Posts by Swedan Margen
Sharp Claws at “Becky Shaw” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Still, what distinguishes Gionfriddo is not her ear for cruelty but her ability to see beyond it, and to shift the prism of audience sympathy, in tiny increments. This tension is intensified by Trip Cullman’s precise staging, which is smartly paced, down to the indie-sleaze anthems, such as “Zero,” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, that…
Read MoreThis Long Beach startup says it has a patch for California’s power problems
Many companies in California struggle to get enough electricity to power their growing businesses. One Long Beach startup just raised $26 million for what it says is a quick fix for that problem. There are limits on how much power each company can draw from the public power grid so fast-growing industries can’t just crank…
Read MoreReauthorize FISA Section 702 — Again | National Review
Congress should let the executive keep fighting terrorism and give recent reforms more time to work. Source link
Read MoreCory Doctorow on the High Cost of Living with the Ultra-Rich
“Billionaireism,” as defined by the writer and internet critic Cory Doctorow, describes “both the pathology that affects you when you are so wealthy that you’re effectively above consequences and above moral consideration for others, and the pathologies that having a society dominated by such people inflicts on the rest of us.” (One such pathology is…
Read MoreA.I. Has a Message Problem of Its Own Making
OpenAI’s Sam Altman wants to “de-escalate” the rhetoric around A.I. But if you tell people that your product will upend their way of life, take their jobs, and possibly threaten humanity, they might believe you. Source link
Read MoreSnap is cutting 1,000 workers in the latest tech layoff
Snap, the parent company of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, said Wednesday that it’s laying off 1,000 workers to reduce costs. The Santa Monica social media company is pursuing profitability and efficiency as it faces stiff competition for ad dollars from bigger rivals such as Facebook parent company Meta and Google. Snap said it’s slashing 16%…
Read MoreJD Vance’s Post-Liberal Populism Reaches the Point of Diminishing Returns | National Review
It’s time to cut bait. Source link
Read MoreTMZ Turns Its Pitiless Lens on Politicians
Politics has never been TMZ’s focal point, but political issues that aggrieve Levin personally have steered the outlet’s coverage from its inception. While growing up, in the San Fernando Valley, Levin saw fame’s capacity to protect certain people from the consequences of the law. His father, who owned a liquor store, grappled with frequent sting…
Read MoreTrump vs. the Pope | National Review
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, but not yet. Source link
Read MoreWhat Zendaya Leaves Unsaid
Is her professionalism an obstacle to risk? Fatal to artistry? She speaks matter-of-factly about her relative privilege in the industry. She is not “only” an actress; she is a producer, which dates back to her time on “K.C. Undercover.” As a cultural figure, she strikes me as a code-switcher. She is not the crossover case,…
Read MoreHow Waymo and Waze are pitching in to help solve L.A.’s pothole problem
Waze and Waymo are teaming up to help combat Los Angeles’ growing pothole problem. The companies announced a program that will use Waymo’s self-driving cars to better detect potholes in the city. The data will be available to city officials through Waze’s traffic data-sharing platform, according to a news release last week. The number of…
Read MoreThe New York Times Can’t Take Left-Wing Violence Seriously | National Review
Rebutting such reporting in the detail it deserves would require a book-length argument — which I plan to provide. Source link
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