Month Archives: May 2026

Starbucks withdrew the campaign for its drink tumblers after many said it referenced a bloody crackdown. Source link...

The plain of jars in LaosAlvov/Shutterstock The remains of at least 37 people have been found interred in a giant stone jar in Laos, reshaping our understanding of one of South-East Asia’s most puzzling ancient landscapes. Around the remote Xieng Khouang plateau in central Laos sit thousands of giant stone...

Stephen Colbert kicked off his final week behind the “Late Show” desk with a trip down memory lane, unearthing graphics that never made the cut, including one that declared Hillary Clinton the winner of the 2016 presidential election. In a segment “Graphics Graveyard” — titled after a Slack channel used...

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta’s artificial intelligence-powered glasses can provide users with disabilities new ways to connect and engage with the world around them. The company is now looking to incorporate more options and functionalities to...

After the Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) defeat in their IPL 2026 clash against the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), former India player Aakash Chopra has criticized Ruturaj Gaikwad for playing an extremely slow knock. He pointed out that the CSK captain wasn't even trying to play a big shot. Gaikwad scored 15...

Today's Connections: Sports Edition will require some sports and pop culture knowledge.As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the...

You could imagine the high priest of bureaucratic cynicism himself, Franz Kafka, watching this film about a Christian-Conservative couple being passed through the meat-grinder of the Norwegian Child Services system and saying, ​“No, sorry lads, it’s too much.” The usually very reliable Romanian New Wave lynchpin Cristian Mungiu returns with a big,...

Apple has announced the dates for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and has begun sending out invitations for the event. As usual, the keynote is expected to showcase the company’s next-generation software updates, including iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, macOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27. WWDC 2026...

This story gives you a peek at the content coming to our new platform, TRD Policy Pro. Sign up to get early access here.Hey there, let’s get into today’s news at the intersection of policy and real estate: COPA is back from the dead, more or less intact.  Gov. Kathy...

Born in Berlin-Schöneberg in December 1901, Marie Magdalena (Marlene) Dietrich made an early career in her home city before achieving international stardom. Mentored by the legendary Max Reinhardt at his Deutsche Theaterschule (German drama school), she then joined his stage company.Throughout the 1920s, she performed in Berlin and Vienna, including roles...