Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.
When Taylor Swift released nine vinyl editions of her album “Folklore” in 2020, Tylor Hammers, a fan in Florida, took notice. But it wasn’t until “Midnights” two years later that…
Inside the Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money
For the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii’s most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts…
Columbia’s President to Testify in Closely Watched Antisemitism Hearing
Nemat Shafik, the president of Columbia University, will face a group of House Republicans on Wednesday who have accused the school of allowing a pervasive pattern of antisemitic assaults, harassment…
Here’s Where Israel’s Military Offensive in Gaza Stands
Iran’s attack on Israel has shifted focus from the war in Gaza, but Israeli military operations press on there with the aim of eliminating Hamas, the armed group that controlled…
A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender | naked capitalism
Yves here. Isreal’s Lavender system was designed explicitly to speed the process of mass killing, using AI targeting to give it a thin veneer of legitimacy. Sadly has a lot…
Scientists Warn Gulf Stream Slowdown Could Begin as Early as 2025 | naked capitalism
Yves here. While you were busy paying attention to uncheery news on the Israel-Gaza-and-now-Iran front, uncheery news is moving forward on other fronts. For quite some time, climate change mavens…
Israel Weighs Response to Iran Attack, With Each Choice a Risk
Israeli leaders on Tuesday were debating how best to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend airstrike, officials said, weighing a set of options calibrated to achieve different strategic outcomes: deterring a…
Day 2 of Trump’s Criminal Trial: Five Takeaways
After the first day of jury selection in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial saw the dismissal of dozens of potential jurors who said they could not be impartial, the first…
Johnson’s Plan for Ukraine Aid Meets Republican Pushback, Muddying Its Path
Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday encountered stiff resistance from Republicans as he embarked on a complicated and politically perilous strategy to push legislation through the House to send aid to…
Alvin Bragg’s Odd “Hush Money” (Except Not) 34-Felony Case Against Trump Begins | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, matters occurent prevented me from delivering the encyclopedic post on The People of The State of New York -against- Donald J. Trump, Defendant,…