Jared Kushner's Henry Kissinger cosplay should worry us all
Salonby Heather Digby Parton20 Aug 2026
When TIME Magazine released their “100 Most Influential People” list in 2017, it stood to reason that Jared Kushner would be listed.
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top 88%A “12 Inch Pianist” Walks Into a Bar
The New Yorkerby The New Yorker20 Aug 2026
When The New Yorker published a Shouts & Murmurs titled “Guy Walks Into a Bar,” by Simon Rich, back in 2013, Conan O’Brien tweeted a link to the piece, anointing it “the funniest thing I’ve read in...
The Show That’s Charting a Post-Trump Future
The New Yorkerby Jon Allsop20 Aug 2026
Ten years ago, the New York Times launched a podcast that would cover the final stretch of the 2016 Presidential election.
The journalist who became a doula.
CJRby Megan Greenwell20 Aug 2026
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. One of my favorite dive-bar conversations with fellow journalists is “What would you do if you couldn’t do this anymore?” We’ve all thought about it; the tough...
How to use your TV as a PC monitor in 3 simple steps (and without buying anything)
Latest newsby Taylor Clemons20 Aug 2026
Why you can trust ZDNET :ZDNET independently tests and researches products to bring you our best recommendations and advice.
NYT Reporter Shocked to Discover VHS Dating Service Tapes Were Faked
PetaPixelby Matt Growcoot20 Aug 2026
A New York Times reporter flew out to Los Angeles to meet the people running the VHS Dates Instagram account, which supposedly digitizes VHS tapes from an “old dating service,” only to find the...
Finding his voice: How Oisín Coyne is making his mark on New York sports broadcasting
IrishCentral.comby Orla Ní Riain20 Aug 2026
From "Morning Ireland" to the sidelines of New York soccer, rugby and Gaelic games, Oisín Coyne has built a fast-rising broadcasting career on versatility, work ethic and an accent he was once told...
The Dutch GP Has One of the Strictest Camera Policies on the F1 Calendar
PetaPixelby Matt Growcoot20 Aug 2026
The Formula 1 circus is heading to the Netherlands this weekend, the home race of driving sensation Max Verstappen.
China’s Military Says AI Can’t Replace Commanders. Xi Is Testing That
War on the Rocksby Jaehwan Lim20 Aug 2026
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6 Best Foundations for Oily Skin, Tested by a Beauty Editor
Latest from Who What Wearby Grace Lindsay20 Aug 2026
If, like me, you have oily skin, you'll know how hard it is to find a good foundation. Back in the day, I'd opt for a matte formula, but they were so drying that my makeup would end up looking...
Whistleblower Arturo Bejar Leads Testimony In Landmark Trial Against Meta - Slashdot
Slashdotby BeauHD20 Aug 2026
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Meta was infused with a culture in which employees obsessed over user numbers and consistently pushed safety to the side, according to Arturo Bejar, a...
Exclusive: China’s YouTube, Bilibili, plans global expansion, English-language site
Semaforby J.D. Capelouto19 Aug 2026
The Scoop China’s equivalent to YouTube is making a play for the rest of the world and courting non-Chinese creators to boost its appeal.
Ripple CTO Emeritus: AI Safety Rules and Copyright Laws Pose Threat to Free Speech
CryptoPotatoby Wayne Jones19 Aug 2026
Ripple CTO Emeritus: AI Safety Rules and Copyright Laws Pose Threat to Free Speech David Schwartz, Ripple’s CTO emeritus, has warned that government rules around AI safety and copyright could give...
Google’s new AI tool helps fact-checkers investigate AI fakes
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck19 Aug 2026
Every day the fact-checking team for one of India’s largest news organizations works to debunk a slew of false and misleading images circulating across social media.
Practitioner Voice
Martin Fowlerby Martin Fowler (martin@martinfowler.com)19 Aug 2026
Practitioner Voice The Writing Category Nobody has Named Yet Effective writing from a practitioner is a style distinct from academic writing or thought-leadership content.
Japanese Government Says the Digital Camera Industry Is In Recovery
PetaPixelby Jeremy Gray19 Aug 2026
It’s unusual for one country to hold such immense power in a single industry as Japan does in photography.
Lifeforms Can Survive on ‘Significant’ Regions of the Moon, Study Finds
404 Mediaby Becky Ferreira19 Aug 2026
Microbes from Earth could survive on parts of the Moon for at least a week, a discovery that suggests that the lunar surface is not as hostile as previously assumed and has implications for...
What to expect from the 2026 Apple TV 4K: Siri AI, Siri Remote, better networking, more!
AppleInsider Newsby Malcolm Owen <malcolm@appleinsider.com>19 Aug 2026
It has been a long time in coming, but Apple is preparing at least two big changes to the Apple TV 4K.
'I Saw a Shiny Thing': Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman
404 Mediaby Jason Koebler19 Aug 2026
Body camera footage obtained by 404 Media shows a police officer explaining why he used police databases and license plate reader cameras to research, stalk, and pull over a woman he met on the set...
Your Comcast router doubles as a motion detector now - and a potential police informant
Latest newsby Charlie Osborne19 Aug 2026
Comcast has introduced a new opt-in motion-detection feature in its routers. Xfinity Gateway devices detect movement and alert users via a mobile app.