Corruption Is Bad, Actually
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Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral
The internet—it seemed like such a good idea at the time. Under conditions of informational poverty, our ancestors had no choice but to operate on a need-to-know basis. The absence of…
The FDA plans to limit access to covid vaccines. Here’s why that’s not all bad.
“Of course there are children with health problems who should definitely have it,” says Dunachie. “But for healthy children in healthy households, the benefits probably are quite…
How Problematic Is Morgan Wallen, Anyway? In ‘I’m the Problem,’ He Doesn’t Want to Rile Up a Nation — Just Be Country’s Saddest Bad Boy
Did we always live in a time when the most popular male singer in America could also be one of the most disliked male singers in America — and the country just had to hold these opposing…
Thai banks' bad loans rise to 2.9% in Q1
Thai banks’ non-performing loans rose to 2.90 per cent of outstanding loans at the end of March from 2.78 per cent at the end of December, the central bank said on Tuesday (May…
US: Stocks end mostly up, rebounding from bad GDP report
Wall Street stocks finished mostly higher on Wednesday (Apr 30) after digesting a poor US GDP reading that was offset by solid consumer spending data. Markets opened sharply lower…
Rumaan Alam and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Female Protagonist
The writer Rumaan Alam has noticed that readers, especially as of late, can be quick to dismiss novels that have characters they find unpleasant. But “when a character on the page is able…
Trump Fumbles When Asked Why He Blamed Biden for Bad Economy
“I didn’t take over until January 20th,” Trump wrote. “Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we…
Turns out AI is really bad at picking up on social cues
Ernest Hemingway had an influential theory about fiction that might explain a lot about a particular weakness of artificial intelligence, or AI. In Hemingway’s opinion, the best stories…
Gentner Drummond’s Bad Choices for Oklahoma
Why is a Republican fighting against religious school choice at the Supreme Court? Source link
Creator of the Original ‘Bad Sisters,’ Malin-Sarah Gozin Talks Canneseries Hot Ticket ‘Dead End’: ‘What if We’re the Serial Killers of Our Planet?’
Looking for an original crime series? In “Dead End,” a potential standout at this week’s Canneseries, sleuth Ed Bex is able to glimpse a dead person’s final moments by licking or even…
Nasa administrator was once arrested, accused of passing bad checks to casinos
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Nasa administrator, Jared Isaacman, was arrested on fraud charges in 2010 and faced lawsuits in two states for writing US$2 million in bad checks to…
The Download: Apple’s eucalyptus carbon bet, and climate tech’s bad vibes
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside the controversial tree farms powering…
Bad News for China: Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare
“The heavy rare earth elements are added as sort of a spice, a doping agent, to maintain the magnetism of the magnet at high temperatures. It also improves corrosion resistance and the…
Phish Wins Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote; Bad Company and Billy Idol Come In Second and Third
The fervor of Phish‘s fandom is rarely in doubt, and it was proven yet again as the band came out ahead in the final results of the fan vote for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s class of…
Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen Win Big at Pollstar Awards
Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jelly Roll, Missy Elliott, Usher and Dead & Co. were among the big winners at the 2025 Pollstar Awards, held…
’Citadel’s Spin-Offs Just Got Some Seriously Bad News — But There Is Some Hope
Citadel: Honey Bunny and Citadel: Diana have been officially disavowed. Prime Video has sent out the burn notice for the two international spinoffs of its action-adventure…
DoorDash is now sending food in delivery robots. That’s as good and bad as you think
DoorDash has a new delivery partner: Coco the robot. Starting this week, some customers in Los Angeles and Chicago have the option to select robot delivery from hundreds of participating…
Trump tariff threats have Americans ‘doom spending.’ Here’s why that’s bad
From the rising cost of eggs and the staggering cost of housing, the constant chaos from mass government firings to the tariff threats against Canada and Mexico, Americans are struggling…
Rachel Maddow Sounds Off On Major MSNBC Line-Up Changes and Exit of Joy Reid: ‘I Think It Is a Bad Mistake to Let Her Walk Out the Door’
Longtime MSNBC host Rachel Maddow sounded off during a Monday night broadcast of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on the network’s major line-up changes, which saw the exit of anchor Joy Reid.…
Why I Believe ’90 Day: The Last Resort’s Rob and Sophie are Just As Bad as Each Other
Rob Warne and Sophie Sierra's 90 Day: The Last Resortsegment is near its end and I have no idea whose side I'm on at this point. Sophie and Rob first appeared in 90 Day Fiancé Season 10,…
Anthony Michael Hall on Breaking Bad as ‘Reacher’ Season 3’s Villain and Finally Looking at His John Hughes Era With ‘Joy’
Anthony Michael Hall has spent his career pursuing roles that allowed him to empathize with all kinds of characters. He’s always looking for that depth, that drive — that hook that…
Kate Hudson Regrets Turning Down ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Lead Role: ‘That Was a Bad Call … It Just Sucked, You Know?’
Kate Hudson admitted on the “Capital Breakfast” radio show (via Entertainment Weekly) that turning down “The Devil Wears Prada” was “a bad call.” Before Anne Hathaway was cast as Andrea…
‘There are a lot of bad actors’: Gen Z is finding out the hard way not to get their financial advice from TikTok
The internet can be a great place to learn random life hacks and cry over anglerfish. But what about when it comes to managing your money? According to new data from Intuit Credit Karma,…