In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were boosted to new heights … Read more
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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 15, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, hello, sorry in advance for all my terrible jokes, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) I also have for you a new webcam, a new word … Read more
MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan said Donald Trump has again borrowed language from Nazi leader Adolf Hitler when he vowed over the weekend to eliminate left-wing “vermin” from America if elected president next year. “That’s not a word we often hear used in everyday conversation,” Hasan said. “It was a word frequently used by Nazis to dehumanize … Read more
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell said Donald Trump managed to utter “the stupidest possible thing he could say” while on the witness stand in his civil fraud trial in New York. “Because Donald Trump is one of the very stupidest people to be charged with business fraud, and because his demonstrably ineffectual lawyers obviously do not … Read more
The word “thakla” (ثكلى) in Arabic refers to a parent who has lost a child, usually a grieving mother. It has appeared in classical Arabic for over 1,500 years and likely predates Islam, according to Mohamed-Salah Omri, a professor of modern Arabic literature at Oxford University. As the war in Gaza rages on, the word … Read more
Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe on Tuesday explained why he believes Donald Trump’s arguments against calls for him to be disqualified from the 2024 election ballot for inciting the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection as he desperately sought to cling to the presidency are “absurd.” Trump faces legal challenges in multiple states that claim he … Read more
Robert De Niro delivers strong word at discrimination trial In the court, things started to get heated as Graham Chase Robinson’s lawyer pressed Robert De Niro with pointed questions in the embezzlement case where the latter took his ex-assistant to court in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. “Shame on you, Chase Robinson!” the Oscar winner shouted on … Read more
Former President Donald Trump speaks after returning from a break during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 18, 2023 in New York City. On Truth Social, Donald Trump insisted that he will present irrefutable evidence in court that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and he was the true … Read more
Because of the fracture in her leg, Karin Journo had talked herself out of going to the Tribe of Nova music festival and sold her ticket ByJOHN LEICESTER Associated Press October 18, 2023, 2:47 PM Karin Journo takes a selfie before she went to the Tribe of Nova music festival. Saturday’s attack on the open-air … Read more
That’s hot! Paris Hilton’s 9-month-old son Phoenix is walking in his famous mom’s footsteps when it comes to his first word. The 42-year-old DJ and heiress appeared on Tuesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where she opened up about her little guy’s milestones. “Is this true his first word was ‘mama’?” … Read more