Protective vaccination rates falling out of reach in US; exemptions hit record
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Column: The Hollywood strikes are finally over. But we won't repair the damage anytime soon
Executives imagine a world in which their capital investments in creative industry generate profits with no creative inputs.
Opinion: Palestinian Christians are losing loved ones in Israel's bombing in Gaza. Where's the outcry from Western Christian communities?
I see it from Lutherans but not loudly and publicly.
The Eras Tour Film Is Sequined Asset Management
She's on a whole nother tier
Taylor Swift Did What Hollywood Studios Could Not
Definitely an exception to any rule.
Please Pay For a Year of Nothing
I think Disney+ still worth it with a kid but it's a lot
I Wish Americans Could See the Humanity of Palestinians as They Do With Israelis
Great piece from Sa'ed emphasizing how the plight of Palestinians is all too often ignored in the US.
Yet false accusations of antisemitism should not be leveled against individuals advancing informed criticisms of the Israeli state and its egregious human rights violations.
Apple is destroying the Mac by trying to make it safer
It's really annoying. I think aggregating the permissions requests to the installation and not the launch might be the way to go.
A transgender student, her crusading mom — and an English teacher caught in the middle
Tough to read. Sharla is a monster.
Jedi Knights and Vulcans Both Suck Now. What Happened?
Boom.
What happened to the supercomputer under the zoo?
Wild story of some missing funds and McConnell shady lobbying to build data centers under Louisville.
All I wanted was a swimming pool. What I got was a $31,000 lesson in Zelle fraud.
Really need public key signatures to be easier huh?
The WebP 0day
Very nice analysis. I wonder if we'll ever get an official explanation... maybe once there is more patching?
Analysis | Musk is nearly done destroying what made Twitter Twitter
It's just so sad. (And on verification using your own domain as on Mastodon seems to be a great mechanism.)
Opening remarks on “AI in the Workplace: New Crisis or Longstanding Challenge”
It's going to get bad as everyone scramble to make up use cases.
The Seven Meetings You Hate
Experienced a lot of these.
Did leaded gasoline cause a huge spike in crime?
I had read this in Freakonomics years ago but this adds a few more details.
24 hours in an invisible epidemic
Where are their online communities?
Why don’t more people go vegan? It could be the label.
Interesting but unsurprising that the vegan label is such a turn off
With democracy on the ballot, the mainstream press must change its ways | Margaret Sullivan
It's not both sides!
A family fled to WA to protect their trans child. Here’s how their life changed
We really need to plan for a surge in this type of refugee. Housing!!!
On Robots Killing People
I wouldn't be surprised if insurance ends up being the mechanism, like a lot of underregulated things.
Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate
Sure does seem like we'll be paying more and getting less for a long while.
What Ever Happened to the Tiny House Movement?
Capitalism coöpted the aesthetic without the values?
Artist: Known — Illustrator for 'A Wrinkle in Time' gets long-overdue credit
Amazing investigation! Sad the original paintings were destroyed.
The Roger Rabbit Theory
As usual it's complicated... there was conspiracy but that wasn't enough on its own
Right to repair’s unlikely new adversary: Scientologists
Of course they don't want people looking into e-meters without consequences!
Column: Hollywood studios have already lost the strikes. Now it’s time to surrender
As with many other industries AMTMP wants to generate pure profit divorced from labor but they have nothing without creatives.
The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge
I love this whole story. I'm sure I've been under that bridge many dozens of times and never noticed it didn't go anywhere anymore.
I am now of the opinion that more 9th grade history reports should be retained in historical archives.
Inverted computer culture (a thought experiment) | viznut
A neat idea that reminds me of elements of Anathem.