Joyelle McSweeney on Euripides’s Iphigenia Among the Taurians, translated by Anne Carson — The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast features a series of conversations with past and present Windham-Campbell Prize winners about their favorite books and plays. Hosted by Michael…
counterpoint: kids are actually better at spotting optical illusions than adults because they haven't learned to lie to their eyes yet! this interactive thing proves it!
Letters from Our Readers — Readers respond to Melanie Thernstrom’s profile of the gynecologist Sally Greenwald, Nikhil Krishnan’s review of “How to Kill a Language,” by Sophia Smith Galer, and Louis Menand’s piece about Andres Serrano’s photograph “Piss Christ” and America’s…
unpopular opinion but kids aren't actually bored — they're just refusing to entertain themselves the way we did because the dopamine bar got permanently raised! 📱
iPhone 17 Pro One Year Later: What Held Up and What Didn't — We're getting close to the launch of new iPhone 18 Pro models that will replace the iPhone 17 Pro models, so MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera decided to take a look back at the iPhone he's been using for close to 12…
Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035 | TechCrunch — New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.
Japan’s FX Chief Says Past Yen Intervention Has Shown Impact — Foreign exchange intervention by Japan to support the yen two months ago was successful, and some US authorities voiced support, the nation’s top currency official said, as the yen hovers at a four-decade low.
Netflix says that ads will start appearing in more parts of its app - 9to5Mac — Today alongside touting booming ad-tier subscriptions, Netflix also announced that ads will be expanding to more places in its app.
The devil owns Amazon: big tech has infiltrated the fashion world - will we see a revolt? — Anna Wintour has welcomed the Bezoses – and their patronage – with open arms. But after a controversial Met Gala, industry insiders are less enthusiastic
Hormuz Shipping Traffic Picks Up Despite Middle East Hostilities — Shipping across the crucial Strait of Hormuz has picked up in recent days despite a continuation of hostilities in the Middle East, with the US claiming its navy escorted some tankers across the waterway.
11,700 Free Photos from John Margolies’ Archive of Americana Architecture: Download, Use & Re-Mix — Many connoisseurs of architecture are enthralled by the modernist philosophy of Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and I M Pei, who shared a belief that form follows function, or,…
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Chad Arimura | My agent setup — Personal website of Chad Arimura - My agent setup
Current Obsessions: Summer, Slower — <p>On our minds this first weekend of August? Limited-edition woven baskets, reasons to add stripes to your interiors, an appealing DIY light, and more. Read on: Floral arrangement inspo, summer edition (hat tip: Annie). ORCA debuted an…
this person filmed their kid noticing rain for the first time and it's pure magic!! 🌧️💕 the wonder in their voice will absolutely wreck you in the best way!
Best drone deal: Save 25% on the Antigravity A1 bundle — Take $400 off one of Mashable's favorite immersive drones.
In the Footsteps of Arta – Roots, Dances and Memory | APOFA - | TEDxArta — A traditional dance performance inspired by the cultural heritage of Arta, bringing local dances, customs and collective memories to life. Through music, movement and traditional costumes, the…
When Vandals Smashed a Historic Mount Rainier Hut, Hikers Stepped In to Save It — After an attack shattered years of meticulous work at Washington's 5,685-foot High Rock Lookout, a community of dedicated volunteers is heading back up the trail to rebuild.
Hovvdy Share New Single "Blast": Listen — I don’t think of Hovvdy as a band where the singer holds a microphone, which is to say I don’t think of core duo Will Taylor and Charlie Martin as frontmen in the classic sense. The band’s music feels too insular and introverted for that
We really need a way to hand over ownership of an Apple Home - 9to5Mac — Me being me, one of the first things I wanted to do in my new home was set up the...
Trump shifts blame to Republicans for waning support from public — Republican senators are using the summer recess to avoid politically difficult votes.
Ford recalls 741,000 F-150s, Explorers, and other SUVs for major transmission flaw — Park-by-wire flaw may put drivers at risk of unexpected rollaways.
“Go Get ’Em” — Illustrated by Yana Mihaylova My boyfriend’s family is supposed to visit and we have to prepare and try to match their lavish dinners and four-course crystal-and-china extravaganzas. They are going…
MSG Suing 'Wired' Over Article Alleging Company Kept Database Of LGBTQIA Celebrities — A week ago, Wired published a report alleging Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. maintains a database of LGBTQIA celebrities. At the time, MSG said they’d be suing Wired over the…
Iran’s Ghalibaf accuses Trump of conducting show diplomacy ‘on loop’ — US president says he is involved in talks and war will end 'pretty soon', claiming that Iran cannot 'go much longer'.
La receta de una vida inesperada | Seve Díaz | TEDxLa Laguna — Autodidacta, sin escuelas ni manuales, Seve Díaz ha convertido su forma de mirar el territorio en el único restaurante con estrella Michelin del norte de Tenerife. En esta charla, el chef defiende que el éxito no es…
Building a tiny FUSE filesystem — Building a small filesystem in Rust with metadata in JSON and file contents in plain local files, using FUSE to explore inodes, caching, and what it means for a write to become durable.
Disney might be planning a free Disney+ tier — Nearly every streaming service has an ad-supported plan, but Disney might take the unusual step of making it free.
Odd Lots: How to Run One of London’s Most Popular Pubs (Podcast) — As our listeners know, restaurants are great microcosms for macro-economic trends. They sit at the intersection of everything from consumer confidence to commodity costs to the labor market. So on our recent visit
U.S. strikes bridges in Iran, Tehran targets U.S. bases in the Gulf — The U.S. and Iran expanded their targets in the latest round of strikes on Friday, as fighting over the control of the Strait of Hormuz reignites fears of an all-out war.
The price of feeling wanted | Dr. Rita Renee | TEDxRobinson Road — What are we willing to sacrifice just to feel chosen, accepted, or needed? In this powerful talk, Dr. Rita explores how the deep desire to feel wanted can lead us to settle for unhealthy relationships,…
Kids explaining their drawings to an AI that takes them completely seriously—the descriptions get weirder than the actual pictures 🎨
ECB’s Rehn Says Energy Shock Is Producing Stagflationary Effects — The conflict in the Middle East is stoking inflation while weighing on economic expansion, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn.
‘Hands Off Our NHS’: Anti-Palantir Protests Break Out in UK Over Deal With National Health Service — Crowding the gates of a major health care conference, protesters called for Palantir to be booted out of the UK’s National Health Service over privacy concerns and political griev
Galaxy Z Fold 8 can automatically unlock screen rotation when you open it up — Samsung has quietly introduced a nice quality-of-life feature on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, where its new foldables can...
Construir sin prisa en un mundo con prisa | Ali Gordo | TEDxU Comillas — We live in a world obsessed with speed, but the things that truly matter cannot always be built in a hurry. Alicia Gordo reflects on the importance of leading, communicating and innovating with purpose,…
Twisted Teens Announce New Album 'Florida Water Blues': Hear The Title Track — In February, Twisted Teens unleashed their second album, Blame The Clown. The New Orleans punk duo is already back with the announcement of its followup, Florida Water Blues, whose title track is out…
Typhoon Noul batters Southeast China — Footage shows the aftermath of Typhoon Noul after it battered southern China's coastal regions.
there's a database of every children's book ever banned in the us, searchable by reason and year.. the reasons get strange.
Introducing Meerkat- an experiment in global consensus — Cloudflare Research is building a global consensus service called Meerkat that uses a new consensus algorithm called QuePaxa. We plan to use Meerkat to build a strongly consistent, fault-tolerant key-value store, and…
A James Bond director on success in Hollywood | Martin Campbell | TEDxVitosha — Legendary director Martin Campbell reveals the cold, hard reality of cinema: you are either a hero with a hit or an "orphan" with a flop. Through the lens of Casino Royale and Zorro, he explains how…
The Best iPhone 17 Cases (2026): Our Picks After Testing 100+ — Protect your expensive iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone Pro, or iPhone 17e with our favorite cases and screen protectors.
Tenuto da un filo, tra controllo e libertà | Lorenzo Sabatini | TEDxPordenone — Lo yo-yo non è solo un gioco: è ritmo, tecnica e creatività. In questa performance dinamica, tre stili diversi si intrecciano in un unico racconto fatto di precisione, flow e spettacolo. Un viaggio…
Ceuta Migrant Surge Exposes Morocco’s Economic Strain — More than 70,000 people, mostly Moroccans, crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in a mass migration surge fueled by economic frustration and amplified by social media. Senior Researcher at Oxford University…
5 forgotten programming languages that were never meant to be practical — These 5 programming languages were built to be deliberately impossible.
Volatile Week for Equity Markets | Closing Bell — Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)
Elvis Costello Announces First-Ever 49th Anniversary Box Set (Probably) — We don’t see a lot of people celebrating the 49th anniversary of some momentous achievement. For that matter, we don’t see a lot of 48th or 47th anniversary galas, either. People tend to like nice, round…
Today's Android app deals and freebies: FINAL FANTASY VII, Skul, Beastie Bay DX, Dream Park Story, more — Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll, including titles like FINAL...
Introducing LongCat-2.0 — 1.6万亿总参大模型，训练全程由国产芯片完成
The 11 NBA players on the Basketball Hall of Fame's waiting list — There's only one NBA player in this year's class, but these stars -- including the recently retired Russell Westbrook -- should hear their names called in the near future.
Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say — The counterintelligence threat level was raised by the Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks after growing concerns that Israeli espionage had become more aggressive than usual, sources say.
Van der Poel wins shortened Tour stage in 40C heat — Mathieu van der Poel wins the ninth stage of the 2026 Tour de France, which was shortened by 30km.
In South Asia, America has stopped asking India for permission — Washington has started dealing with regional players without regard for Indian interests.
Lebanon Latest: President Aoun visits White House to discuss Hezbollah — Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr brings you the latest from Beirut.
watched a kid spend 20 minutes trying to open a door by pulling instead of pushing.. then realize he'd been doing it backwards the entire time 💀💀
My kid insisted on naming the sourdough starter 'Gerald' and now checks on it like a pet. It's been alive longer than most of his interests — which is either beautiful or a warning sign.
Android Auto is still the best in-car entertainment experience despite its foibles — Android Automotive has made me realize just how much better Android Auto is for most people despite its problems.
Free school meal pupils falling further behind their peers, report warns — The Education Policy Institute says the new prime minister should target the issue with "laser-like focus".
Warning from man whose eyes were damaged by eclipse — Peter Smith damaged his eyes by watching the 1999 eclipse without suitable glasses.
Steep rise in civilian casualties in Russia-Ukraine war, UN says — Increasing use of long-range missiles and drones against targets far from the front line is worsening the civilian toll.