Facing a moment fraught with national crises, President Donald Trump accepted his party’s renomination on a massive White House South Lawn stage Thursday night, breaking with tradition by using the executive mansion as a political backdrop and defying pandemic guidelines to address a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd. As troubles churned outside the gates, Trump…
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Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and “Cancel Culture”
Thomas Chatterton Williams, one of the contributors to the Harper’s letter, discusses what the document aimed to accomplish and whether cancel culture has always existed.Source: Harper’s Magazine On July 7th, Harper’s Magazine published what it called “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” which quickly became part of the conversation around the subject of “cancel culture.” The letter, which…
BIG TECH RECKONING?
The leaders of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google fended off accusations Wednesday that their companies stifle competition, under intense questioning from lawmakers who have been i nvestigating Big Tech’s market dominance for the past year. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, in his first appearance before Congress, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple…
Is the age of the celebrity over?
From the ‘Imagine’ video onwards, the famous have been treated with ridicule and anger during these fraught times – but is this really the end of a love affair, asks Rachael Sigee. Just as the history books will consider the time before and after Covid-19, scholars of pop culture will likely divide their studies into…
MUSK MANIA NOW WORTH MORE THAN BUFFETT STOCK HIGHER THAN GOOGLE
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now the seventh-richest person in the world, surpassing legendary investor Warren Buffett, as Tesla’s stock continues to skyrocket. As of Friday, Musk is worth about $70.5 billion, roughly $1 billion more than Buffett, after the company’s stock hit an all-time high that day. Tesla shares continued their surge and hit…
TikTok Teens and K-Pop Stans Say They Sank Trump Rally
Did a successful prank inflate attendance expectations for President Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Okla.? For Diana Mejia, the idea to troll President Donald Trump with false ticket reservations to Saturday’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, came from TikTok. On June 12, Mejia, 19, saw a video from TikTok user Mary Jo Laupp, noting people could reserve tickets…
Free Food, Free Speech and Free of Police: Inside Seattle’s ‘Autonomous Zone’
President Trump challenged Seattle’s mayor to “take back your city” after the police vacated a station house and protesters laid claim to the neighborhood around it. A gathering on Wednesday in the Seattle neighborhood of Capitol Hill, where protesters have established an “autonomous zone.” Credit…Ruth Fremson/The New York Times SEATTLE — On the streets next to…
‘Hypocrites’: Bollywood actors slammed over George Floyd stand
Same actors seen promoting products designed to make people’s skin lighter, or maintaining silence on domestic issues. Several Bollywood stars have been labelled “hypocrites” after speaking out against racism to lend support to global protests while promoting products in India designed to make people’s skin lighter. The actors were also trolled and accused of “cowardice”…
AMERICAN CARNAGE
Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black people grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides as the country convulsed through another night of unrest after months of coronavirus lockdowns. The protests, which…
Robot reminds visitors of safe distancing measures in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
SINGAPORE – A four-legged robot will be patrolling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park to remind people of safe distancing measures starting from Friday (May 8). Called Spot, the robot will assist with safe distancing efforts at parks, gardens and nature reserves managed by National Parks Board (NParks) and at parks managed by town councils. The pilot trial…
