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Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, May 18–24

MONDAY 5/18 Dry Cleaning (MUSIC) British band Dry Cleaning is known for frontperson Florence Shaw’s talk-sung vocals, plodding rhythms, and commentary on the mundanity of daily life. After crashing onto the post-punk scene with two critically acclaimed albums in 2021 and...

Slog AM: Another Dead Whale in Washington, the Christians Take DC, and Is the War on?

How are those US-Iran negotiations going? They’re stalled. After a Sunday call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump posted on social media: “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there...

NextEra to buy Dominion in $67bn deal creating US utility giant

NextEra, a US energy giant, announced on Monday that it will buy Dominion Energy in a $67bn deal, creating what the companies say will be the world’s largest regulated utility business. The deal comes as the appetite for energy sources...

Are Monday Nights the New Happy Hour?

Aslan Tangletown's girl dinner proved the power of Monday nights. Image: Amber Fouts On a dreary winter Monday evening, the inside of Aslan Tangletown exudes sunny warmth. Though typically the slowest night of the week, when restaurants just hope to cover...

Trump’s immigration crackdown could cost up to $479bn in lost taxes over 10 years

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown could cause the US to potentially lose up to $479bn in lost tax revenue over the the next 10 years, with enforcement deterring undocumented workers from filing their taxes this year, according to tax...

Oil prices rise and bonds wobble as Iran war stokes inflation fears

Oil prices rose and global bonds wobbled on Monday, as fresh tensions in the Middle East fed inflation fears and bets that central banks will have to increase interest rates. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, rose on Monday,...

Microsoft is retiring Teams’ Together Mode

Microsoft launched Teams' Together Mode during the pandemic to give the illusion of a bunch of people sitting in a conference room together, even if they were really sitting at home without pants on. But times have changed, and...

Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats

Apple is hoping that its record on privacy can be the differentiator on the AI front, and maybe even buy it a little slack as it continues to lag behind the competition. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the more...

University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the commencement address at the University of Arizona on Friday. And, as his speech veered into talk of AI, he was repeatedly drowned out by boos. AI is already a contentious topic, and...

Oddity is masterfully tense horror from the director of Hokum

Kudos to the designer of that horrifying golem. | Image: Shudder Hokum recently hit theaters, and it's already outperforming box office expectations. If this Kubrick-referencing haunted hotel flick starring Adam Scott was your introduction to director Damian McCarthy, do yourself...

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