David’s handcrafted figurines pay tribute to cultural icons. His latest project takes on his greatest hero, his late brother
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For many generations of readers, the poetry of William Wordsworth has been an irreplaceable balm for the soul
- by Sam Dresser
Rather than being an enemy of empiricism, belief in what can’t be known is part of how we gain knowledge, even now
- by Adam Kucharski
In their visions of the underworld Dante and Milton were truly subversive, incorporating predecessors into their own repudiation
- by Charlie Ericson
Six days is how long it took for nearly 300 activists from across Europe to mobilise, organise routes through four countries, and set out toward the Turkish-Syrian border in a desperate act of solidarity with the besieged Kurdish-majority regions of North and East Syria, known as Rojava. The ‘People’s Caravan’ — a convoy that aims […]
Benjamin Guin, Mahmoud Fatouh and Haluk Unal Regulation has been asserted to be a brake on innovation. Prudential rules impose capital, liquidity and disclosure requirements, as well as stress tests, to strengthen resilience and manage risks – though some view them as potentially limiting financial innovation. Yet recent evidence from the UK mortgage market suggests … Continue reading Can regulation drive innovation in finance? Lessons from green mortgage products
Lawyers flocked to East Palestine after a toxic train derailment, winning a $600 million settlement. Case closed? Not even close.
In the annals of ruses used to provoke fear in the voting public about government deficits, central bank currency issuance, and fiscal activism, the experience of Germany in the 1920s was a long-standing favourite, that could be wheeled out on demand and have immediate effect. Wheelbarrows full of money being pushed to the local bakery…
Trump largely dismantled ICE’s civil rights oversight office. Now, as Congress clashes over Homeland Security funding, its fate hangs in the balance.
Can we escape AI slavery? Only the Left can tame big tech This is light years beyond mere surveillance capitalism. (Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty) Yanis Varoufakis 12 Feb 2026 · 6 mins Artificial intelligence · Big tech · Prometheus Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings, did not have two separate heads, but rather was two […]
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- This is cross-posted from Dries Buytaert's blog
For the past months, the AI Initiative Leadership Team has been working with our contributing partners to define what the Drupal AI initiative should focus on in 2026. That plan is now ready, and I want to share it with the community.
This roadmap builds directly on the strategy we outlined in Accelerating AI Innovation in Drupal. That post described the direction. This plan turns it into concrete priorities and execution for 2026.
The full plan is available as a PDF, but let me explain the thinking behind it.
Scaling the Drupal AI Initiative
The Drupal AI Initiative officially launched in June 2025 with the release of the Drupal AI Strategy 1.0 and a shared commitment to advancing AI capabilities in an open, responsible way. What began as a coordinated effort among a small group of committed organizations has grown into a substantial, sponsor-funded collaboration across the Drupal ecosystem.
Sources said the closure was connected to new counter-drone laser technology and miscommunication or misunderstanding by the FAA.
The post Officials Dispute Trump Explanation of El Paso Airspace Closure: “There Was Not a Threat” appeared first on The Intercept.
As the associate vice provost for the Office of Asynchronous Online Courses for Student-Centered High-Impact Learning (OAOCSCHIL, an office we created in the last few years after realizing how lucrative these things are), I want to address a growing concern on campus: the rumor that asynchronous online classes are “basically a scam.”
I understand the confusion. Outsiders are quick to pass judgment on these courses stocked with hastily recorded video lectures from 2020, auto-graded multiple-choice quizzes, and reflection message boards that are now 87 percent bots talking to other bots. Because there are no scheduled meetings with professors or classmates, and grading consists of counting whether students clicked the correct buttons, the fact that we charge tuition for the privilege of participating in these experiences could be mistaken for a scam: one in which no learning and very little effort are exchanged for grades and credits.
But, I assure you, this is not a scam. This is innovation.
Colorado lawmakers just struck down a bill that would’ve allowed the state’s mountain towns to tax empty vacation homes.
The former FBI agent's pardon came after his co-defendant’s daughter donated $3.5 million to Donald Trump
Reportedly, Will Sharpe is in line to be the next Doctor on Doctor Who. True or not, he's already an exceptional actor, writer, and director.
I stand second to few in my admiration for how well China has done. But the super boosters are super tiresome. If China had been a small nation, the best they would have done is parallel Japan: do very well, then the US breaks your legs. Reminds me of Americans in 1950 or 95. They […]
Documents suggest Epstein met with Gates at the convicted child sex offender's Manhattan home, alongside Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel and right-wing media mogul Mortimer Zuckerman
After a cop got shot, Prairieland ICE protesters face terrorism charges. Will Alex Pretti’s killing sway the jury?
The post Texas “Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes On Tough Questions About Guns at Protests Against ICE appeared first on The Intercept.
Now this Seth… did leave children behind him who imitated his virtues…. They also were the inventors of that peculiar sort of wisdom which is concerned with the heavenly bodies, and their order. And that their inventions might not be lost before they were sufficiently known, upon Adam’s prediction that the world was to be […]
A quart of ice cream every hour?
No.
Any processed food?
No.
What about the processed food advertised during the Super Bowl?
No.
Really? Not Pringles, or Dunkin’ Donuts, or the chips from the Lay’s commercial about the retiring farmer that made me cry?
Still no.
How about the beer for sale at the football stadium?
No.
Even the Budweiser from the ad with the eagle and horse, which looked like Pegasus, that made me cry?
That is also a no from Mike Tyson.
Anything fudgy that makes people feel fudgy?
Definitely not.
What about the single salty tear that runs down your face when you cry?
No, the sodium content is too high.
RFK Jr.’s new inverted food triangle ends the war on protein, but my doctor says to limit my cholesterol intake. Should I still consume more cheese, meat, and whole-fat milk?
Yes! MAHA!
So I can have cheese even if it’s processed?
Yes. No. Trick question.
Why I think that Starmer is going to be staying exactly where he is for the foreseeable future
A jaunty song calls for greater appreciation of Indian wool, as imports undermine the livelihoods of local herders
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