One of the big, usually misleading, complaints about content moderation is that it’s done out of personal animus or whims, rather than a focus on actually making it so people stop being jackasses on platforms. Indeed over and over again you hear stories about some content moderation decision that people assert way too much thought […]
Blur’s Damon Albarn recently blasted The Rolling Stones and their album Hackney Diamonds, specifically calling out the video for the first single, "Angry,” because he felt it “objectified” actress Sydney Sweeney. Well, Sweeney doesn’t see it…
For the record, I'm not keen on the Colorado Supreme Court's decision that the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment bars Donald Trump from office. My reason is simpler than most: unless you were an officer of the Confederacy, I think the 14th Amendment should apply only if you've been convicted of some insurrection-like act. ...continue reading "Convict Trump first, then bar him from office"
Midtown’s new Hidden Gem (3118 Locust Street; instagram.com/hiddengemstl) is the perfect dive bar to live out your pink, disco fantasies. Lucky for you, it opens to the public at 6 p.m. today.
Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department tells FOX 2 that bodycam video is under review of an encounter that followed a police car crash early Monday morning into Bar:PM.
Books that contain "explicit photographs of sexual intercourse or sexual acts" will be removed from libraries in St. Charles County beginning Wednesday morning.
There’s been plenty of courtroom discussion about Fifth Amendment rights surrounding compelled decryption in recent years. Encryption is on by default on most devices these days. Law enforcement seems to believe all it needs is a warrant to compel decryption. Courts aren’t so sure. A lot of judicial discussion revolves around the “foregone conclusion” doctrine. […]
Listening to your favorite tunes coming out of a mini Gramophone style Bluetooth speaker is fun and this speaker is small enough to have on your desk while you do your work or as a part of the décor in your den while you are enjoying Sunday brunch and lounge around the house! Enjoy Olden […]
Thursday 12/21 Let's Get Crackin'
In one of St. Louis' most enduring traditions, the St. Louis Ballet is mounting a full roster of performances of Tchaikovsky's 1892 two-act ballet The Nutcracker through December 23, with numerous options to accommodate the younger ballet lover in your life (think: 2 p.m. matinees, 7 p.m. evening performances).
For four years, state Rep. Mike Stephens occupied prime real estate on the third floor of the Missouri Capitol. His office in room 306B certainly wasn’t the biggest in the space-starved statehouse, where staff often work out of musty, windowless rooms, and many lawmakers are stacked on top of each other in non-ADA compliant mezzanines. […]
A company called Marquis Who's Who, founded in 1898, publishes annual lists of the most important people in every major field — from politics to religion to entertainment. This year, in…
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is throwing a wrench into Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (Ky.) effort to confirm two former aides to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), escalating a feud between the first-term conservative senator and the veteran party leader. Hawley informed McConnell in a letter Wednesday [...]
Two organizations have teamed up to provide support for older adults living with asthma in the St. Louis community. Hear how the program has impacted the life of one participant.
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