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USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide — except those deemed essential
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is placing US Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential. A notice posted online Tuesday gives the workers...
Review: The Distant Future Is Already Ancient History in AI Drama ‘The Antiquities’
Kristen Sieh and Amelia Workman in The Antiquities Emilio Madrid Science fiction assumes many forms, but it generally has to feature some jump in evolution or gear. Novelty in...
Daniel Penny lands job at powerhouse venture capital firm following acquittal in Jordan Neely’s death
Daniel Penny landed a cushy job at a powerhouse Silicon Valley venture capital firm less than two months after he was acquitted in the subway chokehold death of Jordan...
Florida man dressed in Dalmatian onesie outruns troopers, shakes off tasers before he’s caught at girlfriend’s home
He was easy to spot. A Florida man bizarrely dressed in a Dalmatian onesie bolted during a traffic stop after being handcuffed on one wrist — and he remained...
Andrew Edlin Explains How the Outsider Art Fair Helped Establish a Market for the Genre
Established in 1993, the Outsider Art Fair has become the premier fair dedicated to Art Brut. Olya Photography While Outsider Art has existed alongside human history since the earliest...
Melissa Gilbert Acts Her Age In ‘Still’
Mark Moses and Melissa Gilbert in Still Maria Baranova-Suzuki Melissa Gilbert is an actress who has at least tried to go through life acting her age. She debuted at...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is ‘Very Good’ for Palantir, Says CEO Alex Karp
Elon Musk and Palantir CEO Alex Karp at the “AI Insight Forum” in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 13, 2023. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images...
Tulsi Gabbard clears Senate committee in bid to lead US intelligence community
Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for director of national intelligence advanced out of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday, teeing her up for a final vote later this month. The panel met...
Congress must defend freedom of dissent after Biden’s outrageous ‘debank’ scandal
It’s not a crime to dissent from the woke agenda, but that didn’t stop the Biden administration’s financial regulators from treating people who disagree with it like terrorists. For...
From Eden to Eternity: An Unintended Conversation On Blackness and Identity
Anthony Azekwoh with Adam and Eve and his work Jesu Christi. Courtesy Anthony Azekwoh In Lagos, Nigeria, multimedia artist Anthony Azekwoh creates art that is easily recognizable—mostly depictions of...
