M. Night Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable” is now 25 years old. In the opening title credits, Shyamalan finally unveiled what the movie was about, and it came as a surprise: “Unbreakable” isn’t just about comic books but the approach to comic book storytelling. It begins in a Philadelphia department store in 1961, with a mother giving birth […]
A group of Native Americans are pleased government leaders have pushed back against a rule imposed by former President Joe Biden (D) regarding development in a wildlife refuge in Alaska. The issue surrounds the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), Fox News reported Saturday. That area is where Biden worked to choke an oil and gas lease […]
In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, no longer poses a public health threat in the country. Trachoma is the first NTD to be […]
All this means that actors, whether well-resourced organizations or grassroots collectives, have a clear path to deploying politically persuasive AI at scale. Early demonstrations have already occurred elsewhere in the world. In India’s 2024 general election, tens of millions of dollars were reportedly spent on AI to segment voters, identify swing voters, deliver personalized messaging […]
The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Education Department staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying their help is needed to tackle a mounting backlog of discrimination complaints from students and families. The staffers had been on administrative leave while the department faced lawsuits challenging layoffs in the agency’s Office for Civil […]
The plaza behind San Jose City Hall was filled with Deadheads and DJs on Thursday night, as the city distinctively celebrated its historic connection to the Grateful Dead by illuminating City Hall in light show of swirling colors, with the legendary band’s music ringing out in the courtyard. The festivities marked the 60th anniversary of […]
When leaders insist on positivity at all costs, they create brittle systems unable to confront reality. Unsplash+ In his book Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No Morehistorian Alexei Yurchak introduced the concept of “hypernormalization.” This describes a phenomenon in which an entire population accepts an officially sanctioned version of truth that fundamentally contradicts their […]
Liberals rallied to Jimmy Kimmel’s side after his suspension for misleading viewers about Charlie Kirk’s murder. Free speech must be defended, they cried. Democracy hangs in the balance! To quote a favorite Tim Robinson meme … “You sure about that?” Why so cynical? Wouldn’t the artistic community be the first group to rise up when […]
Friday on C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said the Trump administration was acting like Russian President Vladimir Putin by “striking innocents in the Caribbean.” Host Dasha Burns said, “We are talking about Venezuela — these strikes are just part of a broader policy towards Venezuela. The president this week said that he is considering land […]
WHO Member States today ended their latest round of intensive negotiations on the world’s first Pathogen Access andBenefit Sharing (PABS) system. Countries decided to resume deliberations in January in a reflection of the shared commitment and urgency needed to help make the world safer from future pandemics. Countries convened for the fourth meeting of the […]
