Culture & Media

The Bachelorette Is Done

ABC killed Season 22 three days before premiere after TMZ released footage of its star hurling barstools at her ex.

Mar 21 · 5 min read
economics

The Market Is Panicking

Oil past $110. Dow down 768. The Fed won't cut. And Iran just hit Qatar's gas fields.

Mar 19 · 4 min read
US Policy

The Cesar Chavez Reckoning

Dolores Huerta kept quiet for 60 years. Now the statues are covered and the holiday might be next.

Mar 19 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Birds With a Cigarette Habit

House finches are weaving cigarette butts into their nests. It kills the parasites. It also poisons the chicks.

Mar 19 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

"With or Without Cause"

A judge ruled Apple can kill any app "with or without cause." The law firm that fought it got sanctioned.

Mar 19 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

High Heels Are Stupid

Injuries doubled. Runways pivoted to comfort. Kim K just face-planted at the Oscars party.

Mar 19 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Is the Dubai Renaissance Over?

Stock market down 30%. Hotel bookings down 60%. Expats packing. Dubai's safe-haven brand is being tested.

Mar 19 · 4 min read
economics

The Fed Holds

Inflation up, jobs down, oil through the roof. The Fed picked a side.

Mar 19 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

The Dead Spymaster

Israel killed Iran's intelligence chief. Third senior official in two days. The regime is still firing missiles.

Mar 19 · 5 min read
Tech & Society

NVIDIA's "Yassified" Graphics

NVIDIA told gamers they're "completely wrong." 70% of them disagree. The AI graphics war just got personal.

Mar 19 · 5 min read
US Policy

The Mullin Hearing

An MMA fighter, a stolen valor scandal, and a chairman who won't forget -- all in one confirmation hearing.

Mar 19 · 5 min read
US Policy

Voice of America Is Back

A Reagan judge just ordered 1,042 VOA journalists reinstated. The shutdown lasted exactly one year.

Mar 19 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Stubb's Deal

Finland's president has a deal for Trump: Europe helps with Iran if America helps with Ukraine. Everyone else says no.

Mar 18 · 4 min read
Tech & Society

ChatGPT's SexBot

OpenAI's own advisors unanimously said no. The age system fails 12% of the time. They're doing it anyway.

Mar 18 · 5 min read
US Policy

Should Schools Ban Phones?

35 states say yes. Parents aren't so sure. And the data is finally coming in.

Mar 18 · 4 min read
US Policy

Leaving America

4,820 people renounced citizenship last year. 75% of scientists are thinking about it. Blip or brain drain?

Mar 18 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

What About Ukraine?

800 Patriot missiles used in 3 days of the Iran war. Ukraine gets 60 a month. The math is the story.

Mar 18 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Zendaya's "Wedding"

Her stylist says the wedding happened. AI photos went viral. Zendaya says they're fake. Nobody knows what's real.

Mar 18 · 4 min read
US Policy

Stratton Takes Illinois

Outspent 2-to-1, opposed by the Congressional Black Caucus, and she still won. The fight over what it means has begun.

Mar 18 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Invincible Is Back!

The show that almost killed itself with hiatuses just dropped its best season yet. Or did it?

Mar 18 · 3 min read