The university I lead is more than four centuries old and has seen political orders rise and fall. I have not, but I work each day in an institution that remembers those changes — in its archives, statutes and culture of argument. The conditions that make knowledge trustworthy, such as independent peer review, openness about
I don’t think of myself as an overprotective parent. I began letting my kids stay home alone for short stints when they were around 10. I let them wander our neighborhood alone starting when they were 11 or 12. I don’t heavily monitor their social lives or phone usage, nor do I check their grades
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Camila Valim. It has been edited for length and clarity. I spent two decades in corporate as head of marketing for an entertainment group. I left that job due to burnout. I pivoted to becoming a professional organizer and started a successful Instagram account and business.
Singer-songwriter and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has signed on as executive producer on filmmaker Rishi Pelham’s debut feature documentary, “Freedom Theatre.” Described as “an immersive and sensory character study,” the film follows resistance fighter turned artist Ahmed Tobasi into the creative heart of the Jenin refugee camp in Palestine, where he fights to keep
A former Twitter trademark lawyer has launched a social network with a familiar name. Stephen Coates’ startup, Operation Bluebird, launched Twitter.now in early testing on Thursday. Coates, formerly Twitter’s head counsel for trademarks, domain names, and marketing, told Business Insider that the platform is experimenting with a twist on content moderation: Users, rather than the
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday’s Women’s NBA match between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever after becoming involved in a verbal altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Sitting at courtside, Kanter Freedom stood up with his arms outstretched and took steps towards the court after Cloud began pointing and shouting
