Google News

OED Word of the Day:  




sciolus, n.
Sun, 04 Jun 2023 +0000
OED Word of the Day: sciolus, n. A person, esp. an editor of a text, who possesses only superficial knowledge.

third rail, n.
Mon, 05 Jun 2023 +0000
OED Word of the Day: third rail, n. In North American slang: very strong alcoholic drink, esp. bootleg whisky. Usually more fully as third rail whisky, third rail booze, etc.

sclavin, n.
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 +0000
OED Word of the Day: sclavin, n. A pilgrim's cloak.

obscurum per obscurius, phr., (adj.), (and adv.)
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 +0000
OED Word of the Day: obscurum per obscurius, phr. An argument or proposition expressed in terms which are even less clear than the original; an explanation which is harder to understand than what it is meant to explain.

one-downmanship, n.
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
OED Word of the Day: one-downmanship, n. The art or practice of being or appearing to be at a disadvantage.

chopsing, n.
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
OED Word of the Day: chopsing, n. In the English Midlands, in Welsh English, and in Bermudian English: engagement in critical or angry abuse; (also) chattering, gossiping, idle talk.

amnicolist, n.
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 +0000
OED Word of the Day: amnicolist, n. A person or animal that lives beside a river.

The Register:




Is it a drone? Is it a balloon? Whatever it is the US warns locals not to let them fly in Iran
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 GMT
Some of this kit is ending up in RussiaUncle Sam issued a stern warning about the threat posed by Iran's development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)— and reminded American companies to "be vigilant" in not supplying components needed to build these bomb-dropping drones and spy balloons.


Online muggers make serious moves on unpatched Microsoft bugs
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Win32k and Visual Studio flaws are under attackTwo flaws in Microsoft software are under attack on systems that haven't been patched by admins.


GitHub accused of varying Copilot output to avoid copyright allegations
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Copilot code-cloning case clarifies claimsGitHub is alleged to have tuned its Copilot programming assistant to generate slight variations of ingested training code to prevent output from being flagged as a direct copy of licensed software.


FBI: FISA Section 702 'absolutely critical' to spy on, err, protect Americans
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
No protection without surveillance?The FBI doesn't want to lose its favorite codified way to spy, Section 702 of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. In its latest salvo, the agency's deputy director Paul Abbate called it "absolutely critical for the FBI to continue protecting the American people."


Germans beat Tesla to autonomous L3 driving in the Golden State
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, my friends all have Teslas...Mercedes-Benz scored another self-driving victory, and on Tesla's former home turf, after being granted the first authorization in the state of California "to sell or lease vehicles with an automated driving system to the public," albeit with very strict restrictions.


Ransomware scum hit Japanese pharma giant Eisai Group
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Some servers encrypted in weekend attack, but product supply not affectedJapanese pharma giant Eisai today confirmed toThe Registerthat "there is no imminent risk of stock shortage" after it was hit by ransomware at the weekend.


How do you boost server efficiency? Buy new kit, keep it busy
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Increase in efficiency between 2017 and 2019 hardware is 34% for Intel servers, 140% for AMD, claims reportOrganizations looking to cut power usage within datacenters should find that newer servers can offer decent energy efficiency improvements, but that efficiency increases with processor utilization, so those servers need to be kept busy.


CockroachDB hits Azure at last after five-year mission
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
The database had to be architected from ground up, former GIMP dev Spencer Kimball tell usInterviewDistributed SQL database CockroachDB has taken nearly five years to port its service to Microsoft's Azure platform– in contrast to rival MariaDB, which releasedSkySQL in March 2020on all three major clouds. But the time has been well spent, CEO and co-founder Spencer Kimball promisesThe Register.


AI weapons need a safe back door for human control
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
China spends twice as much on AI as everyone else put together: expert witnessPolicymakers should insist manufacturers include controls in artificial intelligence-based weapons systems that allow them to be turned off if they get out of control, experts told the UK Parliament.


Nexperia left off subsidies list as Germany chips away at Chinese connection
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
The country has swallowed almost half of the EU's semiconductor fundingGermany appears to have been the big winner from the EU's newly announced chip project, picking up about half of the public funding on offer. But one company not winning is chipmaker Nexperia, which has reportedly been refused subsidies by the German authorities because of its China connection.


Brit data watchdog fines sleazy sales ops£250K for 'bombarding' folk with calls
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Crown Glazing and Maxen Power Supply fall foul of PECRBritain's data watchdog has slapped a financial penalty on two energy companies it claims were posing as third parties, including the National Grid and UK government, when making unsolicited marketing calls.


Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps?
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Actually, the better question is:Whenwill they replace most desktop Linux programs?OpinionI've been using desktop Linux since before many of you were born. Seriously. I first ran it when I downloaded the source code from Linux kernel developer Theodore Ts'o's MIT FTP server in 1991. So, when I say it's time to wave bye-bye to using package managers such asaptordnfand replace them with containerized package managers such asAppimage,Snap, orFlatpak, I do have a clue about what I'm talking about.


Boss put project on progress bar timeline: three months
 four 
 actually NOW!
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Change approval board signed off as soon as it heard it was BT's faultOn CallWith the weekend on the way, and your countdown to the respite it brings hopefully free of interruptions,The Registerpresents another edition of On-Call, our weekly reader-contributed tale of techies being asked to deliver against dud deadlines.


Why can't Nvidia boss Jensen Huang escape the Uncanny Valley that makes AI feel icky?
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Is he human? Is he an avatar? Does it really even matter?OpinionIf you decide to visit the Computex tech fest, it's important to understand two things: Taiwan's weather is stinking hot that time of year; and Taiwan's signature snack– stinking tofu – is well-named and very much an acquired taste.


Chinese chipmaker insists it has Intel on-side, not inside
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Home-grown CPU looks suspiciously like a Core i3, but local firm insists it's a collab not a copyChinese vendor Baode Group has denied claims its recently released homegrown CPU is in fact just a rebadged Intel CPU.


Darkweb credit card marts in decline across Asia, researchers claim
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
India tops the charts for document theftThe number of stolen Asian credit card numbers appearing on darkweb crime marts has fallen sharply, cyber security firm Group-IB told Singapore's ATxSG conference on Thursday.


Reddit cuts five percent of workers while API pricing shift sours developers
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Two third-party Reddit apps have thrown in the towel over increased expensesSocial media community Reddit plans to lay off about 90 employees, amounting to about five percent of its 2,000-person staff.


Google changes email authentication after spoof shows a bad delivery for UPS
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
Google's blue tick proves untrustworthyGoogle says it has fixed a flaw that allowed a scammer to impersonate delivery service UPS on Gmail, after the data-hoarding web behemoth labeled the phony email as authentic.


Robot can rip the data out of RAM chips with chilling technology
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 GMT
'The more important a thing is for the world, the less security it has' says inventorCold boot attacks, in which memory chips can be chilled and data including encryption keys plundered, were demonstrated way back in 2008– but they just got automated.


North Korea's Lazarus Group linked to Atomic Wallet heist
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
Users' cryptocurrency wallets look unlikely to be refilledThe North Korean criminal gang Lazarus Group has been blamed for last weekend's attack on Atomic Wallet that drained at least $35 million in cryptocurrency from private accounts.


Microsoft injects ChatGPT into 'secure' US government Azure cloud
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
What could possibly go wrong?The generative AI boom has reached the US federal government, with Microsoft announcing the launch of its Azure OpenAI Service that allows Azure government customers to access GPT-3 and 4, as well as Embeddings.


Barracuda tells its ESG owners to 'immediately' junk buggy kit
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
That patch we issued? Yeah, it wasn't enoughBarracuda has now told customers to "immediately" replace infected Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances— even if they have received a patch to fix a critical bug under exploit.


File Explorer gets facelift in latest Windows 11 build
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
Nips and tucks aim to give decades-old app a more modern vibeMicrosoft is redesigning File Explorer with the help of relatively new developer tools that are being applied to the decades-old Windows operating system.


FAA proposes air taxi pilot licensing plans, sans actual air taxis
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
We're still a couple years out from eVTOLs picking you up for that red eye flight, and even that may be pushing itThe Federal Aviation Administration has proposed new rules for training pilots to fly electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, bringing the US one small step closer to a future of skies humming with flying taxis.


Google HR hounds threaten 'next steps' for slackers not coming in 3 days a week
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
'There's just no substitute for coming together in person'Google will police rules about hybrid work more tightly by proposing to include office time in performance reviews, with HR threatening to consider "next steps" should employees not adhere to the updated policy.


Man sues OpenAI claiming ChatGPT 'hallucination' said he embezzled money
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
Probably the first defamation suit involving an AI, but will it stick?ChatGPT maker OpenAI is facing a defamation suit from a man seeking damages over statements it delivered to a journalist. The suit says the AI platform falsely claimed he'd been accused of embezzling money from a gun rights group.


EU greenlights billions for microelectronics under Chips Act
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
Pumps money into sensors, processors, actuators and comms across 56 companiesThe European Commission has approved a project that aims to deliver nearly€22 billion ($23.6 billion) in funding to support microelectronics and communication technologies across the European semiconductor supply chain as part of the EU Chips Act.


Google puts $1M behind its promise to detect cryptomining malware
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
If the chocolate factory's scans don't stop the miners, customers don't foot the billGoogle Cloud has put $1 million on the table to cover customers' unauthorized compute expenses stemming from cryptomining attacks if its sensors don't spot these illicit miners.


New York City latest to sue Hyundai and Kia claiming their cars are too easy to steal
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
What started as a TikTok craze has become a 'public nuisance'Hyundai and Kia cars were stolen 977 times in New York City in the first four months of 2023, and authorities have had enough.


Browser extension developers targeted with schemes and scams
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
They're being asked to sell, or modify, their code– and trust in your favourite add-ons could be a casualtyCode can be bought and sold, or access can be lent, but trust doesn't necessarily come along for the ride, as has been shown.


MediaTek accused of setting 'patent troll' on rival, says it will defend itself
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
RealTek alleges MediaTek was paying Future Link a 'secret bounty' to file 'meritless' patent cases in US courtsTaiwanese chip designer MediaTek is preparing to defend itself against a legal case in the US that claims it "conspired" with a patent litigation biz to file meritless lawsuits against a rival, in order to disrupt its business operations.


BT boss Jansen agrees to 'waive' future salary bumps
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
Says nothing about juicy share awards, as another major organizational reorg kicks offBT’s CEO has voluntarily agreed to forgo any further salary increases until he retires from the telecoms giant, amid major cost cutting efforts across the organization.


Microsoft says share the wealth with cyber-info for business
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
It's better to take action than wait for attacksThe timeworn adage that "those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it" can certainly be applied to cyber security. Microsoft is hoping to spare enterprises that use its cloud services from repeating history by sharing what it has learned.


One small Leap for OpenSUSE as 15.5 arrives ahead of business sibling
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
Will be followed soon after by SLE 15 SP 5 as org continues prep for ALPThe openSUSE Project has released its newest stable version, which should be closely followed by its enterprise sibling.


UK government to set deadline for removal of Chinese surveillance cams
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
And compile a list of vendors considered threats to national securityThe UK government will set a deadline for removing made-in-China surveillance cameras from "sensitive sites."


Scientists claim>99 percent identification rate of ChatGPT content
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
Boffins and machines write very differently– and it's easy to tellAcademics have apparently trained a machine learning algorithm to detect scientific papers generated by ChatGPT and claim the software has over 99 percent accuracy.


Sysadmin and IT ops jobs to slump, says IDC
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
Brush up on your coding– more tech jobs are going to be hybrids that mix ops and software, or require AI skillsSystem administrators and IT operations pros might want to rethink their careers, because analyst firm IDC is predicting substantial drops in the number of people employed in such roles.


Beijing proposes rules to stop Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks going rogue
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
Local wireless network operators need to abide by "correct" political directionChina's internet regulators have announced a raft of proposed regulations for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi that will see operators of networks that employ the wireless techs required to abide by "correct" political standards.


Deepfakes being used in 'sextortion' scams, FBI warns
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 GMT
AI technology raises the bar in an already troubling crimeMiscreants are using AI to create faked images of a sexual nature, which they then employ in sextortion schemes.


US Senators take Meta to task for releasing LLaMA AI model after token safety checks
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
Suggest that Zuck has yet again unleashed stuff without a thought for the downsidesUS senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to address AI safety concerns after its large language system LLaMA was leaked online for anyone to download and use.


Caltech claims to have beamed energy to Earth from satellite
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
Tech has potential to power war-torn spots and remote regionsResearchers at a US university claim to have beamed energy from a satellite in orbit to a detector on Earth, demonstrating that harvesting energy from solar panels in space is technically possible.


What do we make of the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro? It doesn't take a magic leap to guess
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
Tune in and hear us human-not-AI vultures get meta on the newsKettleAt WWDC this year, Apple teased what a lot of us were expecting: a virtual reality headset. What was perhaps a bit of a surprise– or perhaps not – was the eye-watering $3,500 price tag, that it looks likeReady Player Onecosplay, and it has a two-hour battery hanging off it.


Boeing discovers Dreamliner defect, delivery delay decided
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
Better than not delaying it, we supposeBoeing has discovered a defect in 787 Dreamliner aircraft, delaying near-term deliveries of the passenger jets by at least a couple of weeks and leaving the aerospace titan with another setback to the series' production. 


About ducking time: Apple fixes up autocorrect in iOS 17
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
And makes developer-grade OS betas available to all ducking loyalistsWWDCIt's taken a ducking long time, but Apple has tweaked iOS's ducked-up autocorrect to get rid of its tendency to replace swearing with waterfowl references.


Waymo robo-car slays dog in San Francisco
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
Deadly accident said to be unavoidableA Waymo self-driving car has hit and killed a dog in San Francisco, California.


Clop ransomware crew sets June extortion deadline for MOVEit victims
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
Plus: The Feds weigh in with advice, detailsClop, the ransomware crew that has exploited the MOVEit vulnerability extensively to steal corporate data, has given victims a June 14 deadline to pay up or the purloined information will be leaked.


Whistleblower claims Uncle Sam is sitting on hoard of alien vehicles and tech
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
Ex-UAP analyst reckons he was harassed for telling CongressA former US intelligence official turned whistleblower says the government has been secretly recovering what appear to be alien craft and technology for decades.


AWS teases mysterious mil-spec 'Snowblade' server
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
Hybrid cloud hardware capable of running 208 vCPUs and a handful of cloud services while living on the edgeAmazon Web Services has announced a new member of its "Snow" family of on-prem hardware– but the specs of the machine appear not to be available to eyes outside the US military.


Atlassian pipes software flaw reports into Jira, so the boss can see them too
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
This could be a useful way to show what you’re up against, or give the clueless a stick to beat you withAtlassian has decided that its Jira issue-tracker needs one more category of issue to track: security flaws.


Search engines don't always help chatbots generate accurate answers
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 GMT
Research shows developers have to find new ways to manipulate information for AIAccess to search engines doesn't tend to improve an AI chatbot's ability to generate accurate and up-to-date answers to queries, which means developers will have to find new techniques to make the interaction more useful, according to research.


A List Apart:
Newsfeed currently unavailable, er return true;   ;-)

BostonChannel.com - Local News:

» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(
» The XML source of this newsfeed contains errors. :-(

BostonChannel.com - Entertainment:
Newsfeed currently unavailable, er return true;   ;-)

NY Times Arts/Music:




A New Hiroshi Sugimoto Sculpture in San Francisco Reaches for Infinity
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
His sliver of an artwork,“Point of Infinity,” marks the start of the city’s Treasure Island Art Program.

A Russian Pianist Speaks Out Against the War From Home
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Polina Osetinskaya, a critic of the invasion who has stayed in Moscow even as the government cracks down on dissent, will play a Baroque program in New York.

Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso Show Was Meant to Ignite Debate. And It Did.
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 +0000
The Brooklyn Museum invited the Australian comedian to help organize a show on Picasso’s troubling life and artistic lens. The reaction was strong.

Is‘Flamin’ Hot’ a True Story?
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Richard Montañez, a janitor turned Frito-Lay executive, has said he invented the spicy snack. A new film tells his story, but the evidence isn’t on his side.

Tony Predictions: Expect Wins for‘Kimberly Akimbo’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Our theater reporter talked to one-fifth of the Tony voters ahead of Sunday’s ceremony. Here’s hoping they steered him right.

Nigerian Photographers at MoMA: A Landscape of Organized Chaos
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
The museum’s first group show focusing on West Africa is a wide-ranging exhibition with history, nuance and grit.

‘Jury Duty’ Becomes a Surprise Hit
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
“Jury Duty,” a unique comedy on the Amazon streaming platform Freevee, became a surprise hit thanks to word-of-mouth social media buzz.

Arthur Miller’s ‘The Hook’ Gets Its First American Staging in Brooklyn
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
An adaptation of Miller’s 1950 screenplay about a Red Hook longshoreman’s killing gets its first American staging aboard the Waterfront Museum.

‘Deep Blue Sound’ Review: Searching for Orcas and Longing for Community
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
In Abe Koogler’s latest play, melancholy islanders try to band together to investigate where their beloved orcas have gone.

Private Dances: Lotto Royale Offers a‘Door to an Experience’
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
River to River Festival presents an art experiment in which audience members and dance artists, paired randomly, meet for one-on-one performances.

How It Takes an Old‘Beast Wars’ to Make a New ‘Transformers’
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
The Canadian-made computer animated series“Beast Wars: Transformers” serves as the unlikely basis for the latest film in the popular franchise.

6 L.G.B.T.Q. Comics and Graphic Novels for Pride Month (and Beyond)
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
These recent, new and upcoming books with L.G.B.T.Q. characters offer adventure stories, personal recollections, a riff on a famous novel and more.

12 New Songs From Janelle Monáe, Rosalía, PinkPantheress and More
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Hear tracks from Rosalía, L’Rain, Romy and others.

‘Scarlet’ Review: A Father and Daughter Endure
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
In a new film from the director of“Martin Eden,” pastoral interludes of domestic life in the wake of World War I alternate with views of the world beyond.

Michael Batayeh, Comedian and‘Breaking Bad’ Actor, Dies at 52
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 +0000
Mr. Batayeh starred in three episodes of the Emmy-winning series and performed stand-up comedy.

The Tony Awards Are Sunday. Here’s How to Watch.
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 +0000
Here is all the information you’ll need to tune in on Sunday to the annual ceremony honoring Broadway’s top productions and performers.

Science Fiction From Latin America, With Zombie Dissidents and Aliens in the Amazon
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 +0000
A new wave of writers is making the genre its own, rooting it in local homelands and histories.

What Happens When A.I. Enters the Concert Hall
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 +0000
Artificial intelligence is not new to classical music. But its recent, rapid developments have composers worried, and intrigued.

How Saycon Sengbloh of‘The Wonder Years’ Unwinds
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 +0000
The“Wonder Years” star takes care of herself with satin pillows, costume dramas and food that connects her to her Liberian roots.

Helen Thorington, Who Brought Sonic Art to the Airwaves, Dies at 94
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
A pioneer in radio art and, later internet art, she created a blend of synthesizer compositions and found sounds that opened new artistic terrain.

David Byrne’s ‘Here Lies Love’ Reaches Deal With Broadway Musicians
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
After the musicians’ union raised objections to the show’s plans to use recorded music instead of a live band, the show agreed to use 12 musicians.

Comedian’s Malaysia Joke Prompts Threats and a Diplomatic Incident
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Jocelyn Chia’s line about the 2014 missing airliner was part of a Comedy Cellar set in April. But when video was posted this week, outrage poured in.

Thoroughly Reading International Male, Buying No Clothes
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
With the release of the documentary“All Man: The International Male Story,” a writer reflects on his formative experience with the International Male catalog during adolescence.

First Favorite Songs Are Like Sonic Baby Pictures
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
How a minor 1989 George Harrison single from the“Lethal Weapon 2” soundtrack opened a young listener’s ears.

Review: New York Philharmonic Journeys From Ocean to Desert
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
The orchestra’s final program of the season featured the New York premiere of John Luther Adams’s “Become Desert.”

New Crime Books From Katie Siegel, James Wolff and More
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
In new crime novels from Victoria Kielland, James Wolff, Katie Siegel and Michael McGarrity, the past is hard to shake.

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
This month’s picks include a Turkish alternate-reality romp, an experimental found-footage film and a look at a future past.

Popcast Mailbag! Frank Ocean, Peso Pluma, A.I. Grimes and More
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
You asked, we answered your questions about the weight of following a smash single and the persistence of genre.

At Départ d’Incendies, Young Theater Makers Swing Big
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Ariane Mnouchkine, a grande dame of French theater, helped to set up a new festival where emerging companies can try out ambitious stagings.

24 New Fiction Books to Read This Summer
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
A sequel to Colson Whitehead’s “Harlem Shuffle,” new stories from Jamel Brinkley, a debut novel about a teenager who worked for Andy Warhol — and more.

14 New Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Biographies of Anna May Wong and Alice Marble, a deep-sea exploration, a history of the race to the North Pole: Here’s what to watch for this season.

The‘Haunting’ of Gary Simmons
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
In new shows in Chicago and London, the artist uses ghostly erasure lines to look at ideas about race— forcing us to confront the images before they slip away.

Juilliard Fires Professor After Sexual Misconduct Inquiry
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
An investigation found“credible evidence” that Robert Beaser, a composition professor, had engaged in “conduct which interfered with individuals’ academic work,” the school said.

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Our TV critic recommends a darling preschool series from 1999, an incisive new Norwegian comedy and an inspiring Australian dog show.

For the Under the Radar Festival, the Experiment is Over for Now
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
“It wasn’t a choice I would have made,” said Mark Russell, whose festival of experimental work will no longer be produced by the Public Theater.

‘American Pain’ Review: When the Pills and the Money Kept On Flowing
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
Darren Foster’s documentary offers an energetic profile of twin brothers who operated a slick drug trafficking operation in South Florida.

‘Blue Jean’ Review: No Privacy in the Girls’ Locker Room
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
School bullying rattles the life of a closeted lesbian teacher in this accomplished period drama.

‘Persian Lessons’ Review: An Improbable Holocaust Drama
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
A Jewish Frenchman posing as a Persian eludes death by teaching a fictional form of the Persian language to a Nazi commandant in this improbable Holocaust drama.

‘The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster’ Review: Death Transforms Her
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
A teenage girl handles her grief in an enterprising way in this horror film from Bomani J. Story.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on Graduating From‘Never Have I Ever’ and What’s Next
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
With the final season of“Never Have I Ever,” the actress is graduating from her first onscreen role. Next up: a (nonfictional) college degree.

Jamaica’s Calabash Festival is a Literary Party
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
Among the host of literary gatherings that have sprung up in the last 20 years, Calabash in Jamaica brings the party off the page.

Latin American Artists Reinvent Their Histories
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
Our critic says“Chosen Memories” at MoMA is one of the most stirring recent collection shows. The theme of change and instability is a binding thread.

‘A Woman Escapes’ Review: Screen Sharing
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
In this moody epistolary film, a woman in Paris works through a close friend’s death with the help of video correspondences.

‘Users’ Review: Brave New World
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
In this documentary, the artist Natalia Almada explores both the terrors and wonders of technological progress.

‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Review: Here Come the Grease Monkeys
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
Things start out fun with this prequel, but frantic plot mechanics might steer your interest into a ditch.

‘Brooklyn 45’ Review: A Little Something to Lift Their Spirits
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
A group of World War II veterans unwisely perform a séance in this ambitious yet airless supernatural thriller.

It’s the End of an Era at the Metropolitan Opera
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
As the 2022-23 season ends, the country’s largest performing arts institution looks ahead to a future of fewer titles.

‘Broken Spectre’: The Terrible Beauty of Richard Mosse’s Portrait of the Amazon
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
The artist wanted to photograph orchids but ended up making“Broken Spectre,” a film about the destruction of the rainforest — his most powerful work yet.

Aja Monet’s Debut Album Blends Jazz and Poetry From a Place of Love
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
On her debut album,“When the Poems Do What They Do,” the writer and community organizer offers up a fluid mix of jazz and poetry that evokes the spirit of 1990s spoken-word scenes.

Barry Newman, Star of the Cult Film‘Vanishing Point,’ Dies at 92
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Panned when it was released in 1971, the movie gained acclaim decades later. Mr. Newman also starred on TV in the legal drama“Petrocelli.”

The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
Take a look at some of the artifacts from her archive, which includes 65,000 cross-referenced gags and is headed to the National Comedy Center.

‘Aloners’ Review: Plugged In but Shut Off
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
The director Hong Sung-eun’s debut feature is a quietly tragic tale of alienation and the ennui of modern life.

‘Flamin’ Hot’ Review: Neon Dust, Hollywood Corn
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
The actor Eva Longoria’s feature directing debut is a fictionalized account of the birth of a spicy, profitable snack.

For Hurvin Anderson, the Barbershop Is Haven and Inspiration
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
Over nearly two decades, the British artist has painted the same shop interiors again and again. A new exhibition in England tracks how his approach has changed.

How‘The Blackening’ Turns Horror Film Stereotypes Upside Down
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
This comedy turns horror film stereotypes upside down. A look behind the scenes.

‘Dalíland’ Review: Ben Kingsley as Salvador Dalí, Man and Myth
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
Ben Kingsley plays Salvador Dalí, the man and the mustachioed myth, as he contends with his demanding wife and the far more voracious art world.

The Iron Sheik, Villainous Hall of Fame Wrestler, Is Dead
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Khosrow Vaziri drew on his Iranian heritage to create a caricature of a Middle Eastern villain and became one of the most memorable heels in wrestling history.

Jay Johnston,‘Bob’s Burgers’ Actor, Is Arrested on Jan. 6 Charges
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
The actor was banned from the animated sitcom in 2021 after he was accused of participating in the Capitol riot.

George Winston, Pianist With a Popular Soothing Sound, Dies at 74
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
He won a Grammy in the new age category, and his top-selling records helped define the genre. But his interests also included Hawaiian guitar and the Doors.

NY Times Obituaries:




Harald zur Hausen, 87, Nobelist Who Found Cause of Cervical Cancer, Dies
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 +0000
When he proposed that the human papillomavirus caused cervical cancer, he was ridiculed. He persevered, and today a vaccine exists.

Helen Thorington, Who Brought Sonic Art to the Airwaves, Dies at 94
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
A pioneer in radio art and, later internet art, she created a blend of synthesizer compositions and found sounds that opened new artistic terrain.

William E. Spriggs, Economist Who Pushed for Racial Justice, Dies at 68
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
An educator who served in the Obama administration, he championed workers, especially Black workers, and challenged his profession’s racial assumptions.

Michael Batayeh, Comedian and‘Breaking Bad’ Actor, Dies at 52
Sat, 10 Jun 2023 +0000
Mr. Batayeh starred in three episodes of the Emmy-winning series and performed stand-up comedy.

James G. Watt, Polarizing Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
A friend of developers, he declared that department policies had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of“environmental extremists.”

Pat Robertson, Who Gave Christian Conservatives Clout, Is Dead at 93
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
A Baptist minister and a broadcaster, he turned evangelicals into a powerful constituency that helped Republicans capture Congress in 1994. He earlier ran for president.

Carroll Cooley, Detective in Landmark Miranda Case, Dies at 87
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
His interrogation helped lead to a Supreme Court ruling that established rights that protect criminal suspects from incriminating themselves while in custody.

Richard E. Snyder, 90, Dies; Drove Simon&Schuster to New Heights
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
In two decades of leadership at the publishing house, he helped remold a clubby book industry into a diversified and highly profitable corporate enterprise.

Barry Newman, Star of the Cult Film‘Vanishing Point,’ Dies at 92
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Panned when it was released in 1971, the movie gained acclaim decades later. Mr. Newman also starred on TV in the legal drama“Petrocelli.”

Overlooked No More: Lou Sullivan, Author and Transgender Activist
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
In diaries, articles and letters, he pushed for the medical community’s acceptance of men who were assigned female at birth and identified as gay.

The Iron Sheik, Villainous Hall of Fame Wrestler, Is Dead
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
Khosrow Vaziri drew on his Iranian heritage to create a caricature of a Middle Eastern villain and became one of the most memorable heels in wrestling history.

George Winston, Pianist With a Popular Soothing Sound, Dies at 74
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
He won a Grammy in the new age category, and his top-selling records helped define the genre. But his interests also included Hawaiian guitar and the Doors.

John Beasley, Late-Blooming Actor Known for Playing Sages, Dies at 79
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 +0000
A former railroad clerk, he didn’t became a full-time actor until his 40s, but he made up for lost time in films like “Rudy” and TV shows like “Everwood.”

Pat Cooper, Comedian of Outrage, Is Dead at 93
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
He built his act on making fun of his Italian American heritage. He later publicly insulted stars he had worked with, including Frank Sinatra and Howard Stern.

Ronnie Cummins, Scourge of Genetically Modified Food, Dies at 76
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
A lifelong protester, he became a leading promoter of organic food and a forceful critic of a food industry that genetically engineers what it produces and sells.

Françoise Gilot, Artist in the Shadow of Picasso, Is Dead at 101
Thu, 08 Jun 2023 +0000
An accomplished painter (and memoirist), she did what no other lover of his had ever done: She walked out.

Astrud Gilberto,‘The Girl From Ipanema’ Singer, Dies at 83
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 +0000
It was the first song she ever recorded. And it played a key role in making the Brazilian sound known as bossa nova a phenomenon in the United States.

Anna Shay, Star of Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire,’ Dies at 62
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 +0000
A Los Angeles socialite and heiress to a defense contractor, she lived most of her life in private before joining a reality show.

Jim Hines, First to Sprint 100 Meters in Under 10 Seconds, Dies at 76
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 +0000
He ran a gold-medal-winning time of 9.95 seconds at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, setting an official world record that held for 15 years.

Andrew Bellucci, Pizza Visionary With a Troubled Past, Dies at 59
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 +0000
His obsession with recreating the original New York pizza helped revive a classic and inspire a generation of chefs. But his ambitions led to conflicts and, once, prison.

Ama Ata Aidoo, Groundbreaking Ghanaian Writer, Dies at 81
Mon, 05 Jun 2023 +0000
A playwright, novelist and poet, she was a leading African writer who explored the complexities faced by modern women living in the shadow of colonialism.

Robert Hanssen, F.B.I. Agent Exposed as Spy for Moscow, Dies at 79
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 +0000
Mr. Hanssen was sentenced to life in prison in 2002, bringing to a close one of the most lurid and damaging espionage cases in American history.

Roger Craig, Teacher of an Era-Defining Pitch, Is Dead at 93
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 +0000
After winning three World Series as a player, Craig became a coach and spread the gospel of the split-fingered fastball, what one player of the time called“the pitch of the ’80s.”

Peter Simonischek, Beloved Austrian Actor, Is Dead at 76
Mon, 05 Jun 2023 +0000
He played a prankster and adoring father in“Toni Erdmann,” the Oscar-nominated 2016 comedy that made him an international star, but he had long been a celebrity at home.