Trump’s inauguration was a glimpse of what is to come | Sidney Blumenthal

found 2025 › Jan › 26 (Sun) @ 20:52 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Trump began his inauguration day encircled by a bevy of oligarchs, but ended it giving favor to his mob

The most sacred ceremony conducted at the Trump inauguration undoubtedly for Donald Trump person…

My Nigerian father is making my boyfriend answer VERY personal questions before I'm allowed to date him - people say he's just being protective

found 2025 › Jan › 20 (Mon) @ 21:27 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Uzo Njoku, 28, an artist from Manhattan, revealed an elaborate 20-question document on X, which featured enquiries about what her potential man does for a living and his medical history

The Loves of My Life by Edmund White – sex on the brain… and in the bathhouse

found 2025 › Jan › 19 (Sun) @ 16:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The American author’s anthology of his many physical encounters is a spiritual quest as much as a sensual one

Don’t expect to read Edmund White’s The Loves of My Life with one hand. True, it is subtit…

‘It’s going to be rough’: what Trump’s response to LA fires portends for future climate disasters

found 2025 › Jan › 17 (Fri) @ 12:09 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Big oil executive plans to celebrate Trump’s inauguration as California burns – though experts say climatic conditions are only getting more extreme

Donald Trump’s response to the catastrophic wildfir…

Carrie Bradshaw’s famed Sex and the City stoop to get gate to stop fans gathering

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 06:46 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Owner of the iconic West Village building said fans of the TV show and films have disturbed her and her tenants for years

And just like that, Sex and the City enthusiasts may no longer be able to stan…

First US congestion pricing scheme brings dramatic drop in NY traffic

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 06:46 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Speeds along bridges and tunnels to Manhattan are sharply up and roads are much less clogged

‘Criminally reckless’: why LA’s urban sprawl made wildfires inevitable – and how it should rebuild

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 18:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A century of foolhardy development, including public subsidies for rebuilding in the firebelt, hugely contributed to this tragedy, writes our architecture critic. LA must rethink – and build upwards …

Confessions by Catherine Airey review – family secrets unearthed

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 10:39 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

This episodic, multi-layered debut crosses decades and continents to shine a light on the universality and uniqueness of women’s experience

Catherine Airey’s debut novel opens in New York on 9/11. Six…

Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Killing people with paperwork instead of a gun doesn’t make you any less of a murderer

At this very moment Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last month, is sitting in a…

Floyd Mayweather adds another prized property in New York City to his real estate empire

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Floyd Mayweather's run on buying real estate continued on Tuesday, putting pen to paper to purchase a building in Manhattan along Sixth Avenue that stretches almost a quarter block.