'Yellowface' takes white privilege to a sinister level
Every once in a while there is a novel that enters the literary zeitgeist and requires discourse but it feels like there is nothing that can be written or said that will ever do it justice.This is the feeling R.F.Kuang's new novel Yellowface evokes.The highly immersive satirical novel takes us on a thrilling journey through the eyes of a writer who struggles to make her own way in the cut-throat world of publishing.
Major Record Labels Signs Virtual Rapper Who Is An AI
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Major record label Capitol Records has added another artist to its lineup of heavyweights - but this one is a little less, shall we say, tangible, than the others.
AI is producing 'fake' Indigenous art trained on real artists' work without permission
Indigenous artists are finding their work stolen and replicated by AI without their permission, and these inauthentic works are being sold on platforms like Adobe and eBay.
AI-generated Indigenous art is appearing on online marketplaces, competing with the work of real Indigenous artists, despite platforms having policies to protect Indigenous culture. [ more ]
Readers' Toughest Questions for University Presidents
Higher education institutions are being questioned about their limited accessibility despite their large endowments.
Leaders of academic institutions are being asked about their views on race, cultural appropriation, and the role of culture in dividing human accomplishments. [ more ]
One of the most famous tropical cocktails in the world, the mai tai is a go-to summer drink.It's easy to see why: The classic tiki concoction conjures visions of palm trees and sandy beaches.Here's how to make your own.What Is a Mai Tai?The mai tai combines white rum, dark rum, Grand Marnier, almond-based orgeat syrup and fresh lime juice.
Generative AI that can change anyone's race is probably not a great idea
The worst thing about this hyperspeed artificial intelligence race is that, even if you are used to expecting the unexpected, the bloody thing keeps surprising you by opening new cans of worms every other day.And this weekly roundup has truck-size cans overflowing with worms the size of elephant trunks among the release of Stability.ai's
Angry Women: The story of a victim desperate for justice who took revenge on her rapists
The cover of the novel 'Femmes en colere' (Angry women), written by Mathieu Menegaux.In the late 1970s, a veterinary student was raped by two truck drivers who had picked her up while she was hitchhiking on a road in Czechoslovakia.A few weeks later, the woman contacted her assailants, convinced them that she had enjoyed the experience and suggested they meet again.
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Happy Thursday, everyone!Close out the final weekend of February at Yards Park's frozen-themed festival, or discover a new Japanese exhibit at the Smithsonian.Best Things to Do This Weekend
Ice Yards.The Yards Park winter extravaganza is back for another icy event.You can experience a ton of frozen fun-from riding a snowboarding simulator to axe-throwing, there's a number of arctic activities to do with friends.
Review | 'You People': A master class in race relations, delivered as comedy
From left, David Duchovny, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy and Nia Long in "You People."(Parrish Lewis/Netflix) (3.5 stars) "You People," a very, very fresh and funny love story starring Jonah Hill and Lauren London, has all the bones of its rom-com antecedents: the opening meet-cute, in which Hill's Ezra mistakes London's Amira for his Uber driver; a scowling father of the bride (Eddie Murphy) who can't stand the unworthy groom; several hilariously awkward meet-the-parents scenes; and not one but two kooky wedding planners (Deon Cole and Andrea Savage).
Noma, the celebrated Copenhagen restaurant led by the chef Rene Redzepi, will uproot itself again next spring, opening in Kyoto for a 10-week residency.
National newspaper tricked into running AI-written article
The Irish Times, one of the republic's respected broadsheet newspapers, has apologized for publishing an opinion article said to have been generated by AI software and submitted by an anonymous trickster.Last Thursday, the publication ran the comment piece under the byline Adriana Acosta-Cortez, described as a 29-year-old healthcare administrator living in North Dublin, who argued that Irish women using fake tan represented "a form of cultural appropriation."
Here's Why You See The Word "Gatekeeping" All Over TikTok
You may know the textbook definition, but if you're not on TikTok, you may not know the online discourse.According to Merriam Webster, "gatekeep" is not actually a word. "
Column: Whose cheese is it anyway? The Swiss ponder the international politics of gruyere
Switzerland is a small country that is not known for too many things.It's got its cheese, its banks, its mountains, its neutrality, its watches, its pocketknives and its chocolate.If any of those is threatened - threatened with cultural appropriation, that is - beware!The Swiss take this stuff seriously.
After five and half years, as of February 2023, Eater London will cease daily news publication.In the future, the site's core maps will be updated on a quarterly or bi-annual basis.But for now, and for me, the site's editor, it is time to say goodbye.When we launched in the summer of 2017, we did so with the express aim of doing something different in London food media - being thoughtful, honest, ruthless, humourous, and thinking about the wider meaning of food and the role restaurants play in a capital city like London.
Crying Indian' Ad That Targeted Pollution to Be Retired
A man dressed in Native American clothing paddles a canoe toward a tableau of environmental degradation: waters strewn with trash, a person throwing garbage out of a car window on a traffic-choked highway and spewing smokestacks on the horizon.A percussion-driven score dramatically resolves with a close-up shot of the man shedding a single tear.
"He's reached out to other faiths, he said gay people can get into heaven, and don't forget he added a pop and lock to the sign of the cross," Noah joked on Tuesday.
The Guardian view on Putin's Victory Day speech: justifying the unjustifiable | Editorial
hen Vladimir Putin launched what was intended as a blitzkrieg attack on Kyiv in February, he would have assumed that annual May celebrations of the Soviet victory over nazism would merge with a more contemporary triumph.
A restaurant in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge serving hand-pulled noodles bobbing in steamy broth or hissing in a fiery wok typically conjures images of Chinatown.But on the other side of the bridge, a Mexican Salvadoran chef - whose only other experience cooking Asian food professionally was slinging sushi at Disney World - is making a gonzo rendition of Taiwanese beef noodles on a portable induction burner in Dumbo, all by himself.
Donatello: sculpting the Renaissance at the V&A review - miraculous marble, breathtaking bronze
T his exhibition the first major show in Britain to focus on the Renaissance master Donatello begins and ends with David, the youth who slew Goliath, and rarely has there been such a slender, graceful victor.The first is marble, with elegant Grecian face and insolent pose, one of the sculptor's first civic commissions, for Florence cathedral.
I'm Worried About a Fancy Cat in This Frigid Weather. Help!
Over the summer, a Bengal cat appeared on our back porch.(Bengals are an expensive breed of domestic cat that resemble tiny leopards.)It was meowing urgently and was much too thin.I could see its ribs.It had no identification, so I fed it a can of salmon because it wasn't clear whether anyone else was feeding it.
'Great British Bake Off' Mexican Week Was the Worst Episode in the Show's History
Welcome to the Eater round-up of Great British Bake Off 2022, as Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Matt Lucas, and Noel Fielding return to Channel 4 with the 13th series of cakes, puddings, breads, and inevitable recourse to terrible baking puns.
Crinolines and baroque heels: Dior designer taps into 16th-century muse for Paris show
"Many young people hate fashion," said the Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, backstage before her grand show in the Tuileries garden that has opened Paris fashion week.
Hair syrup: is it just old-fashioned hair oil by a sweeter name?
The hack Hair syrup is the latest must-have viral product, and promises the softest strands of your life.But is it truly buzz-worthy - or just another marketing gimmick?