Sean Baker, who won Oscars for directing, film editing, original screenplay and best picture for Anora, poses in the press room during the 97th Academy Awards. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mike Coppola/Getty Images At Sunday night’s Oscars, there was one big winner, a lot of heartfelt speeches, and not much politics. Here…
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau‘s new leadership on Thursday dismissed at least four enforcement lawsuits…
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In 2010, a woman in Sakura, Japan, posted photos of her well-manicured Shiba Inu to her digital journal. The dog, Kabosu, shot her owner a wide-eyed glance, a comic image that quickly jumped from Tumblr to Twitter to Facebook and to the rest of the internet. A meme legend was born. Someone on Reddit called…
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A few years ago, I got into a lift with a former colleague I knew a little but wouldn’t exactly describe as a close friend. In the way that we all have done hundreds of times, I asked how he was, expecting a variant of the standard response: “Yeah, not bad thanks, mate. How are…
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It’s Oscars weekend: Time to grab your ballot and mark your picks for Best Everything before Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: It is Oscars weekend. Time to grab your ballot and mark your picks for best everything before Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast. What do you think for best picture? The green…
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The past five years have been fruitful for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) investors, as an investment of $1,000 made in the stock half a decade ago is now worth almost $2,200 as of this writing. However, to put things in perspective, the 118% jump in AMD’s shares in the last five years is lower…
Black history month has brought anxiety for some teachers since the Trump administration’s mounting efforts to roll back DEI. Educators are finding themselves in the middle of the debate. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Black History Month is drawing to a close, and it’s brought anxiety for some teachers because of the Trump administration’s push to roll…
As scam compounds in Southeast Asia continue to drive massive campaigns targeting victims around the world, WIRED took a deeper look at how Elon Musk’s satellite internet service provider Starlink is keeping many of those compounds in Myanmar online. Meanwhile, FTC complaints obtained by WIRED allege that an “OpenAI” job scam used Telegram to recruit…
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Did March sneak up on anyone else? We have been enjoying the regular season so much that we kind of forgot it’s almost over. But the reality is, the first conference tournament bracket — thanks, Atlantic Sun — is already out. League titles are being clinched. The bubble is bubbling. All of the things! But…
A slate-gray cat hops aboard a sailboat in an effort to avoid a great flood in Flow. Janus Films hide caption toggle caption Janus Films Perhaps the most famous line in ancient Greek thought comes from the philosopher Heraclitus, who said, You cannot step into the same river twice. That’s because reality is not a…
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