Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Alex Karp, Palmer Luckey and the Pentagon’s New Defense-Tech Order
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed to accelerate military drone procurement as Palantir and Anduril expand their Pentagon contracts, including Army agreements worth up to $30 billion combined. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Palantir takes its name from Tolkien’s seeing stones. Anduril chose Aragorn’s reforged sword. Alex Karp’s company made its name in data integration…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Hurricane Isaias
It’s been a relatively quiet hurricane season along the Atlantic. Hurricane Isaias now holds the record as the latest forming first hurricane in the Atlantic Basin—breaking the previous record set in 1905 by Hurricane Four by a mere three and a half hours, according to Accuweather. Isaias is the ninth named storm of the Atlantic…
Read MoreNFL Star Charvarius Ward, Monique Cook Welcomes 3rd Baby Nearly 2 Years After Death of Daughter Amani
Charvarius Ward’s latest family addition is a total touchdown. The Indianapolis Colts cornerback and his fiancée Monique Cook shared that they welcomed their third baby, a boy named Chosen Mani Ward, on Sept. 28. Cook shared the news on her Instagram Oct. 7, posting several snaps of the newborn, including one of him wearing a…
Read MoreEye Cells May Have Been Rejuvenated for the First Time in People
Full reprogramming with the four Yamanaka factors comes with a risk of cells growing out of control and forming teratomas, a type of tumor that can sprout partially or fully developed tissues like teeth, muscle, and bone. Sinclair’s goal was to exploit this reprogramming process to help cells regain their proper instruction manual, and together…
Read MoreThe Great Healthcare Cost Hike Is Here
And these totals understate the full cost increase, since many employers have made plans less generous to hold costs down. One common change is to raise deductibles, which shifts costs onto workers. Another is to cut back on what’s covered. The share of large employers covering GLP-1s for obesity, for example, has fallen from 72%…
Read MoreMean Girls’ Daniel Franzese Reveals 135-Pound Weight Loss in Shirtless Photos
Lizzo simply wanted to feel better from head to toe. “Once I started working out for mental health, to have balanced mental health or endorphins, so that I don’t look at myself in the mirror and feel ashamed of myself, and feel disgusted with myself,” the “Good as Hell” singer explained in a May 2023 TikTok,…
Read MoreWith Ostillo Art Foundation, Collector René Campos Wants to Challenge How Texas Sees Art
Ostillo’s mission is to provide public access to ambitious contemporary art and ideas through exhibitions, events, research, education and cultural programs. Photo: Paul Hester A new foundation has just opened in Austin, as the Texas art scene continues to flex its muscles with studios, galleries and unconventional art spaces. A largely self-sustaining cultural geography has…
Read MoreMLB proposal to let higher seeds choose cushier playoff path sparks fierce backlash
Major League Baseball is considering some wild changes regarding its season structure and playoff formats. On Thursday, news broke that MLB is proposing several changes to upcoming seasons. The most notable among these is a return to a 154-game regular season with a standard off-day on Mondays, a best-of-seven Division Series, and opponent selection for…
Read MoreThis $50 Urban Outfitters Beauty Advent Calendar Has No Business Being This Good
Advent calendars can be a total hit, or they can completely miss the mark. Luckily, Urban Outfitters’ new beauty advent calendar is the former. For only $50, you can get 12 mini and full-sized beauty products from the retailer’s bestselling brands. And with an order value of $140? It’s so worth it. The calendar offers…
Read MoreKourtney Kardashian Claps Back at Narrative Travis Barker Is “Shielding” Her From Family
Travis Barker Reveals Reason Behind Hospitalization in Photo With Kourtney Kardashian ABCDEFG—Kourtney Kardashian has to go set the record straight. In the premiere episode of The Kardashians season eight, the eldest sister got into a deep conversation with friend Simon Huck about her marriage to Travis Barker and her continuously strained relationship with her siblings. “They…
Read MoreHalle Berry’s Daughter Nahla Defends Her From Abuse Claims in Rare Comments
She has, however seen Berry and her brother “playfully wrestle, tickle each other, and roll around laughing on the floor or on a bed many times. I have never seen my mom place her hands around Maceo’s neck, put him in a chokehold, restrict his breathing, or engage in any conduct remotely resembling the allegations…
Read MoreThe Art Basel and UBS Collecting Survey Shows Gen Z Setting the Pace, and the Megafair Is Remaking Itself to Keep Up
The latest Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting was presented in New York at the Ned NoMad. Observer If the most visible effect of the Great Wealth Transfer on the art world so far has been the parade of major 20th-Century collections hitting the block and lifting the very top of the market,…
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