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MATEWAN (1987) — 8:00 pm ET — 2h 13m (TCM Spotlight: American Independents) Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell; directed by John Sayles Historical drama about the coal miners' strike in Matewan, West Virginia in the 1920s. #TCM #TCMParty
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Really happy to see a few small/indie presses represented on this list, along with some of the usual (deservedly) stalwarts. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
The Booker Prize 2026 | The Booker PrizesThe longlist for the Booker Prize 2026 has been announced, featuring two previous winners and three debut noveliststhebookerprizes.com
"Georgia’s Okefenokee swamp becomes UNESCO World Heritage site" www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Georgia’s Okefenokee swamp becomes UNESCO World Heritage siteThe wildlife refuge will share the lofty new designation — a first for Georgia and the 27th for the U.S. — with Yosemite National Park and other renowned historic sites.www.washingtonpost.com
The Hugging Face incident was “both notable and alarming,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @sfexaminer.bsky.social, “not because ‘ooh, the model’s so powerful,’ but because it demonstrates a colossal failure on the part of OpenAI to secure the sandbox in which it was testing its model.”
OpenAI hacking incident highlights AI cyberrisksExperts take company to task for safety effortswww.sfexaminer.comI watched Koivun over the weekend. He's got a great deal of talent. www.wsj.com/sports/golf/...
Golf’s Next Prodigy Has Arrived—and He Just Beat the World No. 1Jackson Koivun, 21 years old, won on the PGA Tour in only his third start as a professional. He had to hold off a charge from Scottie Scheffler to do it.www.wsj.com"More than 300,000 Haitian immigrants are set to lose their ability to legally live and work in the U.S. on Monday, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly preparing to escalate its operations to arrest and deport some of them" time.com/article/2026...
ICE Reportedly Set to Ramp Up Operations Against Haitian Migrants After TPS RulingThe potential crackdown follows a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the Trump Administration to end Haitians’ Temporary Protected Status.time.com
"Climate data shows Europe is heating faster than anywhere else on earth. ...Record-breaking temperatures compounded low rainfall levels as the extreme heat drew moisture from vegetation, creating abundant fuel that allows flames to spread faster & burn more intensely." apnews.com/article/what...
What to know about the historic wildfires in France and SpainHistoric wildfires in France and Spain have forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. Heat waves and scant rainfall have fueled these blazes, with record temperatures in June contributing to t...apnews.com"Colson Whitehead Talks About Embracing Change, Pulling Off A Heist, And Finding A Good Coffee Table" defector.com/colson-white...
Colson Whitehead Talks About Embracing Change, Pulling Off A Heist, And Finding A Good Coffee Table | Defector“The city was question and answer in one,” Colson Whitehead writes early on in Cool Machine, the final novel of his Harlem Trilogy. “Cause and effect and everything else, too.” You can forgive the lif...defector.comI am looking forward to reading @colsonwhitehead.com's latest by end of summer. #CoolMachine
Jen Benka"But what...if the present were still swollen with all the forgotten and unrealized potential of the past? What if?" Ismail Muhammad on Colson Whitehead's body of work and new novel. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/m...
"OpenAI, Anthropic boost lobbying as legacy tech and defense spending slips" www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cnbc...
OpenAI, Anthropic boost lobbying as legacy tech and defense spending slipsThe two AI developers spent a combined $3.17 million in the second quarter, up 23% from the first three months of 2026.www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org
In France, around 50,000 people were evacuated from their homes overnight into Sunday, according to interior minister Laurent Nuñez. At least one person has died in a fire in Spain, officials said.
France and Spain fires force more than 300,000 to flee homesIn France, around 50,000 people were evacuated from their homes overnight into Sunday, according to interior minister Laurent Nuñez. At least one person has died in a fire in Spain, officials said.n.pr"Dr. Shuliak was the last person Mr. Epstein called before he killed himself in his jail cell in 2019. She could inherit as much as $100M from his estate, including a 33-carat diamond ring, according to a trove of investigative records released by federal authorities" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/b...
Meet Jeffrey Epstein’s Girlfriend, Who Stands to Inherit Much of His Estate (Gift Article)Karyna Shuliak, 37, is a complicated and unusual figure in the disgraced financier’s world who has been trying to blend into obscurity since his death.www.nytimes.com"In this sumptuous Civil War story, a willful southern belle goes mad out of fear that she may be part black"
Up next on TCMRAINTREE COUNTY (1957) — 2:15 pm ET — 3h 7m Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint; directed by Edward Dmytryk In this sumptuous Civil War story, a willful southern belle goes mad out of fear that she may be part black. #TCM #TCMParty
"As the 2026 Midterms Approach, Economy Is Front and Center Democratic candidates hold a modest edge on the generic ballot, while their voters are more attentive to the campaign" @pewresearch.org www.pewresearch.org?p=344043
As the 2026 Midterms Approach, Economy Is Front and CenterAmericans are now almost evenly split over which party they most agree with on economic policies: 37% say the Democrats, while 36% say the GOP.www.pewresearch.org