Culture & Media

When The UK Banned Ye

The UK banned Ye from headlining Wireless Festival -- and killed the whole event in the process

Apr 9 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Is This the End of Orban?

Orban trails by double digits. Vance flew to Budapest to save him.

Apr 9 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Should NATO Have Helped in Iran?

NATO sat out the Iran war. Trump called them cowards. Europe called it not their fight. Both are right.

Apr 9 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

The Ketamine Queen Got 15 Years

The woman who supplied Matthew Perry's ketamine got 15 years. The doctors who prescribed it got months.

Apr 9 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Trump Wants a Hormuz Joint Venture

Trump wants a joint venture with Iran to charge tolls on the world's biggest oil chokepoint. International law says no.

Apr 9 · 3 min read
economics

When Will Gas Prices Drop?

Gas hit $4.14 a gallon. The ceasefire should help -- but refinery closures and tariffs could keep prices painful

Apr 9 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Was Euphoria Worth the Wait?

Euphoria is back after four years. Critics are split. And the red carpet was tense.

Apr 9 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

Black Holes Are Colliding

Two supermassive black holes may merge within a century. Another collision just produced the first light from one.

Apr 9 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

To Lam Consolidates

Vietnam just handed one man both the presidency and the party. He's already cut 150,000 government jobs.

Apr 8 · 3 min read
US Policy

SCOTUS Hearts Bannon

The Supreme Court erased his contempt conviction. No opinion, no dissent, no explanation.

Apr 8 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Kim's Heir Is Thirteen

South Korea's spy agency says it's now "fair to view" Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter as his successor. She drove a tank last month. She can't legally join the Party for five more years.

Apr 8 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Strongest El Nino in a Century?

Climate models are forecasting a potential super El Nino peaking this November. It could make 2027 the hottest year ever.

Apr 8 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

The Altman Hit Piece

Ronan Farrow's 18-month investigation revealed hundreds of pages of internal documents alleging Sam Altman lied to his board, his executives, and his own safety team.

Apr 8 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Ceasefire

A two-week pause held together by a 10-point plan neither side fully accepts.

Apr 8 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Pepsi Walked. The Festival Hasn't.

Four sponsors pulled out in 48 hours. The Prime Minister condemned the booking. The organizers haven't said a word.

Apr 7 · 3 min read
US Policy

The Video Doesn't Match

Minneapolis released the surveillance tape of an ICE shooting. It shows a 12-second scuffle, not the 3-minute ambush agents swore to under oath.

Apr 7 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

The Grey Whales Are Starving

The population has been cut in half in a decade. This year's calf count is the lowest ever recorded. A juvenile just died 20 miles inland.

Apr 7 · 4 min read