Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta-owned social media platforms will end third-party fact-checking, replacing it with community notes similar to those used on Elon Musk’s X. Zuckerberg admitted to “too many mistakes and too much censorship” in an Instagram post early last week. Meta also pledged a $1 million donation to the presidential inauguration of Donald...
“Not dying” is the worst way to live. Bryan Johnson has a single goal: Don’t die. The 47-year-old biotech millionaire has spent the past four years of his life as the human subject of Project Blueprint, a lifelong longevity experiment. Every aspect of Johnson’s life is meticulously recorded and analyzed by a team of more...
Speaking of New Year’s resolutions, McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant chain, announced company resolutions regarding its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies. In a worldwide company email, the corporation announced some modifications, which marked some clear changes but in other areas — not much at all. The company promised to stop hiring based on percentage diversity goals...
Legacy media is the problem, not you or Hugh. Hugh Hewitt, a well-known conservative commentator and radio show host, stood up and left “First Look,” an online Washington Post show Nov. 1. Host Jonathan Capehart, a member of the Washington Post editorial board and host on MSNBC, attacked Hewitt for the conservative’s reporting and uninformed...
In an article that appeared in the October 31st edition of the Collegian (“Dancing is an Artistic Sport”), Kathryn Vieceli makes the argument that we should recognize dance as a sport. An artistic sport, yes, but a sport nonetheless. But understanding dance as sport first and art second fundamentally misunderstands the essence of dance. Dance...