And what you can do about it(besides complaining). Palantir dropped a manifesto last weekend. 22 bullet points distilled from Alex Karp’s book The Technological Republic, posted to X with the casual framing of “because we get asked a lot.” I haven’t seen a reaction so widespread, unanimously opposed and viscerally aghast since James […]
While the media is in awe of the creativity of the outfits at the 2026 MET Gala, most miss the dark symbolism and references behind them, which often allude to the entertainment industry’s darker side. Here’s a look at the most symbolic outfits and those who parade in them.
International Man: Tax Day just passed on April 15th. What does it say about a society when productive people must spend part of every spring calculating how much tribute they owe the State? Doug Casey: It’s said that nothing is certain except death and taxes. But let’s reserve a conversation about the […]
An Uzbek man was arrested and eventually deported from Russia after leaving an online review for a women’s leather skirt.
AI-powered robots are helping researchers locate and remove waste from Europe’s seafloor, making underwater cleanup safer and more efficient.
Last week news headlines from outlets across the globe announced that a mundane explanation had been found for haunted houses: infrasound (ie. sounds of a frequency beneath the typical threshold of conscious human hearing, which roughly spans 20Hz to 20KHz). The titles of these articles were convincing: “Study: Infrasound likely a key factor in alleged hauntings” (Ars Technica); “Haunted by Ghosts? New Study Provides a Surprising Explanation” (Gizmodo); “Spooky feelings in old houses may be caused by boiler sounds, study […]