I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 A deadly virus is spreading across Rwanda Marburg, which is similar to Ebola, is likely to spread to its neighboring countries. (Vox) +Rwanda has started vaccine trials...
Geography and the desert peoples of northern Africa intrigued him, but his attraction to “wine women and song” as well as Cuban cigars trumped academic interests of this young military officer in the French cavalry. In a change of assignment, he paid the passage to send ahead his mistress ...
Record over a two-year period in some of Mr Eazi’s favourite cities, from Ouidah and Cotonou in Benin, Kokrobite and Accra in Ghana, and Los Angeles and New York City in the United States, to Lagos in Nigeria, and Kigali in Rwanda,The Evil Geniusfeatures Mr Eazi’s most personal wo...
Today the Right is confused about what patriotism is. It is not loving or worshiping the flag: it’s standing up for those who serve, for the Constitution, and for our values of freedom, and holding our leaders responsible when they violate the law. A real patriot stands up to the enem...
Snoop Dogg’s got a new album out today, it’s produced primarily by Dr. Dre— marking their first full collaboration since Doggystyle— and you better believe it boasts a centerpiece song about weed. One that features Jelly Roll and even samples Tom Petty.“Last Dance with Mary Jane” bo...
The song turns out to be from the fourth act ofDas Rheingoldin the Ring Cycle. The aria is Erda’s, the goddess of Earth. (The symbolic significance of this opera and the renunciation of love is explained in a brief videohere.) And this non-Jewish German woman, with whom Orion is sm...
Bernhard H. Mayer has crafted two new fashionable pieces for this collection. The enchanting Greta Ring flaunts an exquisite spiral of yellow gold crowned by a majestic, white Akoya pearl. Worn on its own, this unique ring makes a dramatic statement. But it also elegantly pairs with accompanyi...
, while the knowing leftie flag-waving of I’m Scum sounds more kamikaze than tongue-in-cheek. Even a joyous Danny Nedelko, IDLES’ anthemic celebration of multiculturalism and immigration, feels desperately urgent under the shadow of devastating sectarian violence and deportations to Rwanda....
Neptune Frost/ U.S.A./Rwanda (Directors: Anisia Uzeyman, Saul Williams, Screenwriter: Saul Williams, Producers: Ezra Miller, Stephen Hendel, Dave Guenette, Maria Judice) — In an otherworldly e-waste dump camp, a subversive hacking collective attempts a takeover of the aut...
Tickets are still available for Devex World, which will take place both virtually and live in Washington on July 12. Among other esteemed speakers is U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator John Nkengasong, who will address the public health challenges the world is facing today.Get tickets here. ...