A blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn. Millions of people across large swathes of South East Asia have been exposed to the smog, which in some areas has fuelled “acutely unhealthy” pollution more than 15 times the World
In Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book,” Viggo Mortensen’s driver famously introduces Mahersahala Ali’s concert pianist to fried chicken. The white man, an expert, proves his cultural bona fides to the Black protagonist, the student. The pair of outsiders share a moment of bonding, and America’s wounds are salved. That movie felt dated in 2018. Eight years
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood (day one) Middlesex 139-3: Hollman 54*; Anderson 2-30 Lancashire: Yet to bat Lancashire 1 pt, Middlesex 0 pts Match scorecard Luke Hollman rained on Sir James Anderson’s parade as Middlesex reached 139-3 on a murky, rain-reduced opening day of the Division Two clash between Middlesex and
AI is expanding faster than any technology in history, propelled by competing hyperscalers and millions of users. And as a result, the data centers built to enable this growth have drawn scrutiny from communities and across party lines, including concerns over higher electric bills. But there’s also an emerging imbalance: OpenAI, Google and Meta can
Recent remarks by US Vice-President JD Vance about the Antichrist and “the end times” are a “very, very common belief”, one of his friends says. Vance recently mused on his religious views while responding to a question on a Christian podcast. He said he would “not [be] shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us”
Audience members toss paper airplanes during the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony in Boston, Mass. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption toggle caption Robert F. Bukaty/AP This year’s Ig Nobel Prizes — which are awarded for humorous, yet thought-provoking research — have been announced, but not on their home turf. For the first time in
