Americans increasingly can’t afford their cars, while car insurers are raking in record profits and executive pay.
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Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art and the Brick opened MONUMENTS last week, an exhibit...
Powerful storms like Hurricane Melissa foment an odd phenomenon called the “stadium effect” at their centers
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It all started when Instagram introduced the twenty-slide photo dumps. Trying to post the correct ratio of photos to memes to appear both off-the-grid and clued-in to the minutiae of internet culture is tough. There are only so many selfies, photos of my dog, and funny-shaped carpet stains I can share before I come off as a shallow, boring influencer.
Floundering, I decided to post an image in my dump of a book a roommate left behind—The Picture of Dorian Gray. Then, as always, the case with the danger of expressing an opinion on the internet, a Reply Guy asked me about it, and I found myself in a masochistic corner of my own making. Were they to discover my photo was a plea for attention, my carefully curated online persona would come unraveling. They might wonder if my bed really is made every morning, if that’s my real dog, or if I am even a good person.
Out of options, I read Oscar Wilde’s seminal work in one night, like an executioner was watching me. The book was actually relatable, even good. It made me… think. Perhaps the relentless pursuit of youth ultimately depletes our humanity? Or something. I told my Reply Guy this, and he said, “Nice.”
The BBC announced that Disney will not produce the next series of Doctor Who, and Russell T. Davies is writing a Christmas Special for 2026.
Every year we do a fundraiser. This pays to keep the site and me running, and the site wouldn’t be viable without it. If you read the blog readily, I probably don’t have to sing its praises but I’ll do so anyway, as a nod to tradition.. Generally we’re ahead of most of the media […]
Putin's "human safari" attacks on Ukranian civilians, first reported by Byline Times, are a war crime designed to depopulate the country, a UN investigation has found
Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days succeeds at least in distilling the evasions and weaknesses of the modern Democratic Party.
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“Seven of the nine universities that the White House initially approached about a plan to steer more federal money toward schools aligned with President Trump’s priorities have refused to endorse the proposal.” —The New York Times
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Dear Little Daisies Preschool,
Following the rejection of our university-level Compact for Academic Excellence by certain elite institutions, we have refocused our efforts on more receptive partners and a more malleable student population. Therefore, we are pleased to offer you a $250 grant from the US Department of Education. We trust that you will join our mission to restore rigor, accountability, and competitive spirit to the preschool sector.
To receive our largesse, you must adhere to the strictures outlined below.
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
Research on frightening but fun experiences offers some encouragement for those of us who prefer to know what’s ahead
- by Matt Huston
Through her paintings, Georgia O’Keeffe laid claim to New Mexico’s desert landscape. But it was never hers for the taking
- by Alanna Offield
After my brother Chris died by suicide, my other brother Dave tried to kill me. Here’s how I survived
- by Anita Lambert
Reform's biggest donor and Treasurer Nick Candy held investments in a US venture fund tied to Trump-supporting tech billionaires, including Elon Musk
Under 1980- och början av 1990-talet stödde nästan 70 procent av arbetarklassen Socialdemokraterna. Sedan valet 1994 — ungefär då de stora nedskärningarna började genomföras av Socialdemokraterna och deras nya ekonomiska linje tog form — har partiets stöd stadigt minskat, och 2022 hade de enbart stöd av 35 procent av arbetarklassen. Arbetarklassen har i stället börjat […]
Der real existierende Neoliberalismus ist aller dings auch ein wenig selektiv mit seinem eigenen Erbe umgegangen. Walter Eucken hätte die fort schreitende Monopolisierung der amerikanischen Wirtschaft sehr wahrscheinlich als problematisch angesehen und das Imperium von Elon Musk zur Zerschlagung freigegeben. Solche Forderungen sind heute von den Neoliberalen in den Parteien und den Unternehmerverbänden eher selten […]
This Tuesday report will provide some insights into life for a westerner (me) who is working for an extended period at Kyoto University in Japan but who over the years of working here has increasingly began to understand the language and local cultural traditions. Running peace Here is a scene from one of my running…
The member for New England, know for passing out drunk in the streets of Canberra and impregnating a staff member, Barnaby Joyce, has told One Nation and the Nationals to consider him the golden bachelor and start wooing. ”Look, this... Read More ›
We’re about 4 weeks into our annual fundraiser. Our goal is $12,500 (same as last year). So far we’ve raised $9,735 from 82 people out of a readership of about 10,000. If you read this blog, you’re usually ahead of everyone else. You know, years in advance, much of what’s going to happen. The intelligence […]
Given that the white supremacist running the account churns out offensive content like the hatemonger...
Spirit Halloween is robbing the shopping-mall cemetery after private equity sent retailers to an early grave.
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dumbing down of world knowledge.” – From the book Wikipedia: The Dumbing Down of World Knowledge by Edwin Black 2010
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Well, well, well. Look who it is.
The global academic, scientific, and pro-fact community.
I suppose you’ve come to say you’re sorry? I hope so, given your years of sneering and hand-wringing about how I was ruining knowledge. Meanwhile, you turned your information environment into a hypercapitalist post-truth digital snuff film.
A lot can change in a couple of decades, huh? Used to be, it was hard to keep up with all you nerds decrying me as the downfall of truth and human inquiry [1] [2] [3]… [44].
Well, great job, geniuses. Since you’re so horny for facts, here’s a fact: The White House just appointed a new deputy press secretary, and it’s a three-armed AI Joseph McCarthy doing the Cha Cha Slide [pictured, right].
Regulators have gutted consumer protection rules on everything from flight refunds to medical debt, costing Americans billions in lost savings.