House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi had some choice words for the president following an argumentative exchange in the Oval Office in which she blamed him for an impending government shutdown. Read Full Article at RT.com Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο…

The winner of this year’s National Geographic Photo Contest is a breathtaking image of thousands of Volkswagen and Audi cars recalled after the emissions scandal and now sitting idle in the middle of the Californian desert. The winning photograph, selected from almost 10,000 entries, is just one of several incredible images awarded in this strong […]

US President Trump said he might intervene on behalf of Huawei CFO if it benefits US trade interests with China. Meng Wanzhou, whose bail includes strict conditions, faces extradition to the US and up to 30 years in prison. Read Full Article at RT.com Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο…

NASA’s InSight Mars lander sent back a partial shot of itself not long after touching down on the Red Planet, but now it has captured the first selfie that shows the entire lander in all its glory. Using the same technique that the Curiosity rover employed for its self portraits, InSight used its robotic arm […]

Every week, the editors of The Paris Review lift the paywall on a selection of interviews, stories, poems, and more from the magazine’s archive. You can have these unlocked pieces delivered straight to your inbox every Sunday by signing up for the Redux newsletter. Adam Phillips. This week, we bring you Adam Phillips’s 2014 Art of Nonfiction interview, Geoff Dyer’s […]

Tensions were high at the Oval Office as Donald Trump and top Democratic lawmakers, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, clashed over funding for his border wall and the government shutdown in front of the cameras. Read Full Article at RT.com Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο…

Also known as nacre, mother of pearl is the hard iridescent coating found on the outside of pearls, and the inside of certain mollusc’s shells. It’s one of nature’s hardest, stiffest, most stable materials – and Swiss scientists have now figured out how to make an artificial version of it, which can be «tuned» for […]

Πτώση για τους Dow Jones και S&P σε μια συνεδρίαση έντονων διακυμάνσεων. Μικρή άνοδος για τον Nasdaq. Στο επίκεντρο το εμπόριο. Ενισχύθηκε το δολάριο. Πιέσεις στον χρυσό. Υψηλότερα η τιμή του πετρελαίου. Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο… Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο…

Russian champions Lokomotiv Moscow’s ride in the UEFA Champions League came to a disapppointing end in Germany on Tuesday as they crashed out with a last minute 1-0 defeat to Schalke to finish in last place in Group D. Read Full Article at RT.com Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο…

Laser-based tattoo removal is typically a long process, often requiring 10 or more treatment sessions spread several weeks apart from one another. A new acoustic system, however, could reportedly allow for complete tattoo removal in as little as two to three closely-spaced sessions. .. Continue Reading RAP tech takes a sound approach to faster tattoo […]

Tech powerhouse Alphabet has tested psychological support at $1,000 five times so far in 2018, raising the odds for an eventual breakdown. Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο…

An ekphrasis on a fragmented nationalism. Installation view, Mona Hatoum, Hot Spot, 2006, stainless steel and neon glass tube. Photo: KhaoulaSharjah [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons. Somewhere in Tel Aviv, Israeli citizens are walking through an art exhibition called “Stolen Arab Art.” The title is not a metaphor—the show features four unattributed video […]

Singer Hussain Al Jassmi is scheduled to be both the first Emirati and the first Arab to perform at the Vatican’s annual Christmas concert this year, the 26th edition of the event. Read Full Article at RT.com Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο…

Flying taxi services like Uber Elevate may take some time to arrive, but if you want to be among the first to pilot a manned multicopter, you’ll have the chance in 2019. Lift Aircraft is preparing to debut a personal flight experience in an 18-prop electric VTOL aircraft for about the price of a skydive. […]

Παρά την γιορτινή ατμόσφαιρα στα καταστήματα πολλών γερμανικών πόλεων κανείς δεν μπορεί να αρνηθεί ότι όλο και περισσότερα δώρα αγοράζονται πλέον στο διαδίκτυο απ΄ ό,τι στην χριστουγεννιάτικη αγορά. Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο… Διαβάστε όλο το Άρθρο…

LUCIA BERLIN IN ALBUQUERQUE, 1961. PHOTO: BUDDY BERLIN/LITERARY ESTATE OF LUCIA BERLIN There are masters of the paragraph and masters of the sentence; Lucia Berlin is the master of the fragment. Her deliberate abbreviations slipstream off one another. Less drag, high velocity; the story propels forward. Take this succession from the story “Strays,” set in […]