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It’s possible that you were undermined, endangered, cut off or disrespected. But if we begin with that, then the relationship gets shaky. Perhaps the other person simply didn’t understand. It might be that they are focused on their issues, not yours. It could be that they’re dealing with something you don’t see. And most likely, […]

Donald Trump just issued a crazed, rambling tirade, vowing to hit Iran with the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN” while threatening “TREMENDOUS” economic consequences to any country that helps Iran. News organizations are struggling to divine ...

A raft of last-minute proposed changes to Brooklyn Democratic Party rules, billed as reforms by leadership, is drawing the ire of critics who see an eleventh-hour attempt by party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn to maintain her grip on power after losing the majority of district leaders in the June primary election. In an interview with […]

The post Reformers Blast ‘Audacious Power Grab’ by Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair appeared first on The City Reporter.

Andrés, a Colombian immigrant living in College Point, Queens, had just picked up some Peruvian food on an evening in late June, and was driving his 6-year-old daughter and wife home when they were suddenly boxed in by unmarked cars.  Masked ICE agents jumped out and started ordering him to get out of the car. […]

The post ICE Agents Target Out-of-State License Plates in Apparent Escalation of Car Stops in NYC appeared first on The City Reporter.

Study to "Battle of Cascina", 1504 #highrenaissance #michelangelo

Henri Matisse, Madame Josette Gris, 1914–15 #henrimatisse #museumarchive

The kids can’t read. Such has been the implication, even the declaration, made by a wave of articles in recent years. But the statement needs some qualification: the kids in question are American; what they can’t read is entire books, especially literary fiction; and it isn’t just the kids in the first place. It would […]

The UK government is facing calls to cancel a sprawling health care contract with Palantir. The region of Greater Manchester insists it can do a better job itself.

On Saturday, August 15, the New York Times editorial board published an op-ed noting that the Republicans are trying to hide the cuts they have made to health care in the U.S.

Shandaken’s Board of Ethics said it found no ethics concerns or violations by Supervisor Barbara Mansfield following a review prompted by allegations about her treatment of town employees and the handling of a permit for work at her home. “We determined that there were no ethics concerns or violations by Supervisor Mansfield,” ethics board member […]

The post Shandaken Ethics Board Finds No Violations by Supervisor Amid Two Building Department Resignations appeared first on The Overlook.

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Blue Over Red, 1953 #americanart #markrothko

Quarterback Brock Purdy played 12 snaps on Thursday against the Chargers and connected with rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling on three passes.

Thursday, August 20, 2026 Just listened to a podcast from the New Yorker, interviewing their TV critic Emily Nussbaum, about a show called Slings & Arrows. She says it's the best TV series she's ever watched. No reviews on Metacritic? I think we have to try to watch it....

Grandcamp, Evening, 1885 #seurat #georgesseurat

Opponents of Zena Homes are weighing two potential court challenges and focusing on Eastwoods Drive, the development’s proposed access route through Woodstock, after the project cleared two hurdles in the Town of Ulster last week. The Woodstock Land Conservancy and Stop Zena Development, a community group, held a meeting for residents and supporters in Woodstock […]

The post Zena Homes Opponents Regroup as Project Advances in Ulster appeared first on The Overlook.

Summer Day, 1910 #prendergast #naïveart

Woodstock band Big Deep will play a free show Saturday, Aug. 22, on the front porch of Happy Life Productions as part of the Woodstock Music Walk. The performance begins at 6 p.m. at 59 Tinker St. The Music Walk will feature about 30 musicians performing outside businesses throughout town. Band members plan to meet […]

The post Woodstock Band Big Deep Will Play Free Show at Happy Life Productions appeared first on The Overlook.

Tesla has discontinued the Solar Roof, its solar-tile roofing product, Electrek has learned.

The company has told third-party installers that it will no longer supply solar roof tiles going forward, only solar panels, according to two sources close to the program.