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Sicko, 40, allegedly sported ski mask during twisted encounters with teen he raped, blackmailed for years
A depraved Oregon man allegedly raped a teenage girl he met online — after coercing the youngster into sending explicit photos he used to blackmail her into a four-year...
Aaron Boone, DJ LeMahieu tossed in fiery ejections after controversial call vs. Red Sox
Yankees manager Aaron Boone and DJ LeMahieu were thrown out in the 10th inning of Friday’s loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park. LeMahieu hit a ball down...
Paul W. Downs To ‘Paradise’: 5 Emmy Nominations We’re Pulling For This Year
After months of FYC campaigns, panels, and buzzer-beater submissions, voting is now open for the 2025 Emmys and nominations are one month away from being revealed. It’s been a...
Rosa Barba Reimagines Cinematic Space With Light, Sound and Time at MoMA
When cinema emerged at the end of the 19th Century, it was among the most disruptive technological and aesthetic innovations of the modern era, radically transforming how people understood...
Devon Rodriguez, the World’s Most-Followed Artist, Rode the Six Train to Fame
After going viral on TikTok in 2020 for sketching strangers on the subway, Devon Rodriguez and his realist portraiture have attracted millions of followers. Getty Images for Meta When...
Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang Leaves to Join Meta Following $14.3B Deal
Alexandr Wang attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Getty Images As Meta intensifies its A.I. race against Big Tech...
Architecture’s Algorithmic Turn: A.I., Adaptation and the Future at the Venice Biennale
In this year’s Biennale Architettura, architecture isn’t a form—it’s a feedback loop. Photo by Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia In the lagoon of Venice, where time often...
Markets in Flux: Geopolitics Redraws the Map of Global Investing in 2025
The global investment playbook is being rewritten as political instability challenges U.S. debt, the dollar and even gold’s safe-haven status. Unsplash+ Two major geopolitical conflicts emerged in 2025, casting...
Review: Jean Smart Can’t Save the Overwrought and Underwritten ‘Call Me Izzy’
Smart’s considerable stage presence isn’t enough to salvage this production. Photo: Marc J. Franklin As much as I like Jean Smart—for five seasons, I was glued to her sophisticated...
ChatGPT Barbie? Mattel and OpenAI Join Forces on New A.I.-Infused Toys
Mattel’s brand portfolio includes Barbie, Polly Pocket and Hot Wheels. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images Astronaut Barbie, Tennis Player Barbie, Presidential Candidate Barbie—you name it. Over the decades, Barbie...
