In his continued quest to become either the president of the United States or else a very interesting footnote to someone else’s reelection, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has enlisted a number of celebrities and influencers. On Tuesday, he expanded those ranks, confirming to The New York Times that he is “considering” NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers … Read more
Image: Paramount For almost three decades, one of the most famous pieces of furniture in Star Trek history was lost. The Captain’s chair of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D, introduced in The Next Generation’s second season and seen on-screen all the way through to the series’ conclusion in 1994, by the time the Enterprise set was refreshed … Read more
“I’m the bop writer!” boasts a character in The Subterraneans, Jack Kerouac’s 1958 semi-autobiographical novella set in the jazz districts of New York. The book, along with On the Road (1957) and The Dharma Bums (1958), captured what the writer called “the new bop generation way of speaking,” and all three owed much of their … Read more
Soaring rents, rising inflation and student debt are among some of the reasons millennials have struggled to purchase their own homes or build up their savings. Catherine Falls Commercial | Moment | Getty Images A gigantic wealth transfer over roughly the next decade will likely make millennials “the richest generation in history,” according to a … Read more
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images A job ad appeared recently for an “AI competency leader”, which was a role that involved, “collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to develop and execute strategies that leverage generative artificial intelligence techniques across various domains.” These kinds of adverts — for job roles that were unheard of even a year ago — … Read more
Sometimes, or–hell–most of the time, you need something simple to remind you of life’s simple pleasures. The newly-announced X100VI camera from Fujifilm can capture some of those golden moments with some impressive depth of color. Still, the $1,600 digital camera and the return of the still-popular X100 lineup itself feels like a small treasure, one … Read more
People on Bluesky and Mastodon are fighting over how to bridge the two decentralized social networks, and whether there should even be a bridge at all. Behind the snarky GitHub comments, these coding conflicts aren’t frivolous — in fact, they could shape the future of the internet. Mastodon is the most established decentralized social app … Read more
America Ferrera was honored with the prestigious #SeeHer Award at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, and the actress delivered a powerful and inspiring speech about the importance and impact of representation. After Barbie star and executive producer Margot Robbie introduced Ferrera and presented her with the honor, the actress beamed as she opened … Read more
Nina Dobrev rose to stardom following her role as Mia Jones in Degrassi: The Next Generation revival TV series. Dobrev reflected on the role, noting how lucky she was and how much of a foundation it was for her. Speaking to ComingSoon, Dobrev revealed that she was “very naive” at the time while starring in … Read more
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It’s a new era of Warriors basketball in the Bay. Things still revolve around the Splash Brothers of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, but they’re now 35 and 33 years old, respectively. With Draymond Green currently serving an indefinite suspension, head coach Steve Kerr has made moves to infuse youth into the rotation of an … Read more