Dick Parry, who played saxophone on some of Pink Floyd’s most famous songs and tours, died Friday morning of unspecified causes at the age of 83.Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour shared the sad news in a social media post. “My dear friend Dick Parry died this morning,” he wrote. “Since I was seventeen, I have played in bands with Dick on saxophone, including Pink Floyd.”His feel and tone make his saxophone playing unmistakable,” Gilmour continued, “a signature of enormous beauty that is known to millions and is such a big part of songs such as ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond,’…
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It Thinks So By Howard Bloom Our president believes we’ve won the Iran war. Decisively. He might be surprised to discover that Iran believes he’s lost. Yes, Iran thinks it has won. And that the US and our Israeli partner have suffered many “strategic defeats at the hands of the Islamic Revolution” and have “failed to learn” our lesson. So if we attack Iran again, what Tehran threatens to do is blood-curdling. The Iranians warn that the war will “be extended beyond the region, and that devastating blows” will “be delivered from places the enemy cannot imagine.” In other words,…
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their audience along for a fantastic ride. Ilene Kristen will be a featured guest on “If These Walls Could Talk” with hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss on Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 at 2 PM ET live from the infamous Pangea Restaurant. Wendy Stuart is…
Wendy Stuart will be hosting TriVersity Talk! this Wednesday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Jane Clementi. TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community. With TriVersity Talk!, the goal is to laugh and learn. This episode is a part of The Best Of TriVersity Talk series that takes place on the first Wednesday of each month. TriVersity Talk! Is part of TriVersity’s ICARE Initiative. ICARE stands for Increasing Community Awareness through Relevant Education. ICARE Programs are generously funded by The Greater Pike Community. Jane Clementi…
Featured Podcasts Access: Substack’s CEO on AI slop, free speech, and taking on YouTube A show about the tech industry’s inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger. Subscribe to Access. Hard Fork: Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech. Subscribe to Hard Fork. The Social Radars: John Coogan, Co-Founder & Host at TBPN Come be a fly on the…
Libraries can and should be advocating on their own behalf. Libraries are not neutral, and it is not partisan to be unabashedly pro-library. No matter which party puts forth a pro-library bill, libraries should seek to have it passed. It’s something they should educate their community about and encourage their community to act upon, too. The same goes in reverse: in a half-decade of bills at the state and federal level escalating attacks on libraries and access to literature for all, libraries need to be speaking out against them. But so, too, should the groups intimately tied to libraries. Library…
Dark matter is an elusive form of matter that almost never emits, absorbs or reflects light, while only weakly interacting with regular matter. These properties make it very difficult to detect using conventional experimental techniques and instruments. View Original Source Here
CBS Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Friday: “Sheriff Country,” “Fire Country,” and “Boston Blue” go off duty, it’s the beginning of the end for “The Chi,” and Nick Kroll explores “Mating Season.” If you’d like a recommended watch-list like this delivered to your inbox each morning, you can sign up for our free What to Watch…
House of the Dragon is back — with the premiere of the Game of Thrones prequel’s third season on HBO and HBO Max in June.Also new on HBO Max next month: The streaming premieres of A24’s Pillion and How to Make a Killing, Questlove’s new documentary about Earth, Wind & Fire, and Larry David’s new show, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, featuring sketches themed to U.S. history in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary.Here’s the pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good lineup coming to HBO Max in June:June 1A History of Violence Act of Violence BrainstormBring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult (HBO Original) Clash by Night…
The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert featured so much of what defined host Stephen Colbert’s 11-season run on CBS: Cheeky jokes, nerdy references, good music, and friendly faces. It was sincere without marinating in emotion, simultaneously silly and dignified. Colbert’s time in late-night didn’t end by choice, but he owned these final moments. The episode technically began with a heartfelt personal introduction from Colbert, followed by a “special message” from past late show hosts going back to the early days of television. From there, Colbert tried to proceed like it was business as usual, filling his…
It’s official: pistachio is the new It-girl perfume. It was already a rising star in 2025, along with matcha and pear-soaked scents, but it’s now #1 for summer 2026. What’s my proof, you ask? Some of the biggest, buzziest brands are launching new, nutty elixirs. Designers are even cosigning the trend, as Loewe just launched a new Pistachio Candle ($130). The data backs me up, too. According to Spate’s 2026 Fragrance Report, pistachio is up 852.5% in growth. It’s proof that the internet’s obsession with sophisticated gourmand scents is far from over.And sophisticated, it is. Unlike other sugar-soaked gourmand notes,…
Three months ago, OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman told me his concerns about a mounting public relations crisis facing artificial intelligence companies: Despite the popularity of tools like ChatGPT, an increasingly large share of the population said they viewed AI negatively. Since then, the backlash has only intensified.College commencement speakers are now getting booed for talking about AI in optimistic terms. Last month, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home and wrote a manifesto advocating for crimes against AI executives. No one has more to lose from this reputation crisis than OpenAI.The person tasked with…
Dog Days by Emily LaBarge “In her memoir, “Dog Days,” LaBarge challenges the idea that writing a ‘trauma narrative’ is an act of healing, portraying it instead as a messy unravelling with her experimental and unique prose.” It’s often assumed that to write a good memoir, a writer must have something happen to them. Something big, juicy, and traumatic. Something unbelievable that really happened to you. Emily LaBarge is here to critique this idea. In her memoir, Dog Days, LaBarge challenges the idea that writing a ‘trauma narrative’ is an act of healing, portraying it instead as a…
There’s a new T. rex in town, but this one didn’t hunt on land. It ruled the ancient seas.Scientists have described a new species of mosasaur, a member of a marine reptile group that lived at the same time as dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago). The newly named species fits into an already known genus: Tylosaurus. But its new species name, Tylosaurus rex — T. rex, for short — sets it apart from the other mosasaur species in the group.The species name means “king of the tylosaurs,” according to a new study published…
ITV Actors all over the U.K. are hard at work growing out their mustaches: A new TV series centered on Agatha Christie’s beloved detective Hercule Poirot is in development at the BBC, Deadline reports. The BBC reportedly made “a significant commitment” to the series in order to win a bidding war against other networks and streamers, with a run of up to three seasons expected in the next few years. Season 1 is slated to hit TV screens in late 2027, with Benji Walters (“Obsession”) penning the new adaptation, and casting…
Who doesn’t love a bit of Richard Avedon? You’ve likely seen the American portrait photographer’s fingerprints without realising just what you’re looking at – think Brooke Shields’ suggestively contortionist Calvin Klein ads, Charlie Chaplin with bared teeth and mimed devil horns, Marilyn Monroe looking uncharacteristically askance; the Audrey Hepburn Hijab Hydra. Avedon’s flair for dynamic composition brought a singular artistry to the commercial work for which he is best known. Ron Howard’s new documentary makes the legendary photographer into a mononym, exploring his instinctive talent and position as an esteemed individual in New York’s artistic community.The film opens with a montage sequence set to Spoon’s a dance-punk…
Charli XCX is back with a new song “SS26.” It arrives alongside a visual from “Von Dutch” director Torso, which places Charli in the glamorous chaos of a major fashion show. She rocks a variety of looks on and off the runway and even recovers from a catwalk stumble straight out of Sex and the City—and that’s all before her dressing room explodes. Watch it below.Charli first teased the new song in a Substack post Monday, posting a text that appeared to be either song lyrics or a fashion-capsule manifesto. “Think my politics could work as a press strategy,” she…
Featured Podcasts The Nick, Dick and Paul Show: Why Don’t We Know What’s Happening Next? Nick Bilton, Dick Costolo, and Paul Kedrosky pull back the curtain on AI, startups, and the future rushing toward us, all with healthy dose of irreverence. Subscribe to The Nick, Dick and Paul Show. Channels with Peter Kafka: Vox Media’s Jim Bankoff Explains Why He’s Selling to James Murdoch Media and tech aren’t just intersecting – they’re fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers. Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka. Great Chat: Dear Graduates: we’re…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book? Let’s start with the series title, Interstellar Refugees. I grew up reading Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov while following the Apollo launches in the news. So, “Interstellar” points to my lifelong fascination with space travel, real and fictional. I paired that with “Refugees” because of my heart for people who are suffering, and especially for those who’ve been forced out of their homes. In a sense, Interstellar Refugees is a marriage of my heart and my head. Books one through three tell the story of an arkship…
Hot flushes are associated with the menopause, but women actually get progressively hotter from the start of adulthood to midlifeDmitry Marchenko/Alamy Resting body temperature rises a little bit each year in women from the age of 18 to 42, for reasons that are still being figured out. The finding opens up the possibility of using temperature-sensing wearables to track ageing and detect perimenopause or potential health problems. “We think there is a lot of information about health in the temperature signal,” says Marie Gombert-Labedens at SRI International, a research institute headquartered in California. “We hope this facilitates investigations to identify novel…
CBS Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Thursday: “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” ends, “SkyMed” Season 4 scrubs in, and “The Boroughs” debuts on Netflix. If you’d like a recommended watch-list like this delivered to your inbox each morning, you can sign up for our free What to Watch newsletter here! Showtimes for May 21,…
Hercule Poirot is officially returning to the small screen, with BBC developing a new television adaptation based on the classic detective stories by Agatha Christie. The project is reportedly being planned as a major multi-season series and has already generated significant attention among mystery fans. More details about the cast and storyline are expected to emerge as development continues. BBC is developing a new Hercule Poirot TV show Hercule Poirot is returning to television in a new adaptation currently in development at BBC. According to Deadline, the broadcaster secured the project after interest from several competing networks and streaming platforms,…
With the sanctioned Michael biopic racking up more than $600 million in global box office and sending the late King of Pop’s catalog surging up the charts, Netflix announced its own Michael Jackson project on Wednesday (May 20), the three-part documentary series Michael Jackson: The Verdict. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The series, which will premiere on June 3, looks at Jackson’s 2005 criminal trial on child molestation charges involving a teenage boy. “In 2003, Michael Jackson — arguably the most famous and beloved figure in pop culture of all time — was charged with multiple counts of…
With Memorial Day coming up on Monday, there’s no shortage of sales, and my aunt asked me to shop the Gap, Madewell, and Old Navy ones for her. Old Navy’s sale ends tomorrow with 50% off everything, while Gap and Madewell’s markdowns run through May 26.Starting with Gap, the retailer is offering 40–60% off and is one of the best places for summer basics. During the last sale, I picked up a handful of the most comfortable underwear I own from the Breathe line, which is currently on sale for $10 each or five for $35. I also sent her…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX committed to spending over $2.8 billion in recent months to buy gas turbines to power data centers for its artificial intelligence unit, the company revealed in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.The relatively large investment shows that Musk is continuing to double down on gas turbines, even after SpaceX’s use of them prompted public complaints, a lawsuit, and regulatory inquiries into whether the company may be polluting the air with carbon emissions and dodging environmental requirements.A shortage of electricity is the leading constraint on an otherwise roaring data center boom happening across the US. Portable gas turbines—generators that…
Learn about the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, AI allegations against short story prize winners, a new partnership between the StoryGraph and Kobo, and more in today’s round-up of literary headlines. The 2026 International Booker Prize Winner is Taiwan Travelogue Taiwan Travelogue, written by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King, is this year’s winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize. If that title sounds familiar, it may be because it also won the 2024 National Book Award for translated literature. It’s the first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the International Booker Prize, as well as…
New research from a Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences doctoral graduate could help producers better protect poultry flocks from disease outbreaks while reducing costs. View Original Source Here
Courtesy of NBC The “Law & Order: SVU” squad room will be like a well-stocked picnic in Season 28: plenty of Ice-T. Showrunner Michele Fazekas tells TVLine that, as was the case in Season 27, the long-running procedural’s budget for the coming season puts a limit on how many episodes can feature the entire roster of series regulars. Series star Ice-T commented on the situation in 2025, when fans noticed he hadn’t been in many episodes. “It’s just basically business. They brought Kelli back,” he said at the time, referring to…
One of the most improbable projects in recent memory is not only happening, it’s getting released to IMAX screens all over the world.The sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood starring Brad Pitt, as stuntman Cliff Both, written by Quentin Tarantino, and directed by David Fincher will premiere in IMAX theaters this fall for two weeks, before heading to its permanent home on Netflix.The Adventures of Cliff Booth (which may not be the official title of this thing; Netflix did not refer to the film by any concrete name in the press release) started life as one of the potential projects…
A metalcore band that gained notoriety for its unconventional show inside a Denny’s restaurant has returned 13 years after their viral moment.Texas-based act Live Without are back, and this time they want you to get food from the national diner chain.How Denny’s Celebrated Anniversary of Viral Concert VideoThis week marks the 13th anniversary of Live Without sharing a video on YouTube titled “The Dennys Grand Slam.” The four-minute clip shows the band performing in a mostly empty Denny’s restaurant.Since then, the video has amassed 5.3 million views thanks to Live Without’s creative choice of venue and the lead singer asking, “What the…