Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Austin Police arrest man related to multiple indecent exposure cases
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it arrested a man March 9 related to three counts of indecent exposure. APD said 22-year-old Jacob Anthony Rodriguez was arrested after an “extensive investigation by the APD Sex Crimes Unit.” According to police, on Feb. 7, between 5 and 6 p.m., Rodriguez was driving near…
Read MoreBarrie Kosky On Why ‘The Threepenny Opera’ Still Cuts Deep
[ad_1] Kosky’s revival of The Threepenny Opera reclaims Brecht and Weill’s satire for an era that feels just as corrupt as the one that inspired the original. Photo by Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images Problematic but a classic, The Threepenny Opera was trouble from the time of its premiere at Theater am Schiffbauerdamm back…
Read MoreChristina Haack Accuses Ex Josh Hall of Wandering Around Her Neighborhood – E! Online
[ad_1] Why Christina Haack Says Filming ‘The Flip Off’ Is “So Much Easier” After Josh Hall Exit Christina Haack has an unwanted new presence in her neighborhood. The HGTV star said that she’s seen her ex-husband Josh Hall multiple times walking around her neighborhood in Southern California. “Does your ex ever wander around in your…
Read MoreA Texas Bill Claims to Clarify Near-Total Abortion Bans. Advocates Say It Won’t
[ad_1] Texas has one of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country, banning abortion in nearly all situations with very limited exceptions. Since the near-total ban went into effect, several women in the state have shared stories and filed lawsuits, saying that they were denied critical care while experiencing pregnancy complications. On March 14, one…
Read MoreFormer Citi CEO Sandy Weill Donates $50M to Unite Cancer Researchers
[ad_1] Sandy Weill retired from Citigroup in 2006. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Sandy Weill, the former CEO of Citigroup (C), was lauded for his dealmaking abilities throughout his 50-year career on Wall Street. While the 92-year-old financier has since funneled his efforts into philanthropy since retiring in the mid-2000s, his eye for mergers remains—as evidenced by…
Read More1 injured after shooting in north Austin
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said officers responded in north Austin to reports of a shooting. According to police, a victim was found in the 900 block of Payton Gin Road and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers respond to shooting near Peyton Gin Road in north Austin (KXAN photo/Todd…
Read MoreOne Fine Show: ‘Cecily Brown, Themes and Variations’ at the Barnes Foundation
[ad_1] “Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations” brings together more than 30 paintings and drawings from across the artist’s career. Image © Barnes Foundation Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum not in New York City, a place we know and love that already receives plenty of attention.…
Read MoreHailey Bieber Reacts to Supportive Message About Navigating Haters – E! Online
[ad_1] Hailey Bieber is stuck in this positive moment. The Rhode Beauty founder, who’s been facing scrutiny over her personal life and marriage to husband Justin Bieber, recently drowned out the noise by reacting to a supportive fan message on TikTok. “Hailey, I want you to know that for every person who has ever hated on you on the internet,…
Read MoreHead of Austin Animal Center retiring after being put on leave
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin’s Chief Animal Services Officer, and the effective director of the Austin Animal Center, will not return to the role after being put on administrative leave, according to a memo from City Manager TC Broadnax obtained by KXAN. Don Bland was put on administrative leave on March 7. The city of…
Read MoreWikipedia Built the Internet’s Brain. Now Its Leaders Want Credit.
[ad_1] As large language models absorb Wikipedia’s content without attribution, the world’s free encyclopedia finds itself at the center of the AI information economy—struggling to keep control over the knowledge it helped build Unsplash+ Wikipedia, the world’s largest encyclopedia, is painstakingly human. Contributions to its pages are labored over and debated by hundreds of thousands…
Read MorePowerful 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Myanmar and Thailand, Collapses High-Rise in Bangkok – E! Online
[ad_1] L.A. Firefighters Detail ‘Long, Arduous’ Month Battling Wildfires A devastating earthquake has hit Asia. The 7.7 magnitude quake—followed by a 6.4 magnitude aftershock—struck the heat of Myanmar March 28, with reverberations felt across its neighbor, Thailand. According to NBC News, at least three people have died in both Myanmar and Thailand, however numbers remain…
Read More‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: A Minor Chord Comedy That Works
[ad_1] Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden in The Ballad of Wallis Island Alistair Heap/Courtesy of Focus Features A carefully considered mix of humor and melancholy glows in the fragile sunshine that bathes an isolated Welsh coastline in The Ballad of Wallis Island, a wan yet affecting consideration of lost love, forgotten bands and the odd ways…
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