
Media
Telegram is the app of choice in the war in Ukraine despite experts’ privacy concerns
Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war.
3 years ago
Acclaimed journalist, filmmaker Brent Renaud shot and killed in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says the 50-year-old documentary filmmaker died Sunday in Irpin.
3 years ago
Don’t believe your eyes: New Museum of Illusions opens in Philadelphia
The global franchise of immersive optical and spatial trickery has opened in more than 35 cities, now including Philadelphia.
3 years ago
Russia is restricting social media. Here’s what we know
The Kremlin is increasingly squeezing the free flow of information online for Russians as its war with Ukraine continues.
3 years ago
Not every war gets the same coverage as Russia’s invasion — and that has consequences
Ongoing wars in, say, Yemen or Ethiopia get minimal attention compared with the media focus on the fighting in Ukraine. And there are ramifications on the humanitarian front.
3 years ago
North Philly teens offer snapshots of life and art through the Shutterbugs photography program. Now, their photos are published in Motivos Magazine.
3 years ago
Listen 1:58EA is cutting Russian teams from its FIFA and NHL games over the Ukraine invasion
"We stand with the people of Ukraine and join the voices around the world calling for peace," EA said in a statement.
3 years ago
Satirist P.J. O’Rourke, panelist on NPR’s ‘Wait…Wait Don’t Tell Me,’ dies at 74
O'Rourke wrote more than twenty books about a range of topics, from politics to cars, and he was a longtime panelist on the NPR show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!.
3 years ago
Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times
A jury in New York on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass
3 years ago
Roots Picnic returns this summer with Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Jazmine Sullivan, and more
Now expanded to two days, the Fairmount park event will take place from Saturday, June 4, through Sunday, June 5.
3 years ago
What internet outrage reveals about race and TikTok’s algorithm
"Collaborative filtering may also reproduce whatever bias there is in people's behavior."
3 years ago
Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin’s defamation suit against ‘New York Times’
The federal judge said Palin's legal team had failed to reach the high standards required for public figures to make their case.
3 years ago
Actor Bob Saget died in his sleep after hitting his head, his family says
The Saget family says they have been "overwhelmed with the incredible outpouring of love" from his fans, saying the support has been "a great comfort" to them.
3 years ago
TikTok bans misgendering, deadnaming from its content
TikTok is updating its community guidelines to ban deadnaming, misgendering, and misogyny.
3 years ago
Neil Young tells Spotify workers to ‘get out of that place’
Not satisfied with urging fellow musicians to leave Spotify, Neil Young wants the company's employees to jump ship, too.
3 years ago