‘A Ship From Guantánamo’ Navigates the Profoundly Creative Sculptures of an Artist Imprisoned Since 2002 — Colossal

 Art Film Social Issues #found objects #prisons #sculpture #video  “When I start an artwork, I forget I’m in prison,” says Moath al-Alwi, presumably recorded from within Guantánamo Bay in a short documentary. Directed and produced by Dara Kell and Veena Rao for The New York Times Op-Docs series, the film zeroes in on […]

“Workers Are Not Beggars”: National Assembly Told To Consult Tripartite Committee On Minimum Wage – TheNGblog

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the National Assembly to work with the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage….CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>> The labour union said this would establish mechanisms for a regular and systematic review of wage levels to ensure they keep pace with inflation and the cost […]

OpenAI Startup Fund, Thrive Global launch new company Thrive AI Health

The OpenAI Startup Fund and Arianna Huffington’s behavioral-change technology platform Thrive Global announced they are launching a new company, Thrive AI Health, to expand access to personalized behavioral change health coaching via generative AI.  Thrive AI Health will offer an AI-enabled personalized health coach that will help scale behavioral change across five areas: connection, sleep, […]

Exclusive: Is Kamala the One?

New York–I sit down with Kamala Harris on a scorching June afternoon, one of six out of seven in a row to top 90 degrees. Staffers escort me to a well-cooled hotel room that’s been made over into an interview chamber. I’m sitting where a bed would normally be, but at a spare table, behind […]

Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett on New Album Eels Time!: Podcast

 Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | More Platforms Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett — otherwise known simply as “E” — chats with Kyle Meredith about the band’s new album, Eels Time! Listen to the conversation above or wherever you get your podcasts. E dives into his recent experience of undergoing open heart surgery, although he explains that […]