Ford’s Never-Seen, Canceled Moonshot EV Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight Online for a Year
Ford confirmed that its ambitious three‑row electric SUV, teased in 2022 with 350‑mile range claims, was cancelled in August 2024. The concept reappeared when former EV boss Doug Field posted the rendering as his LinkedIn banner, prompting Ford to label it a research vehicle influencing its next‑generation EVs. While the moonshot SUV is unlikely to reach production, Ford is redirecting resources toward a new affordable electric pickup priced around $30,000. The shift reflects the automaker’s effort to balance innovation with cost control amid a volatile economy.
The Cab Release Silky New Track ‘Sweet Kerosene’
The Cab has unveiled a new single, “Sweet Kerosene,” as a preview for their upcoming album “Chasing Crowns,” slated for release on April 24. The track showcases a softer, synth‑driven side, drawing comparisons to The 1975’s “Robbers.” Lead vocalist Alex...
Why Do Weight Loss Drugs Work For Some And Not Others? It’s In The Genes
New research links genetic variants in the GLP‑1 and GIP receptors to the wide range of responses seen with obesity drugs. A common GLP‑1 receptor allele adds about 1.7 lb of weight loss per copy, while a GIP‑receptor variant eliminates the...
#AACR26 Preview: Revolution Medicines, the RAS Bonanza and China ADC Standouts
Revolution Medicines unveiled a pan‑RAS inhibitor that doubled overall survival for patients with recurrent or treatment‑resistant pancreatic cancer. The Phase 2 trial reported a median overall survival of roughly 12 months versus six months with standard chemotherapy. Data were presented at...
Discover Quiet Gems: Tena & Moulay Idriss
Hidden travel gems 💎 • Tena, Ecuador 🇪🇨 for calm Amazon jungle vibes • Moulay Idriss, Morocco 🇲🇦 for peaceful, beautiful views and less crowds
Clarity Liao Leads With Introspection On Latest Single, ‘Love You More’
San Francisco singer‑songwriter Clarity Liao has released her new single “Love You More,” the lead track from her forthcoming EP “Dear…”. The breezy acoustic song explores romance, envy and heartache, showcasing her intimate vocal style. Liao, who first gained attention...
New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh infused donor‑derived immune cells into liver‑transplant recipients, aiming to induce immune tolerance. In an early‑stage trial of eight patients, three have remained off immunosuppressive drugs for over three years with stable graft function. The...
Virginia Tech Assists With Silver Recovery
Virginia Tech’s Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering has signed a multi‑year research agreement with Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (HZL) to boost silver recovery in the Indian producer’s lead‑zinc plants. The partnership will focus on advancing flotation science, diagnosing metallurgical losses,...
Birmingham Opera Company to Present World Premiere of ‘RE-WIRE’
The Birmingham Opera Company announced the world premiere of “RE‑WIRE,” staged April 28‑30, 2026 at Forum Digbeth. The event showcases six brand‑new works commissioned with and about Birmingham residents, ranging from Leon Clowes’s “Absent Fathers” to Franki Dodwell’s “Cause and...
Elgar Festival Announces 2026 Edition, Featuring I Fagiolini, Jenny Lind Singers & April Fredrick
The Elgar Festival has unveiled its 2026 program, running May 23‑31 across Worcester, Malvern and Pershore. Highlights include a new multidisciplinary suite by Nakisha Swatton inspired by Elgar’s Enigma Variations, a women‑composer choral concert by the Jenny Lind Singers, and...
Energy Turnover Predicts Performance Better than Distance
One way to reconcile the success of different protocols is to think in terms of energy turnover Road running is relatively linear for energy vs mileage. I've found mileage works well for tracking Steve's point. The best predictor of my triathlon...
Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists Programme Announces 2026-27 Cohort & 25th Anniversary Celebrations
The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists Programme marks its 25th anniversary in the 2026-27 season, unveiling a new cohort of nine singers and two conductor‑répétiteurs. The celebration includes a two‑day Linbury Theatre festival featuring chamber operas, recitals, and a retrospective...
Teddy Swims’ The Ugly Tour 2026: How to Get Tickets
Teddy Swims announced The Ugly Tour, a 32‑date North American arena run kicking off on September 22, 2026, in Kansas City and concluding November 18 in Los Angeles. The tour follows a blockbuster festival season that included Coachella, Stagecoach, Bonnaroo and a...
Who Was Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan? A Conversation with Jenna Weismann Joselit, George Washington University and Author of Mordecai M. Kaplan:...
In this episode of The Long View, host interviews Jenna Weissman‑Joselit, author of *Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul*, about the life and legacy of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. Kaplan’s radical vision—treating Judaism as a civilization rather...
CLOWN Talks SLIPKNOT's Look Outside Your Window, Reveals Guest Spot From CRISTINA SCABBIA
After more than a decade of speculation, Slipknot’s experimental side project Look Outside Your Window finally saw a release, debuting on Record Store Day and circulating on vinyl among collectors. Recorded in 2008 alongside All Hope Is Gone, the ten‑track album...
Tremoring Mirrors Survival-Loaded Fascial Chain Sequence
By now you've seen the clip of the polar bear tremoring You've read that "animals shake off trauma, but humans forgot" a hundred times. But the mechanics are more specific than that. The tremoring follows the fascial chain in the exact order the...
Nutrients Behind Common Ailments Doctors Overlook
WHAT DOCTORS DON'T TELL YOU • Chapped lips: B2, B3, B6 and iron • Dandruff: Zinc, B6 and omega-3 • Headaches: Magnesium and B2 • Constant fatigue: B12, D and iron • Weakness: B1, D and magnesium • Hair loss: Biotin (B7), A and E • Brittle...
Two Launches Since Yesterday, by Russia and China
Russia and China each conducted orbital launches on April 17. Russia’s Soyuz‑2 lifted from Plesetsk carrying a classified military payload involving multiple spacecraft, with its boosters and core stage landing in the Arctic ocean. China’s Long March 4C launched from Jiuquan...
Thrown Release New Single “Split”
Swedish hardcore/metalcore band Thrown released a new standalone single titled “split,” featuring chunky, bass‑heavy riffs and a hint of nu‑metal. The track drops without an album announcement, suggesting a larger release may be on the horizon. It is immediately available...
PHIL CAMPBELL's Sons To Honor Late MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist At This Year's HELLA ROCK FESTIVAL
Phil Campbell's sons and his band, PHIL CAMPBELL'S BASTARD SONS, will headline the Hella Rock Festival on September 5 at Coventry’s HMV Empire, delivering a tribute performance after the guitarist’s March passing. The festival adds a second acoustic stage and partners...
Designer Travel
Designer Travel, a multi‑award‑winning luxury travel network, supports over 190 self‑employed Professional Travel Experts across the UK from a Lancashire head office. Agents receive a personalised website, marketing tools and a flexible home‑working package that includes a £50 (≈$62) monthly...
Age Shapes Melanoma Progression and Immune Response
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center presented evidence that melanoma metastasis follows a non‑linear age curve in mice: low in young animals, peaking in middle‑aged subjects, and declining in very old mice. The pattern correlates with the abundance of protective...
Celine Dion Releases New French Single ‘Dansons’ Ahead Of Return To Stage
Celine Dion has dropped a new French single, “Dansons,” written with longtime partner Jean‑Jacques Goldman, just two weeks after announcing a 16‑date Paris residency. The track marks her first original release since the 2023 Love Again soundtrack and follows her 2019 Courage album. Tickets...
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Final Trailer Debuts at CinemaCon
Lucasfilm premiered the final trailer for “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, sparking immediate excitement among fans. The film is set in the aftermath of the Empire’s collapse, following the battle‑scarred Mandalorian Din Djarin and...
A Conversation with Tia Levings
In this Substack Live interview, host Zach talks with author and survivor Tia Levings about her bestselling memoir *A Well‑Trained Wife* and her upcoming book *I Belong to Me*. Levings explains how she disentangled her faith from abusive, patriarchal Christian...
Self-Reclaimed: Crystal Murray Interviewed
Paris‑born singer‑songwriter Crystal Murray has issued her first independent EP, "Anatomy Of A Cry," after a cathartic two‑hour sob at a Stockholm Philharmonic concert. The six‑track record, co‑written with French guitarist Adrian Edeline, fuses raw R&B vocals, shoegaze guitars and...
WB Horror Slumps; “The Mummy” Faces Modest Opening
Horror definitely not working as well for WB as it did last year at US #BoxOffice, as R-rated horror #LeeCroninsTheMummy might debut in #3 place after grossing 1.5M on THU Previews (vs #TheyWillKillYou’s 1M, #TheBride’s 1M, #ReadyOrNot2’s 1.2M, #Primate 1.4M,...
How to Disciple Your Kids Through Every Stage of Parenting
Rich Griffith, a single father of three adopted teens and associate professor of Youth and Multi‑generational Ministry, joins Focus on the Family to discuss how parents can intentionally disciple children at every developmental stage. He argues that many families defer...
The Crazy Story Behind Kenny Rogers' Signature Hit, 'The Gambler'
“The Gambler,” written by Don Schlitz in 1976 while working nights as a computer operator, struggled to find a home in Nashville due to its unconventional structure. Bobby Bare cut the first version in April 1978, but it was Kenny Rogers’...
This 61-Year-Old Pace Group Leader Has Run More Than 70 Marathons. He Says This Is the Best Race-Day Strategy for...
Dave Masterson, a 61‑year‑old pace‑group leader with more than 70 marathons, champions an even‑split pacing strategy for runners of all abilities. He advises athletes to base their effort on perceived exertion and elapsed time at each mile marker rather than...
How Accelerating Evolution Could Help Corals Survive Future Heatwaves – New Study
A new eight‑year study of captive‑bred corals in Palau shows that assisted evolution—specifically selective breeding—can markedly increase heat‑wave tolerance without compromising growth, energy reserves, or reproduction. Quantitative‑genetics tools revealed strong genetic merit for heat tolerance and no detectable negative genetic...
Garcelle Beauvais Sets New Memoir ‘Protecting My Peace… at All Costs’ at Audible (EXCLUSIVE)
Actress and author Garcelle Beauvais will release her second memoir, “Protecting My Peace…at All Costs,” as an Audible Original on May 7. The 2024‑2025 release, written and narrated by Beauvais, delves into her decision to leave “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”...
Joy Rides: One Bike, Any Position
Wove founder Nick built a custom road‑gravel bike that pushes geometry limits, featuring a 1,143 mm wheelbase, 75° seat‑tube angle, and on‑the‑fly saddle‑angle adjustability. The bike pairs a suspension‑corrected fork with HED Vanquish Pro V62 wheels for road and HED Stillwater...
Boston Concertmaster: Why Andris Nelsons Is a Great Conductor
Boston Symphony concertmaster Nathan Cole lauds Andris Nelsons as a transformative conductor, noting that the 2026‑27 season will be Nelsons' last with the orchestra. He argues that while the BSO could technically play familiar works like Dvořák’s New World Symphony...
AI Wristband Reads Muscles, Directs Robots Like Hands
MIT engineers built an AI wristband that controls robots by reading your hand muscles. It works by using an ultrasound to capture images of the muscles and tendons in your wrist. An AI algorithm then translates those images into the exact position...
AMCApes Leader Backs Warner‑Paramount Merger, Sparks Theater Feud
The king of the #AMCApes has started a brawl with fellow movie theater owners by backing David Ellison’s plan to combine Warner Bros. and Paramount. They had it out in person yesterday in Las Vegas. Details ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/6DmAIbWKUA
Key Gene Variants Tied to Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip and Osteoarthritis
A multinational GWAS involving 350,000 European samples identified three genetic loci—COL11A2, CALN1, and TRPM7—shared between developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and hip osteoarthritis (OA). Led by Dr. Ryosuke Yamaguchi and Dr. Chikashi Terao, the study also uncovered nine loci...
Inside Moderna's Vision: Trust, Safety, and mRNA Future
Awesome to see @WSITYpod interview @moderna_tx president Stephen Hoge A great and wide reaching interview about trust, mRNA vaccines, spike protein, adverse events and what the future of mRNA technology is A candidate interview worth listening too.
Obsessive
That kind of person who goes to the prime meridian to stand in the corrected spot https://t.co/qBvBpAj29Q
Tedeschi Trucks Band Detail ‘The Garden Party’ Movie Screening and Director-Included Q&A in Boston
The Tedeschi Trucks Band will host a one‑off screening of the concert film *The Garden Party* in Boston on May 1 at the Regent Theatre. The film captures the band’s sold‑out Madison Square Garden debut on September 29, 2023, their first headlining...
AP-1 Activation Emerges as New Cancer Resistance Target
The knowledge of the many mechanisms by which cancer proves resistant to treatments keeps expanding. This week @Nature highlights activation of the AP-1 transcription factors, representing a new target https://t.co/UWSYDFM0IK https://t.co/6l4TISQonQ
Farmer Journalist Challenges Doctor's Vaccine Expertise
How ironic because this journalist small farm owner had to correct your doctor scientist, chemist, healthcare, professional you mention by name. So who knows more about vaccines when you compare this Dr versus me? https://t.co/RGyfJt7ZG3
Art Dealers Try Their Hand as Artists in This Unusual Exhibition
White Columns, New York’s oldest alternative nonprofit art space, launched the second "Art (by) Dealers" exhibition, inviting over 90 galleries and dealers to create original works for a benefit sale. Each piece is a uniform 12‑by‑9‑inch artwork priced at $500...
Human-Centered Leadership: 3 Steps to Stop Failure
Leadership Without Humanity Is Failing — Here’s How to Fix It in 3 Steps - https://t.co/7AhCcW3WT4 - https://t.co/VUA6vOtz0B by Brad Rencher
Distractions Test Focus, Build Character
Try doing focused work while someone is yelling your name from another room… character building.
The Nashville List
Nashville’s population has surged over the past decade, outpacing most U.S. cities, while its cost of living remains below coastal averages. The influx of designers, chefs, musicians and makers has turned the city into a vibrant creative hub, highlighted by...
Barn Jackets
Barn jackets, originally rugged workwear for farmhands, have been reimagined as a versatile fashion staple. The Yolo Journal highlights twelve contemporary versions—from Italian suede to Carhartt’s work‑grade denim—showcasing deep pockets, longer hems, and a relaxed cut that suits both rural...
Foundation Set to Make £13m Available Across Five Funding Pots
The Foundation announced it will make approximately £13 million (about $16.5 million) available across five dedicated funding pots. The pots target climate action, digital inclusion, youth development, health and wellbeing, and arts and culture. Applications are set to open in the third...
Exit 8 Is Cinema for the Livestreaming Era
Exit 8, a cult indie game, has been turned into a film that mirrors the game’s endless subway loop through long tracking shots, immersing viewers as if they were watching a livestreamed playthrough. Director Genki Kawamura—renowned for anime hits like *Your...
PlanetiQ Secures $15m US Air Force STRATFI Contract
PlanetiQ has secured a $15 million US Air Force STRATFI contract to develop and launch a new satellite fleet over the next 48 months. The program will equip the spacecraft with GNSS radio occultation, polarimetric occultation and reflectometry sensors, delivering higher‑resolution...