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Progressives double down on calls for cease-fire despite Israel-Hamas hostage deal
Politico Picks,
Now progressives, who remain critical of the U.S. stance in the war, have to navigate pushing Biden their way immediately after he brokered the greatest diplomatic breakthrough of the early 50-day conflict.
Android iMessage-Style Messaging App Sunbird Shuts Down Over Serious Privacy Concerns
Gizmodo,
This week brought a series of disasters (and quite some embarrassment) to Android messaging apps that were trying hard to break the infamous green-blue bubble barrier between Android and Apple users. It started with the failure of Nothing Chats and recently extended to the shutdown of Sunbird. Read more...
NASA Confronts Looming Gap in Human Space Missions as ISS Retirement Draws Near
As the International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its service in low Earth orbit, NASA is grappling with the idea of a short-term gap until a commercial alternative takes its place. Read more...
André 3000’s Solo Album Is a Breath of Fresh Air
Vulture,
New Blue Sun isn’t the esteemed return to form rap fans hoped for. It’s something more.
Where on Earth Is Taylor Swift Spending Thanksgiving?
The Cut,
The No.1 question on everyone’s mind mind this Turkey Day.
Russian actress singing for Russian troops dies on stage in blast
Boing Boing,
A Russian actress spent her last moments singing for Russian troops in occupied Ukraine on Sunday before a blast killed her on stage. The 40-year-old performer, Polina Menshikh — whose Instagram bio describes her as a "choreographer, director, playwright," and "head of the ethno dance theater" — was allegedly "aware of the danger" but traveled anyway from St. — Read the rest
Maestro Is a Masterful Reconstruction That Remains Just That
The Leonard Bernstein biopic somehow proves that Bradley Cooper is a director of genuine vision, even though it’s not a particularly successful movie.
Chaos in the Cradle of A.I.
The New Yorker,
The Sam Altman saga at OpenAI underscores an unsettling truth: nobody knows what A.I. safety really means.