Posts by Sophie Clearwater
The Best Way to Respond to Passive-Aggressive Comments
That ambiguity puts you in an awkward position: Do you respond to what was said or what you think the other person meant—or give in to the urge to snip right back? We asked experts what to say when someone seems to be taking a dig at you but won’t quite say what they mean.…
Read MoreClimate Change Is Accelerating Faster Than We Can Respond, Scientists Warn
Concentrations of greenhouse gases—including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—all reached record levels in 2026, the researchers say. In May 2026, atmospheric carbon dioxide exceeded 428 parts per million, roughly 50% above pre-industrial levels and generally higher than any time in the last 2 million years. The authors of today’s report also tracked indicators of…
Read MoreA New Report Sheds Light on the Secretive Race to Build Self-Improving AI
The report, exclusively shared with TIME ahead of its publication, emphasizes that AI companies are “actively working on” automating all parts of the AI development pipeline, including generating new ideas, running experiments to test those ideas, and interpreting the results. Most of the insiders Gladstone spoke to “believe RSI will start within the next 3…
Read MoreWhy James Brett Wants to Retire the Term “Outsider Art”
For nearly two decades, James Brett’s The Gallery of Everything has worked to dismantle the boundaries between so-called outsider art and the canon. Courtesy the Gallery of Everything / Photo: Jorge Stride One of the biggest shifts in the art world over the past two decades has been the gradual embrace of alternative perspectives, whether…
Read MoreNew Security Footage Shows Kelly Clarkson’s Visit to Art of Play as Online Drama Soars Higher
Later, the American Idol alum slammed the store’s claim that the item she had inquired about was not for sale. “So, the whole conversation we had when I asked you if it was for sale whilst pointing to the price tag hanging on the wall with the title Singing Bird didn’t happen,” Clarkson wrote in a subsequent…
Read MoreFlood damaged EVs pose fire risk even after water recedes, fire officials say
Saltwater can damage lithium-ion batteries found in electric vehicles, hybrids, electric bicycles and scooters, potentially triggering fires days or even weeks after the initial exposure. Source link
Read MoreWhatever It Takes, You’ll Want to See Where Drake, Nina Dobrev and More Degrassi Stars Are Now
Degrassi has officially entered the next generation. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered on CTV Oct. 14, 2001. For 14 seasons, viewers followed the lives of the students of the titular school—and you’re sure to recognize some of the show’s alumni. Drake, Nina Dobrev, Miriam McDonald, Cassie Steele and Shane Kippel…
Read MoreThe 15 Heritage Watches With History Worth Wearing
Vintage-watch shopping offers one of luxury’s stranger bargains. Pay extra for history, then ask whether the luminous paint is radioactive and the movement contains parts from three donors. A good old watch keeps the case, dial and provenance that made it worth collecting in the first place. It may also have polished lugs, a replacement…
Read MoreThe Haas Brothers On Finding Magic in Math at Marianne Boesky
Installation view: Haas Brothers “Mathemagical” at Marianne Boesky Gallery. Photo: Pierre Le Hors Whimsical and irresistibly cute, the Haas Brothers’ fantastical creatures are among the few ingeniously crafted characters to have captured audiences both in the art world and outside of it without becoming a commercial franchise. Their works move fluidly between art and design,…
Read MoreThe brutal 4 words Kate Gosselin told estranged son Collin in her only visit to mental institution
Collin Gosselin claims estranged mom Kate Gosselin told him, “You broke our family,” when he was in a mental institution at age 12. In his new book, “In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood,” Collin, 22, remembers the tense interaction he had with his mother during the only time she came…
Read MoreHow School Violence Catalyzed Philippine Lawmakers to Crack Down on Kids’ Social Media Use
The Philippine Senate’s version of the social media bill passed almost unanimously, save for Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a children and women’s rights champion. Hontiveros, in explaining her sole dissenting vote, said she prefers “tiered restrictions” for adolescents instead of a blanket under-18 ban. “Our legislation must reflect the realities of how social media has also…
Read MoreRaise a Gold Goblet to These Still Strong Love Is Blind Romances
Megan Walerius & Jordan Keltner: Split Though the couple bonded over having loved ones with Type 1 diabetes, their differing lifestyles (he preferred a more simplistic way of life; she loves luxury) were a breaking point for Megan, who called off the wedding at the end of the season nine finale. “We’re ships in the…
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