The CEO of Elon Musk’s Boring Company, who reportedly slept with his wife and baby at Twitter headquarters, once owned a bar called ‘Thomas Foolery’
Amazon has conquered Christmas, but its reign may be coming to an end
The problem with Amazon’s own brand of mince pies is that they are delicious. For years, the e-commerce giant has had its fingers in every… Read More »Amazon has conquered Christmas, but its reign may be coming to an end
Hope Hicks told Trump January 6 was as bad as everyone said it was and he complained it wasn’t fair that he was blamed
Then-President Donald Trump listens as aide Hope Hicks speaks at a Make America Great Again rally at Ocala International Airport in Ocala, Florida on Oct.… Read More »Hope Hicks told Trump January 6 was as bad as everyone said it was and he complained it wasn’t fair that he was blamed
As cases explode, China’s low Covid death toll convinces no one
The hearses carrying black and yellow mourning paper flowers crept in a steady stream toward Dongjiao Crematorium in eastern Beijing. Several dozen people crowded around… Read More »As cases explode, China’s low Covid death toll convinces no one
The far right spins on ‘Faker’ and ‘Liar’ Marjorie Taylor Greene
Joe Raedle/Getty The far right is out to destroy one of them. Over the past week, far-right pundits began lining up to take photos of… Read More »The far right spins on ‘Faker’ and ‘Liar’ Marjorie Taylor Greene
Britain’s rising energy costs are putting crisis relief workers under pressure
The day after Britain was hit by an arctic blast, sending temperatures below freezing and blanketing the country in a blanket of frost, a 72-year-old… Read More »Britain’s rising energy costs are putting crisis relief workers under pressure
She worked for Twitter. Then she tweeted to Elon Musk.
In early November, Twitter’s approximately 7,500 employees received a terse email from a generic address: “In an effort to put Twitter on a healthy path,… Read More »She worked for Twitter. Then she tweeted to Elon Musk.
Peanut butter jars set off an alarm at the New York airport, says TSA. Now a man is arrested
Jars of peanut butter stashed in a traveler’s checked luggage at a New York City airport set off an alarm that resulted in his arrest.… Read More »Peanut butter jars set off an alarm at the New York airport, says TSA. Now a man is arrested
Twitter is no longer a creative haven
WIRED has written a lot lately about Elon Musk’s Twitter, so forgive me for coming back to it – but for those of us as… Read More »Twitter is no longer a creative haven
Why it costs $1 million a day to run one of the world’s largest cruise ships
It takes 2,400 people working day and night to keep Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas afloat. From small kitchens on cruise ships, chefs prepare… Read More »Why it costs $1 million a day to run one of the world’s largest cruise ships
It’s the heyday for Santa Claus
Other Santas worked behind plexiglass, or “one reindeer apart, as we like to say in the Santa Claus world,” says Tim Connaghan, who runs a… Read More »It’s the heyday for Santa Claus
The Kari Lake bomb goes pffft
Kari Lake’s trial is over. The big reveal about the Arizona election is, well… revealed. Turns out there was no overwhelming evidence that some nefarious… Read More »The Kari Lake bomb goes pffft
Crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘epic’ legal battle
Bankman-Fried is out on bail and faces an “epic” legal battle Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen crypto tycoon who told The Times last month that his… Read More »Crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘epic’ legal battle
From Trump’s Lies to the ‘Unimaginable’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives’ Jan. 6 committee released its final report Thursday on the “unimaginable” 2021 attack on the Capitol, a mob… Read More »From Trump’s Lies to the ‘Unimaginable’
