From its extraordinary lobby, inspired by Harlem’s stoops, to the verticality of the space, the new Studio Museum is a manifestation of possibility in Black lives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/8YVoc6

Many thanks to Dr. Asif and the Journal Place Branding & Public Diplomacy for reviewing the book! Read more in the review below: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Excited to read this thoughtful review by Farhat Asif (PhD) of the Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry (edited by myself and Vian Bakir), in it Dr Asif writes: "The core idea of this book is to assess myriad aspects of the influence industry’s ecosystem... link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Anyway am I saying this because Trump just called for the New York Times to be shut down for treason? I’m not NOT saying it for that reason.

Presenting @russellwestbrook.bsky.social NBA Fashion Icon research in Fashion Journalism class.

And how Democrats missed an opportunity to grill him at his confirmation hearing.

Classes and campus activities were canceled for the rest of the week after a shooting that police said left one student dead and another in critical condition. Police said a suspect who is not a KSU student was in custody. n.pr/4iRglUP

Martin Parr, a photographer known for his humor who captured the quirkiness of English life in a wide-ranging career that spanned decades, died on Saturday. He was 73.

Analysis: President Trump’s contention that people from some countries are desirable, while others are not, is nothing new. Language used by Trump and those around him harks back more than a century to the passage of laws, including the Johnson-Reed Act.

While Krampus was born centuries ago in Europe, his recent explosion in the United States is all thanks to one Chicagoan: graphic designer/illustrator Monte Beauchamp, who featured the beast in his comic zine 20 years ago.

❌ «Couper des arbres pour faire voler des avions, c’est un non-sens» En Charente-Maritime, l’aviation civile et la préfecture veulent abattre une partie du bois de la Faucherie pour améliorer la sécurité aérienne mais les propriétaires du terrain et les écologistes s’y opposent. Notre reportage :

Absolutely salivating over the original Victorian details they’ve restored (if anyone wants pics)

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It has been 84 years since the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. Today, as we commemorate the lives of the over 2,000 servicemembers and civilians we lost on that solemn day, may we never stop honoring their memory, their service, and their courage.

NEW: SCOTUS will hear arguments Monday on Trump’s attempt to fire the last Democratic FTC commissioner. A ruling for the president could dangerously expand his control over agencies regulating the economy, stock market, campaign finance and communications.

Frank O. Gehry, the architectural titan whose music pavilion and its accompanying serpentine-like bridge helped turn a sunken and forlorn section of Grant Park into the globally celebrated Millennium Park, died Friday.

"Opposition to women’s voting rights has long been a fringe, but persistent, feature of the American right," writes Guardian columnist Moira Donegan.

Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released

One of the better interviews with me you’re likely to read. They gotta send me more grad student interviewers

Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT

CNN, Unwanted by Netflix, Is Excluded From a Sale, for Now www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...

U.S. House GOP leadership pulled a bill from the House floor Wednesday that would set a national framework for college-athletes’ compensation ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/r...

New records show toxic 'forever chemicals' have recently tested above EPA limits in hundreds of cities and towns. Check your local water on our map.

Breaking News: Dario Vitale, the relatively unknown designer who took the reins of Versace after Donatella, is leaving after one collection.

Paramount Skydance offered $30 per share for Warner Bros Discovery, CNBC reports reut.rs/4rDzDRl

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Paramount Skydance, Rubrik, Netflix, Parsons, Albemarle and more

Fei-Fei Li said that this "extreme rhetoric" is filling tech discourse and misinforming people outside Silicon Valley.

RTÉ has revealed the theme of tonight’s Late Late Toy Show, and it might just make your heart grow three sizes. jrnl.ie/6893505

"Our View" from The Crimson White asks University of Alabama to grow a spine: thecrimsonwhite.com/125448/opini...

Can confirm that an attorney with the Student Press Law Center who spoke to my class today agreed with me when I said "this just seems to be BLATANTLY illegal." That's because it IS, he responded.

We have 7 PhD opportunities at the School of Policy and Global Affairs at City St. George's, Uni of London! We are offering 4 PhD studentships & 3 fee waivers available across the Departments of Sociology & Criminology, International Politics & Economics www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...

Hello @wrfl.fm watch that PO Box for drop ship for library of @themountaingoats.bsky.social "This Year:A Book of Days 364 Songs Annotated" by John Darnielle. Tagged it to MCC. TMG horoscopes for everyone! Love, your mom.

people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try

Leaf cutter bee on milkweed. Native species on a native species. #nativeplants #nativebees

Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"

Sad to hear guitar legend Steve Cropper has died at 84. A member of Booker T & the M.G.’s , he also wrote “In the Midnight Hour” & produced “Sittin’on the Dock of the Bay”. When asked what he thought of Cropper, Keith Richards replied “Perfect, man”. #RIPSteveCropper m.youtube.com/watch?v=iFQE...

Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84 apnews.com/article/stev...

Hildegard von Bingen topped my year. Here’s how I listened in my #SpotifyWrapped.

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The songs I listened to most this year. #SpotifyWrapped

O pastor animarum took my top spot this year. More in my #SpotifyWrapped

Felon Trump dispatches his KKK/ICE Gestapo.

Serbia's passing special laws to demolish protected government buildings for Trump Tower Belgrade Kushner's firm partnering with an autocrat to profit off state property while Trump's in office. This isn't real estate development it's kleptocracy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

You would be correct if you guessed the school is protecting equity by canceling two publications serving female students and black students. Because Orwell. thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...

On this day in 1971 the Montreaux Casino in Switzerland burnt down during a Frank Zappa gig. Ian Gillan, lead singer with Deep Purple was nearby and was inspired to write a song about the incident – “Smoke on the water”

December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more.

From @lilliputpress.bsky.social , just in the door, the official history of Galway's iconic (yes) @druidtheatre.bsky.social by Patrick Lonergan. A fine book, beautifully illustrated. thebookshop.ie/patrick-lone...

Richard Linklater transports viewers back to the Paris and the Cannes of 1960, in his charming tribute to Jean-Luc Godard (mind: he occasionally betrays the spirit of the late French filmmaker) From the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival, starting tonight: dmovies.org/2025/05/17/n...