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The Ostrich Effect
If you’re looking for a reason to despair over the state of American education, there are many places you could start. You could, for example, worry about the all-consuming phones—or the gambling and TikTok addictions that come with them. You could worry about the free fall in literacy, the decline in math fluency, the rise…
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Judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5-billion settlement with authors
Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to authors whose pirated books it used to train its AI in the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history. Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in Oakland granted final approval of the settlement Monday. The record payout was a modest win for copyright holders, setting a precedent as a wave of AI-related…
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Blanche ‘warning sign’ blares for GOP as senator leverages ‘swing-vote status’: analysis
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s path to removing “acting” from his title is facing a new hurdle as a Senate Judiciary Committee vote looms, according to a new report. While much of the focus has been on the votes of outgoing Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), Politico reported Thursday that Sen. Lisa…
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Imax Rides ‘Michael’ and ‘Mario’ to $103 Million Quarterly Revenue
The premium format company’s box office grosses just surpassed the $281 million grossed in the second quarter of 2025 Imax remains on pace for a company record $1.4 billion in global grosses in 2026 The latest quarterly report does not include grosses for “The Odyssey,” which made $52 million on Imax screens in its opening…
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Manhattan poker bro in $4m condo sued by ritzy neighbors over nonstop weed sessions
A seemingly entitled poker player is taking living the high life a little too literally. Alleged pot-head Chau Shing Lam has been smoking cigarettes and weed at all hours of the day and night, and burning up his Kips Bay neighbors’ patience, according to an explosive new Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit. Property records show Lam…
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Cole Hauser spills on ‘Dutton Ranch’ filming ‘challenges’ without Taylor Sheridan on set
Cole Hauser pulled back the curtain on the “challenges” of filming “Dutton Ranch” without Taylor Sheridan on set. “Everything had changed,” the actor, who plays Rip Wheeler, told FilmInside over the weekend of the “Yellowstone” spinoff’s creator working as the executive producer instead of being in the writers’ room. “Not having Taylor there … the…
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In Japan, Prime Minister’s Sleep Schedule Prompts Work-Life Balance Debate
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends the joint meeting of the committees of both houses on fundamental national policies at the National Diet in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. —Yuichi Yamazaki—AFP/Getty Images For Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a day off means more work. As the country enjoyed a three-day weekend to celebrate the Marine…
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The Other Victims of a Wrongful Conviction
Photographs by Desiree Rios “I bet you’re extremely happy,” Jay Young texted me. “So you and the slimy media going to fawn over his side and forget about my dad’s family and friends now?” It was March 10, 2021, and Benjamine Spencer, the man serving a life sentence for murdering Young’s father, Jeffrey, was about…
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In L.A., playing ball in the streets is illegal. A city council member wants to change that
In 1936, there were no video games keeping children inside. Most households didn’t have televisions. Amid concern that kids playing in the streets would get hit by cars, Los Angeles made it a misdemeanor to play baseball, basketball, soccer or any other ball game on a street or sidewalk. Nearly a century later, when kids…
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Ousted heroes sound alarm over ‘intimidated’ Hegseth: ‘Bigger than these clowns’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s purge high-ranking military officers has ousted officers speaking out about their serious concerns with his leadership, according to a new report. Former officers, who say they were forced to retire after questioning command decisions, are now determined to go on the record despite a sense of loyalty to the organization,…