Posts by Sophie Clearwater
White House ‘Arcade’ Invites Players to ‘Build the Wall’ and ‘Fill a Trump Account’
The White House’s digital strategy The video games are the latest effort by the Trump Administration to use the Internet and pop culture to promote its policies. The “Arcade” has drawn backlash from rights groups, who argue it gamifies mass deportations and trivializes human suffering. “They’ve been playing games with people’s lives for years, now…
Read MoreManor terminates contract with Flock Safety
The Manor Police Department announced in a Facebook post that they have ended their relationship with Flock Safety, effective as of Sep. 3. Source link
Read MoreWATCH: McCallum vs. Travis high school football live
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the calendar flips to September, football is plentiful across Central Texas. McCallum and Travis meet in a non-district matchup Thursday night. The game will be available live at 7:30 p.m. on KXAN+, our free streaming app. KXAN+ is available on all smart TVs. Travis and McCallum are both coming off season-opening…
Read MoreTSA-Compliant Away Luggage Is a Rare 20% Off at Amazon
It seems like every time we travel, TSA gets more and more strict about the kinds of carry-on luggage they allow on board. And the only thing worse than paying for a checked bag is getting told… Source link
Read MoreFormer assistant principal cleared by jury in child indecency trial
On Thursday, a Travis County jury unanimously found Aaron Freeman not guilty of the charge of indecency of a child by sexual contact. Source link
Read MoreHendrickson outlasts Stony Point 51-45 in Week 2 shootout
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hendrickson outlasted Stony Point 51-45 in a high-scoring battle Thursday night in the KBVO Week 2 Game of the Week. The win marked the first for Hendrickson under first-year head coach Adam Naron as the Hawks improved to 1-1 on the season. Stony Point dropped to 0-2 under first-year head coach Dustin…
Read MoreAndrew Garfield Shares Emotional Lesson From Exploring His Grief Through His Movies
Andrew Garfield is sharing why grief continues to shape some of his most powerful performances. Over seven years after the Oscar nominee’s mother Lynn Garfield died from pancreatic cancer, he gave insight into how his work impacts his own bereavement journey, including his latest role in the period drama The Uprising, in which he plays a…
Read MorePoll ranks 'most obnoxious' college fan bases in Texas
A recent poll from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Overton Insights gauged Texas voters’ attitudes on different policy issues ahead of the state’s 90th legislative session starting in January and the midterm elections in November. Source link
Read MoreSarkisian ready to watch Longhorns ‘cut it loose’
After an offseason program that began shortly after Texas’ Citrus Bowl win over Michigan on Dec. 31, followed by summer workouts and a month of training camp, it’s finally time to see what the 2026 Longhorns look like. Source link
Read MoreVivian Wilson’s Long Hair Secret: This $72 Overnight Treatment
Vivian’s Advice for Long, Healthy Hair Vivian Wilson is known for her long and luscious locks, and her secret is a scalp-focused, gentle hair routine. “Currently, [I use] Oribe Night Crème, hair vitamins, and, in general, being very gentle with my scalp,” Wilson told E! “If length matters above all else for you, stay away…
Read MoreThe Accidents and Instincts That Brought Six Golden Lion Winners Fame
What do Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Satyajit Ray, Robert Altman, Éric Rohmer, Wim Wenders and Andrei Tarkovsky have in common? Quite a lot, actually. They’re all men, for one thing, and not insignificantly. They are all among the greatest filmmakers ever to have put film through a camera. And they all, along…
Read MoreWhy Clément Delangue Sold Hugging Face to Nvidia After Turning It Down
Clément Delangue in 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images As of a few months ago, Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue was still reluctant to have a single dominant investor in his company, which hadn’t raised outside funds in more than two years. “We don’t need to raise too much money, and we’ve decided not to in the…
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