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A Lot to Sea: Inside the World of Superyacht Design
In mid-May, Amor à Vida, a new superyacht, set out on her maiden voyage. The boat, which features a sleek and sloped white exterior, made…
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Alan Yentob obituary: Creative giant of BBC TV, on screen and off
Paul Glynn Culture reporter As the face of documentary series like Arena, Imagine and Omnibus, Alan Yentob was usually seen interviewing…
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The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to end it
One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and…
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Americans are fueling a massive pope economy
It was a fun moment to be online. When the news broke on May 8 that Pope Francis’s successor would be the first-ever American to hold the…
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Nigel Farage's Reform UK commits to reinstating winter fuel payment
Reform UK has said it will fully reinstate winter fuel payments to pensioners and scrap the two-child benefit cap, if the party gets into…
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Reit privatisation unsurprising amid higher-for-longer interest rates, but investment opportunities remain: SGX equities head
Real estate investment trusts (Reits) being taken private is unsurprising as the sector is facing some challenges, but investment…
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Why the Media Keep Getting It Wrong
The failure to adequately cover Biden’s decline points to a broader breakdown that has a simple explanation. Source link
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Is Catholicism ‘Cool’ Now?
It isn’t just the ritual and the pageantry and the history that are bringing in the crowds. Source link
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Big Government and Lobbyists Are Crushing the Dream of Home Ownership
If we don’t address the problem, the home-buying hopes of the next generation will be crushed. Source link
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The Upside of Gerontocracy
There are advantages older figures can bring to politics — even if the current generation has ruined the reputation of elder statesmen.…
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Sympathy for the Unpublished Young White Male Author
Are people allowed to observe that the literary world is deliberately sidelining a certain demographic of writer — and to do something…
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China publishes draft guidance for online-platform merchant fees
The Chinese regulator has published draft guidelines for fees that online platforms charge third-party merchants, an important source of…
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Alba de Céspedes’s Broadcasts Against Fascism
On September 8, 1943, Italy surrendered to the Allies, and the Germans, who already effectively controlled the north of Italy, turned on…
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Trump’s “Golden Dome” Won’t Work—but It’ll Make Elon Musk Richer
This is all nonsense, of course. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a Golden Dome system would cost as much as $831 billion…
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Three Ice-Cream Sundaes for the Start of Summer
I believe that the single best dessert a person can have after a satisfying restaurant meal involves walking five to eight city blocks to…
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This tiny piece of tech will change how you watch the Indy 500
When you describe it in words, the Indianapolis 500 might seem like a boring watch: Cars go round and round an oval track 200 times,…
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Have social media platforms rolled back the promises they made after George Floyd’s death?
Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer after Floyd was suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill. His…
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Japan Foods H2 loss widens to S$6.2 million amid ‘challenging year’ for Singapore F&B
Restaurant operator Japan Foods on Sunday (May 25) reported a loss of S$6.2 million for the second half ended Mar 31, 2025, sinking…
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‘Militantropos’ Review: Austere Anti-War Doc Employs Formal Control in an Impassioned Defense of Ukraine
Billowing gray smoke intermingles with moody cloud cover, while scores of grim-faced Ukrainian citizens watch the skies, arms folded. The…
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MAS to shortlist fund managers for S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme by Q3
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will shortlist fund managers for its S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme by the…
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This lesson I learned in the Marines will help you succeed at work
“Embrace the suck.” One of the first things you learn as a Marine is to “embrace the suck.” Not because it sounds tough—but because it’s…
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A firefighter-invented hydrant for helicopters is boosting response times for urban fires
Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los Angeles County, scrambling to get…
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4 ways high-achievers use tech to get more done
Technology can be a double-edged sword. The right amount can fuel productivity, but too much can become a time waste. As with most things,…
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Lisa's and Jisoo's Manicurists Just Told Me These 9 K-Pop-Coded Nail Trends Will Define 2025
Whether you were introduced to Korean pop music (or K-pop) by the megawatt girl group Blackpink in 2020 or have been a longtime fan of…