Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Why Japan’s Art Market Is Growing Steadily Even as Other Markets Stall
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Read MoreSuspect located, victim safe after south Austin SWAT response
According to a Facebook update posted by APD at 2:40 a.m., officers responded to a gun hotshot call shortly before 11 p.m. in the 5700 block of Sunset Ridge. Source link
Read MoreWhat is the richest ZIP code in Texas?
The rankings show the highest-income ZIP codes are concentrated in the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin metropolitan areas. Source link
Read MoreI spent a decade working with Anna Wintour on the Met Gala — the John Galliano fiasco makes us ask what legacies are honored
My career in fashion began at Vogue, where I spent more than a decade working alongside Anna Wintour producing the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit and helping shape what became the Met Gala. I saw firsthand how deliberately its world was constructed: the guest lists, relationships, seating, sponsors, celebrities, and editorial vision that…
Read MoreA few long weekend showers, above-normal heat returns
Rain lingers into the holiday weekend, with a few showers possible, keeping temperatures near average. Heat builds back in this week as things dry out. – Meteorologist Hannah Gard Source link
Read MoreChecking in With Love on the Spectrum’s Couples: See Who Split and Who’s Engaged
Melissa Ramirez & Adán Correa: Dating The force was with Adán Correa after he first crossed paths with Melissa Ramirez at the premiere of a Star Wars fan film project in Encino, Calif. Afteward, Correa, a veteran of Love on the Spectrum‘s first three seasons, learned Ramirez, also based in Southern California, was slated to…
Read MoreThe Price of Privacy When It Comes to Dementia
Perhaps more than other diseases, the desire for privacy is particularly strong for dementia, which is still viewed by many as a mental health disorder rather than a neurologic disease like Parkinson’s disease or ALS. My patients and families typically limit the disclosure of the diagnosis on a need-to-know basis, and many choose to hide…
Read MoreMichael Kors Outlet’s Hottest Fall Crossbody Bags Are Under $90
It’s time to put away your favorite straw and mesh totes, and swap in something a little more autumnal! But if nothing in your collection is sparking joy as we approach fall, we suggest looking no further than our Michael Kors crossbody bag picks this Labor Day Weekend. Michael Kors Outlet is currently packed with…
Read MoreWe Need a Cure for AI Health Hype
As Amy Dockser Marcus writes for The Information, we’ve been here before. In 2000, on the heels of the first sequencing of human DNA, Francis Collins, then-director of the Human Genome Project, predicted that “in another 20, 25 years we should be able to prevent or cure most cases of cancer, of diabetes, of heart…
Read MoreEveryman Economics: Why Growth Requires Measuring More than GDP
Perhaps the most important omission from the current economic paradigm concerns the psychology of the sport. Research on “inequality aversion,” the idea that who gets what matters as much as how much there is, suggests that people care deeply about how the pie is sliced, even when a fairer division means settling for a slightly…
Read MoreMamdani’s ‘Race Plan’ sets dangerous goals —thank goodness it’s unlikely he delivers
Bad news: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s just-released Racial Equity Plan is promising to address “disparities” in racial outcomes based on a dangerously flawed understanding their causes — and seemingly with a distinctly anti-American solution: racial favoritism. Good news: There’s little sign, based on the plan and on his record, he’ll actually deliver on his promises. Start…
Read MoreMarijuana users may face hidden driving danger that standard tests can miss
A new study warns that driving after eating cannabis edibles can significantly impair road performance and reaction times, even if blood tests show THC levels far below the legal limit. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight a potential challenge for impaired-driving enforcement in Canada and some US jurisdictions. Most previous cannabis-driving studies have involved smoked…
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