nazakatblogger@gmail.com The ex-girlfriend of former Vegas Golden Knights owner Gavin Maloof has been ordered to cough up nearly $500,000 she had stolen from his accounts, finally facing the music of the brazen heist. Actress Jennifer Courtemanche, best known for her appearance on the FX show “You’re the Worst,” agreed to pay $444,648 in restitution to Maloof. … Read more
New York — Thick smoke from several large wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota is expected to sweep across large swaths of the Midwest and northeastern United States this week, exposing millions of people to dangerous air pollution. Minnesota officials issued an air quality alert Tuesday through Friday for areas including the Twin Cities metro … Read more
The original version of this article was published in The Nation on July 13. When I first heard the 2026 World Cup was about to begin, I barely paid attention. This was partially because of the timing—most matches this year have aired late at night in Gaza because of the time difference with the United … Read more
Music Spencer very well may be your favorite musician’s favorite musician. And she opens for Bob Dylan in Boston Thursday. Brittney Spencer opens for Bob Dylan at Leader Bank Pavilion July 16. Jimmy Fontaine In 2024, Brittney Spencer was singing at Outlaw Music Fest on a 90-degree day when a fan caught something strange on … Read more
Taking care to avoid the team-picking system of our schoolyard memories, Lilah Maravi divided us into two sides of about 20. It was a pleasant Sunday in June—Father’s Day—and we had gathered at our usual spot for our Pride month game. After a spontaneous game of catch in a Brooklyn park in 2023, Lilah had … Read more
Ron wanted. Courtesy of Opera Gallery “What happens if you have a ping pong table that is not straight, and has a curve?” Designer Ron Arad never runs out of ideas that push existing shapes, forms and concepts. “I never follow instructions. If you can have a career that doesn’t depend on following conventions or … Read more
I came across something quite interesting this past week. If you had to guess which tight end graded out as the best run blocking tight end last year who might you guess? If you said Payne Durham, Pro Football Focus might say you would be right. If you didn’t guess Durham, don’t beat yourself up. … Read more
We’ll start with the most significant play of the 2026 MLB All-Star Game: a hit batsman. In the top of the third, with a man on first and the AL already leading 3-0, Tampa’s Junior Caminero got smacked on the hand by a 98-mph pitch from St. Louis’s Riley O’Brien. Caminero was replaced by a … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are betting that A.I. can accelerate disease research, transform biology and expand the reach of scientific discovery. Arturo Holmes/MG26/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue A.I.’s biggest power players are not waiting for governments to decide how the technology’s risks and rewards should be managed. Through their philanthropy, the same founders … Read more
Egyptian Parliament on Tuesday, July 14 consent The government’s draft law grants Egypt’s Future Authority for Sustainable Development administrative, financial, and technical independence and transfers its affiliation from the Ministry of Defense to the Presidency of the Republic. Egypt Future Authority, also known as The future of EgyptIt is one of Egypt’s main government development … Read more