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Photography
fromAol
3 days ago

35 Vintage Photos That Depict Life in 1949

1949 combined postwar recovery, industrial shifts to consumer goods, vibrant cultural revival, and intimate everyday moments captured across cities, beaches, and family occasions.
fromThe Atlantic
5 days ago

Our AI Fears Run Long and Deep

"This is the voice of World Control," a metallic, nonhuman baritone blared from a spherical speaker atop a bank of computers. "I bring you peace. It may be the peace of plenty and content, or the peace of unburied death." The men and women in the room-the greatest minds in the American scientific establishment-froze in horror. The computer, a defense system that had become self-aware after gaining control of the world's nuclear weapons, continued:
Artificial intelligence
from48 hills
1 week ago

Screen Grabs: Red Sonja rides again - 48 hills

The Kennedy Center Honors were always a populist affair, not to be confused with the somewhat more upscale National Medal of the Arts (which Presidents are also traditionally associated with). But under Trump, who shunned them entirely in his prior term, the announced next recipients are an almost comically MOR roundup: Phantom of the Opera Michael Crawford, "I Will Survive" singer Gloria Gaynor, cartoon metal act KISS, cartoon movie machismo exemplar Sylvester Stallone, and veteran country star George Strait, who couldn't be any straiter.
US politics
Music
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

You are the witches: The audience as collective accused in Renegade Opera's staging of Ashi Day's "Waking the Witch" * Oregon ArtsWatch

Renegade Opera presents Ashi Day's Waking the Witch, an immersive chamber opera linking historical and contemporary witch hunts, Sept 5–7 at Chapel Theater, Milwaukie.
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

The Martians: Why People Were Mesmerized by an Alien Craze

The true extent of this alien craze escaped my attention and on almost every single page, there was something to which I mumbled, "Wow, I didn't know that." Among the many well-deserved accolades about David's book is, " The Martians is ... a fizzing terrific read." (Mary Roach, author of Packing for Mars) In fact, it is far more than that.
Books
Philosophy
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Julia Molony: What we can learn from otroverts - the personality type that defies groupthink

People like George Orwell and Frida Kahlo resist the impulse to fit in and embody nonconformity and independent thought.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

What name is shared by members of the Famous Five and Secret Seven? The Saturday quiz

Badminton shuttlecock; ozone layer; George; Rugby; Céline Dion; Cairngorms; male elephants; Martin Luther represent core answers covering sport, science, literature, geography, fauna, and history.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago

'I know you are, but what am I?': Coney Island USA to hold Pee-wee Herman look-alike contest this weekend * Brooklyn Paper

First-ever Pee-wee Herman look-alike contest in Coney Island celebrates Paul Reubens' early birthday and the 40th anniversary of Pee-wee's Big Adventure.
fromFortune Crypto
3 weeks ago

The next era of crypto

Carlson-Wee notes that all the memecoins taken together are beginning to put a stamp on popular culture, showing their potential influence in today's society.
Cryptocurrency
Cooking
fromTasting Table
4 weeks ago

The Fruity Drink Mix Pie That Used To Be A Summer Staple - Tasting Table

Tang transformed plain water into a popular drink mix in the 1960s and inspired convenient no-bake desserts like Tang pie.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Oasis and R.E.M. for 26, Hotmail, and the Boys in Green: 50 reasons the 1990s were cool

Oasis’s performance at Croke Park this weekend marks the 30th anniversary of their famous chart rivalry with Blur, highlighting the cultural impact of Britpop in the 1990s.
London music
Food & drink
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Oreo Sales Soared During Great Depression as Americans Chose Comfort Over Cost

Oreo Cookies have been a beloved treat since their launch in 1912, symbolizing childhood joy and nostalgia.
fromScary Mommy
3 months ago

25 Romantasy Baby Names Actually Being Used In The U.S.

Azriel, a name associated with the angel of death, saw over 800 baby boys named in 2024, showing the influence of romantasy on baby naming.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Racing cheeses, spicy birthdays and a fun celebrity gatecrash take the Thursday quiz

Asking questions about fjords presents challenges, like deciding how to measure them or defining what qualifies as a fjord, leading to no fjord-related questions this week.
UK news
Women
fromBuzzFeed
3 months ago

These Are The Baby Names Everyone Loved In 2005 That Are Basically Extinct Now

Popular baby names change slowly each year, but significant shifts are seen over decades in the U.S.
Gadgets
fromSlate Magazine
4 months ago

From washboards to Hitachi Magic Wands, sometimes it feels right to use something wrong.

Cultural creativity leads to off-label uses of products often overlooked in their intended purpose.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

There was always a male gaze behind it': Madrid exhibition rewrites cliches of Latina artists

The exhibition challenges longstanding stereotypes of Latina women by presenting their representation in popular culture as a narrative shaped by the male gaze and industry control.
Women
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