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FAQ Live: 100 Days of Mamdani

Mayor Zohran Mamdani explains his first preliminary budget during a City Hall press conference,

FAQ NYC hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel visited the Greene Space in Soho on Thursday night for a sold-out live taping, hosted by ABNY, talking about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days. “I would give him a B,” said Chrissy. “I’m a harsh grader, so I think that’s a solid grade. We’re […]

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Critters might be a Gremlins knock-off but it's B-movie magic

Critters, a 1986 cult classic B-movie horror film, features a family being attacked by ravenous hedgehog-like monsters known as Krites.

A wave of top AI researchers returned from the US to China in the past year, driven by better pay, quality of life, and a more restrictive US immigration system (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)

Zijing Wu / Financial Times:
A wave of top AI researchers returned from the US to China in the past year, driven by better pay, quality of life, and a more restrictive US immigration system  —  Engineers and scientists return for better pay and quality of life as US grows more hostile  —  In the hushed corridors …

Pan American Luggage Labels

Some graphic design fun for the weekend: achingly gorgeous art pieces recreating vintage Pan Am luggage tags, by Ella Freire. I love them all. The colors, the type, the shapes — sublime.

(Via Dan Cederholm’s Studio Notes.)

Everything You Need To Know About Fredi Washington, The Black Hollywood Star Who Refused To Pass As White

Here's everything you need to know about Fredi Washington, the Black woman who refused to pass as White in a time when it would've benefited her.

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