The Laissez-Faire Sexism of Kill Bill Redux
How Tarantino inspired the race fantasies of wanton boys. Source link
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Columbia’s new Star Wars drop walks thin line between cosplay and clothing
Columbia Sportswear just lauched its Endor collection, and I want it all. Inspired by the clothes worn by the rebel squad that took on the Death Star’s shield generator in Return of the…
The State Where Trump Voters Have Serious Buyer’s Remorse
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. A surprisingly close U.S. House race in…
Transcript: The State Where Trump Voters Have Serious Buyer’s Remorse
McMorrow: Yeah, I think that’s a great point. Because you can’t just be talking in buzzwords. You have to make it real. I was at a UA training facility—union hall training facility—talking…
The Blacklisted Pentagon Press Is Taking Pete Hegseth to Court
At the crux of the lawsuit is that the Pentagon is engaging in viewpoint discrimination, which is generally forbidden by the First Amendment. Defense Department officials are not required…
A Ray of Hope Amid the Climate Information War
Climate advocates “worry they are losing the information war,” The New York Times reported this week. Climate disinformation is pervasive, and “only 21 of the nearly 200 countries that…
The Bard of China’s Gig Economy
Not all of Hu’s jobs were in customer-facing roles. In 2017, he worked at a logistics warehouse for D Company, where the pace was grueling and the tasks—moving pallets, breaking down…
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
Complicated? Was that 2019-speak for something like “hopping with billionaires who must not be taxed”? If by “complicated” Obama had meant the country was increasingly socialist, he would…
The ads that sell the sizzle of genetic trait discrimination
The day after the campaign launched, Sadeghi and I had briefly sparred online. He’d been on X showing off a phone app where parents can click through traits like eye color and hair color.…
Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database
An AI image generator startup left more than 1 million images and videos created with its systems exposed and accessible to anyone online, according to new research reviewed by WIRED. The…
Why Somali migrants may still aim for U.S. despite travel restrictions
Somali migrant Mohamed Abdi Awale endured horrors on an ill-fated journey across Africa to seek a better life in the West - but he's determined to try again one day, even aiming for the…
The difference between genuine authenticity and performed authenticity means everything
Authenticity is currency. You can spend it recklessly and go broke, or invest it strategically and build wealth. Most leaders are choosing bankruptcy without even realizing it. Right now,…
China's three major airlines extend refunds and Japan flight changes to March 2026
Three major Chinese airlines will offer refunds and charge-free changes to Japan-related flights until March 28 next year, state-owned news outlet Yicai reported on Friday (Dec 5),…
The era of AI persuasion in elections is about to begin
All this means that actors, whether well-resourced organizations or grassroots collectives, have a clear path to deploying politically persuasive AI at scale. Early demonstrations have…
Temasek-backed Fullerton pares China hedge fund operations, workforce: source
Fullerton Fund Management, backed by Temasek Holdings, has sharply scaled back its China private fund operations after years of struggling to build scale, a person with direct knowledge of…
What’s it like to avoid all media all day long for months?
When I was cycling across the country on my bike, I spent anywhere from six to nine hours a day in the saddle—for almost three solid months. It made a lot of people wonder: What did you…
German factory orders jump on 87% surge in big transport items
Demand increased 1.5% from the previous month, which was revised significantly higher to show a 2% gain German factory orders surged in October, supporting the prospect that Europe’s…
Your company needs a neurodiversity coach
Before becoming a coach for neurodiverse individuals with ADHD, Justine Capelle Collis had a successful advertising career. She worked in Australia and the UK, and also across the US and…
AI is reshaping work. It could also spark an entrepreneurial boom
For a while now, we’ve been hearing warnings about AI eliminating jobs. First, it was only at the fringes. But now it’s starting to bite into roles once thought untouchable. It isn’t just…
The high-stakes politics of exclamation points
When Jon LaMantia, a Long Island-based business reporter, was in journalism school, his professor drilled one rule into his students: you get two exclamation points a year and no more. “So…
India central bank cuts key rate, boosts liquidity to support ‘Goldilocks’ economy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) on Friday (Dec 5) and left the door open for further easing, as it took steps to boost banking-sector…
Warner Bros begins exclusive deal talks with Netflix
The traditional TV business is in the midst of a major contraction as viewers shift to streaming Warner Bros Discovery has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios…
China chipmaker Moore Threads soars 502% after eight billion yuan IPO
The listing comes as optimism over the country’s drive for tech self-sufficiency intensifies, fuelled by trade tensions and fears of US technology curbs MOORE Threads Technology, a leading…
SC Capital begins construction of 100MW data centre in Nanko island, Osaka
Singapore-based institutional real estate investment management firm SC Capital Partners Group on Friday (Dec 5) began construction of a data centre in Osaka, which has been allocated 100…