Politics
How Donald Trump’s Culture-Wars Playbook Felled Jimmy Kimmel
On Wednesday, bowing to pressure from the Trump Administration, ABC pulled the late-night series “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air. The…
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Business
What the BOJ unwinding its ETF holdings means for Japan
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) plans to start unwinding its exchange-traded fund (ETF) holdings, in a process that could take more than a century…
News
New Texas law triggers legal battle over affordable housing agreement
A legal battle is heating up over a new Texas state law that advocates say is closing the curtain on tax exemptions that developers have…
Business
US: Wall St opens higher after rally, FedEx gains
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Sep 19) after rallying to record highs in the previous session, while FedEx rose as…
News
Chinese iPhone buyers complain of scratches on new models
The deep blue variants of the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max exhibited scuffs and scratches after just a few hours of being on display Many…
Business
Intel’s Nvidia deal expected to be a mixed blessing for Asian chipmakers
TSMC, Samsung and other powerhouses are building multibillion-dollar plants in the US amid pressure from the Trump administration to…
News
Riefenstahl Raises the Riddle of Artistic Heroism
A timely hit job equates cinema and politics. Source link
Politics
Abolish the FCC
Rather than fantasizing about using government power to punish the left, Republicans should foreclose the possibility of future…
News
The Kirk Assassination Won’t Silence Us
We need to find the courage to speak as free men. Source link
Fashion
Raul Lopez Wants to Be American Fashion
In the fall of 2014, Lopez staged an official Fashion Week event at Webster Hall. He recalled thinking, I’m about to hit it, I’m about to…
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Culture
The Metropolitan Opera Delves Into Comic Books
1. The beloved British polymath and broadcasting legend Melvyn Bragg, who joined the BBC in 1961, recently stepped down from his show “In…
Business
STI continues slide on Friday, falls 0.2%
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 295 to 262 after 2.6 billion shares worth S$3.3 billion change hands Singapore…
Business
Philippines central bank tightens rules on large cash withdrawals amid graft crackdown
The new rule comes amid a government-led anti-corruption crackdown on infrastructure projects The Philippine central bank has tightened…
Politics
Conservatives hoot as leftists launch Disney boycott for yanking Jimmy Kimmel
After years of aggravating the right with its woke content and policies, Disney has now officially enraged the left. Source link
News
Race to make smart glasses relevant heats up again with new tech from Meta and Snap
More than a decade ago, pricey smart glasses that allowed people to snap photos, text and browse the web generated a lot of buzz but also…
News
Robert Redford and the Perils of Perfection
Gentleman, preferred, blond: such was the job description of Robert Redford, who died on Tuesday, at the age of eighty-nine. Onscreen, he…
Politics
So Now the Left Is Against Government Extortion to Suppress Speech?
Congratulations, Democrats. You’re now living in the world you created. Source link
Politics
Barry Blitt’s “Remote Control”
For the cover of the September 29, 2025, issue, the cartoonist Barry Blitt attempted to capture, in one image, Donald Trump’s…
News
“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” Is None of Those Things
If movies were given scores as figure skaters are, fantasy would start with a high rating for technical difficulty. The landings of the…
News
Erika Kirk to carry on slain husband's work at Turning Point USA
Turning Point USA has named Erika Kirk, widow of founder Charlie Kirk, to carry on his work as CEO and chair of the board of the…
Business
Boustead’s proposed Reit listing has portfolio value of S$1.9 billion
The portfolio will comprise 23 logistics and industrial properties – 21 in Singapore and two in Japan Boustead Singapore said on Thursday…
News
ComfortDelGro to start hotline bookings, doorstep pick-ups for cross-border taxi rides from Sep 25
Travellers heading to Johor Bahru can book a cross-border ride from anywhere in Singapore through ComfortDelGro’s (CDG) hotline from Sep…
Business
Intel shares soar as Nvidia embrace brings it into the AI boom
Intel shares have skyrocketed after Nvidia announced plans to invest in and partner with the company, sparking hope that the old chipmaker…
Culture
A Visit to the University of Texas’s Art Museum in Austin
A nice place, but someone should explain what ‘extraction’ means to the wealth of the nation and people’s paychecks. Source link