Excavated soil from construction sites usually ends up in landfills, but it has great potential. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) show how excavated soil can be enriched with organic waste so that it can be reused in cities. By adjusting the mixture, the
Kevin Rudd’s premature departure in March from his post of Australia’s ambassador to the United States is a surprise, but perhaps not as unexpected as it might initially appear. Rudd’s term had another year to run. Any extension would have been limited. His old job as president
[Afrobarometer] Most say African countries should have a greater say in international decision-making bodies such as the United Nations.
The verdict in Yoon Suk Yeol’s case is expected next month. He faces insurrection charges over a failed push to impose martial law in 2024.
From Pigpen's "One More Saturday Night" in 1973 to Bob Weir's "Touch of Grey" in 2025, the last onstage moment of every Dead member was captured on tape
No one is safe these days.
Marica Vilcek shares her story in a new memoir, from her early life and escape from Czechoslovakia to her 30-year career at The Met, and the decision to create the Vilcek Foundation to champion immigrants in the arts.
The first Carnegie Diner opened in 2019. One location is diagonally across the street from Carnegie Hall.
Thoughtful lessons from a Google software engineer . “The punchline isn’t ‘never innovate.’ It’s ‘innovate only where you’re uniquely paid to innovate.’ Everything else should default to boring, because boring has known failure modes.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
In what is now a post-Golden Globes tradition, host Nikki Glaser went on “The Howard Stern Show” to reveal the jokes she left on the cutting room floor. Among the bits that didn’t make it into the kudocast were punchlines about ICE and Donald Trump. Glaser told Stern she
Nothing have a new album called A Short History Of Decay coming out next month. So far we’ve heard the Mary Lattimore-featuring “Purple Strings” and the Best Songs Of The Week honoree “”Cannibal World.” Today the Philly shoegaze veterans have shared the record’s final single,
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) showed support for holding former President Clinton in contempt of Congress and moving such a resolution on the House floor over his refusal to appear for a deposition. “I think by definition, if you defy a subpoena of Congress, it is contempt,”
Fortnite's Steal the Brainrot Creative island now lets players buy things, drawing concerns over loot boxes and gambling.
A joint study by Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa set out to solve a scientific mystery: how a soft coral is able to perform the rhythmic, pulsating movements of its tentacles without a central nervous system. The study's findings are striking, and may even
President Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans who vote against his agenda during a Tuesday speech at the Detroit Economic Club. The comments, part of a broader address on the economy, come days after the president blasted a group of GOP senators who voted with Democrats to
Say it with me: Naval warfare! Naval warfare!
A new survey from Quinnipiac University found that over 80 percent of respondents have seen video of a federal immigration officer fatally shooting 37-year-old Renee Good, with a majority believing it was not justified. The poll, released Tuesday, found that 82 percent of
Podcaster Joe Rogan expressed sympathy with Americans who have expressed anger and frustration at the way President Trump's administration has conducted immigration enforcement during his first year in office. "You don't want militarized people in the streets just roaming
Supreme Court arguments on Jan. 21 will likely be the next big development for the central bank's quest to maintain independence.
Meta's VR gaming division Reality Labs slashed 10% of its workforce, shutting down studios Armature, Twisted Pixel, and Sanzaru Games.
Last week, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum ordering the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations as they "no longer serve American interests," the White House said.
By Elwely Elwelly and Bo Erickson DUBAI/DETROIT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep protesting and said help was on the way, without giving details, as Iran's clerical establishment pressed its crackdown against the biggest
The return of Frieren brings us more of what made us fall in love with the show, and we couldn't have asked for better.
“Stranger Things” Season 5 joined Netflix’s list of its most popular English-language TV titles of all time in the No. 9 position as soon as it was eligible, following the New Year’s Eve release of the series finale. One week later, it has already jumped to No. 6, surpassing
Emily Henry’s “People We Meet on Vacation” Netflix film adaptation debuted to 17.2 million views over its launch weekend. Per the streamer, the rom-com was the No. 1 film on its English-language Top 10 movie list for the week of Jan. 5–Jan. 11 following its release Jan 9. In
The Politecnico di Milano has created the first integrated and fully tunable device based on spin waves, opening up new possibilities for the telecommunications of the future, far beyond current 5G and 6G standards. The study, published in the journal Advanced Materials, was
Over one-third of Americans say they approve of Kristi Noem's job performance as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday shows. Pollsters found that 36 percent of Americans approve of how Noem handles her job, while 52 percent
For years, countries have told the United Nations how much methane they emit using a kind of bottom-up bookkeeping: Count the cows and oil barrels, estimate the volume of trash, and multiply by standard emission factors.
Graphene could transform everything from electric cars to smartphones, but only if we can guarantee its quality. The University of Manchester has led the world's largest study to set a new global benchmark for testing graphene's single-atom thickness. Working with the UK's
Drift around Japan's mountain passes in racing game Initial Drift Online, which is free on Steam for a limited time.
Disney will release Anthony and Joe Russo's forthcoming Marvel feature later this year.
The Venezuelan star discusses the "mix of relief, fear and exhaustion" that has followed the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. and how his new film, 'It Would Be Night in Caracas' reckons with 25 years of collapse that have left Venezuela with “no food, no
“WAS GON DO AMA , FUK IT NOW,” Rocky posted on the Q&A thread on Monday. “YALL MODS ARE CLOWNS”
Meta is closing Twisted Pixel Games, Sanzaru Games, and Armature Studio while laying off a reported 10 percent of Reality Labs employees.
I would never have proposed this exhibition in her lifetime. This is, after all, a writer who said in an interview, “Don’t shove me into your damn pigeonhole, where I don’t fit, because I’m all over.”
Most voters in a new survey say the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week was not justified, but the country remains largely divided over footage of the incident. In the latest Quinnipiac University poll,
NetEase debuted the first Marvel Rivals Deadpool trailer, and the new hero's role is unlike anything else in the game
If the US and Israel refrain from striking, it cannot be ruled out that Iran's Revolutionary Guard itself may initiate hostilities. Iranian officials now claim they are prepared for both negotiations and war.
In its second attempt at passing a Republican-only policy bill, the biggest House GOP caucus is considering filling U.S. reserves with Venezuelan oil and cutting back on regulations. The Republican Study Committee, the largest House conservative caucus, released a framework for
So many bands have been trying their hand at dreampop in the wake of the shoegaze revival, but few are pulling off those celestial sounds as effectively as deary do on “Seabird.” The song, the lead single from the London trio’s forthcoming debut album Birding, is out today,
The director's final game, Masters of Albion , releases this year The post Infamous Peter Molyneux Parody Account Calls It Quits After 16 Years appeared first on Kotaku .
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday decried the news that the top prosecutor in the federal investigation into the state's social services fraud scandal has resigned. The New York Times first reported that Joseph H. Thompson resigned from his position as the First Assistant
[Daily Trust] China and Africa will jointly host nearly 600 cultural and people-to-people exchange activities in 2026 to enhance exchanges and mutual learning between the two civilizations.
Most people in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy clearly endorse military support for Ukraine. They overwhelmingly reject Russia's positions on territorial claims and restrictions on Ukraine's political sovereignty.
Six Minnesota prosecutors have resigned from the Justice Department over an investigation into the widow of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week. Among those who quit Tuesday was Joseph H. Thompson, who oversaw a Minnesota fraud
Bill Maher was convinced he wouldn’t win the Golden Globe he was nominated for because he thinks Hollywood is too woke for his brand of truth-telling. The comedian and political commentator made the argument during the newest episode of his podcast “Club Random,” which was
President Trump is again slamming New York City’s congestion pricing program, calling it “a disaster.” “Congestion Pricing in Manhattan is a DISASTER for New York. It’s got to be ended, IMMEDIATELY! It’s never worked before, and it will never work now,” the president, who is
Researchers at the University of Konstanz have developed a gentle, contact-free method to collect liquids and remove them from microscopic surface structures. The method uses vapor condensation to generate surface currents that transport droplets off surfaces.
