Published on http://www.popmatters.com It’s the Twitter Olympics. Like? Dislike? The live feeds aren’t there or aren’t good, or, they’re spoiling the excitement of the evening TV replay. I’m... Read more
“The Singularity is a common matter of discussion in transhumanist circles. There is no clear definition, but usually the Singularity is meant as a future time when societal, scientifi... Read more
Published on http://bad.eserver.org/ Neoliberalism makes the 2012 election an election unconcerned with the brief we should be making. It cannot therefore be consequential as a beginning tow... Read more
Michel Hazanavicius’s The Artist (2011) has so far reached a $25 million return compared to about three times that amount by The Descendants. (1) Alexander Payne’s The Descendants (2011) won... Read more
Let’s try to get a grasp on where Facebook stands in terms of that super old-school term, “reality.” Your plight is this: You can’t get to any objective truths that m... Read more
Published on http://www.popmatters.com Charles Dickens 200: Great Expectations Contemporary Lessons with Dickensian Integrity Where the eyes, the eyes with the will to see Where the hearts,... Read more
The president’s bellicose vow of steep new tariffs, followed quickly by a more conciliatory message, pointed to an internal tug of war over his approach. [...]
Except for brief references, President Trump did not talk about what it would take to rebuild Gaza or the future of the Palestinian people. [...]
Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, has helped usher in President Trump’s retribution campaign. But he faces anger on the right for resisting some of the most extreme measures. [...]
As the Supreme Court seems poised to expand the president’s power, a leading scholar whose work the justices have often cited issued a provocative dissent. [...]
An interrogator covertly used a power drill and handgun to menace a prisoner, without permission from the agency’s headquarters. [...]
Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who focused on keeping pandemics at bay. [...]
