Posts by Amelia Frost
Society Waited Decades to Regulate the Internet and Social Media. Can It Afford Repeating That Mistake With Artificial Intelligence?
History has a way of repeating itself, and right now, it’s offering a stark warning. When the commercial internet launched in 1995, the digital frontier was exhilarating and ungoverned. It took eleven years before enterprises were required to demonstrate meaningful cybersecurity postures through frameworks like PCI DSS and SOX compliance. Similarly, when Six Degrees became…
Read MoreHow a Small Family Pool Business Became a Case Study in Building with Precision and a People-Led Philosophy
The inception of Millennium Pools & Spas, a multi-service pool company, took place in a family living room. A teenage Kirk Lavery, intent on carving his own path from large commercial part-time jobs, announced he would clean neighborhood pools on his own. His mother offered the name Millennium, a nod to the name of the…
Read MoreHow Laura Clare Pugsley Crafts Ephemeral Luxury Through Botanical Artistry
How Laura Clare Pugsley Crafts Ephemeral Luxury Through Botanical Artistry Laura Clare, a floral and event designer, built a design studio and creative practice driven by curiosity and a lifelong relationship with flowers. Trained in horticulture, Clare spent time working alongside high-end floral designers in Europe. Those experiences reframed her understanding of what floral design…
Read MoreSadie Sink Demonstrates How to Style Track Pants Without Looking Like You’re Going to the Gym
Sadie Sink is embracing her inner Sporty Spice, despite her ginger hair. The Stranger Things star was recently spotted in west London layering a gray coat over striped track pants and athletic shoes, basically ready for a game of soccer—or footie, as the Brits would call it. Sink is across the pond preparing for her…
Read MoreBillie Eilish’s Grammys ‘Stolen Land’ Speech Fuels Backlash Over Her £11 Million LA Mansion
Billie Eilish’s pointed declaration at the 68th Grammy Awards that ‘no one is illegal on stolen land’ has ignited intense public scrutiny of the pop star’s ownership of a multimillion-pound mansion on land historically inhabited and cared for by the Tongva people. The Grammy-winning artist used her acceptance speech for Song of the Year to…
Read MoreStephen Miller Labels U.S. Asylum System a ‘Multibillion Dollar Fraudulent Industry’ Designed to Delay Removals
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said the U.S. asylum system is a “multibillion dollar fraudulent industry” used to delay deportations, expanding on a series of hardline immigration arguments he has made in recent weeks. In a lengthy post on X, Miller asserted that there…
Read MoreThe Art of Stability: How Kirill Rubinski Navigates Global Volatility
When geopolitical shocks rattle markets, most investors instinctively pull back. For Kirill Rubinski, these moments have often marked the beginning of opportunity. Over a career spanning three decades in international finance, Rubinski has come to be known less as a conventional investor and more as what former colleagues describe as a “wartime” executive, someone who…
Read MoreThe Missing Infrastructure Behind Radical Lifesaving Innovation
When a chemo prolongs suffering by 5%, the system fights over it like hell. When an intervention prevents a clean disaster, the way a rabies shot does, sanity shows up: it gets used, it stays cheap, and the paperwork evaporates. That difference is not morality. It is incentive geometry, and it will decide whether the…
Read MoreCommodities Slump Rattles Markets As Gold, Silver, Oil Sell-Off Deepens
Unsplash Commodities markets experienced a sharp decline Monday, triggering volatility across financial markets as precious metals, oil and industrial metals sold off heavily, reflecting investor caution amid shifting expectations for U.S. monetary policy and a stronger dollar. Gold prices slid about 9% to their lowest level in more than two weeks, while silver fell more…
Read MoreCalgary Sun Letters, Feb. 2: ‘Politicians have some growing up to do’
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Opinion Letters Published Feb 02, 2026 • Last updated 17 minutes ago • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. B.C. Premier David Eby speaks at the legislature in Victoria in this photo from October 2025. Postmedia Calgary file…
Read MorePartial US Govt Shutdown Drags Into Week as Congress Fails To Pass Funding Bill
AFP A partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government entered its third day on Monday after Congress failed to approve a budget funding package before the statutory deadline, with key lawmakers warning that funding votes may still be days away. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believes Republicans have enough votes to pass…
Read MoreDonald Trump Accused Of ‘Crash-And-Burn’ Management As Kennedy Center Set To Close
When Donald Trump announced the Kennedy Centre would shut its doors for two years beginning in July, the performing arts world held its breath. But behind the glossy rhetoric about ‘revitalisation’ and ‘world-class transformation’ lies a far more troubling narrative: a venue haemorrhaging world-renowned artists, struggling to book new acts, and potentially imploding under a…
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