“The powerhouse Blum gallery, which has locations in Los Angeles and Tokyo, and which planned to open a new New York space this fall, has laid off most of its staff and plans to cease brick-and-mortar operations.”
“Reece, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, has now been jailed for a total of 21 years and six months for a string of offences including putting a 16-year-old girl into prostitution. He was also fined 30,000 Thai baht (£681) for breaking Thailand’s labour laws and advertising the teenager on the bar’s Facebook page.”
RARE 2PAC HD FOOTAGE: Atlanta Municipal Court, December 1, 1993
On October 31, 1993, Tupac Shakur was involved in an incident in Atlanta where he shot two off-duty police officers, Mark and Scott Whitwell. The altercation began when Tupac saw the men reportedly harassing a Black man in the street. A confrontation followed, during which shots were fired and both officers were wounded—one in the leg, the other in the buttocks.
Tupac claimed he acted in self-defense. It later emerged that the officers were intoxicated and had initiated the conflict. The case was eventually dropped when it was discovered the officers had lied about key details and were carrying guns taken from a police evidence locker.
“The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful and immediate relief to seniors who have spent a lifetime contributing to our nation’s economy.”
“The tax cuts would add around $3 trillion over the next decade to the national debt, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. That means the U.S. would have to borrow more money to cover its expenses, requiring it to pay an estimated $600 billion to $700 billion in additional interest payments, according to an analysis by the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget.”
“Art for the most part, is about concentration, solitude and determination. It’s really not about other people’s needs and assumptions. I’m not interested in the notion that art serves something. Art is useless, not useful.”
“Mark Zuckerberg is rumored to be personally recruiting—reportedly at his homes in Lake Tahoe and Palo Alto—for a new 50-person “Superintelligence” AI team at Meta meant to gain ground on rivals like Google and OpenAI. The plan includes hiring a new head of AI research to work alongside Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, who is being brought in as part of a plan to invest up to $15 billion for a 49% stake in the training data company.”
“The male ego can in some cases be tied to how and where a man sees his place in the world and whether he’s living up to expectations — his and those of society.
Cultural stereotypes for men can be intricately tied to both the inflation and deflation of the male ego. Some men measure themselves by the answers to the following questions:
Am I strong enough? Am I wealthy enough? Do I meet the traditional definition of masculinity? Do I attract women? Do I control things or people? Do people recognize me for these things and am I respected and revered for them?”
