The body positivity movement was supposed to be a revolution. Then the rich found Ozempic, the Oscars went skeletal, and the whole thing collapsed in a single award season.
Opinion Policy & GovernanceIranian strikes have destroyed 17 percent of Qatar's LNG capacity, sent European gas prices to three-year highs, and exposed the fragility of the supply chain Europe built to replace Russian gas.
Geopolitics & Conflict News & AnalysisThe Villavicencio assassination case spans five countries. From the 2023 shooting in Quito to Lobo Menor's 2026 arrest in Mexico City, the full story of who killed Fernando Villavicencio.
Notable Cases True CrimeThe three-act playbook of regulatory capture: grow before rules exist, then lobby for rules your competitors cannot afford to follow.
Opinion Policy & GovernanceEvery AI model has guardrails, but they vary wildly. A technical comparison of what open-source and corporate AI models will and won't discuss, and how the community removes restrictions.
Artificial Intelligence ExplainersA fifteenth-century parody of the funeral mass became Brittany's favorite dance song. Three readings of La Jument de Michao, and why none of them wins.
Forgotten Episodes HistoryBoth maritime chokepoints for data are closed for the first time in history. The AI industry just discovered its labor supply chain runs through a war zone.
Artificial Intelligence Geopolitics & ConflictAndrew Niccol made a film where your lifespan is your bank account, the rich live forever, and the poor die on schedule. Critics called it heavy-handed. Reality called it conservative.
Culture Film & TVDenmark deployed explosives and blood supplies to Greenland in January 2026, preparing to destroy runways at Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq if the United States invaded. Eight European nations helped.
Geopolitics & Conflict News & AnalysisWhen AI assistants make mistakes then deny they happened, it looks like guilt. The mechanism is more unsettling: training incentives that reward confident wrong answers over honest corrections.
Artificial Intelligence ExplainersAI eliminated entry-level dev jobs and celebrated the savings. The problem: junior work was the training pipeline for senior engineers. When the current generation retires, there may be nobody left who understands the systems.
Artificial Intelligence OpinionÉtienne Davignon, 93, a former European Commissioner who helped engineer Lumumba's removal as Congo's first prime minister, will stand trial for war crimes. It is the first criminal case Belgium has ever brought over its colonial past.
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