Hollywood actors union eyes video game strike
If authorised, it would mean SAG members would be striking against TV, film and video game firms.
Tennessee woman sets record for world’s longest mullet
Tami Manis, who sports a mullet that is 5ft 8in, says her hair was inspired by a 1980s music video.
Trump co-defendant Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty in Georgia case
Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer, has waived his right to appear at an upcoming Georgia hearing.
Mitch McConnell: From polio victim to political titan
The Kentucky senator has been behind many of his party’s most consequential moments in Washington.
Opinion | Another Ethnic Cleansing Could Be Underway — and We’re Not Paying Attention
With its Russian torture chambers and slaughter of civilians, the war in Ukraine is horrifying enough. But what if another country is taking advantage of the distraction to commit its…
Opinion | Anxiety in the Age of Barbie
It was “the summer of girl power,” a tour de force by a glittering troika. With pink dream houses, songs and sequins, Barbie, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé buoyed the economy…
Opinion | I Spent 17 Years Photographing One Family’s Grief and Growth
Rich St. Pierre was 7 years old when his mother died suddenly. Well-meaning adults would tell him that “she had gone to a better place.” What, he wondered, was better…
Opinion | We’re Taking New York City’s Streets Back — and Then We’re Coming for the Rest of the Country
The fury around congestion pricing is part of a larger debate that has animated a great deal of big city politics of late: Who owns the streets? The public right…
Further Thoughts on Sweden’s Pandemic Response | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post illustrates how hard it is to pick apart the relationship between public policy approaches and Covid results. And it’s now becoming impossible due to the failure…
Jobs Are Up, Wages Less So – and Lower Purchasing Power Could Still Lead the US into a Recession | naked capitalism
Yves here. As this article underscores, what matters to voters is their own real wages, and if those are not improving or at least not deteriorating, that means they think…