Play buttonBlack Culture appropriation or appreciation? unpacking south korea's fascination with black culturei-D USA - Kati ChitrakornIs Seoul’s love for the hip-hop aesthetic more fetishistic than inclusive? When Koreans ask Hyun-Min Han whether he is African or American, they’ll find themselves surprised to learn that he is actually
Technology Samsung allegedly removed a women's sexual health stall from a women in tech eventTNW - Cara CurtisYesterday, Samsung hosted an event in San Francisco on the “Growth and Innovation in the Wearable Device Market.” Co-hosted with SF Women in Tech, the conference showed off some of the biggest new innovations
Recession Wall Street Weekahead: Investors look at dollar stores as U.S. recession fears increaseReuters India - By David RandallNEW YORK (Reuters) - More investors are watching the shares of discount retailers like Dollar General Corp and Dollar Tree Inc, which perform better during economic downturns, in the hopes of gauging in
Sleep Sleep better: how to fall back asleep when you wake up too earlyLadders - Shelly Ibach Welcome to Sleep Better, a new advice column to answer your most pressing questions about sleep — how to get more of it, how to improve the quality …
Scotland William Wallace: who was the Scottish rebel who defied Edward I?historyextra.com - Kev Lochun Legendary Scottish hero William Wallace, the rebellious thorn in the side of Edward I of England, was a man of murky origins... When you think of the …
Hong Kong Hong Kong families form peaceful human chains ahead of airport protestReuters - Jessie PangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of chanting Hong Kong protesters joined hands to form human chains on Friday in a peaceful protest, with almost three months of anti-government demonstrations showing no
Science Colossal volcano behind 'mystery' global cooling finally foundNational Geographic - Michael GreshkoThe eruption devastated local Maya settlements and caused crop failures around the world. The ices of Greenland and Antarctica bear the fingerprints of a monster: a gigantic volcanic eruption in 539 or
Greenland Sure, Trump Can Buy Greenland. But Why Does He Think It’s Up to Denmark?POLITICO - By JOSEPH BLOCHER and MITU GULATIIt’s not 1850 anymore. Here’s how a land purchase might work today. Joseph Blocher is law professor at Duke University School of Law. Mitu Gulati is a law professor at Duke University School of Law. Over
Jair Bolsonaro As Amazon burns, Brazil's Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfereReuters - Anthony BoadleBRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting
Play buttonBirdwatching Amazon rainforest fires: global leaders urged to divert Brazil from 'suicide' pathThe Guardian - Jonathan WattsInternational pressure may be the only way to stop the Brazilian government from taking a “suicide” path in the Amazon, one of the country’s most respected scientists has said, as the world’s biggest continues
Hong Kong Hong Kong's subway operator says it will shut down service at signs of violenceCNN - By Laura He, CNN BusinessHong Kong (CNN Business) — Hong Kong's subway operator says it will crack down on violence at its train stations. MTR's announcement comes amid heavy criticism of the company from Chinese state media,
Volkswagen Volkswagen Explores China Auto InvestmentsBloomberg Bloomberg has learned that Volkswagen is exploring potential investments in Chinese automotive suppliers. The German automaker is looking to secure …
Iraq Strikes on Iran-backed militias threaten to destabilize IraqAssociated Press - By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and LOLITA BALDOR, Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on an Iranian weapons depot in Iraq, confirmed by U.S. officials, is threatening to destabilize security in the volatile country that has struggled to remain neutral
Vaping 17-Year-Old Boy's Lungs Completely Blocked from Vaping, Doctors SayPeople - Claudia Harmata"We had no idea if he was going to make it through or not," his father said, who didn't know about his son's vaping habit Texas teen Tryston Zohfeld was fighting to stay alive when his seemingly healthy
Robotics 'Let's go': Russia launches humanoid robot Fedor into spaceAl JazeeraSpace-bound humanoid robot Fedor expected to dock at the ISS on Saturday with more than 650kg of cargo. A Russian humanoid robot is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) after blasting off
Barcelona Tourist hotspot Barcelona sees a spike in muggingsAssociated Press - By JOSEPH WILSON, Associated PressBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robberies involving violence or intimidation have spiked sharply in Barcelona, one of Europe's most attractive summer vacation destinations, Spanish police officials said. Officials
Greenland Trump joked that US should trade Puerto Rico for Greenland: NYTBusiness Insider - Grace PanettaAs part of his interest in purchasing the island of Greenland from Denmark, President Donald Trump once joked that the US could trade Puerto Rico for Greenland, a former official told The New York Times.
United States U.S. official says China far short of soybean purchase pledge after small saleReuters India - By Karl Plume and Tom PolansekCHICAGO (Reuters) - China has purchased about only half the U.S. soybeans it pledged to buy earlier this year, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said on Thursday, after a small sale was reported
The Matrix What the Matrix 4 will be about – here are the most plausible theoriesdigitalspy.com - Sam Ashurst So, it's official. The Matrix 4 is happening and Lana Wachowski is directing. Keanu Reeves, who has consistently said he'd only do another Matrix …
Gerard Butler Why Angel Has Fallen Reminds Gerard Butler Of A Bourne Moviecinemablend.com - Sarah El-Mahmoud Every generation has an action hero they can call their own. Whether it be Bruce Willis’ John McClane in the Die Hard films, Jason Statham as The …
Whiskey We Asked Bartenders To Name The World’s Most Overrated WhiskeysUPROXX - Christopher OsburnWe like whiskey. We often love whiskey. And, for the most part, we want to celebrate whiskey. But we can’t pretend it’s all good. With that much juice on the market, there’s bound to be a few duds. If
Korean Peninsula South Korea to scrap intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid dispute over historyReuters - Hyonhee ShinSEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening a decades-old dispute over history that has
Wildfires Bolivia, like neighbour Brazil, battles intense wildfires that have so far burnt 500,000 hectaresEuronews - By Alice Tidey with ReutersBolivian authorities warned this week that 70% of the department of Santa Cruz — where more than a quarter of the country's population lives — is under "extreme risk" from forest fires. According to the
Play buttonAngela Merkel Watch: How the Merkel eye-roll betrays her real feelings on her alliesThe Telegraph - By Telegraph VideoBoris Johnson's use of Angela Merkel's campaign slogan at a meeting this week drew one of the German Chancellor's famous eye-rolls. Although it wasn't caught by the cameras, which were focusing on the
Technology The US has blacklisted digital currency addresses for three Chinese nationalsMIT Technology Review - Mike Orcutt The Treasury Department has blacklisted several digital currency addresses it says belong to three Chinese nationals accused of trafficking synthetic …
Amazon How Amazon is fighting back against workers' increasing efforts to unionizeCNBC - Katie Schoolov Efforts to curb union activity inside Amazon include a leaked training video that was sent to Whole Foods managers in 2018, a year after Amazon …
Recipes Nihari (Muslim Indian Beef Stew) RecipeSaveur • 3 lb. beef short ribs (about 6 pieces) • Kosher salt, to taste • 2 tbsp. roasted chana dal (yellow split peas) • 1⁄2 cup ghee • 1 large yellow onion, thinly …
Sony Disney’s Desired Stake In Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ Movies With Tom Holland May Not Be As Big As Originally ReportedUPROXX - Kimberly RicciThe comic book movie fandom isn’t even close to recovering from news of the Disney-Marvel Studios/Sony Spider-Man divorce of sorts. Everything’s still slightly up in the air, although the two factions
Palestinian Authority 'Fuel Crisis Between PA and Israel Over': Palestinians to Accept $568 Million in Tax Moneyhaaretz.com - Jack Khoury and Yaniv Kubovich Israel decided on Thursday to transfer the Palestinian Authority two billion shekels ($568,320,000). The decision came following a recommendation …
Stan Lee Stan Lee’s Daughter Claims No One From Marvel or Disney Reached Out After His Deathio9 - Charles Pulliam-Moore With the arc of Spider-Man’s cinematic future becoming the latest topic of conversation, everyone’s chiming in with their thoughts and opinions about …
