UK PM Starmer slams ‘unjustified’ anti-immigration violence in Belfast — Anti-immigrant violence swept through Belfast, with homes and vehicles torched following a knife attack.
Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears — The eye of Hurricane Simon was just off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Sunday and was expected to move inland later in the day as an extremely powerful storm.
Dave Eggers on Writing a Sprawling Novel of Art and Artists — Dave Eggers’s new novel, Contrapposto, transmits a deep understanding of the impulse to make art—to study, practice, commit to making art on a regular basis, to exhibit and sell your work (or your …
How nationalism keeps us divided | Dominic Bryan | TEDxQueensUniversityBelfast — Professor Dominic Bryan argues that nationalism is the problem, not the solution. The talk challenges nationalism, highlighting that the idea of the nation is a contemporary invention – an imagined c
Anthropic IPO Forces Question of How to Price Rogue AI Risk — How do you value a company that some fear could help wipe out the human race?
Sources: Ravens held Cam Jurgens physical before trade with Eagles — As the Ravens and Eagles were preparing to agree to a trade that would send Cam Jurgens to Baltimore, the two sides made immediate plans for the center to undergo a physical in Philadelphia before any deal was…
My Sister Thinks Everything I Write is About Her… Is She the Literary Asshole? — Hey there! It’s time for another installment of your favorite advice column, Am I the Literary Asshole? It’s a place where we can all agree on one thing: people have a lot of questions about blurbs…
Natalie Adler Talks to Sarah Schulman About AIDS History and Dykes Around Town — Natalie took my class in The Ethics of Public Biography at the CUNY Grad Center while she was getting her MFA at Brooklyn College. It was a deep dive into the ACT UP Oral History Project (www.actup…
Russia and Ukraine trade strikes amid doubt over ‘energy ceasefire’ — Ukraine's president says Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are continuing despite 'energy ceasefire'.
This interactive atlas captures more than a thousand literary journeys. — Have you ever wondered how long those nice people were actually stranded on the Orient Express? Or speculated about the carriage distance from London to Longbourn? Well, dear reader, have I got a t…
Patrick Collison's reading list is half a CS degree disguised as recommendations. https://patrickcollison.com/bookshelf
Claire Fuller on Taking Writing Lessons from Sculpting — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. I’d been sculpting and drawing since I was sixteen but when, at forty, I started writing short stories and novels, all my …
US Yields Soar, AI Pushback, Playing Politics: Roundtable — Bloomberg's Nikki Waller, Sarah Frier, and David Gura join Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." They discuss the whiplash in the US Treasury market this week and how it impacts personal finance and politics.…
Filipino Braised Beef (Beef Pares) — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//tk/photo/2026/10-2026/2026-10-beef-pares-filipino-braised-beef/beef-pares-filipino-braised-beef-483"> Comfort food looks different from one kitchen to the next, and for me it’s…
MLB proposes shorter regular season, best-of-7 Division Series — Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players.
What Does Joyce Carol Oates Really Think of Our Addiction to Social Media? — On June 16th, The Hogarth Press published The Frenzy: Stories, Joyce Carol Oates’s 49th collection. The same day, “America’s foremost woman of letters” posted and reposted 40 odd times on X, commen…
Aesop explores scent and storytelling through fragrance installations around the world — <p>Promotion: skincare and fragrance brand Aesop has transformed its stores around the world into temporary perfumeries, using suspended paper and books to reference the fables behind its…
'The Exorcist: Martyrs' trailer: Scarlett Johansson stars in pious murder mystery — Mike Flanagan and Jason Blum team up for the next installment in 'The Exorcist' franchise.
“Little Prince” Author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on Friendship — “Old friends cannot be created out of hand. Nothing can match the treasure of common memories, of trials endured together, of quarrels and reconciliations and generous emotions.”
Bank of Ireland’s Soured Deals Show Hazard in Risk Transfer Boom — Investors have written down two risk transfer deals with Bank of Ireland Group Plc as the underlying loans deteriorate, a warning of the potential pitfalls involved in the increasingly popular trades.
Chop up your books | Attainable Felicity | Matt Kirkland — Matt Kirkland is a designer. He probably reads too much.
Commit Description as a Thinking Tool — Before the AI era, I wrote pretty long commit descriptions (or commit bodies) for major changes. It took me about five to ten minutes to draft and reread them to make sure I didn’t miss anything important. I did that for several reasons.
Why has Iraq devalued its currency, and why are some MPs against it? — MPs oppose dinar devaluation, citing increased living costs and financial strain on Iraq’s most vulnerable populations.
“The Figure a Poem Makes,” a Poem by Donna Masini — It’s a slow start. Notice the way she’s holding the pen. Four-beat line to open, leaning blue, and—synesthesia—right at the jump. If she can shift to the conditional—yes! She lands clean on an …
Nidec Shares Hit Decade Low as Delisting Risk Mounts — Shares of scandal-hit Nidec Corp. fell 6.6% on Tuesday to their lowest level since July 2016 amid concerns about the risk of delisting.
ICE agent shoots man in New York City — The Department of Homeland Security said ICE was arresting a "criminal illegal alien"; New York's mayor called it "unconscionable".
NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 12, 2026 — Looking for a spoiler-free way to find a connection? We have you covered.
Michael Cunningham on the Question of Scale in Writing — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. I don’t work on an epic scale, though my ambitions run more to epic proportions than I like to admit. It’s a question of…
Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be full of Samsung foldables, new trailer Wednesday — Ahead of a new trailer for Sony & Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day arriving tomorrow, Samsung has confirmed that its...
MLB playoffs 2026: ALCS, NLCS expert predictions — The Dodgers, Brewers, Rays and Guardians remain. Here's who we pick to move on -- and how our playoff predictions have fared so far.
The Queer Poetics in Writing About Past and Present Brazilian Politics — For novelist Cris Judar, language and bodies are charged with conventions and social norms, and as such, language and bodies contain within them the potential for social upheaval and change. They a…
China Issues Draft Standards for Remanufactured Automotive Parts — China released draft rules that would establish nationwide requirements for automotive-parts remanufacturing, including standards for the sourcing of used components, product quality, traceability and market…
Steam Deck's GPU is completely outdated, and this cheap AMD mini PC proves it — A 2022 handheld exposed by newer mini PCs that deliver far more RDNA performance while staying compact and affordable.
Poundland in rescue talks as owners seek buyer — The leadership team is attempting a buyout, but a union has warned the retailer could fall into administration instead.
LukeW | The Convergence of Design — After seeing lots of posts over the years arguing that design has become homogenized, I decided to pull together historical and modern designs for a few differe...
Felix gives Portugal win over Wales in Nations League opener — Watch the best of the action as Portugal beat Wales 1-0 in Lisbon in the Nations League
Congo to Demand Franc Payments to Boost Currency, Investment — Democratic Republic of Congo’s central bank will soon require a range of payments to be made in francs instead of dollars — including to mining subcontractors — to strengthen the local currency and encourage…
Italian Spinach and Ricotta Baked Chicken — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//tk/photo/2026/10-2026/2026-10-WC-italian-spinach-and-ricotta-chicken-bake/WC-italian-spinach-and-ricotta-chicken-bake-099-crop"> “Serious lasagna vibes.” <a…
July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction — Rachel Aviv’s You Won’t Get Free of It, David Thompson’s A Sudden Flicker of Light, and Pamela Colloff’s Catch the Devil all feature among the best reviewed nonfiction title…
Scientists find evidence of a second-generation planet born from a dying star — A team of scientists found evidence of a planet born from a white dwarf in decades-old Hubble data.
We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing — The literary world is finally asking a question it has dodged for years: What can a human writer do that artificial intelligence cannot? The answers tend to circle around…
Editor's Letter: Celebrating Craftspeople and Their Traditions Around the World — One of travel's many gifts is the opportunity to make rather than consume.
Corn Plunges After USDA Hikes US Yield Outlook in Surprise Move — Corn tumbled as much as 4.8% after the US Department of Agriculture raised its outlook for yield and production of the top American crop, when most analysts expected a cut.
Sirianni's call leads to dramatic winning kick by Jaguars' Little — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni took responsibility for his handling of the closing moments of Sunday's dramatic 19-17 loss to the Jaguars in London.
How to Survive Hopelessness: The Remarkable Story of a Shipwrecked Family — “You can expect good and bad luck, but good or bad judgment is your prerogative.”
Every app on Earth is now open source... whether it likes it or not — Every agent needs proper tools. Apify MCP gives yours thousands of them, ready to run. Use code FIRESHIP25 for $25 in free credits: https://apify.it/4ygURHS A developer just rewrote seven Adobe apps in Rust…
Gaten Matarazzo on life after Stranger Things as he makes West End debut — The actor opens up about finding his way in the West End as he makes his debut in a revival of Rent.
Literature Map - The Tourist Map of Literature — Authors you might also like.
GitHub - alternbits/awesome-cuda-books: A curated list of best cuda programming books — A curated list of best cuda programming books. Contribute to alternbits/awesome-cuda-books development by creating an account on GitHub.
Drones light up Taipei’s night sky for Computex trade show — Drones lit up the evening sky near Taiwan’s Taipei 101 skyscraper in a dazzling display for the Computex trade show.
US Household Delinquencies Improve: NY Fed Quarterly Report — The share of overdue consumer loans fell slightly in the second quarter, and so did some measures of newly delinquent debt, pointing to improvements for the US consumer.
Enchantment and the Courage of Joy: René Magritte on the Antidote to the Banality of Pessimism — “Life is wasted when we make it more terrifying, precisely because it is so easy to do so.”
A content creator tried to trademark “Hot Girls Read.” BookTok clapped back. — In a bit of unhinged book news, an influencer has come under fire this week after attempting to trademark the slogan “Hot Girls Read.” Allie Mitrovich, the content creator behind Allie …
North Korea dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution — The country rebukes the UN atomic agency's 'double standards' and says nuclear status is 'irreversible'.
Education Was Built for a World That No Longer Exists | Sanjay Divakar | TEDxThird Ward Salon — What if the biggest problem with education isn't AI—but the system that existed long before AI arrived? In this thought-provoking TEDx talk, Sanjay Divakar draws on his experience…
European Alternatives — European alternatives to popular US and Asian products and services: software, apps, electronics, cars, fashion and more, from companies headquartered in Europe.
Deafheaven Surprise Release New EP At Work in the Fields of the Bomb — Their first new music since 2025’s Lonely People with Power
Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe | TechCrunch — Is Apple hoping to get into the AI-generated podcast business?
Rayo Vallecano vs. Athletic Club suspended after fans launch paper plane protest — Rayo Vallecano's LaLiga game against Athletic Club was called off in the first half on Saturday after fans launched paper airplanes on to the pitch in protest at president Raúl Martín Presa.