President Trump called the NBA “a little left wing” but also “great” on Monday evening, after he was booed during Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. A reporter asked the president outside Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport… Source link
President Trump on Friday defended his administration’s short-lived nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, days after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Justice Department was not moving ahead with it. “So, me, personally, I think the weaponization fund is a great idea, and so do many other Republicans,” Trump told host Kristen Welker during… Source link
.jpg?ssl=1 "Vintage Clothes Are Great. Vintage Shopping Keeps Getting Worse")
This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. Like most of you reading this, I spend a lot of time online. Some of that time can truly be called work; the rest of it is spent looking at Instagram Reels about viral Kool-Aid Pineapple sales in the Southern United States and watching Hunter Biden bloom as a Twitter power user. Online is a great place to shop. Of course, I would prefer an expertly arranged retail store with the perfect in-house scent, soundtrack, and cool employees who are attentive but not all over you, but in 2026, those are few and far between. I am mostly interested in vintage, whether it be yet another pair of orange-tab Levi’s 505s, deadstock Made in USA Converse Chuck Taylors, or a true XL 1990s Son Volt shirt. These items aren’t coming from Mr Porter or Tres Bien; they are coming from independent …
Everyone says that renting is “throwing your money away.” But the data don’t support this at all. Source link
In her fiction debut, The Ruiners, Ellena Savage probes the awkward realities of white privilege, social mobility and a lack of ancestral connection. At first it seems that Savage has turned away from the experimental ambition of her successful memoir, Blueberries, but the novel gradually reveals itself to be craftier and more subversive than it appears. This anti-inheritance novel is in direct, playful conversation with one of its inspirations – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens – and, while knowledge of the coming-of-age novel isn’t essential, it’s delightful to see Savage tease the themes of the original in her surreal contemporary take. Having failed to fulfil or even define her own ambition, 29-year-old Pip drifts aimlessly through her life. She is smart, funny and vaguely unhappy. In quick succession, her estranged father dies and leaves her an inheritance of $50,000 and she falls quickly, recklessly in love with Sasha, a brooding young writer who narrates the third part of the novel. With the inheritance Pip sees the opportunity to change her situation. She quits her job …
During a Washington Nationals baseball game on May 17, 2026, three people unfurled a large banner from the upper deck of Nationals Park displaying a link to a white nationalist website. The website, warning of the replacement of whites by people of color, called for the deportation of 100 million people from the United States. The disturbing incident reflects the broader ascendance of the “great replacement theory,” the xenophobic conspiracy theory asserting that shadowy elites are embracing permissive immigration policies to replace native-born white Americans with immigrants of color. Prominent Republicans, including President Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson, have echoed ideas associated with the great replacement theory. And conservative media outlets, such as Fox News, have disseminated them to millions of viewers. But are the xenophobic ideas recently expressed at Nationals Park limited to a small number of extremists, or are they also endorsed by the broader public? If the latter, how do political and media elites contribute to their spread? To answer these questions, our team …
.jpg?ssl=1 "This New Watch Pays Tribute to an All-Time Yankee Great")
Oris has woven the story of Lou Gehrig into nearly every detail of the watch. The 40mm stainless steel case houses the familiar Big Crown Pointer Date architecture, but the dial has been extensively reworked. A vertically brushed silver finish nods to Gehrig’s “Iron Horse” nickname, while a blue-and-white color palette references the Yankees’ uniforms he wore throughout his career. The most charming touch comes on the date track, where the number 4—Gehrig’s jersey number—is highlighted in blue. The Yankees retired that number in 1939, becoming the first Major League Baseball team ever to stop using a player’s number officially. Vintage baseball fans will appreciate the watch’s subtle period-correct styling. Instead of the standard numeral layout found on contemporary Big Crown Pointer Date models, the dial mixes numerals and markers in a manner that recalls watches from the 1920s and ’30s, when Gehrig was dominating opposing pitchers alongside Babe Ruth. A brown leather strap with contrast stitching evokes the look of a well-worn baseball glove, while a second NATO strap arrives in Yankees-inspired colors. Flip …
Dogs follow the direction of a person’s gaze almost as well as another person can—better, in fact, when they are motivated to, because dogs are relentless. They track the movements of our eyeballs to see what we’re looking at so that they can look at it too, and they pester us to look just as attentively at them. When my late golden retriever had something to show me—a ball that had rolled under a fence, a man with an irregular gait—he didn’t always bark. Sometimes he stared first at the ball or man, then back at me, then at the ball or man again, until I retrieved the ball or moved away from the man. People speak with their eyes all the time, but every so often I’d be struck with wonder that a consciousness as radically different from mine could communicate so effectively. Then I’d love him even more, if such a thing were possible, and feel a little insecure. My dog was putting himself on my conversational level, as it were, or maybe …
As we head towards summer, bookworms old and young are starting to think about their summer reads. Young readers may be doing summer reading programmes, taking part in book clubs over the vacation, or heading off on a relaxing break. The good news is that there are plenty of great new children’s releases out there for young readers of all ages to take them through the summer months. Whether the child reader in your life enjoys picture books or is reading independently, there are picture books and middle grade releases coming out in June that will appeal to all ages and tastes. This summer, we have plenty of fun animal-centric stories – some focusing on creatures snuggling up with family members on a fluffy futon, others telling the tale of best friends working out their differences. There are adventure tales featuring dragons and Vikings, children solving mysteries, or zany animal superheroes, alongside time-traveling explorers teaching young readers about popular parts of history. There are also quieter, thought-provoking stories about friendship and community, as well as …
As a recent study revealed almost half of UK adults now spend less than three hours a week in natural settings such as gardens, parks, fields or woods, we asked readers to tell us about what being outside means to them. The replies – heartfelt and passionate – came flooding in, with some admitting they just did not have the words to say how important it is. “It’s my happy place, my therapy and a reason to slow down and pause during my busy week,” wrote Hannah Powell from Perrywood garden centres. “I HAVE to look at plants every day. I notice every change in the garden. I sit facing the garden for my breakfast. I look out for nature on the way to work (recently seeing a little owl, red kites, foxes, hares, and more). It helped me get better when I had burnout and FND in London. I wouldn’t (couldn’t) be without it.” A little owl on a tree trunk. Photograph: Images from BarbAnna/Getty Images “I am more fully human, my whole self,” …
