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Soundcloud

Kesha, Lil Wayne, and Albums That Don’t Need a Viral Hit

Nothing exists in pop culture without a mutation. Artists have borrowed (or happily stolen) from their contemporaries for centuries, but with the way meme culture spreads online, every bit of today’s pop art—rap songs, Marvel characters, memorable scenes from Bravo reality shows—ends up repurposed by fans through add-on. A 25-second…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Blockchain

This Social Network Wants to Pay You (in Crypto) to Do Good

Last June, at a swanky, strobe-lit event in Washington, DC, Brendan Blumer, the 33-year-old CEO of a blockchain company called Block.one, unveiled a new product with Steve Jobs-like theatrics: a social network called Voice. A year earlier, Blumer’s company had raised $4 billion selling a crypto token called EOS. It…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Drones

Opinion: New rules proposed by the FAA are a threat to drone pilots – including photographers

The FAA is proposing new rules related to flying drones in the US, and if you fly drones – including for photography – these rules WILL affect you. In this article, I'll look at the implications of the proposed rule changes and how you can comment on them before the…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Drones

Opinion: New rules proposed by the FAA are a threat to drone pilots – including photographers

The FAA is proposing new rules related to flying drones in the US, and if you fly drones – including for photography – these rules WILL affect you. In this article, I'll look at the implications of the proposed rule changes and how you can comment on them before the…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Star Wars

Disney is finally finding success in video games after years of failures, and it’s largely due to letting go of control (DIS)

Disney has a long history of trying, and failing, to succeed in the video game business.But the past few years have produced a few notable exceptions in 2018's "Marvel's Spider-Man" and 2019's "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order." Both games were rare smash hits for Disney characters.Those successes were no accident:…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Singapore

Boris Johnson’s new cabinet says a lot about his own insecurity

Boris Johnson, the Oxford classicist, surely knows well the legend of Peisistratus, tyrant of Athens, who, when asked for the secret of successful despotism, simply led the questioner to a cornfield where he lopped off the tallest heads. Meaning: to be the greatest man in a field of mediocrities, let…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Jean-Claude Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker: Von der Leyen and I are ‘like the two popes’

Latest2/20/20, 6:59 PM CETTrump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over three years in prisonThe case has become a flashpoint for broader concerns about political meddling in high-profile legal cases.2/20/20, 1:43 PM CETFar-right extremist suspected of being behind Hanau attack‘Racism is a poison that exists in our society,’ German chancellor says.2/20/20,…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Riots

We have created a political culture that feeds off hate: Revati Laul

Do we know what it feels like to be part of a mob? Revati Laul’s The Anatomy of Hate, shortlisted for The Hindu Prize for Non-Fiction, answers this question and raises several others about society’s propensity to hate. An excerpt from a short interview:What made you want to tell the…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

NASDAQ

Market Snapshot: Stock-index futures edge higher as investors assess coronavirus fallout

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 finished at records Friday, after bouncing between small gains and losses, as investors parsed mixed data on the strength of the U.S. consumer and monitored the spread of COVID-19 in China. The bond and stock markets will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day.…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Hongkong

Hong Kong protests, Taiwan problem, Wuhan virus: Xi Jinpings woes just keep mounting

Skip to comments. Hong Kong protests, Taiwan problem, Wuhan virus: Xi Jinpings woes just keep mountingSouth China Morning Post ^ | Jan 2020 | Chi Wang Posted on 01/24/2020 8:21:30 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege After six months of protests in Hong Kong,…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Kesha, Lil Wayne, and Albums That Don’t Need a Viral Hit

This Social Network Wants to Pay You (in Crypto) to Do Good

Opinion: New rules proposed by the FAA are a threat to drone pilots – including photographers

Opinion: New rules proposed by the FAA are a threat to drone pilots – including photographers

Disney is finally finding success in video games after years of failures, and it’s largely due to letting go of control (DIS)

Boris Johnson’s new cabinet says a lot about his own insecurity

Jean-Claude Juncker: Von der Leyen and I are ‘like the two popes’

We have created a political culture that feeds off hate: Revati Laul

Market Snapshot: Stock-index futures edge higher as investors assess coronavirus fallout

Hong Kong protests, Taiwan problem, Wuhan virus: Xi Jinpings woes just keep mounting

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