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WIRED sat down with Issa Rae following the Oakland premiere of her new HBO show Insecure to ask her about the show's writing process, Los Angeles setting, and killer soundtrack

So, we are doing an event in early November on the theme of the “Total Power Move.” We announced it yesterday.

The 10 best episodes of "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror" ranked.

On Friday, the first annual Visual Japan Summit kicked off at Makuhari Messe convention center outside of Tokyo, celebrating new and veteran bands of “visual-kei”– a thriving Japanese musical subculture with its own fashionable, flamboyant take on the Western glam rock genre. Headlining the event were recently reunited, widely recognized pioneers of the movement, symphonic prog legends X Japan — whose founder, Yoshiki, has frequently credited KISS for changing his life and turning him on to rock ‘n’ roll. Читать дальше...

In this week's news, Nick Kyrgios implodes in a disrespectful tank job in Shanghai, hurling insults at fans. The ATP strikes back hitting Kyrgios with fine as players react.

Jeffery Austin started off as Team Gwen’s dark horse on The Voice last fall, but then he galloped all the way to the top four and the Season 9 finale. Fans of Jeffery’s soulful, emotive interpretations of heartbreak ballads by Sam Smith, Adele, Jessie Ware, Robyn, Labrinth, and James Bay on The Voice will find much to like about “Only You,” which is the first song Jeffery has written by himself. Yahoo Music’s Reality Rocks is excited to premiere an exclusive acoustic version, shot in Yahoo’s gorgeous new Playa Vista studio... Читать дальше...

Excerpts from the Red Folder

There's little to miss about the DVD. Not their propensity to make the picture shudder because you scratched the disc by lazily leaving it out of its case on top of the player, not the 'you wouldn't steal a car' pre-film piracy warnings and certainly not the home screen menu music, that would go around in circles ad delirium when you passed out and left it running.

The story of China's move toward capitalism is still not well understood. Ning Wang of the Ronald Coase Institute says the future of Chinese development will hinge critically on a free market in ideas.

Two weeks after buying its first corporate bond, the Bank of England has already spent over 10% of the funds allocated to its 18 month asset-buying program.

Warning: This recap of the “Don’t Tell Annalise” episode of How To Get Away With Murder contains spoilers.

Take your soundtrack over to the dark side with these spooky songs

American rock star Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first time a musician has won the prestigious award. WSJ's Lee Hawkins explains.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for awarding $11 million to San Francisco to fund six innovative projects aimed at reducing traffic congestion and creating a safer and more efficient transportation system. The award was announced today by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at The White House Frontiers Conference, a national convening hosted by President Barack Obama to explore the future of innovation.

Emergency order bans all Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones from air transportation in the U.S. effective Oct. 15, 2016.

As winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, dairy farmers are being reminded by UK levy board AHDB Dairy to disinfect calf jackets and put them through a hot wash between calves to prevent the spread of cryptosporidiosis.

Barack Obama won't be president for much longer. But while he still is, he's seeking to cement his legacy as a booster of science and technology.

We knocked on the takeaway window of Asian restaurant Florentin House, hoping to find another option for tasty dim sum in Tel Aviv.

Panelists from the White House Frontiers Conference discuss the new frontiers of space, science, medicine, transportation, and cities. And their must haves for frontier expeditions.

Message from Rushmoor Royals about their forthcoming open meet: 

The programme for our Autumn open meet this weekend is now available on our website. There will be no paper copies available at the meet so make sure that your swimmers/parents are aware that they need to get it from our website before they come.

The updated accepted entries/rejected entries were updated last night – latest version is now also on our web