Kanye West, now known as Ye, on stage in New York City in 2015. Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Roc Nation Recent comments by Kanye West, now known as Ye, echo ancient antisemitic tropes, writes Tal Lavin. The comments have attracted criticism — and led to more interviews. Lavin is the author of Culture Warlords: My…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Demonstrators hold a sign during a protest calling for the closure of Guantanamo in front of the White House in Washington, DC on January 11, 2022. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images T-Mobile had at least 11 contracts providing service to the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and prison. A coalition of 22 organizations is calling on…
Sen. Ted Cruz. Drew Angerer/Getty Images In his new book, Ted Cruz says he hid out in a supply closet during the Capitol riot. He says he “assembled” a coalition of Republicans in a “back room” to discuss what to do. Cruz has on different occasions characterized the riot as a peaceful protest and a…
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (L) and FBI Director Christopher Wray hold a press conference at the U.S. Department of Justice on October 24, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Federal prosecutors say two Chinese agents tried to bribe a government worker to steal information. The duo wanted to obtain secrets about an investigation into a Chinese…
The OPEC+ deal to slash oil output raises the risk of an energy-driven recession next year, IEA director Fatih Birol said. Pavel Golovkin/AFP/Getty Images The OPEC+ oil output cut is fueling the “first truly global energy crisis”, the head of the IEA said. He warned the Russia and Saudi-driven move cut 2 million barrels a…
Turkish Finance Nureddin Nebati told FT his country “acts very carefully within the international financial system.” Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images From January to August, a record $28 billion from unclear origins trickled into Turkey, the FT said. Turkey’s finance minister believes that unaccounted-for tourism revenues were a key part of such inflows. However, the inflows are…
Breaches of the policy will be recorded, according to reports. Jeremy Horner/Getty Images Shoosmiths, a large UK law firm, has imposed a £200 levy for lawyers who fly to business meetings. Lawyers won’t have to pay out of their own pocket but policy breaches will be recorded, per The Times. The money from the levies…
Gaming laptops have moved on dramatically in recent years, with the unwieldy designs of the past now being replaced by refined gems with ever-improving power and capabilities. So, instead of the heavy and LED-encrusted monsters that once would crush your femurs – should you dare rest it on your thighs – the typical form factor…
With Disney+ having already confirmed that it will launch an ad-supported tier in the United States, a new report has that tier losing features, too. That new Disney+ tier will make people watch ads in return for a $3 per month discount – they’ll pay $7.99 per month instead of the usual $10.99. But while…
FromSoftware has finally reactivated online features for Dark Souls 2 on PC, but it’s not all good news. Servers were shut down across all Dark Souls games on PC back in January due to a security issue. Dark Souls 3 servers were back in August, then offline, then back online again last month. Now Dark…