Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Is this Central Asia’s best-preserved medieval settlement? See Khiva in pictures
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The rhythmic sound of chisel meeting wood has echoed through Khiva’s streets for centuries. Artisans carefully carve ornate motifs into traditional wooden columns, like the kind that support palaces and mosques across Uzbekistan. Photograph by Lorenz Berna The Khiva school of woodcarving is renowned for its…
Read MoreAttacks on people like me happen every time my country has an election
Fresh trauma arrives with every election season in Tanzania for 42-year-old Mariam Staford. For most, the fiesta-like rallies and songs, along with the campaign messages, signal a chance for people to make their voice heard. But for those with albinism, they bring terror. Warning: This article contains details of graphic violence that some people may…
Read MoreWhat Hollywood Is Missing About A.I.
In 2025, A.I. seems to pop up on TV nearly as often as it does in real life. On the hospital-mockumentary sitcom “St. Denis Medical,” a curmudgeonly physician resents the unerring faith that a patient has in his A.I. diagnostic tool. In the high-school-set comedy “English Teacher,” an idealistic educator campaigns for “smart” trash cans,…
Read MorePhotographing How Texas Shapes Its Youth
Eli Durst’s images of activities that instruct and influence children—R.O.T.C., school plays, cheer practice—resist conformity. Source link
Read MoreLouvre museum in Paris relocates some jewels – with police escort
Five days after the spectacular break-in at the Louvre in Paris, part of the museum’s valuable jewellery collection was transferred to the Banque de France for security reasons, local media reported on Friday. The pieces were transported under police escort to the nearby vaults of the French central bank, radio station RTL reported, citing corroborating…
Read MoreIDF, Israeli Police, Magen David Adom complete hostage-rescue exercise along Lebanese border
The training operation, led by the IDF’s 91st Division and the National Ground Training Center, was the largest conducted since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War. The IDF completed an intensive five-day training intended to prepare for “extreme defense scenarios” along the northern border with Lebanon on Thursday, according to the IDF. The training operation,…
Read MoreForget free wine, Air Canada’s new wellness shot is the smartest in-flight upgrade yet
Forget mini bottles of merlot — Air Canada just added something unexpected to its drink cart: a ginger wellness shot. While most travelers focused on the airline’s new policy of offering free beer and wine on all routes, the real upgrade might be this small but mighty bottle of Greenhouse Ginger Defence. The new partnership…
Read MoreGeorge Santos Gets Out of Jail Free
His dramatic escape, in his own words. Source link
Read MoreBrazilian authorities say they addressed housing shortage for climate talks, defend oil drilling
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities said Friday they have made progress in solving the housing shortage for attendees of the upcoming U.N. climate conference, while also defending a recent decision to allow exploratory drilling in the Amazon. Both issues have been contentious as Brazil prepares to host the summit, known as COP30, in November.…
Read MoreAI-generated clip of Louvre jewel heist spreads online
One day after thieves robbed France’s Louvre Museum of prize jewels in a brazen daytime heist, a short video purporting to show the crime from the Apollo Gallery spread in multiple languages across social media. But the sequence was generated by artificial intelligence, AFP verified. “Louvre jewelry heist footage,” says the caption of a 10-second…
Read MoreHundreds of boxes for children in Eastern Europe
Five-hundred shoeboxes have been filled with Christmas presents for children in Eastern European countries. Volunteers at St Mary’s Church, in Brixham, Devon, have packed and checked boxes filled with toys, toiletries, clothing and other presents. The boxes will be be taken to Ukraine and Moldova by Christian Response, a charity based in Exmouth. Volunteer Lindsay…
Read MoreA Daring Show Remixes the Monuments of the Confederacy
The first thing you see is a horse’s ass, protruding, upside down, from the thorax of a monster. A man’s arm descends from the beast’s stomach, his gloved hand clutching the blade of a fallen sabre. There’s no sign of a rider’s face, but a head of well-coiffed hair dangles from the creature’s eyeless muzzle.…
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