Philip Glass Withdraws Symphony Debut From Kennedy Center

Philip Glass Withdraws Symphony Debut From Kennedy Center

Philip Glass has joined the growing list of musicians distancing themselves from the Kennedy Center with the announcement that he is withdrawing his symphony premiere due to a “direct conflict” with the Center’s values. Glass took to social media to explain his reasoning for pulling his work. ...

The Rubin Observatory Will Rapidly Detect More Supernovae

It's been about one millennia since humans directly observed a core-collapse supernova in the Milky Way. That's strange, since there should be 1 or 2 every century. By working with neutrino detectors, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory should be able to detect far more supernovae.

Apple's iPad Turns 16 Today

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPad 16 years ago today, marking over one and a half decades of the company's "revolutionary" tablet. Jobs unveiled the first-generation ‌iPad‌ at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on January 27, 2010. Designed to fill the gap between...

MLB The Show 26's Cover Art Confirms Judgement Day Approaches

MLB The Show 26's Cover Art Confirms Judgement Day Approaches

A curious statement from developer San Diego Studio earlier this week teased that MLB The Show 26 wouldn't have a "new cover athlete." The cheeky message seemingly hinted that a baseball star already featured previously for the franchise was returning, and that is, in fact, the case.New York Yankees...

2XKO Hot Fix Resets Everyone’s Rank

2XKO Hot Fix Resets Everyone’s Rank

Riot Games issues a hard rank reset for 2XKO just one week after launch. Find out why the Season 1 progression changed. The post 2XKO Hot Fix Resets Everyone’s Rank appeared first on VICE.

Femicides in Brazil at record high in 2025

Femicides in Brazil at record high in 2025

A recent study shows that femicides have risen in Brazil, reaching record levels in 2025, with an average of four women killed each day. France 24 correspondent Jan Onoszko explains that the increase is partly due to more murders being officially recognized and recorded as femicides, rather than bei...

Doomsday Clock moves closer to zero-hour

Doomsday Clock moves closer to zero-hour

The world slipped further toward the abyss over the past year, with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Tuesday moving the hands of the famed Doomsday Clock four seconds closer to midnight, at 85 seconds.  The 80-year tradition of the Doomsday Clock is meant to serve as an urgent call to action fo...

Joe Biden Decries Alex Pretti, Renee Good Shooting Deaths By Federal Agents: “We Are Not A Nation That Guns Down Our Citizens In The Street”

Joe Biden Decries Alex Pretti, Renee Good Shooting Deaths By Federal Agents: “We Are Not A Nation That Guns Down Our Citizens In The Street”

Joe Biden is the latest former president to condemn the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents, as he said that residents of Minnesota “have suffered enough at the hands of this administration.” Biden’s statement, following ones from Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, also mentioned the shootin...

Hannity: ICE raids at Home Depot not ‘good idea’

Hannity: ICE raids at Home Depot not ‘good idea’

Fox News host Sean Hannity said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials should not be conducting raids at Home Depot or other businesses. “Now, is ICE perfect? They’re not. Can they do a better job? They can,” he said during an episode of “The Sean Hannity Show” on Monday. “D...

I grew up with Alex Pretti

The day Alex Pretti was shot 10 times in the street by federal agents, I was delivering a eulogy for my grandfather, who died the way we're supposed to: old, asleep, surrounded by family. Because it's my job to coordinate visuals for this website, I locked myself in a bathroom stall, watched a video...