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How Oscar-nominated screenwriters navigate authenticity in cultural and linguistic storytelling
The 2025 slate of Oscar nominees recognizes many writers, directors and actors whose scripts and performances don’t necessarily reflect their own cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Greg Kwedar and Clint...
TikTok creators want you to get medical tests you don’t need. Here’s why you should think twice
We love our social media, and more frighteningly, we love getting medical information from social media. Almost 20% of Americans say they trust TikTok as much as doctors, even...
How Colorado is regulating 5 ‘air toxics’ in vulnerable neighborhoods
The Globeville, Elyria-Swansea and Commerce City communities in metro Denver are choked by air pollution from nearby highways, an oil refinery and a Superfund site. While these neighborhoods have...
84 Indonesians lured into ‘virtual slavery’ have been freed from scam centers in Myanmar
Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar were set to return home Friday as the repatriation of thousands of such workers after a crackdown strains regional resources.The Indonesians...
DOGE isn’t Silicon Valley innovation—it’s just a sloppy rebrand of free-market dogma
At a press conference in the Oval Office earlier this month, Elon Musk—a billionaire who is not, at least formally, the President of the United States—was asked how the...
Do I need a measles vaccine booster shot? What to know as new outbreak leads to first death
Throughout February, a measles outbreak has been growing in West Texas. The potentially deadly disease, once eliminated from the United States in terms of its continuous transmission, has been...
Report: Men aren’t taking parental leave, even when states offer it
Even as paid family leave has stalled at the federal level, a growing number of states have taken up the issue in recent years. Thirteen states and Washington, D.C.,...
Germany asks startup to build hypersonic spaceplane by 2028
Germany’s armed forces have commissioned Bremen-based startup Polaris to develop a two-stage, fully reusable hypersonic space plane — and given the team just three years to build it. Dubbed...
Are egg producers price gouging during the bird flu outbreak? Experts weigh in
Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at...
Ethan Klein declares war on r/Fauxmoi. But can a subreddit even be sued?
Pop culture subreddit r/Fauxmoi is facing accusations of defamation from YouTuber and podcaster Ethan Klein. Klein first rose to internet fame through his YouTube channel, h3h3Productions, which he co-created...
