Posts by Sophie Clearwater
How many 100° days will Austin get in 2026? Here's what the First Warning Weather team predicts
Each year, we ask the KXAN First Warning Weather team to predict how many times Austin will hit the century mark. Source link
Read MoreIsraeli troops intercept vessels from a flotilla trying to breach the blockade of Gaza
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Israeli military intercepted Monday boats off the coast of Cyprus, part of the latest wave of flotilla activists attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. More than 50 vessels departed from the port in Marmaris, Turkey, last week in what the organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla described as…
Read MoreThese Designer-Looking Kitchen Dupes Are On Sale — and Cost Way Less Than the Real Thing
These kitchen gadgets only look expensive. They’re all on sale right now, and each one brings that designer vibe without the designer price tag. We’re talking near dupes of viral favorites from Le Creuset and Our Place, but on sale ahead of Memorial Day. We rounded up the chicest kitchen finds that are stylish, practical,…
Read MoreMayor, APD chief talk license plate readers following shootings
Mayor, APD chief say license plate readers could have helped Source link
Read MoreACM Awards 2026: See All the Celebrity Red Carpet Fashion
Throw on your cowboy hat. One of country music’s biggest nights has arrived as the 2026 ACM Awards take over the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 17, with Shania Twain assuming hosting duties from Reba McEntire, who emceed the two previous years. And this year, the red carpet fashion was bigger and…
Read MoreInside Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s Son RZA’s 4th Birthday Party
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky had slime on the brain for their son RZA‘s birthday. Indeed, the couple celebrated the 4-year-old’s special day at the Sloomoo Institute, a slime museum, in New York City May 13, alongside family and friends. Rihanna and A$AP—who are also parents to son Riot, 2, and daughter Rocki, 8 months—went all out…
Read MoreThe Best Fashion From the 2026 Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet
Demi Moore. Getty Images It’s that time of the year when the biggest stars in cinema jet off to the South of France and say bonjour to the glitz and glamour of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. For the next 12 days, the glitterati will take over the French resort town of Cannes, showcasing the…
Read MoreKXAN Voter Guide: What to know for the May 2026 primary runoff elections
Millions of Texas voters cast their ballots in the state’s primary elections back in March, but some races are still not decided. A handful of statewide and local races advanced to runoffs after no candidate won an outright majority. Source link
Read MorePainter Renée Levin’s Unhurried Eye
Renée Levin. Courtesy Renée Levin What makes a flower petal, a pearl or a seashell special? On the canvases of Renée Levin, who paints their details writ large, the formation of these objects becomes a kind of miracle. Her go-to motif—extremely detailed objects set against plain backgrounds—is a way of exploring and sharing that miracle.…
Read MoreFive Works That Stole the Show at Frieze New York
Sarah Sze, Badlands (2026) Many years ago, I profiled Sarah Sze (b. 1969) for this publication. Digging into her work and personality, I found her to be a bona fide genius—she was later named an actual genius with a MacArthur Grant—but I found myself wondering what it would be like to collect her. The question…
Read MorePhoto London, Like Its Host City, Is Outward-Facing and Ever-Changing
Steven Meisel, Bella Freud, 1993. Coloredge Photo London has had a change of backdrop. After 10 years at Somerset House, the U.K.’s leading photography fair has moved five miles west to Olympia, a renovated 19th-century exhibition space in Kensington. From now through May 17, visitors can see photographs brought by galleries from around the world…
Read MoreOpenAI CFO Sarah Friar and Anthropic’s Krishna Rao Are Racing For Compute Power
Both about two years into their jobs, Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao (left) and OpenAI’s Sarah Friar are locked in a high-stakes race to secure compute power. Photos courtesy Anthropic/by Brian Lawless-Pool for Getty Images There’s one thing top of mind for CFOs at A.I. companies: compute power. As their firms race to dominate Silicon Valley—and…
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