The 2022 holiday shopping season is upon us. And no matter who you’re shopping for, you can get everyone a thoughtful gift without overspending. These best gadgets under $150 prove it. Related: Unique smart home gadgets to add to your life Got a gamer in your life? Treat them to a gift that appeals to…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Dear readers, on October 21, I hosted a program titled “The Dignity of an Intellectual Life for All.” Focusing on Dr. Zena Hitz’s thought-provoking book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life (2020), the program examined the value of embracing the liberal arts and humanities for their own sake and considered how a…
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images General Motors has temporarily halted advertising on Twitter after Tesla CEO Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of the social network on Friday (via CNBC). The automaker says it’s pausing paid advertising on Twitter to evaluate “the direction of the platform” under Musk’s leadership, but…
Project Bluesky Elon Musk finally owns Twitter now. While Twitter’s users are still parsing what that means for them, we’ve got a general idea: laxer content moderation, fewer people keeping the lights on, and maybe the eventual addition of “everything app” features like payments and reservations for services. But the standard Twitter app isn’t the…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Amazon; Insider “It Ends with Us” is a hugely popular romance novel by bestselling author Colleen Hoover. The sequel, “It Starts with Us,” was released on October 18 and is already breaking sales records. Here’s why readers are loving it as…
Archeologists have made some surprising discoveries based on these human remains. A. Leydo/Warsaw Mummy Project, Mirosław Blicharski, HS2, Johan Reinhard Archaeology is always trying to understand more about how we treat our dead. A slew of recent studies revealed more information about ancient burial rituals. Here are 12 recent discoveries about death, from vampire burial…
Residents gather next to their belongings by destroyed homes in the landslide-hit village of Kusiong in Datu Odin Sinsuat in the southern Philippines’ Maguindanao province on October 29, 2022. FERDH CABRERA/AFP via Getty Images 45 people are reported dead after storm Nalgae hit the Philippines. The tropical storm is expected to hit the capital of…
A “no smoking” and “fasten seatbelt” sign on a commercial aircraft. Tony Savino/Corbis via Getty Images An Israeli passenger smoked a cigarette in the bathroom of an El Al plane on Friday, per The Times of Israel. He tried to dispose of the cigarette in a trash can but it set tissue paper aflame, causing…
Kanye West made antisemitic comments on Twitter earlier this month. Getty Images Yeezy’s former COO, who is Jewish, spoke out in support of Kanye West after his antisemitic remarks. Udi Avshalom, who was COO for three years, said West “knows he’s talking nonsense.” He called for people to “chill” and not “judge” the rapper, whom…
US President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2022. Royal Court of Saudi Arabia / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The Biden administration is considering deliberately delaying military aid to Saudi Arabia, NBC reports. The move is being considered in…