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Gavin Newsom will be upsetting Democrats for 4 years, and that's a good thing
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is using his statements on transgender athletes to shift the focus of the country's electorate from culture wars and populism to policy and results, and to defuse any ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump is setting the US on a path to educational authoritarianism
While we watch students getting handcuffed, vague new guidelines create a culture of fear over teaching our history. On 14 February, the US Department of Education ’s office of civil rights issued ...The Guardian - 6d -
Steve Kornacki: White men, white women and the gap within the gender gap
College-educated white women and white men without college degrees have come to exist in polar opposite political and cultural universes, each one unrelatable and probably unrecognizable to the other.NBC News - 5d -
Dave Hyde: No need to overanalyze or whine — Heat suffering from Butler’s sabotage
Quit whining. Stop complaining. Take a cleansing breath, Miami Heat fans, and take on this dreadful stretch with a stiff-cultural-lip that you don’t need too often. The Heat lost their eighth ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Florida mayor drops threat to evict cinema over No Other Land screening
The Oscar-winning film, about a Palestinian community resisting displacement and violence from Israeli forces, has become the latest focus of a culture war in the state. After a week of ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump’s weird obsession with the arts is part of the authoritarian playbook | Charlotte Higgins
His focus on the Kennedy Center fits a pattern. From Augustus to Stalin, strongmen have sought cultural control for their own ends. In Washington, Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center – ...The Guardian - 3d -
The Dish: Manhattan restaurants
We're exploring Manhattan's culinary scene as we meet three chefs blending different flavors and cultures, from a chef crafting fusion dishes to a duo who is serving up a whole new era of fine ...CBS News - 3d -
Liverpool in Danger of Losing Key Player as Atletico Madrid, PSG Labled Top Contenders
Paris Saint-Germain have focused on signing young talent in recent transfer windows, but Luis Enrique and Luis Campos know experience is just as important—if it fits the club’s system and culture....Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Japan host talks with China and South Korea
Foreign ministers from Japan and its two neighboring Asian powers China and South Korea held a meeting Saturday to seek common ground on areas like low birth rates, natural disasters and cultural ...ABC News - 2d -
Is Spring Break in Houston a #RecessionIndicator?
As experts look to unemployment or G.D.P., people online are turning to pop culture moments (like Will Smith’s new album or a new “Ted Lasso” season) as signs of economic instability.The New York Times - 1d -
The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism
From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say. Entering the magnificent great hall of the US Department of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Knight’s sacking exposes England’s failure to plan captaincy succession | Raf Nicholson
Eight weeks until their next series they must appoint a coach, a captain and try to show they are serious about cultural change. They say in cricket that one brings two: something that has proved ...The Guardian - 1d -
British Museum is right to keep Parthenon marbles, says new trustee
Historian Dr Tiffany Jenkins is one of the lineup of new appointees that has raised cultural and historical hackles. The latest appointments to the British Museum’s trustees include an academic ...The Guardian - 21h -
Why decolonise Shakespeare when all the world’s a stage for his ideas on injustice? | Kenan Malik
The trend for cultural reappraisal could risk upholding the very ideas it aims to dismantle. ‘My quarrel with the English language,” James Baldwin wrote in his essay Why I Stopped Hating ...The Guardian - 21h -
Graydon Carter on life "When the Going Was Good"
The former editor of Vanity Fair for 25 years, and cofounder of Spy Magazine, Graydon Carter recounts a career as a tastemaker quietly shaping pop culture in his new memoir, "When the Going Was Good."CBS News - 13h -
Graydon Carter on life "When the Going Was Good"
The former editor of Vanity Fair for 25 years, and cofounder of Spy Magazine, Graydon Carter recounts a career as a tastemaker quietly shaping pop culture in his new memoir, "When the Going Was Good."CBS News - 13h -
Graydon Carter on life "When the Going Was Good"
The former editor of Vanity Fair for 25 years, and cofounder of Spy Magazine, Graydon Carter recounts a career as a tastemaker quietly shaping pop culture in his new memoir, "When the Going Was Good."CBS News - 13h -
CEO of Saffron Road food company credits "immigrant journey" for his success
Adnan Durani started his company Saffron Road in 2010 to bring foods from different cultures of the Silk Road to mainstream America. Nikki Battiste spoke to him about how his background as an ...CBS News - Mar. 12 -
I do aqua aerobics with women in their 80s – it’s the most fun I’ve had exercising | Kate Leaver
A joy from start to finish, doing jump-kicks underwater to classic pop hits has taught me never to think of exercise as punishment. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email At my first ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Rep. McBride says she lives ‘rent free’ in the minds of some GOP lawmakers
Days after being misgendered by a Republican colleague during a hearing, Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., said she appeared to live "rent free" in the minds of some of her colleagues and criticized the ...NBC News - Mar. 13
