Phoenix To Use Federal Funding for Universal Basic Income Pilot
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes One thousand lucky Phoenix families will get $1,000 in taxpayer funding a month in 2022. The Phoenix City Council has approved $12 million for a “Financial Assistance for Phoenix Families Program,” a lottery-based form of universal basic income that will begin in January 2022 if not sooner. The program, which […]
Disney, Universal guests lose consciousness, feel pain after rides: report
About a dozen thrill-seekers at the Orlando theme park reported symptoms including dizziness, chest pain and loss of consciousness over a three-month period, according to Florida state documents. Between April and June, there were 11 cases at Disney World and Universal, four of which were at the water parks. The Orlando Sentinel reported.. Florida theme […]
Universal, Warner, And Sony File $2.6 Billion Anti-Piracy Suit Against Verizon
Universal, Warner and Sony filed a $2.6 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against Verizon on Friday, The Hollywood Reporter (THR) reported. A coalition of major record companies has filed a lawsuit against Verizon, accusing the telecommunications giant of failing to curb copyright infringement among its users. according to Via THR. The lawsuit, filed in New York […]
Bill Viola made video art ask the biggest, most universal questions | Art and design
MaThe most memorable piece by Bill Viola was a video of a man submerged and slowly resurfacing with the cold North Sea below. I travelled from London to Orkney to see a small retrospective of his work, including Ascension, at a pier gallery. StromnessThe trip was well worth it, especially “Ascension,” an uncompromising embrace of […]