Think boucle jackets with low-waisted jeans, silk blouses with masculine trousers, pencil skirts with wellies … It always makes me feel a tiny bit queasy when looking “ladylike”, as a trend or a vibe or whatever, comes into fashion. How does it make sense to spend our hard-earned paychecks cosplaying ...
The raid on Ilhan Omar’s house is dangerous political theater | Moira DoneganThe raid on Ilhan Omar’s house is dangerous political theater | Moira Donegan
The raid is meant to cast an air of suspicion and criminality over Democratic candidates who, like Omar, are facing the voters in a matter of weeks On Monday, federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security raided the Washington DC area home of Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota congresswoman and ...
There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment RobotThere’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot
Let’s briefly deconstruct a viral or soon to be viral story out of Cologne, Germany regarding an incident in which a “remotely controlled robot grabs 16-year-old’s buttocks” and “performed thrusting movements against her,” according to police. I have begun to see this story percolate around the English-speaking internet because it ...
Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to FallCharacter.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall
New music genre just dropped. Also: A Tesla locks out cops, and more from around the web. ...
Russell Brand was a ‘sexual predator’, prosecution alleges as rape trial beginsRussell Brand was a ‘sexual predator’, prosecution alleges as rape trial begins
The actor and comedian has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one of indecent assault. ...
Saudi set to drop plans for five 2034 World Cup stadiumsSaudi set to drop plans for five 2034 World Cup stadiums
The Scoop Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is preparing to inform organizers of the 2034 men’s soccer World Cup that it plans to drop five new stadiums it proposed to build to host the tournament, according to people familiar with the matter. Public Investment Fund will likely narrow its focus ...
Saudi national arrested over alleged planting of recording device at OpenAISaudi national arrested over alleged planting of recording device at OpenAI
AI agents, meet double agents. OpenAI said it identified, fired, and reported to the FBI an employee who bugged its office. The employee, a Saudi national later identified by law enforcement as Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested last week and charged with illegally recording company communication. (He appears to have some ...
It’s BlackRock vs. Apollo in war to bank corporate AmericaIt’s BlackRock vs. Apollo in war to bank corporate America
A little-noticed deal this week for senior-care clinics is the first shot fired in a Wall Street turf battle. BlackRock’s HPS credit arm is essentially lending $2.8 billion to Humana, marking Larry Fink’s entry into a space that Apollo has had to itself until now. Apollo’s dryly named “capital solutions” ...
Spain’s king says control of country’s African territories is ‘non-negotiable’Spain’s king says control of country’s African territories is ‘non-negotiable’
Spain’s king said his country’s control of exclaves in Africa was “non-negotiable,” after the cities became flashpoints in territorial disputes with Morocco and Europe’s anti-immigration debate. Ceuta rose to international prominence in July, when more than 70,000 people swept into the tiny exclave in a matter of hours. Most have ...
India cracks down on growing protestsIndia cracks down on growing protests
India cracked down further on anti-government protests that have grown substantially in recent months, escalating from attacking the authorities over education to frustration with what critics see as broader threats to the country’s democracy. Three leaders of an upstart political party were jailed and an historic protest site in central ...