WALTHAM – Nestled in Waltham is a university unique in its rich Jewish history, and understandably, its Jewish students are rattled by recent public antisemitism by rapper Kanye West, now known as “Ye.” “This university is a direct result of Jews’ exclusion from other elite universities in the first half of the 20th century, so … Read more
Ncuti Gatwa, who will make his debut next year as the first Black actor to play the title role in Doctor Who, says the opportunity has implications on more than his own career trajectory. “My mouth gets paralyzed by the concept of playing this role,” he said during a lunch hosted by the BBC and … Read more
Luxembourg says the bloc’s leaders should consider a diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict The EU cannot just keep introducing sanction after sanction against Russia, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said during an informal summit of the bloc’s foreign affairs ministers in Prague on Wednesday. He noted that sooner or later the EU would have … Read more
The main reason that Donald Trump is forever turning Republican campaign events and conservative conferences into fascistic rallies featuring two-hour stemwinders is that he’s a champion narcissist with a vampiric need to feed off the adulation of blockheads. But a major secondary reason is what happened on Thursday, when a deranged Trump supporter named Ricky … Read more
After a long wait, Netflix is finally gearing up to drop the long-anticipated live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s popular fantasy comic-book series “The Sandman.” Arriving on the streamer on Aug. 5, the ambitious 10-part series chronicles the journey of the titular cosmic entity, Morpheus — best known as Dream — who must restore the balance … Read more
While some refuse to adopt nonfungible tokens (NFTs), others are finding ways to realize the potential of NFT technology to solve real-world problems. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Josh Katz, CEO of NFT marketplace YellowHeart, shared his thoughts on using NFTs in ticketing, what the NFT space will look like in the future and whether … Read more
At the same time, Europe more widely is devouring enormous amounts of liquefied natural gas — a harmful fossil fuel — imported from the US and other allies to temper its reliance on Russian energy. Europe is also returning to coal, the most carbon-heavy of fossil fuels. All this while the northern hemisphere swelters through … Read more