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Fraenkel Gallery Partners with New York’s Metrograph for Artist-Curated Series

Fraenkel Gallery Partners with New York’s Metrograph for Artist-Curated Series

Published by José Betancourt

San Francisco–based Fraenkel Gallery has partnered with Metrograph to have six of the artists it represents select one film each that will screen at the theater from May 8–17, with select encore screenings to follow. The collaboration will open with Weems’s selection, No Country for Old Men (2007). In addition to choosing the film, which a release describes as pointing to the artist’s “sustained engagement with power, violence, and the shaping of American mythologies,” Weems will also be on hand for the May 8 screening to introduce the film. After the screening, director Joel Coen will participate in an audience Q&A. Related Articles “Fraenkel Gallery Presents,” as the series is titled, dates back to 2024 when the gallery first organized a film festival at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. “It’s been a wonderful way to bring people together in person while supporting independent cinema, and we’ve been so pleased with the response from our artists and audiences,” gallery director Christian Whitworth told ARTnews in an email. “As a series curated entirely by visual artists, Fraenkel …

Smarter men possess more masculine body shapes but report fewer casual sex partners

Smarter men possess more masculine body shapes but report fewer casual sex partners

Published by José Betancourt

A recent study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science suggests that intelligence in young men is positively linked to physical traits like grip strength and a masculine body shape. At the same time, the research provides evidence that higher intelligence tends to be associated with less promiscuous sexual behavior. These findings support the idea that cognitive ability and physical health may reflect an underlying general fitness factor, while also steering smarter men toward more monogamous relationship strategies. The new study was motivated by the idea of a general fitness factor in humans. In evolutionary biology, there is a concept suggesting that overall genetic quality is expressed through multiple physical and mental traits at the exact same time. This concurrent expression happens because certain genes can influence several seemingly unrelated physical characteristics or biological systems. This genetic phenomenon is known as pleiotropy. For example, a single gene might affect both a person’s immune system and their brain development simultaneously. Some evolutionary scientists suspect that an individual’s total load of genetic mutations affects their entire body. Every person …

These Are The Top Trade Partners Of Every European Country

These Are The Top Trade Partners Of Every European Country

Published by Jenni Sidey

Germany sits at the center of Europe’s trade network, but it is not the only global force shaping the continent’s economy. This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Gabriel Cohen, highlights the top trading partner of each European country based on International Monetary Fund data for Q1-Q3 2025. Europe’s nearly $30 trillion economy is diverse and spans sectors such as energy, manufacturing, and agriculture, yet nearly half of all European countries rely on the same major trading partner for their imports and exports. Germany: The Center of Europe Germany is the top trade partner for 19 European countries, more than six times as many as the next closest countries, which each count just three. This dominance reflects Germany’s central role in European manufacturing, supply chains, and intra-EU trade. The table below shows how many European countries rely on each nation as their top trade partner, highlighting Germany’s outsized role in the region. The Dutch, French, and Italian economies, among others, are closely linked to Germany, which is a major industrial player and consumer of primary goods ranging from crude oil to …

Women’s desire for wealthy partners drops when they have more economic power

Women’s desire for wealthy partners drops when they have more economic power

Published by José Betancourt

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that what people look for in a romantic partner changes depending on their financial situation and the broader economic equality between men and women. The findings provide evidence that the traditional tendency for women to prefer wealthier partners might fade as women gain more economic power. This adaptability points to a high level of flexibility in human romantic desires. For decades, scientists have debated why men and women often prioritize different traits in romantic partners. In many cultures, women tend to prefer partners with financial resources. Men tend to prioritize youth and physical beauty. Some scientists argue that these differences stem from human evolution. This perspective suggests that ancient survival needs shaped modern minds. Because ancestral women faced the physical demands of pregnancy and nursing, they may have evolved to seek partners who could provide material resources. Other scientists suggest these preferences are the result of cultural expectations. This perspective proposes that the traditional division of labor between men as providers …

Starbucks partners with ChatGPT, allowing AI to suggest drinks and arrange orders

Starbucks partners with ChatGPT, allowing AI to suggest drinks and arrange orders

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Starbucks is fully embracing AI, launching a beta app in ChatGPT this week that lets a chatbot choose your latte or refresher. Users on ChatGPT can access the app by starting a prompt with “@Starbucks.” They can then describe the mood they’re in or want to be in — energetic, cozy, etc. — or simply ask the AI to pick something that matches their tastes, like non-dairy drinks or less caffeinated beverages. In the announcement on Starbucks’ website, the coffee chain also suggested users upload a photo to ChatGPT that “captures your vibe,” and the AI will choose a drink to complement it. Mashable Trend Report Credit: Starbucks Some of the prompts suggested by Starbucks include “@Starbucks, I want something bright to start my morning,” and “@Starbucks, I’m craving an afternoon boost that isn’t too sweet.” After choosing a drink and a store to retrieve it, users will be directed to the Starbucks app or Starbucks.com to pay and complete the order. SEE ALSO: Florida man uses ChatGPT to sell his home. This is a …

DfE invites bids from AI tutoring pilot partners

DfE invites bids from AI tutoring pilot partners

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The government has invited ed tech companies and AI labs to work with teachers to develop “safe, personalised” AI tutoring tools that will benefit disadvantaged pupils. The AI tutoring trial was announced earlier this year, with the aim of creating fairness for pupils unable to afford private tutors. Up to eight successful bids are expected for the scheme. They will have to show how their product will benefit disadvantaged pupils and how it will be accessible, inclusive and able to be used by pupils with different needs. The tools will be “robustly tested” from this summer under teacher supervision, and co-designed with schools, with the aim to make the successful tools available nationally next year. The Department for Education said up to 450,000 disadvantaged students a year in years 9 and 10 will benefit. But there are concerns, with one union leader saying teachers are “far from convinced that AI tutors are a magic bullet”. Schools Week spoke to leaders involved in the programme, as well as schools who already use AI, about the scheme. …

Trump’s Middle East envoys are partners in duplicity

Trump’s Middle East envoys are partners in duplicity

Published by Sam Flores

There was a time when the very concept of a conflict of interest in politics was a serious matter that could cause investigations and resignations in the federal government. Long before Watergate, Richard Nixon was famously accused of corruption when it was revealed at the height of the 1952 presidential election, in which he was Dwight D. Eisenhower’s running mate, that some supporters had set up a slush fund to help pay for his expenses. Nixon went on television and delivered his famous “Checkers” speech to upwards of 60 million people, insisting that his wife Pat wore a respectable Republican cloth coat and that they intended to keep Checkers, the little dog a supporter had given to his daughters. He got away with it that time, but the moniker ‘Tricky Dick” stuck with him throughout his political career.  Nixon wasn’t the only Republican dogged by conflict of interest accusations in the 1950s. Sherman Adams, Eisenhower’s chief of staff, resigned in 1958 after refusing to answer questions about a vicuña coat and an Asian rug given …

Spotify Partners With Bookshop.org to Offer Physical Books

Spotify Partners With Bookshop.org to Offer Physical Books

Published by José Betancourt

Spotify has quite a few new book offerings this spring. For starters, the streaming company is now officially offering physical books in the US and UK (available today on Android and iOS starting next week) through its partnership with Bookshop.org. Through the Spotify app, users can order physical books from Bookshop.org. As part of Bookshop.org’s mission, the books purchased will support local bookstores and authors. But this isn’t the only bookish expansion Spotify has announced. Since launching its audiobooks feature in 2022, Spotify’s catalog has grown almost five times—from 150,000 to 700,000 titles. And, since launching the Page Match feature in February, which allows readers to seamlessly switch between a physical book and its audiobook, Spotify has added 30 more languages (including French, German, and Swedish). Spotify has found that people who use Page Match “consume 55% more audiobook hours each week,” and “62% of Page Matched audiobook titles on Spotify are books the user had never streamed previously,” which means that people who were previously only reading the physical book are now moving between …

Russo Brothers’ AGBO Partners With SXSW London

Russo Brothers’ AGBO Partners With SXSW London

Published by Daniella Wilson

SXSW London is making a major addition to its 2026 program: a partnership with AGBO, the independent studio founded by the Russo brothers. As part of the partnership, AGBO will bring “its cross-medium approach to storytelling across film, television, gaming, and immersive experiences,” the fest has said. The announcement comes as Anthony and Joe Russo are in post-production on Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday, one of the year’s most anticipated films. Taking place June 1-6, SXSW London — in its second year — will transform Shoreditch into a hub for premieres, emerging voices, and creators redefining how stories are told, with AGBO integrated across the Conference and Screen Festival. This will include appearances from the Russos and Donald Mustard, former chief creative officer at Epic Games and now partner at AGBO. AGBO’s credits include Everything Everywhere All at Once, Extraction, The Gray Man, and the global Citadel franchise, with season two premiering in May. Most recently, The Bluff debuted as the number-one film worldwide on Prime Video. The Russo Brothers and AGBO have generated more than $7 billion at …

Fox partners with Kalshi to bring prediction markets into news coverage

Fox partners with Kalshi to bring prediction markets into news coverage

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Fox Corporation is teaming up with Kalshi to weave prediction market data into its news programming. The partnership will bring Kalshi’s real-time forecasts into several Fox News Media outlets, including Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Weather, and the streaming service Fox One. The company shared the details in an announcement released Tuesday (April 7). Three of the largest news networks are now partnered with Kalshi. Media is coalescing around prediction markets because they’re one of the best tools humanity has for understanding what’s actually happening. https://t.co/9Mz3DEAbVr — Brandon Beckhardt (@bebeckhardt) April 7, 2026 The move seems to reflect a wider change taking hold across the media industry, where probability-based data is starting to sit alongside traditional reporting and analysis. Under the agreement, Fox will use Kalshi’s data to shape coverage of politics, the economy, and cultural developments. The forecasts come from trading activity on Kalshi’s platform, where users buy and sell contracts tied to real-world outcomes. Prices on those contracts are widely interpreted as the market’s collective sense of probability. Bringing Kalshi data …