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A Se’nnight of Steyn: May 28-June 3

It's been another busy week here at SteynOnline. In case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked to Mark: ~The week began with Tal Bachman's continued reflections on rugby and athleticism throughout the ages. ~A few hours later, Mark ...

Beauty, Nostalgia and Betrayal in Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love

While we often think of nostalgia as an emotion that helps shape our memories or a longing for the past; a romantic feeling, it has to be remembered that nostalgia was once regarded, like melancholy, as a kind of mental illness, sometimes considered ...

Live Around the Planet: Friday June 2nd

Mark answers questions from Steyn Club members around the world... ...

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Economy

Technology

Engadget Podcast: Trying out Apple’s Vision Pro headset

We’ve survived day one of Apple’s WWDC 2023, and we’re ready to talk about the company’s new Vision Pro mixed reality headset. In this bonus episode, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into their thoughts on Apple’s spatial computing play, as well as Devindra’s 30-minute hands on session with the headset. It’s...

Apple’s developer betas are now free to download and...

Those with free Apple developer accounts will finally be able to access developer betas for the company's latest software at the same time as those who pay. Pointed out by user iSoftware Updates on Twitter and confirmed by Apple’s developer program comparison page, OS beta releases can now be installed...

Facebook’s Supreme Court Receives an Appeal Every 24 Seconds

Meta’s Oversight Board, the Supreme Court-esque body formed as a check on Facebook and Instagram’s content moderation decisions, received nearly 1.3 million appeals to the tech giant’s decisions last year. That mammoth figure amounts to an appeal every 24 seconds, 3,537 cases a day. The vast majority of those appeals…Read...

Apple Vision Pro hands-on: A new milestone for mixed...

"Wow, wow, wow. Bellissimo." That was the first thing I heard from one excited WWDC attendee as I waited to test Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset. That level is excitement is exactly what Apple is hoping for. Realistically, not everyone will be able to afford a $3,499 device. But...

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Is a Fun Return...

Let’s face facts. The bar of quality for Transformers movies isn’t very high. Michael Bay’s 2007 original is OK and 2018's Bumblebee is solid, but in the 11 years between those, films like Revenge of the Fallen, The Last Knight, and the rest are all varying levels of crap. Five...

Watch Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote in 23 minutes

Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote was today, and with it came the company’s long-awaited mixed reality headset. Apple Vision Pro is the company's name for its much-hyped entrance into spatial computing. The headset runs a new operating system called visionOS and starts at $3,499 when it launches next year.Vision Pro wasn’t...

Science / Health

Aging Boomers Push Nation’s Median Age to Nearly 39

The United States grew older, faster, last decade.The share of residents 65 or older grew by more than a third from 2010 to 2020 and at the fastest rate of any decade in 130 years, while the share of children declined, according to new census data. ...

Weight-Loss Surgery Reduces Diabetes Complications

While the immediate goal of bariatric surgery is to help obese patients shed significant weight, new research shows it may also reduce diabetes complications, including nerve damage. Investigators followed 127 weight-loss surgery patients for two years. They found the... ...

Therapy May Improve Income Along With Mental Health

Therapy can help improve your mental health, your stress levels and maybe even your relationship with your mom. It may also help improve your financial situation - a benefit many may not be aware of. According to 2018 data featured in the European Economic Review, men may... ...

Gut Microbes Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Survival

Bacteria in the gut microbiome may be the key to why some patients survive pancreatic cancer long-term, despite its notoriously low survival rate. Only about 9% of pancreatic cancer patients survive past five years. Looking at the microbiomes of long-term pancreatic cancer... ...

Gut Microbes Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Survival

Bacteria in the gut microbiome may be the key to why some patients survive pancreatic cancer long-term, despite its notoriously low survival rate. Only about 9% of pancreatic cancer patients survive past five years. Looking at the microbiomes of long-term pancreatic cancer... ...

Survey: Half of Drivers Use Cellphones While Driving

Texting and driving can be deadly. Holding your phone in your hand to talk and surfing the internet while behind the wheel is dangerous, too. This is widely known, but a new survey finds that about half of all respondents still use an electronic device most or every time... ...

Headlines

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11...

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11  The Associated Press - en EspañolBiden administration plans to end Covid public health emergency on May 11  CNBCStock Market News: Biden ending COVID emergencies, Paramount+ integrating with Showtime, stocks slip  Fox BusinessBiden intends to end Covid-19 and public health emergencies on May 11  CNNPres. Biden...

McCarthy optimistic about agreement with Biden on debt ceiling...

McCarthy optimistic about agreement with Biden on debt ceiling  POLITICOBiden, McCarthy to discuss debt limit in talks on Wednesday  Yahoo NewsMcCarthy on the debt ceiling, spending, GOP committee assignments and more  Face the NationKevin McCarthy to meet with President Biden for debt ceiling talks on Wednesday  The Washington PostMcConnell, Senate GOP happy to sit...

Memphis police permanently disband unit tied to deadly beating...

Memphis police permanently disband unit tied to deadly beating of Tyre Nichols  CNNMemphis police disband unit that beat Tyre Nichols  Yahoo NewsWhy you absolutely should not watch the Tyre Nichols police killing video  San Francisco ChronicleOpinion: Why police reform utterly failed to protect Tyre Nichols  CNNTyre Nichols death: Law enforcement group 'infuriated' by alleged...

Tyre Nichols death: Memphis holds its breath as police...

Tyre Nichols death: Memphis holds its breath as police video of beating released  Reuters.comPolice body camera video showing arrest of Tyre Nichols to be released  CBS MorningsOpinion: The police who killed Tyre Nichols were Black. But they might still have been driven by racism  CNNMFD to conclude investigation into involvement in Nichols traffic...

Entertainment

Sports

Bode Miller’s viral video of son running up hill raises 3 sports parenting themes

If you are a sports parent, you may have watched the video Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller posted on Instagram that went viral...

Sports betting’s rise is a cash cow. Are states doing enough to curb gambling addiction?

Five years to the day after the Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), opening the floodgates for legalized...

Tiger Woods wins key court ruling against ex-girlfriend Erica Herman

A state judge in Florida has ruled in favor of Tiger Woods in his public dispute against his ex-girlfriend, ordering the matter to...

Nikola Jokic 1, Anthony Davis 0: Nuggets’ two-time MVP wins first battle with Lakers star

DENVER − One of the most gifted offensive basketball players in the world vs. one of the best defending big men in the...