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top 66%Meta’s Muse Is Adults-Only. Why Does It Look Like a Kids’ Toy?
Wiredby Reece Rogers20d ago
Meta’s Muse mascot is named Jolly. It's an adorable, cuddly representation of Meta’s AI agent that you can dress however you want—like a doll.
The frat omertà: Whistleblower warns of ‘code of silence’ after Ole Miss deaths, alleged Penn State coke ring
FOX Newsby Kelsie Cairns20d ago
"You need a code of omertà if you're trying to create an organization that's essentially like a criminal organization," Andrew Lohse said.
Mount Shasta climber recounts harrowing 500-foot slide, overnight crawl to safety: report
FOX Newsby Brittany Miller20d ago
A California climber who survived a roughly 500-foot slide down Mount Shasta is recounting how he crawled through the night after losing his supplies and suffering serious injuries.
Princess Diana considered becoming first lady after American politician courted her, brother claims
FOX Newsby Brie Stimson; Stephanie Nolasco20d ago
Princess Diana’s younger brother, Charles Spencer, released his memoir "Swan Song," about the beloved royal this week revealing new details about the late royal’s life behind palace walls.
Alleged noncitizen voters targeted by feds from 18 different countries, mostly green card holders
Salonby Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat20d ago
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Trump’s Greenland deal shadows Xi visit after years of Beijing eyeing Arctic influence
FOX Newsby Ashley DiMella; Peter D'Abrosca20d ago
President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington this week, one day after signing a Greenland security agreement that, once in force, would bar non-NATO states such as...
She grew up under Soviet rule. Now EU's top diplomat warns Europe against giving Russia what it wants
FOX Newsby Morgan Phillips20d ago
NEW YORK — Russia is trying to scare Europe into backing off its defense in the region, claims European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas, who warns it will only lead to Moscow becoming more...
Two powerful federal courts face push to break free from DC bubble as unlikely duo steps in
FOX Newsby Robert Schmad20d ago
A bipartisan team of senators is proposing legislation that they say will broaden the pool of qualified judges available to serve on two powerful federal courts with nationwide jurisdiction. Sens.
Thanks, I’m Just Looking
Hyperallergicby Hakim Bishara20d ago
The following exchange between a curator and me takes place during the press preview for the Armory Show.
We Turned Sleep Into Homework. Now We’re Losing Sleep Over It
Timeby Joshua Tal20d ago
A few months ago, a new patient sat down in my office and started talking before I had finished my hello. She hadn’t slept well in months, and it showed.
Audemars Piguet says its Royal Pop collaboration with Swatch is breaking sales records, despite luxury watch slump and tariffs
US Top News and Analysisby Robert Frank20d ago
Luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet says its sales and engagement are breaking records after its risky, eye-catching Royal Pop collaboration with Swatch earlier this year, according to the company's...
Trump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ Heel
The New Republicby Greg Sargent20d ago
One of the most frustrating things about the capitulation of elite institutions to Donald Trump—from law firms to universities to media companies—has been that the logic of the situation so clearly...
Nolan Wells’s Family Still Wants Answers
The New Yorkerby Cristian Farias20d ago
At 7:54 P.M. this past Monday, Christine Wells-Wonsley received a text message from the Jackson County district attorney, Angel Myers McIlrath.
Taryn Simon’s Father Figures
The New Yorkerby Emily Witt20d ago
In the mid-nineteen-eighties, at the age of nine, Taryn Simon helped her father transform the living room of her family’s home, on Long Island, into a replica of a teak-walled room that he had seen...
Are Public Spaces Really for the Public?
The New Yorkerby Parker Henry20d ago
“In New York City, the streets are your living room,” Jack Espel said the other day, at a coffee shop on East Fifty-ninth Street.
The Teen Portraits That Captivated Sofia Coppola
The New Yorkerby Margaret Talbot20d ago
The photographer Joseph Szabo’s pictures in the new book “American Teen” look timeless in certain ways—the crisp black-and-white of the images, the stately framing, the instantly recognizable...
A Night Living in Penn Station
The New Yorkerby Anand Giridharadas20d ago
At midnight, Lisette Lojo started her rounds at Penn Station. She cruised through the New Jersey Transit waiting area, past shuttered concessions selling pizza and magazines and headphones.
This Browser Extension Lets You Snooze Open Tabs Until Later
Wiredby Justin Pot20d ago
Tabs are the best. They're also the worst. Sometimes I end up drowning in browser tabs containing web pages I don't remember opening, and sometimes I have a few tabs that I want to close, but I...
A plan to save Bali’s lost fireflies
Mongabay Globalby Lucia Torres20d ago
BALI — Indonesia. Wayan Wardika used to see “clouds of fireflies” as a child growing up among the rice fields of Bali, Indonesia.