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"South Park" saw our food fights coming
Salonby Ashlie D. Stevens·18 Sept 2026
Within the canon of adult animation,“The Simpsons” gets most of the credit for predicting the future, but “South Park” has at least one unnervingly good entry in the category.
Inertia co-founder Jeff Lawson’s joins Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·18 Sept 2026
Jeff Lawson has already helped build a company with more than $4 billion in revenue and 300,000 customers worldwide.
FCC Clears the Way for Middle East Dictatorships to Own Our Media
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling·18 Sept 2026
The Federal Communications Commission has greenlit Paramount’s petition to allow foreign investors to own at least 49.5 percent of its equity—should the media behemoth successfully acquire Warner...
What Is ‘Carb Rinsing’ and Why Are All Your Favorite Athletes Doing It?
GQby Katie Wright·18 Sept 2026
If you spotted the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, or Lamine Yamal taking a swig of liquid, swishing it around their mouth, then spitting it onto the field at this year’s World Cup...
Rep. Chip Roy doesn't want to regulate AI, but says Congress should have an oversight role
US Top News and Analysisby Justin Papp·18 Sept 2026
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a GOP House hardliner and proponent of limited government, said during a Friday appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that he feels Congress has an oversight role to play when...
Oregon man accused of killing five Portland-area women faces new charge in sixth death
NBC Newsby Matt Lavietes·18 Sept 2026
An Oregon man accused of killing five women and dumping their bodies in the Portland-area has been indicted in the death of a sixth.
Rooftop rainwater sprinkler systems could help cool warming cities, study says
Mongabay Globalby Glenn Scherer·18 Sept 2026
- Researchers have designed a model to simulate how widely distributed rooftop rainwater collection tanks combined with smart rooftop sprinkler systems could help moderate urban heat island...
Sally Rooney just defeated a data center.
Literary Hubby Dan Sheehan·18 Sept 2026
Sally Rooney just defeated a data center. Here’s a rare piece of heartening tech news to buoy you toward the weekend: A West of Ireland data center objected to by novelist Sally Rooney has just had...
Researchers used Anthropic's Claude to hack into OpenAI | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Aditya Mehta, Rebecca Bellan·18 Sept 2026
In a twist that captures the strange new state of AI security, independent security researchers have used Anthropic’s Claude to break into OpenAI, exposing cracks in the ChatGPT-maker’s defenses...
No, But - Longreads
Longreadsby Carolyn Wells·18 Sept 2026
I’m not a fan of improv. I’ve even walked out of a class before—being told to pretend to give birth just wasn’t for me.
How to Make the U.S.-China AI Race Less Dangerous
Timeby Julian Gewirtz and Matt Sheehan·18 Sept 2026
The timing could hardly be worse. Even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prepares to meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend to discuss AI, President Donald Trump has dismissed public...
Final 24 hours to exhibit at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·18 Sept 2026
Exhibit table bookings close tonight, Friday, September 18, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, you cannot add your startup to the Expo Hall. Tables are limited and first come, first served.
How Zoe Kazan Made 'East of Eden' Her Own
Timeby Eliana Dockterman·18 Sept 2026
In June 2024, Zoe Kazan boarded a flight to New Zealand. She was excited. For a mother of small children, a quiet solo flight is a vacation unto itself. She scrolled through the in-flight movies.
Princess Diana's brother claims Charles sounded "like a lottery winner" after she died
CBS Newsby Holly Williams·18 Sept 2026
London — The brother of the late Princess Diana claims in his upcoming book that King Charles III, then Prince Charles, "sounded giddily elated — like a lottery winner," right after his ex-wife...
Fed staff should have known Silicon Valley Bank was vulnerable, new report finds
US Top News and Analysisby Matt Peterson·18 Sept 2026
An outside review of the Federal Reserve's oversight of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023 has found the Fed's staff "knew, or should have known," that the bank was vulnerable prior to the...
The Women Who Sold Books Door to Door - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Dailyby Livia Gershon·18 Sept 2026
In the second half of the nineteenth century, before the rise of public libraries, many people in remote parts of the United States got their hands on new books thanks to traveling salespeople.
Reality TV star Porsha Williams reveals she had to undergo emergency partial hysterectomy: "It all happened so fast"
CBS Newsby Gayle King·18 Sept 2026
For more than a decade, reality TV star Porsha Williams has given fans a window into her life, from fertility struggles to the aftermath of her divorce.
NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy - NASA Science
NASAby Elizabeth Tammi·18 Sept 2026
Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret.
Reaction to ‘Ted Lasso’ shows left-wing critics are never satisfied, so why does Hollywood keep trying?
FOX Newsby Dan Zaksheske·18 Sept 2026
Apple’s major hit show "Ted Lasso" centered its return on women’s soccer and nearly every grievance progressive critics prioritize. They still said it failed women.
Country music star pulled her Bible into bed with her to get through 'awful' divorce
FOX Newsby Kelly McGreal·18 Sept 2026
Accustomed to performing under the bright lights of concert halls as well as TV studios during her time as a finalist on "The Voice," country music star Karen Waldrup of Nashville never anticipated...
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