“Yes,” says the latest edition of The Economist, “the Russian literary canon is tainted by imperialism.” Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has called into question “not just the value of reading” Russian classics, says the magazine, “but also the morality.” As it happens, I’m a big […]

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Christopher Furlong/Getty A British nurse accused of murdering seven babies in her care was interrupted during one attack by the alleged victim’s mother who decided to pay a visit to her newborn son at the hospital, a court was told Tuesday. Lucy Letby, 32, has […]

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We are living through a particularly bad moment in history for free markets and capitalism. Government, not business, is promoted as the solution to all problems. Young people have never known any other environment, and one of the consequences is the skepticism about capitalism that […]

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Courtesy of Jean-Paul Gaultier ROME—French fashion’s bad boy Jean-Paul Gaultier is being sued by Italy’s prestigious Ufizzi Gallery after unleashing a collection of what some consider distasteful men’s and women’s clothing depicting the copyrighted masterpieces of Italian painter Sandro Botticelli. The line, which includes Botticelli’s […]

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The Colorado Avalanche have received their 2022 Stanley Cup Ring at a private team ceremony Monday night.  The ring features the Avalanche logo prominently displayed on the front, encircled by the words “STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS” with the Stanley Cup inlaid behind the logo.  Colorado Avalanche […]

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The drive to develop a nasal spray against COVID-19 infection suffered a setback Tuesday after AstraZeneca and Oxford University said a trial produced disappointing results. Only a “minority of participants” produced an antibody response in their nasal passages and protection was generally weaker than standard […]

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Chris Jackson/Getty Images Meghan Markle has said that she had been called “crazy,” “hysterical” and “nuts,” and that at one of her “lowest points” Prince Harry had referred to her a therapist. Meghan opened the new episode of her podcast Archetypes that dropped Tuesday, saying, […]

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Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii said Tuesday she is leaving the Democratic Party because it is controlled by an “elitist cabal” that is courting nuclear war and is too hostile toward people of faith and the police. Ms. Gabbard, who served in Congress from […]

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Princess of Wales fails to wish Wales good luck ahead of World Cup The women’s world cup is set to take place in New Zealand. Ahead of the tournament kicking off, the Royal wished the Red Roses good luck, while matching her clothing. She said: “Hello, everyone. […]

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MANCHESTER UNITED academy star Alejandro Garnacho has shown off an incredible new leg tattoo inspired by his favourite childhood cartoon. The 18-year-old is on the fringes of the Red Devils first-team having impressed in the youth ranks. 3 Garnacho has shown off his latest tattoo […]

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Peloton Interactive, Inc. shares have crashed 75% this year, and while turmoil rocked the company, the former chief executive borrowed a bunch of money against stock he owned and was slapped with repeated margin calls from Goldman Sachs, according to WSJ, citing a person familiar with […]

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Coinbase shares are surging in the pre-market after Google reports that it has selected the exchange to take cloud payments with cryptocurrencies and will use its custody tool. As CNBC reports, the Google Cloud Platform infrastructure service will initially accept cryptocurrency payments from a handful […]

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ILYA PITALEV/Getty Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unchallenged power has led to catastrophic “strategic errors” that have been a disaster for the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to one of Britain’s most senior spy chiefs. Sir Jeremy Fleming, the head of the U.K.’s Government Communications Headquarters […]

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U.S. Attorney Cindy K. Chung is still overseeing the criminal investigation into the bankrupt health care business from which James Biden allegedly siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars to finance repairs to his beach house, even after President Joe Biden nominated the top prosecutor for […]

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After news broke on Monday that Russia launched missiles at several Ukrainian cities, the president of the second-largest teachers union in America announced she was “heading to the border now to assess the situation.” “This Russian attempt to frighten civilians & the effect on children […]

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The Wall Street Journal reported on September 22 that Turkey’s central bank cut that country’s benchmark interest rate to 12 percent from 13 percent, pushing the Turkish lira lower as much as 0.4 percent against the dollar to a new record low after the decision. […]

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Cars are seen on fire after Russian missile strikes, as Russia’s attack continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 10, 2022. Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Russia has dramatically ramped up its missile attacks on Ukraine in the last 48 hours, but experts say the country is running […]

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Kensington Palace via Getty Images Royalist is The Daily Beast’s newsletter for all things royal and Royal Family. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Sunday. Prince William has said that people need to maintain a “toolbox” of techniques to nurture their mental […]

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President Biden pledged to let the Federal Reserve do whatever it takes to bring inflation down.  The political implications could be dire. Fed officials have vowed not to let up in their fight against inflation, even if it means driving the economy toward a recession. […]

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Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Europe is facing an extremely cold winter that will be filled with energy shortages, blackouts and absurdly high power bills.  All across the continent, ordinary people can see what is coming, and many of them are […]

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