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What the Change of a Disney Park Ride Reflects About How America Sees Itself
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoIt’s not a stretch to say that many Disney guests who rode Splash Mountain in its over 30 years of...
Chinese Social Media Platforms Launch Crackdown on Extreme Nationalism and Xenophobic Hate-Speech...
China Digital Times· 2 days agoChinese social media platforms have announced a belated crackdown on “extreme nationalism” and xenophobic hate-speech online, following last week’s fatal stabbing at a school bus stop in Suzhou ...
A timeline of HS2 delays as '£232m paid in compensation from scrapped leg'
Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoAs new figures highlight the amount paid in compensation from the scrapped northern HS2 route,...
Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not
The Conversation· 5 days agoMay 2024 was a noteworthy month for Russia’s military. Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with economist Andrey Belousov. Several military leaders were ...
In Donald Sutherland’s 1970s career, the personal and political met in European ‘auteur’ films
The Conversation· 6 days agoYounger generations today mainly knew Donald Sutherland in his grizzled paternalistic roles, by turns loveable (as in Pride and Prejudice) or hateful (as in The Hunger Games). As my scholarship ...
Most popular women’s esports ecosystems - Esports Insider
Esports Insider· 4 days agoWomen’s esports has witnessed a massive surge in popularity with stakeholders investing in various...
The Blue-Collar Democrat Who Wants to Fix the Party’s Other Big Problem
New York Times· 4 days agoBefore she was elected to Congress, in 2022, Gluesenkamp Perez ran an auto-repair shop with her...
Everything coming to PBS in July 2024
Digital Trends via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoPBS' July 2024 lineup includes the season premieres of Cobra and Hotel Portofino, Antiques Roadshow Recuts, as well as news specials and documentaries.
Yorgos Lanthimos' uneven return to Greek Weird Wave with 'Kinds of Kindness'
Daily Sabah· 5 days agoIt’s a luxe treatment of some puny satiric ideas, toned up by a cast led by Emma Stone and Lanthimos...
Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not
The Conversation Canada via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoAlthough tempting to make the comparison, Vladimir Putin’s recent military purge doesn’t appear to be a replay of Stalin’s infamous purge in 1937.