The premise is catchy, but some think it’s based on faulty data. Source link
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Circe and Muse No Longer: A New Opera Reconsiders Alma Mahler
“Alma,” premiering this week at the Vienna Volksoper, views its often-vilified protagonist through a feminist lens: as a thwarted composer and mother. Source link
Read More »Unilever making ‘drastic’ changes in Indonesia amid boycotts
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Unilever will make “drastic” changes in Indonesia, its finance chief said on Thursday as consumers boycott multinational brands in response to the war in Gaza and exacerbate the business’ existing distribution problems. Unilever, which makes Dove soap, Knorr stock cubes and Ben & Jerry’s …
Read More »A Bazaar of Tamales, Arroz con Gandules and Fufu — on Facebook Marketplace
Facebook Marketplace, a platform often used for furniture and electronics, is an increasingly popular place to buy and sell home-cooked meals. Source link
Read More »Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity Are Promoting Scientific Racism in Search Results
Google added that part of the problem it faces in generating its AI Overviews is that, for some very specific queries, there’s an absence of high quality information on the web. And there’s little doubt that Lynn’s work is not of high quality. “The science underlying Lynn’s database of ‘national …
Read More »Best Home Ellipticals in 2024
Over our years of testing, we’ve established a methodology that helps us evaluate and score each piece of fitness equipment we test. We use that data to help us recommend the best equipment for every type of person. We judge fitness equipment based on the following criteria: Features: We look at …
Read More »4 Can’t-Miss Towns in an Often Overlooked Corner of Japan
Kyushu, often passed over by international visitors, is rich in crafts, history and culture. Here are four destinations to consider. Source link
Read More »Europe’s top court rules for Intel to end long-running antitrust case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU Court of Justice, Europe’s top court, ruled on Thursday in favour of Intel, ending a nearly two-decade-long fight between the U.S. chipmaker and EU regulators who had said it had tried to thwart a rival. “The Court of Justice dismisses the Commission’s appeal, thereby upholding …
Read More »Lucy Letby, Former U.K. Nurse, Tries to Appeal One Conviction for Attempted Murder
Ms. Letby is serving 15 life sentences after the deaths and collapses of babies in the neonatal unit where she worked. On Thursday judges will consider whether she can appeal one of her convictions. Source link
Read More »Judges and Border Police Targeted by Anti-Government Extremists, Doxed as ‘Traitors’
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court’s ruling that the federal government—not Texas —had ultimate authority over border enforcement led to a tense standoff, which turbocharged violent rhetoric and civil war fantasies online. That ruling, which DHS cited as a driver behind the uptick in anti-immigration threats, drew an array of …
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