As Pollock approached mythic status, in the eyes of some critics, Krasner was cast in his shadow. She persisted, earning the title “The Mother Courage of Abstract Expressionism,” bestowed by critic ...
In 1996, Phish’s Trey Anastasio formed a free-form jazz ensemble that came and went without much fanfare. 30 years later, their only album opens a door to a world of improvisational music that goes ...
Karabash used to be called “the most polluted city in the world,” but then, in 2025, it achieved fame thanks instead to the documentary film Mr. Nobody against Putin. Now the film is up for an Oscar.
This week. the House of Representatives of New Hampshire, one of the states that pioneered public education, passed on a party-line vote yet another bill limiting what teachers can teach. Many such ...
The man I rented crampons from told me not to look into the void while climbing Mount Whitney. I don’t know why he bothered to tell me this. The moment I felt darkness pressing into my side, I had to ...
The Oscars will take place March 15, 2026 -- here are capsule reviews the Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees.
It has been reported that US troops have been told that the war in Iran is the beginning of the final Battle of Armageddon ...
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How scientists would recognize an alien signal, the mathematics of language, Zipf’s law, and information entropy
How would we recognize a message from an alien civilization if we cannot understand its language? By combining information theory, Zipf’s Law, and studies of human and dolphin communication, ...
This ship was huge. It was like a city-sized ship. And there was hundreds of beings on board,” said Debbie Solaris, a military veteran and one of six panelists sharing their alien encounters with a ...
Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...
Matières Fécales presented a collection inspired by the One Percent at Paris Fashion Week, and beauty was key to telling the ...
This Thursday marked the end of Kristi Noem’s tenure as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), following her dismissal by U.S. President Donald Trump. The news had been rumored ...
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