First woman to receive a pig organ recovering well

Lisa Pisano, once near death, is recovering well after receiving a new kidney from a genetically modified pig.

NYC’s Longest-Running Photo Fair Is Back, and Packs a Punch

Even the world's most proliferated images appear novel when they're blown up on glossy paper at the Photography Show presented by AIPAD.

Paramount mulls removing CEO Bob Bakish over turmoil as sale talks with Skydance inch forward

Paramount Global is reportedly considering dumping longtime CEO Bob Bakish and replacing him with a group of executives as the entertainment giant inches closer to a deal with Skydance Media. Bakish, who has been privately critical of the company’s talks to merge with Skydance,

Tip your Domino’s delivery driver and the company will tip you right back: ‘We decided to flip the script’

Everyone is getting a piece of the pie.

Fire guts homeless shelter in Brazil killing 10

The blaze erupted in the middle of the night at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil.

Palestine Solidarity Shines at the New York Art Book Fair

This year’s show is an imaginative and openly political space that flies in the face of the commercial book sphere.

Yo-Yo Ma Performs Bach in Alaska for Earth Day

This is a nice thing to end the week on: Yo-Yo Ma playing “Bach’s Prélude from Suite No. 2, amidst the melting permafrost on Lower Tanana Dene lands in Fairbanks, Alaska.” He was brought to this birch forest by Princess Daazhraii Johnson , a member of the Neets’aii Gwich’in

Pusha T Explains Why Artists Still Choose To Work With Kanye West Despite Controversy

Pusha T has shared his opinions on why frenemy Kanye West still has artists wanting to work with him despite all his shenanigans and controversies.

Hong Kong exports rebound despite Sino-US trade war

Hong Kong’s exports and imports rebounded in the first quarter of this year after a significant year-on-year decline in the same period of last year. The logistics hub saw its exports rise 11.9% to HK$1.06 trillion (US$135 billion) in the first three months of this year from a

Why China risks US sanctions arming Russia: Survival

US secretary of state Antony Blinken fired a warning salvo toward China during a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting on the Italian island of Capri on April 20. The United States’ top diplomat described China as a “prime contributor” of weapons-related technology to Russia, saying

Handcuffed Black man told police, ‘I can’t breathe,’ before he died

Ohio authorities have released body camera footage of the arrest of a 53-year-old Black man who died after repeatedly telling police officers “I can’t breathe” as they pinned him to the ground and handcuffed him. The video of Frank Tyson’s arrest is reminiscent of the 2020

Harvey Weinstein Accuser Weighs Whether to Testify Again: ‘It Was Retraumatizing’

Miriam Haley, the key witness at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in New York, said Friday that she is weighing whether to testify again, after an appeals court on Thursday overturned his guilty verdict. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has indicated that it will seek to

Inflation picks up

Presented by BP — {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story Inflation picks up in March The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked up slightly in March as many Americans saw bumps in their paychecks and maintained a steady

AI takes center stage at correspondents' weekend TGAIFriday Lunch

Washingtonians delved into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) on Friday at the Washington AI Network’s inaugural White House correspondents’ weekend TGAIFriday Lunch. The event, held at The House at 1229’s headquarters, was presented by Meta — the parent company of

At Age 78, Actor John Lithgow Goes Back to Art School

Art Happens Here With John Lithgow , a one-hour PBS special premiering tonight, follows the thespian as he explores various creative forms at four LA art centers.

Americans largely split on support for Ukraine aid as Congress passes deal: Survey

Americans are split about if the United States should continue to send more aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, despite Congress recently passing a bill to do so, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by YouGov, found that 28 percent of Americans support increasing aid

Dead whistleblower accused Boeing of safety breaches

John Barnett had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer before his sudden death.

Trellis (YC W24) is hiring Founding Eng to build snowflake for unstructured data

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There's a mysterious ecosystem underneath the driest desert on Earth

The Atacama Desert — an arid, unpopulated swath of northern Chile that is home to some of the most perceptive ground telescopes on Earth — is actually teeming with life beneath the ground, according to a team of researchers that recently scrutinized its soils. Read more...

UN ends, suspends probes into 5 UNRWA staffers accused by Israel

A UN probe into Israeli allegations that 19 members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees participated in the October 7 Hamas attacks has closed one case due to the absence of any evidence from Israel and suspended four others, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Friday.

Thousands of layoffs feared in Argentina next month

Argentine SMEs fear a wave of sackings in the coming days due to President Javier Milei's policies which may have been somewhat successful at curbing inflation but at a cost. The Industriales Pymes Argentinos (IPA) chamber released a report saying that some 17,000 jobs had

Roku CEO Anthony Wood 2023 Pay Slips to $20.2 Million, Media Chief Charlie Collier’s Compensation Drops to $6.8 Million

Anthony Wood, founder, chairman and CEO of Roku, had a pay package worth just over $20.2 million in 2023, while Roku’s media boss, Charlie Collier, received $6.8 million in salary. Wood’s compensation last year included salary of $1.2 million, stock awards worth $7.57 million

NASA had to put the Hubble Telescope into 'safe mode' because of a glitch

NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope isn’t doing so well. The observatory has been suffering from a pesky glitch affecting its gyroscope, causing it to suspend its science operations for a second time in less than six months. Read more...

EV mandates will 'kill' the car industry, Stellantis CEO says

Jurisdictions around the world are imposing EV mandates , regulating ICE vehicles out of production and sale . This is probably a necessary step to prevent us all from drowning in our homes , but the folks who sell ICE vehicles aren’t happy about it. Case in point: Stellantis

They cut a giant cruise ship in half to make it even bigger and it's amazing to watch

There’s something slightly unnerving about seeing an enormous cruise ship out of water. A skyscraper-sized vessel propped up by a few planks of wood in a barren dry dock is definitely strange to see, but it gets even odder when you watch workers slowly cut a ship in half in

Maine House leader threatens to go winner-take-all if Nebraska does

Maine's House leader threatened to switch to a “winner-take-all” Electoral College format if Nebraska state lawmakers shift the way their state distributes electoral votes. Maine House Majority Leader Maureen Terry (D) said the Pine Tree State would be “compelled to act" if

Struggling EV startup Fisker says 4 companies are in talks to buy it

We learned last month that despite Fisker beginning production on its Ocean SUV, the startup automaker lost nearly half a billion dollars last year and desperately needed a bailout. Nissan was reportedly in negotiations to give Fisker $400 million, but that apparently fell

‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ Doesn’t Require Prior MCU Knowledge Because ‘I’m Definitely Not Looking to Do Homework When I Go to the Movies,’ Says Shawn Levy

“Deadpool and Wolverine” is set to be one of the biggest films of the summer, and fan theories are already flying around the internet regarding what Marvel could have in store for what looks like a bonkers trip across a multiverse populated by characters previously owned by

The fight for Congo's cobalt

NPR's Throughline hosts Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei speak with professor Siddharth Kara on the fight for Congo's resources.

Drake Removes ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ After Lawsuit Threat Over AI Tupac

A lawyer for the late rapper's estate sent Drake a cease-and-desist letter over the song earlier this week

Laid off Tesla workers are getting two months severance pay

Tesla cut 10 percent of its workforce a few weeks ago, and now we’re getting a better look at what sort of severance package its recently laid-off workers are getting. CEO Elon Musk sent an email to impacted employees late at night on April 14 letting them know they were

Aaron Sorkin says he blames Facebook for Jan. 6, has movie in the works

Writer and director Aaron Sorkin revealed during a live interview Thursday in Washington that he blames Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Sorkin, who created the film "The Social Network," which depicted Zuckerberg's rise to

New Jersey Dems ask: What about Rob?

Bathhouse Odyssey ‘Traversing the Mist’ Takes Top Prize at Paris’ NewImages

Director Chou Tung-Yen’s bathhouse cruising experience “Traversing the Mist,” a dreamlike odyssey awash in fear and flesh, took the top honors at Paris’ NewImages Festival on Friday, claiming the festival’s Grand Jury Prize to the tune of $6,424. Produced by Taipei’s Very

Yesss, Run Lola Run is returning to theaters for its 25th anniversary....

Yesss, Run Lola Run is returning to theaters for its 25th anniversary . A 4K digital restoration will start showing on June 7. I loved this movie — saw it in the theater when it came out but haven’t seen it in many years. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →