Article URL: https://www.openculture.com/2026/01/discover-michelangelos-first-painting.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46646263 Points: 15 # Comments: 6...
US sanctions have damaged Iran's economy, which was the reason the protests broke out in the first place....
Police say a manipulated emergency exit, that shouldn't open from the outside, gave thieves access in last month's major bank heist in Gelsenkirchen. They warned customers that investigations would li...
A Brazilian au pair is testifying against her former employer and lover in a double homicide case that she says was part of an elaborate scheme to get rid of the man’s wife...
François Picard welcomes Norwegian-Iranian neuroscientist Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Director of Iran Human Rights NGO. He offers a rare quantified data-driven-account of fatalities in the current Irani...
Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI tool, which has launched as a research preview this week. Anthropic Anthropic employees used Claude to build Cowork, its new agentic tool launched this week. The AI startu...
Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy has discussed a list of Star Wars projects as she exits her role as company president — though curiously there was no mention of the previously-announced standalone mov...
A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his...
Donald Trump's pursuit of Greenland now extends to new tariffs on countries considered NATO allies. But what would such tariffs mean for the European countries affected, how have they been received, a...
Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said it notified a party leader of its suspicion of offering bribes to politicians. It did not name them, but the blurred images it published clearly showed former PM ...
For the past 8 years at Louisa County High School in Mineral, Virginia, students have been using skills learned in their auto tech class to refurbish cars – and donate them to single mothers in need....
Eyewitnesses recall the scenes of suppression and bitter days many Iranians spend nowadays amid ongoing anti-government protests. Speaking to Euronews, they recount their personal experience from viol...
Eyewitnesses recall the scenes of suppression and bitter days many Iranians spend nowadays amid ongoing anti-government protests. Speaking to Euronews, they recount their personal experience from viol...
Some 20,000 Ukrainian civilians are in Russian prisons and rights activists say more than 2,000 are female. Some of the women who have managed to get out jail are now speaking out about what they expe...
US President Donald Trump says he may implement tariffs on countries opposing Washington’s controlling of Greenland as he remains stern in his stance to take over the Arctic island by “any means neces...
Less than two weeks into office, Zohran Mamdani said ”no” when questioned whether he held any crypto or planned to invest in a former New York City mayor's memecoin project....
Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...
Mandalia left his job in 2022 and spent 18 months traveling. Courtesy of Himal Mandalia Himal Mandalia took a six-month career break , which turned into 3 ½ years. He struggled to slow down during the...
captionTK Rebecca Strong I've been looking for a high-protein, meatless recipe that I could use for quick, easy lunches . I decided to try Martha Stewart's crispy fried tofu recipe, and it's become my...
Trump has said he wants the territory because of its strategic location. Maps show how a melting Arctic is affecting geopolitics....