California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired
It was a decade ago when California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags, ushering in a wave of anti-plastic…
Commerce Department names Elizabeth Kelly as first director of AI Safety Institute
United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Wednesday that former Biden economic advisor Elizabeth Kelly will serve as Director of the U.S. AI Safety…
China’s Cyber Threat Expands: FBI Director Warns of Infrastructure Attacks and Urges Investment
FBI Director Christopher Wray emphasized the pervasive nature of Chinese government hacking activities, urging a comprehensive response to the escalating threat they pose to U.S.…
‘Tótem’ is intimate but director Lila Avilés is a big deal
Built from intuitive hunches — she calls them “corazonadas” — the work of Mexican writer-director Lila Avilés plays like an invitation into her characters’ most…
Tony Award winner Hinton Battle dies at 67
Hinton Battle, who won Tony Awards (featured actor in a musical) for his performances in “Miss Saigon,” “Sophisticated Ladies” and “The Tap Dance Kid,” has…
Transfer news: Player recruitment Q&A with former Tottenham technical director
Steve Hitchen (far right) at the Fifa Best Awards in 2019 with (from left) Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy, then-assistant manager Jesus Perez, and then-manager…
Nicole Kidman stars in new Amazon Prime Video series Expats, from The Farewell director Lulu Wang
In Lulu Wang and Nicole Kidman's new miniseries, Hong Kong is a city that alternately haunts, delights and humbles its wayward residents.A street lamp somewhere…
‘Barbie’s’ Ryan Gosling disappointed in Gerwig’s Oscar snub
The real world is forever and irrevocably messed up, Barbie said in the “Barbie” movie. And on Tuesday, the Oscar nominations and Ryan Gosling drove…
Detective Mat Mustard's exact response to Netflix's American Nightmare exposed by director
Netflix's American Nightmare follows the true story of the real life Gone Girl as police falsely accused Denise Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn of…