Meshell Ndegeocello, Fishbone and others lead the 2024 season of the long-running BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival lineup. Now in its 46 th year, the festival returns to the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park beginning on June 8 and wrapping on August 24. It is the
17,000 fans. The reunion of an American football dynasty and the coach no one expected to show. Televised live around the world while the reputation of a man considered “the greatest of all time” sits in the hands of savage comedians and one-time foes. What could go wrong? But
It’s Time to Tax the Billionaires . In 2018, “for the first time in the history of the United States, billionaires had a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans”. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
“Illinoise” may be called a new musical on Broadway, but its real language is dance. Tony Award-winner Justin Peck directed and choreographed “Illinoise,” a 90-minute show without any dialogue. “Illinoise” opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on Tuesday, and the story
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Travelers may be powering Airbnb’s nights and experiences. But they didn’t keep shares of Airbnb from falling by 7% in after hours , trading at $146, after it reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings , but warned of weakerguidance for its second quarter. Read more...
The Biden administration on Thursday will announce new measures to more quickly screen asylum applicants for potential public safety or national security risks. The proposed regulation will essentially move up those screenings to an earlier stage in the asylum process,
Travis Scott's lawsuits stemming from the deaths at the 2021 Astroworld festival are nearly all settled — outside of one exception.
To begin healing our system, we need to call out and reward true courage.
Hades 2 arrived via Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store on May 6 and already it’s been stirring up a ton of excitement. If you’re looking to take its Greek-mythos-inspired roguelike action-RPG gameplay on the go with the Steam Deck, there are a few settings you may
Sometimes, this is me. | Screenshot: Apple Credit where it’s due: the commercial for the new iPad Pro is impeccable. In the commercial, a hydraulic press, like the kind that crushes Skittles all day on TikTok , slowly descends onto a whole amalgamation of artistic endeavors.
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Collapsed crypto exchange FTX said it will return money to most customers less than two years after its catastrophic implosion.
Move over, Miami Sound Machine — Gloria Estefan is teaming up with a Miami submarine. The "Conga" singer was on-hand as the U.S. Navy announced its latest vessel would be named after the Florida city. “Miami is a shining example of what happens when a city welcomes all who come
J.D. Power has released its annual ranking of airlines as determined by their scores on customer satisfaction surveys. J.D. Power’s annual North America Airline Satisfaction Study includes in its surveys categories for both “first/business class” and “premium economy.” For the
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Bodily Autonomy takes advantage of humor and hyperbole to demonstrate a very real world in which biosurveillance is prevalent overtly and covertly.
A group of Brazilian artists and intellectuals including singer-songwriter Chico Buarque and his wife Carol Proner, have signed a letter for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to stop buying weapons from Israel. The initiative was also endorsed by Amnesty International (AI)
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) appeared to link the story about presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. saying that a doctor told him that a parasite ate a part of his brain to the assassinations of his father and uncle. “You either die a Kennedy with a hole in the brain or
In a gallery such as Serpentine, defined by both Britishness and blue-chip status in the art world, how much can categories be suspended?
Aliyyah Abdur-Rahman’s Millennial Style considers the political utility of Black abstraction and related forms to refute false narratives of progress.
Last year, the summer movie season raked in $4.1 billion thanks to hits such as "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer."
Shares of the brokerage firm rose after first-quarter results topped Wall Street expectations.
Neuropathy, the nerve damage that causes pain and numbness in the feet and hands and can eventually lead to falls, infection and even amputation, is very common and underdiagnosed, according to a new study.
Domestic soybeans serve as an important source of healthy edible plant oil and high-quality plant protein in our food culture. In addition to the well-known components of oil (approximately 20%), protein (approximately 40%), and carbohydrates (approximately 30%), soybean seeds
One of the most important decisions an entrepreneur can make when launching a business is choosing the right co-founder. Should compatible personalities guide the choice? Or should the priority be someone who brings resources to the startup? How do entrepreneurs make this
The share of consumers who indicated they are either "rather happy" or "very happy" with their diets rose from 81% in January 2024 to 87% last month, according to the April 2024 Consumer Food Insights Report. This surprising finding follows extensive media attention devoted to
Red blood cells (RBCs) transport oxygen throughout the body and are able to pass through a complex of narrow capillaries due to their ability to deform. "The deformability of RBCs is an important indicator of their health and functionality, and changes in this property can
TKO, the parent company of UFC and WWE, is on the upswing, delivering solid Q1 results and enough momentum for both franchises that the company opted to boost its full-year revenue and earnings guidance for Wall Street. TKO disclosed that it has reached a $25 million deal with
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday ripped former President Trump over his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal six years ago, saying the move made Americans “less safe.” “When Donald Trump refused the appeals of our closest allies and pulled
The Australian brook lamprey (Mordacia praecox) is part of a group of primitive jawless fish. It's up to 15 cm long, with rows of sharp teeth. Surprisingly, it doesn't use these teeth to suck blood like most lamprey species—it's non-parasitic.
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said in an interview published Wednesday that he is backing a primary challenger to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — marking the latest development in their high-profile feud. McCarthy told Politico he is he is backing former naval aviator