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In the winter of 2020-21, some of the world’s leading mountaineers converged on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain in the Karakoram mountain range between Pakistan and China, in pursuit of a feat widely considered nearly impossible: reaching its summit in winter. “The Last First: Winter K2,” a new documentary from Amir Bar-Lev, follows Icelandic climber […]

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A local resident stepped outside to grab a package and was forced back inside her home. The violent ordeal didn't end there. Continue reading…

Superintendent Maria Su has a stable budget and new team — but little movement on school closures and student assignment.

San Francisco’s newest grocery store is Grocery Outlet, which is opening Thursday on Bay Street with bargain prices and snack brands you can’t find anywhere else.

Lovely short video about artist Jas Knight, who is a participant in the Met Museum’s Copyist Program: The Copyist Program offers time and space for artists to develop their own interpretation of an artwork through intimate study in the Museum’s galleries. Copyists have cr...

I’ve been trying to connect with a journalist who reached out a few days ago. He’s working on a story from way back in my career – the early days of Wired, circa 1995. It’s taken a few attempts to find a time. Despite the fact I’m no longer running a company full time, my … Continue reading "What’s Next?"

David Imel, The Verge: But in our current moment, the photos people are drawn to are not flawless — and that’s created a real problem for the people making smartphone cameras. “The gap between what two random people want from their camera is growing dramatically,” says I...

Over the last few days as we’ve been discussing Francesca Hong’s campaign, Thanksgiving abolition and “defunding the police,” I’ve made...

For many people, a handshake feels so natural that it’s easy to assume humans have been greeting each other this way for as long as humans have been around. In the Western world, whether you’re meeting someone for the first time or sealing a business deal, extending your han...

Wealthy people have always found unusual ways to signal their power, taste, and control — often by acquiring items that are rare, impractical, or arduous to obtain. Long before designer handbags and luxury sports cars became status symbols, social elites flaunted their fortu...

The news media loves a simple story about the Democratic Party: the socialists are taking over. The primary results so far tell a much more complicated story. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more. If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

The reaction to Mark Zuckerberg’s 6,500 word AI manifesto, “The Future is for Everyone,” has been all over the map. Given the messenger and the topic, there’s plenty of reasonable skepticism. 404 Media called it “deranged.” TechCrunch pointed out that Zuck’s manifesto is “exactly why people don’t like AI.” But then you have groups like […]

“Sen. Elizabeth Warren is well known for her progressive stances on ‘Medicare for All’ and taxing the rich. But over the past year, the senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts has collaborated with a number of conservative Republicans,” NOTUS reports. “Warren partnered with Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina to overwhelmingly pass a bill aimed at […]