I was invited to submit to a short film festival at Cannes — then realized it’s the AI film fest. I’m disappointed on every level.

Cannes is holding an AI film festival? Fuck that all the way into the sun

Letter of marque - Wikipedia

In the 16th, 17th & 18th centuries, privateer ship captains were given "Letters of marque" making it quasi-legal to prey on the ships of their respective countries' enemies. The differences between privateers and pirates were more or less a matter of interpretation.

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HBD Elaine May! For anyone celebrating www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

Azaleas in bloom at Shisen-do.

Azaleas in bloom at Toji-in.

Azaleas bloom at Shuheki-en at Sanzen-in, and guests can enjoy matcha on the veranda.

A pink sweet modeled to look like a miniature flower bouquet.

🌈😎AZALEAS🌤️🙌

just as wonderful
as the expensive garden stone...
azaleas
百両の石にもまけぬつつじ哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1825.
Trans. David Lanoue.

Hard on the heels of the last cherry blossoms comes the ubiquitous azalea. Gaudy, dazzling and often over the top, it's one of my favourite flowers😊

She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products. n.pr/3Ovl8k8

The hidden power keeping wages low For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it's everywhere, and a new book argues it's key to understanding today's inequality.

For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it's everywhere, and a new book argues it's key to understanding today's inequality. n.pr/4e0RHRi

Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanation after U.S. officials die assisting in operation in Chihuahua Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she was unaware of any collaboration between the U.S. and local authorities in Chihuahua after four officials died in an accident over the weekend.

“Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she would demand explanations after four U.S. and Mexican officials died in an accident over the weekend, adding she was unaware of collaboration between the U.S. and the local government in northern Chihuahua.“

Six Nations runner chases his great-great-grandfather Tom Longboat's Boston Marathon time | CBC News Kristian Jamieson is running the Boston Marathon for the second time this year and intends to get as close as he can to his great-great-grandfather's record time of 2:24:24 on Monday.

So proud of an athlete I coach, Kristian Jamieson, an incredible person and descendent of the great Tom Longboat.

Kristian just ran the Boston Marathon in 2:33:48 and came 532nd overall.

Read more about Kristian here: www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Big shoutout to Kelty this week. They’re donating 5% of every purchase to the Conservation Alliance in support of saving the US Forest Service. Kelty is one of the four companies that actually founded the Conservation Alliance back in 1989, alongside Patagonia, REI, and The North Face.

16 years ago, Republicans gerrymandered Virginia, taking 8 out of 11 seats in the House of Representatives.

Tomorrow, Virginia voters will have the chance to combat Trump's gerrymandering efforts by voting YES on the referendum.

Astronauts’ brains don’t fully adapt to life in microgravity, new study finds New research shows astronauts tend to grip objects in microgravity as if they felt as heavy as or heavier than they would on Earth, a finding that could help future space exploration

Astronauts’ brains don’t fully adapt to life in microgravity, new study finds www.scientificamerican.com/article/astr...

Rendering of proposed six-story apartment building in Charlestown

Plans approved to replace Charlestown 99 with apartments
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#Boston #housing #SteakTipsMassacre

Air Canada Scraps Key U.S. Routes Amid High Fuel Prices | OilPrice.com Air Canada has announced the suspension of several key routes, including major U.S. connections, after jet fuel prices nearly doubled in the wake of the Iran-United States war that kicked off in late ...

Rising spread between crude oil and refined jet fuel…
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Happy 420 and happy patriots day…
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In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

Why did the old Persians hold the sea holy? Why did the Greeks give it a separate deity, and own brother of Jove?

Romare Bearden - Moon Light, c. 1980. Collage and oil on fiberboard, 18 x 12 inches

The verdant grounds and mossy paths of Aman Kyoto.

The verdant grounds, mossy paths, and immense stone walls of Aman Kyoto.

The verdant grounds, mossy paths, and immense stone walls of Aman Kyoto.

Aman Kyoto's buildings melt into the forested grounds. Moss thrives.

🗺️🏯THE SECRET GARDEN🌿🍃

Aman Kyōto (アマン京都) is a luxury resort that shares its forested slopes with Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺), the 'Golden Pavilion'. We were fortunate enough to be invited to explore its historical grounds...a wonderland of moss, and rocks worthy of a castle keep.
#AmanKyoto #アマン京都

It’s not like we have Jimmy Carter to talk us down anymore.

Have an idea to make Gardner's roads safer? Officials want to know Gardner officials are seeking public input for a new road safety plan after thousands of crashes, including fatal ones, in recent years.

I’m committed to working with Mayor Mike Nicholson and Gardner leaders to make the city safer for residents and visitors. Grateful to community members who are taking the time to recommend where state and federal infrastructure dollars can be best spent in the Chair City!

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama read a picture book to a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh with a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh.

Children hug Mayor Mamdani.

Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx. 

In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.

Draft registration isn’t a choice anymore, it’s automatic.

The question is, is the Trump administration quietly lining up young men for the next wars —the forever wars?

Trump can’t pull a generation of young men into conflicts they don’t believe in & expect loyalty.

He’s going to get resistance.

“He has obstructed the administration of justice…He has made judges dependent on his will alone…He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures…for cutting off our trade…for imposing taxes on us without our consent…”

Sound familiar?
📍Philadelphia

Black and white photograph of individuals in Victorian dress on a Swan Boat in the Boston Public Garden Lagoon

Mayor Wu will take the first Swan Boat ride of the season today, marking 149 years of Swan Boats at the Public Garden. dyk that the boats are still powered by a foot propelled paddle wheel. This image from the late 1800s/early 1900s lives in our collections. More: library.bc.edu/iiif/view/BC...

Three images of a long dress with flowing skirt and elegant book spine motifs, including a close-up and an image of the dress on a model and one of the dress on a woman in a library

Steampunk style 'book dress' by French designer Sylvie Facon #womensart

Pete Hegseth Nailed It. No Really. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/pete-...