Credit: Staff Sgt. Ken Scar Guest post from South Korea At a time when the United States is increasingly treating Communist China as its principal strategic competitor and moving to restrict Chinese military-linked companies and protect critical AI and technology supply chains, there are growing reasons to question whether South Korea is moving in the…
Putin visits Russia’s Pacific Fleet – Screengrab Social Media/X Upscaled by Grok AI Russia may retaliate against UK-EU ships in the Pacific or anywhere else in the world, Putin says. With the Iranians in Hormuz, Houthis in the Red Sea, Somali pirates in the Horn of Africa, and the Russia-Ukraine war in the Black Sea,…
California High-Speed Rail Authority The high-speed rail program that California has been working on for years and which has already cost billions of dollars, may run out of money as early as the end of 2027, according to new reports. Has there ever been a greater example of the inefficiency of government to build things?…
SAVE $240: The 14-inch, M5 Pro-powered Apple MacBook Pro is on sale for $2,259.99 at Amazon. That’s 10% off its regular price of $2,499. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5 Pro, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $2,259.99 at Amazon $2,499 Save $239.01 Get Deal Great MacBook deals are getting…
SAVE $499: As of Aug. 13, save $499 on the DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone at Amazon. That brings the drone-creator combo down to $3,500. Opens in a new window Credit: DJI DJI Mavic 4 Pro Drone Creator Combo $3,500 at Amazon $3,999 Save $499 Get Deal iPhone photos have come a long way….
SAVE $54.60: As of Aug. 13, Amazon has the ASUS ZenScreen 15-inch portable monitor on sale for just $94.40. That’s a 37% discount from its usual $149 and its lowest price on record. Opens in a new window Credit: ASUS ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-inch Portable Monitor (MB16AHV) $94.40 at Amazon $149 Save $54.60 Get Deal…
SAVE $28: As of Aug. 13, the Laifen Swift, our favorite Dyson Supersonic dupe, is down to $111.99 at Amazon. That’s a 20% discount off its usual $139.99 price. Opens in a new window Credit: Laifen Laifen Swift Hair Dryer $111.99 at Amazon $139.99 Save $28.00 Get Deal Good hair days shouldn’t have to…
Microdramas are having a moment. The bite-sized, vertically shot shows pack soapy romances, billionaire fantasies, revenge plots, and outrageous cliffhangers, all built for the smartphone screen. Already a massive business in China, the format has taken off in the U.S. on platforms like ReelShort and DramaBox by essentially condensing the emotional highs of a soap…
“The fuel of life is feeling. If we’re not filled up in childhood, we must fill ourselves as adults.” ~Jonice Webb, author of Running on Empty I was nine years old the first time I taught myself how to disconnect completely from my emotions. It started with a secret I wasn’t supposed to tell, a…
There is something almost impossibly fitting about the journey of Coyote vs. Acme. A movie centered around Wile E. Coyote, a character defined by getting flattened, blown up, dropped off cliffs and somehow coming back for another try, was itself nearly erased from existence before finding a way back. Thankfully, it did. Coyote vs. Acme…
