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Yasmina Reza’s “Art” Feeds Our Appetite for Argument as Entertainment
Is there anything left of the old concept of debate? The practice of good-faith argument feels harder and harder to find, even as…
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Business
STI falls on Thursday, down 0.3%
Decliners outnumber advancers 322 to 233 across the broader market with 2.4 billion shares worth S$1.4 billion changing hands The Straits…
Fashion
Shein opens its supply network to fashion brands to boost growth
In addition to mounting external operational challenges, the company has faced significant hurdles in its push for an initial public…
Politics
Trump designates Antifa as a 'major terrorist organization'
President Trump announced Wednesday night that he is designating the radical left-wing protest group Antifa as a "major terrorist…
Business
GM is in talks to extend China venture with demand recovering
Foreign automakers have scaled back in the Asian nation as domestic players have taken greater control of the market General Motors (GM)…
Politics
How 'fascist' ended up on Kirk assassin's bullet
It came as no surprise to many conservatives when the "fascist" label frequently used by the left to describe President Trump and his MAGA…
News
Political Motive Is Relevant in Cases of Political Violence
An account of Charlie Kirk’s murder that ignores the victim, the perpetrator, and the motive is no account at all. Source link
Culture
Great Gay Novels Recommended by the Director of “The History of Sound”
In Oliver Hermanus’s new film, “The History of Sound,” two young men at the New England Conservatory of Music meet in a bar, when one of…
News
Transgenderism vs. ‘Trans Ideology’: A Useful Distinction, No Matter What the Activist Class Says
There are those who seek to live an unobtrusive life in the identity of their choice, and those whose gender dysphoria is accompanied by…
News
Charlie Kirk and Tyler Robinson Came from the Same Warped Online Worlds
Assassins and would-be assassins have become a sickeningly common feature of our polarized political landscape, and so have our rituals in…
Business
Another Malaysian unit of mm2 Asia receives RM1.5 million payment demand
MM2 Star Screen is also asked to pay 5% interest on the amount owed, along with the legal costs of film distributor Antenna Entertainments…
Business
US: Wall St opens flat ahead of Fed's policy decision
Wall Street’s main indexes opened subdued on Wednesday (Sep 17) ahead of a widely anticipated interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve…
Lifestyle
How Samin Nosrat Learned to Love the Recipe
“I was losing my mind,” the chef and writer Samin Nosrat said. We were sitting in the living room of her small house in Oakland, and she…
Business
Indonesia central bank delivers surprise rate cut to boost growth
Indonesia’s central bank delivered another surprise interest rate cut on Wednesday (Sep 17), its sixth cut since it kicked off an easing…
Business
Indonesia sovereign wealth fund INA targets data centres, AI in healthcare, renewables
The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) is prioritising digital infrastructure, healthcare and renewables as the sovereign wealth fund…
Politics
Bondi ignites free-speech backlash on right for targeting 'hate speech,' Office Depot
Remember Christian cakeshop owner Jack Phillips? It would seem that Attorney General Pam Bondi doesn't. Source link
Politics
Jeffries hits back at Van Hollen over 'spineless' comment for not endorsing Mamdani yet
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries clapped back at fellow Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen over the Maryland lawmaker's criticism of the…
Business
Binance nears deal to escape compliance monitor imposed by DOJ
The Justice Department has not made a final decision on the monitorship, which has a three-year duration Binance Holdings, the world’s…
News
FBI investigating Discord chat where Charlie Kirk slaying suspect talked about plans
The FBI's investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is now looking at those who were on an online gaming…
News
The Aberrant Killed the Normal
There is an alternative to the dizzying confusion we’ve created for ourselves about identity: the message of traditional morality that…
Politics
Trump says US has a buyer for TikTok
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Sep 16) that the US and China have a deal that will keep the short-video app TikTok operating in…
Politics
Divided D.C. Circuit Panel Rules Trump May Not Remove Fed Board Member
The White House says the president will appeal to the Supreme Court. Source link
Politics
Apac family offices responded most vigorously to tariff turmoil globally: report
Family offices in the Asia-Pacific region responded more vigorously to tariff turmoils than their counterparts elsewhere, a report has…
Politics
Will Ukraine Cost the GOP the Midterms?
Allowing Putin to continue his onslaught against a smaller democratic ally could be the straw that breaks Republican majorities in 2026.…