Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Sam Neill Dead at 78: Toni Collette, Nicole Kidman, Alan Cumming and More Pay Tribute
Hollywood is remembering Sam Neill. After the Jurassic Park actor, who played Dr. Alan Grant in the dinasaur movie franchise, died July 13 at the age of 78, many of his friends and former colleagues shared their memories and reflected on his incredible life and career. “Sam Neill was a deeply soulful and beautiful man,” Jurassic World…
Read MoreSam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific career moved from art films to blockbusters as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” and played Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He was 78. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a…
Read MoreWhen the Future Came to City Hall: The Forgotten Blueprint for A.I. Governance
As A.I. outpaces regulation, the most useful governance lesson may come from an ordinary group of citizens who weighed the risks of genetic engineering in 1976. Unsplash+ Some of the most powerful people building A.I. are now asking, in effect, to be stopped. Leading firm Anthropic recently conceded that “if it were possible to effectively…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence Is Rewriting the Rules of Art Valuation
Rembrandt’s The Night Watch being examined by a robot at the Rijksmuseum in 2023. Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images The use of artificial intelligence in the art world has been touted for its supposed ability to spot fakes and authenticate works by Old Masters, identify which emerging artists will become the next superstars…
Read MorePaul Blackburn ‘quietly’ stepping up for Yankees as role grows
WASHINGTON — On a day when David Bednar and Fernando Cruz were not available, the Yankees turned to Paul Blackburn to close out the first half in style. After they took a one-run lead in the top of the eighth, Blackburn entered from the bullpen for a six-out save and retired all six batters he…
Read More“Okay Baby” Star Preston Ordone’s Parents Divorce One Year After His Tragic Death
Nodding to the post with the new man—which featured a selfie with Katelynn as well as a photo of him driving a boat—the influencer said they were “a new memory I’d like to share.” “I hope to keep sharing more as I’m ready,” Katelynn concluded. “Thank y’all so much for all the love, support, and…
Read MoreTrump predicts US will become ‘guardian angel’ of Strait of Hormuz passage: ‘We’re taking over’
WASHINGTON — President Trump declared Monday that the US will be “taking over” the Strait of Hormuz following another round of airstrikes against Iran overnight. “We’re taking over the strait. They have nothing. They’ve got nothing,” Trump, 80, told “Fox & Friends” when asked about Iran’s claims to have closed the critical waterway. Trump addressed…
Read MoreSummer House’s Ciara Miller Reveals If She’s Returning for Season 11
Ciara Miller Reveals Why She Isn’t Quite Ready for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Debut Just Yet Get ready for more summer fun. That’s because Ciara Miller has confirmed she’s returning to Summer House following the Bravo series’ dramatic season 10 conclusion, which saw the 30-year-old confront her ex West Wilson and former BFF Amanda Batula over their secret love affair. While…
Read MoreWhat the Mets’ history says about their chances to rebound from disastrous first half
The Mets closed out the first half of the season with a performance symbolic of their year up to this point. They didn’t hit enough, Francisco Lindor made a costly error and Devin Williams couldn’t pick him up as part of a blown save. David Stearns’ team finds itself 17 games under .500 — their…
Read MoreDemocrats Debate Response to ‘Communist’ Attacks From Trump
Democrats, meanwhile, are divided over how much attention Trump’s attacks deserve. Some centrist Democrats worry that the “communist” charges will resonate with enough voters to cost them competitive races, and blame the party’s recent embrace of democratic socialist candidates for giving Republicans an opening. “I would hope that Democratic primary voters pick more mainstream candidates,…
Read MoreExplosions reported across Iran as US completes latest wave of strikes
Explosions have been reported in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island – which is home to an underground “missile city” – Monday – as US Central Command announced forces had completed another wave of strikes against the clerical regime. Iranian and US forces have been exchanging retaliatory strikes in recent days…
Read MoreMcConnell Breaks Silence With Photo and Statement
The Senator, who has had several health scares in recent years, including freezing and falling incidents, in his statement on Sunday attributed the latest fall, like previous ones, to having survived polio when he was a child, which left lingering effects on his left leg. But McConnell said in his statement that he’s since been…
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