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Over a third of urban Chinese live in sinking cities

Across the world, many cities are slowly sinking. Most are on the coast, including tropical megacities like Jakarta in Indonesia or Manila in the Philippines, or places like New Orleans, Vancouver or much of the Netherlands. Other sinking cities, like Mexico City and many of

Charli XCX – “360”

A Charli XCX press cycle is always fun, and this one is no different. The pop star is releasing her new album Brat next month, and she teased the song “360” during a surprise stunt in Brooklyn last week. That song is out now, and it comes with a music video featuring Julia Fox,

Ice Spice – “Gimmie A Light”

After debuting it at Coachella , Ice Spice has been teasing “Gimmie A Light” with pink cars across her hometown of New York blasting the song while clouds of smoke stream out from the inside. Now, the Bronx rapper is releasing that track.

No One Knows What Universities Are For

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/bureaucratic-bloat-eating-american-universities-inside/678324/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40314878 Points: 32 # Comments: 35

Thwarted by US, Palestinians look to UN General Assembly

After a US veto foiled the Palestinians' drive for full UN membership, the General Assembly is expected on Friday to grant them some additional rights in the global body -- a symbolic win that has already irked Israel. With the war in Gaza raging, the Palestinians in April