Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars — A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
Rheinmetall CEO 'Very Unhappy' With Naval Contract Loss — Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger says he is “very unhappy” after Germany withdrew a €10 billion naval contract, saying it wasn’t a “responsible use of budgetary funds," a decision that forced the defense company to cut…
Haegue Yang’s Meditations on Exile — Also, the controversy around an AI-altered version of an Ansel Adams photo.
Happenings: Inside The Launch Of HODINKEE Australia & New Zealand At The Sydney Opera House — Collectors, enthusiasts, and leaders from the luxury world gathered at Bennelong for an intimate evening to celebrate the launch of HODINKEE Australia & New Zealand and the first print…
Divine Sculptures Revere a Yorùbá Goddess in Nigeria's Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove — A short documentary by The Met and World Monuments Fund visits the sacred art environment in southwestern Nigeria.
Thorbjornsen wins 1st PGA Tour title in final Rocket Classic — Michael Thorbjornsen made a 26-foot putt for birdie on his last hole to shoot 7-under 63 and reach 18 under to win his first PGA Tour title in the final Rocket Classic.
Husband Found Guilty of Scheming Murder of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema — Daniel Sikkema was accused of hiring the hitman who stabbed the gallerist in his Brazil townhouse in January 2024.
'Big Walk' Is a New Video Game about ... Walking and Talking — From the Melbourne-based developer House House, Big Walk is a collaborative new video game about walking and talking.
Can a student ID be used for voting? More Republican-led states are banning it — New bans on using student IDs for voting in Indiana and New Hampshire have sparked lawsuits after creating the latest hurdles to the ballot box for the U.S. voting-age group least likely to vote.
5 Netflix movies to keep you sane during your next long-haul flight — Binge a whole franchise or watch that cool movie no one likes but you these Netflix picks will make your next long-haul flight fly by.
What You Can’t Miss at Upstate Art Weekend — The art extravaganza in New York’s Hudson Valley and Catskills is back with a retrospective of Betty Parsons, a tailgate-style exhibition, living sculptures, and more.
Michael Asher Digs Deep — A survey of the artist who made museums his medium, the godmothers of ecosexuality, and more.
iPhone Ultra might have tech innovation over 15 years in the making - 9to5Mac — iPhone Ultra is launching this fall, and a new leak says it will feature a tech innovation over 15 years in the making: liquid metal.
Edward Church, Peter Hujar, Looted Art — Who is the antiquities dealer behind looted artifacts at dozens of museums across the United States?
Workers Push to Rename Wexner Center for the Arts Over Epstein Ties — The union said the Victoria’s Secret billionaire and Epstein associate’s name “does a profound disservice” to artists and community members.
The Public Domain Review — Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas.
The Silent Language of Fathers | Charitha Challa | TEDxCMRIT Hyderabad — It is a heartfelt tribute to fathers and the quiet, often invisible ways they shape our lives. Through personal stories, popular culture, and real-life examples, the speaker reveals that a father's…
Relaxing White Noise — Relaxing White Noise is the leading online provider of white noise and nature sounds to help you sleep, study or soothe a baby. Founded by a former insomniac, Relax…
Behind the Scenes at Pace — Employees describe the gallery’s disorienting layoffs, Brenda Goodman looks back on her six-decade practice, and artists urge Mayor Mamdani to ban AI in schools.
2026.20: Shifting Alliances in a Changing World — The best Stratechery content from the week of May 11, 2026, including a new kind of computing, Elon Musk, and 360 degrees of US-China relations.
Demi Vollering wins Tour de France for the 2nd time — Vollering, who first won the competition in 2023, finished the stage more than a minute ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol and 2024 champion Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney.
Discover Europe’s digital cultural heritage — Search, save and share art, books, films and music from thousands of cultural institutions
Former High Museum Executive Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement — According to court filings, Brady Lum stole more than $600,000 from the Atlanta institution during his nearly seven-year tenure.
Umbro x Spider-Man collection: Shop jackets, backpacks, shorts, and more — Your fit just got bitten by a radioactive spider.
Family Urges Help for Venezuelan Artist Trapped Under Earthquake Rubble — Onai Quiñonez is among the thousands reported missing after two back-to-back earthquakes devastated the nation.
Apple Says iOS 27 Can Automatically Add Captions to Your Personal iPhone Videos — Apple this week previewed new accessibility features that are coming later this year, and one is particularly notable: automatic captions for personal videos. For videos that do not already have cap
My 14lb terrier mix from Mexico, Pepper, enjoying some purple vibes. I think she was Prince in a former life.
How to make the iconic food from Adventure Time! — Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for July 17: Tips to solve Connections #662 — Everything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition #662
Nicola Florimbi’s Paintings Are Unsettling and Necessary — Her depictions of individuals in settings that seem both out of time and of this moment represent one of many engaging paradoxes.
Explore 1,300+ Beautiful Wildlife Illustrations from the 19th Century, Now Restored and Available Online — Today, if you want to know about any of the flora or fauna that surround us, you have only to look it up online.
Who Asked for an AI Art Museum? — Plus, a child punctures a Magritte in Israel, and Nayland Blake speaks with Hyperallergic about eroticism, play, and the role of the artist.
St Helens and Hull FC confirm Dublin double-header — St Helens will face Hull FC in Dublin as part of a Super League double-header next April, the day after Warrington Wolves take on Wigan Warriors.
Nigeria mass weddings ease financial burden for couples — For days, Nigeria’s government has been organising mass weddings to help low-income families overcome marriage cost.
RORRY Flow power bank: essential travel gear for Apple fans — The RORRY Flow power bank features a built in USB C cable, a wall plug, and a magnetic Apple Watch charger for your travels.
Over 81,000 U.S. soldiers are missing from past wars. One may soon be identified — In June, the Department of Defense disinterred the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier who had been buried in Sitka, Alaska for decades. Now, they'll try to confirm who he is.
The Story of Printmaking Is the Story of Democracy — Holly EJ Black deftly weaves a narrative that integrates varied geographical and cultural perspectives, centering figures who may not have been artists themselves.
20 Best Bars in Portland, Maine, for Hole-in-the-Wall Dives, Sceney Cocktail Lounges, and Waterfront Wine Bars — Beer put it on the map, now there's lots keeping it there.
Very Positive on European Stocks: UBS’s Panseri — UBS Wealth Management France CIO Claudio Panseri discusses European earnings, how Europe works with AI stocks, and gives her outlook on bond yields. She speaks with Anna Edwards and Guy Johnson on ‘Opening Trade.’ (Source:…
iPhone 17 Pro found ‘pristine’ after surviving fall from airplane - 9to5Mac — One user just put Apple’s durability claims to the test, and came away shocked after her iPhone 17 Pro survived an airplane fall unscathed.
The Ruthless Portraits of Elizabeth I’s Reign — An exhibition in London traces how depictions of the monarch projected an image of authority, power, wealth, and the right to be regarded as a god in all but name.
Whitney Names New Director of Independent Study Program — Soyoung Yoon’s appointment comes after the museum canceled a Palestine-related performance and suspended the program for a year.
PCjs Machines — PCjs offers a variety of online machine emulators written in JavaScript. Run DOS, Windows, OS/2 and other vintage PC applications in a web browser on your desktop computer, iPhone, or iPad. An assortment of microcomputers, minicomputers, terminals, programmable…
Victory for Claire Valdez — The artist and union organizer sweeps the NYC primary, and what makes an antiquities looter loot?
Was Greek Tragedy Written for Women? | Lottie Cleaton-Roberts | TEDxSt Dunstans College Youth — Was Greek tragedy written for women? Sixth Form Student at St Dunstan's College This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a…
Free Ink · An open ecosystem for e-readers — Free Ink is an open-source collective building the software, firmware and hardware for e-paper readers — every layer ships in the open for anyone to pick up, extend and make their own.
Nature or Culture? Europeans Can Vote on the New Banknote Design — The European Central Bank is seeking public feedback on ten design proposals for new banknotes, which feature either figures or birds.
'House of the Dragon' fans have a theory about how Sunfyre came back from the dead — Intriguing.
this person taught their grandmother to meditate by having her describe the exact taste of tea for five minutes — now it's their daily ritual together
Oman trying to contain extensive oil spill from stricken tanker — The Caroline Bezengi is believed to be part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' that Moscow uses to circumvent Western sanctions.
Ares Bundles €3 Billion of Private Credit for Secondaries Sale — Ares Management Corp. is preparing to sell €3 billion ($3.4 billion) of bundled stakes in a flagship European direct-lending fund, one of the largest credit-secondaries deals ever.
Tugboat Printshop Marks 20 Years of Making Meticulously Crafted Woodblock Prints — When Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop sets out to make a woodblock print, it's rare that she only uses a single block.
AI Loan Market Sees Investor Demands Rise, Borrowers Offer Better Terms — Loan investors are pushing back for the first time in years, in a shift that will probably translate to higher borrowing costs for everyone from private equity firms to deeply indebted AI companies.
Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so — Death sentences will be replaced with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.
Ansel Adams Trust Decries Dealer's Sale of Photo Colorized Using AI — The trust said gallerist Peter Danziger's AI-altered editions, offered at an art fair, “exploited Ansel’s name, reputation, and his most iconic image."
Trump Is Coming for the Architecture Biennale — Modigliani's "indecent" nude fetches $63.9M, the National Gallery of Art gets a major contemporary art gift, and more industry news.
Vodacom Trims Payout Plan, Lifts Revenue Goal to $18 Billion — Vodacom Group Ltd. trimmed its dividend-payout plan and raised its revenue, earnings and cash-flow goals as the wireless carrier seeks to reinvest capital in its higher-growth eastern and northern African businesses.
The Smithsonian Is Not the President's Museum — The Trump administration’s latest order marks an unprecedented effort to subordinate one of America's foremost public institutions to partisan power.
Honey, I shrunk the embeddings: Matryoshka vs. PCA – Dylan Castillo — I compared Matryoshka embeddings against PCA on BEIR datasets.
Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight | TechCrunch — Spur Intelligence has raised a $200 million round from Insight Partners for its tech that can identify legit human traffic from bots.