Trump Officials Move to Fire Most Voice of America Journalists
The layoffs set up a potential battle with a federal judge who blocked previous efforts by Kari Lake, a fierce Trump ally, to restructure the agency.
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Ursula Le Guin’s son on why her science fiction classic The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite
Ursula K. Le Guin in 2005 Dan Tuffs/Getty Images When I’m asked by a Le Guin neophyte where to start, I rarely recommend The Dispossessed. I wouldn’t urge a stranger to leap into the deep end of a pool. Though the novel delicately explores matters of the heart, it is heady – in the sense…
Revealed: Major NBA brands linked to forced labor in China | NBA
When Enes Kanter Freedom appeared on a basketball court in his Boston Celtics jersey and a pair of trainers emblazoned with the slogan “Free Uyghur”, the reaction from Beijing was swift. “Literally at the half-time, they cancelled every Celtics game on television [in China] for the rest of the year,” the basketball player tells the…
The Bengal Files is 1 minute longer than Animal; CBFC censors ‘contemptuous’ words against transgenders; makers voluntarily remove Gopal Mukhopadhyay’s mention in several scenes
After delivering films like The Tashkent Files (2019), The Kashmir Files (2022) and The Vaccine War (2023), director Vivek Agnihotri is back with another hard hitting film, The Bengal Files. The makers of the film secured the censor certificate in advance and Bollywood Hungama, in this article, would exclusively focus on the same. To begin…
Behind Thai Premier’s Dismissal, Unraveling of an Uneasy Alliance
Thaksin Shinawatra had struck a grand bargain with Thailand’s establishment, analysts say, that allowed his daughter to ascend to the prime minister’s job.
The week in business: Recalls, retail woes, and record-setting deals
From salmonella-contaminated eggs to Swift and Kelce’s $1.65B engagement, this week’s business news had it all. It’s been one of those weeks where business news managed to cover just about everything: food safety, trade drama, housing weirdness, mall nostalgia, layoffs, and even Taylor Swift’s love life. Some stories hit directly at everyday life—like what’s in…
What Bills QB Josh Allen is doing to work toward a Super Bowl
Bills QB Josh Allen has spent Buffalo’s offseason looking for ways to develop further as a player. In doing so, he has examined a range of things from mechanics to sleep. “I was getting a little funkier with my mechanics last year, and that’s a shoulder, an elbow here and there,” he told Sports Illustrated.”…
George MacKay & Callum Turner Talk Venice Title ‘Rose Of Nevada’
With his unique brand of elusive, analog filmmaking, Cornish writer-director Mark Jenkin has cultivated a devoted band of followers, none more loyal than those who work with him. “He’s an artist,” actor Callum Turner (The Boys in the Boat) exclaims with a defiant tone. “This film is like a painting meets a poem. Reading the…
Large Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine, Amid Stalled Bid for Peace Talks
It was the second massive assault in three days, as the Kremlin rebuffed peace talks sought by Ukraine and the United States.
The Science behind Hurricane Katrina: What Researchers Knew before the 2005 Disaster
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina became one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the U.S. After sweeping along the Gulf Coast, wreaking havoc in Louisiana and Mississippi, the massive storm ultimately led to 1,392 fatalities, according to the National Hurricane Center. Katrina’s destruction centered…