Veronique Gabai Debuts Rose Première by Kelly Rutherford

Veronique Gabai Debuts Rose Première by Kelly Rutherford

According to Veronique Gabai, “the natural ingredient of rose is to bring you the feeling of love, whatever kind of love you need.” For her, that love is friendship. In her latest fragrance launch, the beauty and fashion veteran honors her friend of 15 years, Kelly Rutherford, and their shared love of the South of…

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“Two Prosecutors,” “Palestine ’36,” and the Tribulations of Resistance in the Thirties

“Two Prosecutors,” “Palestine ’36,” and the Tribulations of Resistance in the Thirties

By the time Kornev is finally ushered into the cell of Stepniak (a mesmerizing Aleksandr Filippenko), there’s no sense of triumph or even anticipation about what he will discover. Stepniak’s account is terrifying, though not terribly surprising: he is one of many Old Bolsheviks who have been strategically targeted by Stalin’s regime, and his “vital…

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WordPress.com lets AI agents write, publish, and manage your site

WordPress.com lets AI agents write, publish, and manage your site

Automattic has added write capabilities to WordPress.com’s MCP integration, giving AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT the ability to create posts, build pages, manage comments, and restructure content, all through natural conversation, with human approval at every step. For most of the past six months, connecting an AI agent to your WordPress.com site has meant…

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6 communication mistakes that make smart founders sound inexperienced

6 communication mistakes that make smart founders sound inexperienced

You can be sharp, self-aware, and technically strong, yet still come across as inexperienced in the moments that matter most. Investor calls. Customer discovery. Hiring conversations. It is rarely your actual capability that gets judged first. It is how you communicate that capability under pressure. Most early-stage founders do not struggle with ideas. They struggle…

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Pentagon’s Anthropic bashing rekindles Silicon Valley’s resistance to war

Pentagon’s Anthropic bashing rekindles Silicon Valley’s resistance to war

Artificial intelligence powerhouse Anthropic’s battle with the Pentagon has sparked some soul-searching in Silicon Valley that could reshape the tech sector’s complicated relationship with war and the White House. Anthropic is the San Francisco-based startup behind the chatbot Claude and some of the most powerful AI on the market. In its negotiations with the military,…

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“DTF St. Louis” Peers Into the Suburban Male Psyche

“DTF St. Louis” Peers Into the Suburban Male Psyche

Starting in 2017, Bateman played Marty Byrde, an accountant turned cash launderer for a ruthless Mexican cartel, in “Ozark,” arguably his signature role. The show is lit in wan grays and murky browns—this has, over the years, become an irritating Netflix cliché, but, in the case of “Ozark,” the coloristic choice really works. Marty becomes…

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