Fiona Hill on Trump, Putin and Why Great Powers Fall
The former White House aide recently returned to her roots, advising Britain on defense and taking a role at Durham University in northeastern England. She still has her eye on global threats.
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We’ve discovered a door to a hidden part of reality – what’s inside?
It has been 15 years since the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) started smashing particles together. Since then, I have been one among thousands of researchers scouring its collisions for evidence of new physics that could explain mysteries like dark matter or the existence of matter in the universe. In 2012, the LHC uncovered the Higgs…
MLB trade deadline rumors: Mets could move big-league roster pieces; Cardinals dangle starting pitcher
The (mathematically inaccurate) second half is underway and the trade deadline is only 10 days away. Pencils must be down at 6 p.m. ET next Thursday, July 31. Trade chatter and activity will pick up now that the amateur draft is in the rearview mirror and front offices can focus their attention on the deadline….
BBC Smashes Creative Diversity Targets
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC smashed its creative diversity targets by £50M ($67M) last year, as the person responsible for ensuring the corporation works with under-represented voices tells us her team is now completely embedded in the commissioning process. Revealed in its BBC Commissioning Report for the year to March 31 2025, the broadcaster said it spent…
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Stop being a martyr at work. Aim for sustainable success instead
Five tips for replacing work martyrdom with sustainable success. Casually mentioning canceling a doctor’s appointment or skipping something personal to take on more work has become the new humblebrag. It’s rarely treated as a big deal, and often, it’s delivered with self-deprecating pride: “Oh, I’ll just cancel my doctor’s appointment to crank this out,” or…
Tanner Scott injury casts shadow over Dodgers’ win against Twins
The Dodgers won their first game in the second half of the season on Monday night. They can only hope it wasn’t accompanied by yet another potentially significant loss. Though the Dodgers powered their way past the Minnesota Twins 5-2 at Dodger Stadium — hitting four home runs on a night Shohei Ohtani pitched three…
bitchy | “Charli XCX wore Vivienne Westwood for her weekend wedding” links
Charli XCX wore Vivienne Westwood for her wedding to George Daniel. (Wedding photos in the tweets at the end of the post.) [Buzzfeed]Theo James opened a restaurant in London & apparently it sucks. [Jezebel]Some big spoilers for the future of my new favorite show, Patience. [Pajiba]I had no memory of Gwyneth Paltrow’s engagement ring from…
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Sharing a Bed With Your Kid? It’s Totally Normal in Asia.
Bed sharing tends to be unpopular and contentious in the United States. But in many Asian countries, the question is often not whether to do it, but when to stop.