by Editor | Aug 9, 2025 | Weirdness
from Commonplace Maybe Our Railroads Need Some Robber Barons Is Florida’s Brightline a remedy for our ailing rail system? Americans like to believe we have the best of everything. But there’s one exception where people are willing to admit we fall short: high-speed...
by Editor | Aug 8, 2025 | Mirth
from BBC Is Perrier as pure as it claims? The bottled water scandal gripping France by Hugh Schofield France’s multi-billion euro mineral water companies are under the spotlight because of climate change and growing concerns about the industry’s...
by Editor | Aug 7, 2025 | Weirdness
from The Guardian James Cameron warns of ‘Terminator-style apocalypse’ if AI weaponised by Catherine Shoard Humans face three existential threats, from super-intelligence, nuclear weapons and the climate crisis, says blockbuster director as he announces new Hiroshima...
by Editor | Aug 6, 2025 | Culture Music Art
from The Hollywood Reporter The Confessions of John Malone, Media’s Most Misunderstood Mogul In this exclusive excerpt from his new memoir ‘Born to Be Wired,’ the battle-scarred billionaire candidly reflects on his (mostly) friendly rivalries with Reed Hastings,...
by Editor | Aug 5, 2025 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from NBC News Is an AI backlash brewing? What ‘clanker’ says about growing frustrations with emerging tech A slur for robots and AI has emerged online in recent weeks, offering some sense of growing societal anxiety with increasingly capable...
