05-01 Stock Market Today: Major Indexes Rise as Oil Falls; S&P 500, Nasdaq Set New Records; Apple Shares Gain on Results, Rosy Outlook (news.google.com)
05-01 Supersimple: Lightweight OpenCode profile for routine dev work with focused agents, local skills, and conductor-based track management (github.com)
05-01 Cboe Global Markets is slashing 20% of its global workforce and tightening its return-to-office policies, as well as offering voluntary-retirement packages to older employees (on.wsj.com)
05-01 The Defense Department has completed agreements with six technology companies, including many of the industry’s biggest, to use their AI capabilities in classified settings (on.wsj.com)
05-01 I help influencers like Khaby Lame tour China. I want them to build enduring fandoms -- and sometimes feel like a nanny. (www.businessinsider.com)
05-01 I tried Red Lobster''s Endless Shrimp, which once contributed to the chain''s bankruptcy. It''s still an unbeatable deal. (www.businessinsider.com)
05-01 It’s Possible to Learn in Our Sleep. Should We? - New research suggests that people can communicate and even practice skills while dreaming. (www.newyorker.com)
05-01 Finishing School: To Shred or Not to Shred - A shredding event should be festive, like a carnival, with balloons and cotton candy and a bluegrass band. (www.newyorker.com)
05-01 Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Joan Silber - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Evolution,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2022. (www.newyorker.com)
05-01 “Heated Rivalry” and Its Wine-Mom Fans Reunite - Plus: the radiant pop of MUNA, the visceral paintings of Juanita McNeely, a “Beaches” musical, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
05-01 “Two Pianos” Turns Modern Melodrama Old-Fashioned - Arnaud Desplechin’s vigorous tale of a pianist’s return home to a mentor and an ex-lover lines up its characters’ traits like dominoes, and ignores the world they live in. (www.newyorker.com)
05-01 An Assassination Attempt and a Royal Visit to Washington - An eyewitness contrasts the scene at the White House Correspondents’ dinner with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s trip amid strained U.S.-U.K. relations. (www.newyorker.com)
04-30 The Irish Drug Kingpin Daniel Kinahan Is Arrested in Dubai - After living freely in Dubai for a decade, the notorious Irish drug dealer has finally been arrested, and is likely to be sent back to Dublin to stand trial. (www.newyorker.com)
04-30 What “Michael” Tries to Show—or Hide - The bio-pic places the so-called King of Pop back at the center of the culture, putting a fresh coat of varnish on the star’s troubled legacy. (www.newyorker.com)
04-30 The White House at Pooh Corner - “The Heffatrump,” said Owl, “lives in a Huff. At least, he does in warm weather. In winter he moves to a Snit.” (www.newyorker.com)
04-30 “Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys” Are Killer Revamps - Camp has become the go-to aesthetic for Broadway musicals. These two new shows dare to be sincere. (www.newyorker.com)
04-30 King Charles and Queen Camilla Come to Washington - A flag flub, a White House construction zone, a pollinator photo op, and Trump’s love of royal cosplay all contributed to the bizarre atmosphere of the visit. (www.newyorker.com)
04-30 Monica Ferrell Reads Lucie Brock-Broido - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Carrowmore,” by Lucie Brock-Broido, and her own poem “The Fifties.” (www.newyorker.com)
04-30 “The Devil Wears Prada 2” Movie Review - The sequel, which reunites Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt, is familiar and at times preposterous—but it’s also a savvy, shiny reflection of our era. (www.newyorker.com)
04-29 The Kirkification of Our Troubled Times - The culture has transitioned from memeing one man’s death to delighting in the memeing of wars in real time. (www.newyorker.com)
04-29 How “The Fast and the Furious” Tells the Story of Hollywood - The Marvel Cinematic Universe is often held up as the exemplar of the Hollywood mega-franchise. The “Fast” movies may have been just as influential. (www.newyorker.com)
04-28 How Putin and Zelensky View the War in Iran - The war’s ripple effects have exacerbated conflicts, economic insecurity, and regional tensions around the world, including in Ukraine. (www.newyorker.com)
04-28 Michel Hurst’s Impassioned Vision of Mexico - Hurst captured the country’s culture—from public rituals of the cult of Santa Muerte to scenes from everyday life—with no small amount of homoeroticism. (www.newyorker.com)
04-28 Conversation with a Health-Care-Provider Support Bot - Here are a few things I’d rather do than log in to a portal: Get three mosquito bites. Drive all the way to Encino to have something notarized. (www.newyorker.com)