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MASS MoCA's fall season opens with an immersive Son Lux video installation x/laurent-grasso — Sep 3, 2026 A MASS MoCA fall season highlights experimental opera, ballet, puppetry and live music with events through December, including a Son Lux immersive video installation, Laurent Grasso’s Metaphysical Maze, and talks by Lucinda Williams, Melissa Auf der Maur, Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein, tracing the museum’s evolution from a former textile mill to a global contemporary-art hub. Separately, a promotional collage showcases an expansive slate of upcoming films across major studios, from indie titles to genre fare. +2 Derek Foss MASS MoCA really has come a long way from being a mill building. Glad they're mixing music, opera and puppetry instead of just paintings on walls.IJR State Treasurer Sounds Alarm About Americans’ Retirement Money ‘Lost In The Either’ Jack McGeever · 5 min · 1h Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97, Global Icon x/yayoi-kusama — Aug 27, 2026 Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese avant-garde artist famed for polka dots, pumpkins and immersive installations, has died at age 97; she passed away on August 14 in a Tokyo hospital, according to her studio. Her decades-long career, including time in New York, anti-war activism, and a lasting impact on contemporary art, kept her painting and creating until the end. +144
On X · @AlpineF1Team Alpine F1 Cheers Franco Colapinto After Strong Qualifying Alpine F1 Team celebrates Argentine driver Franco Colapinto's Q3 and P9 finish in Madrid, with overwhelmingly positive fan and journalist reactions highlighting national pride and strong form. 2,077 likes · 27m San Francisco Hosts Goldsworthy Red Flags Earth-Art Exhibition Entertainment — Jul 24, 2026 From North America to Korea, a wave of contemporary art and performance dominates: in Altona, Manitoba, Gallery in the Park closes its first season with Kathy Levandoski’s immersive works and an artist talk, while Fort Mason hosts Andy Goldsworthy’s Red Flags uniting all 50 states through earth pigments. In Korea, film audiences anticipate the press previews for Okay Madame 2 and Gyeongju Travel, and in Nashville, a four-piece Performance Art Showcase presents bold pieces exploring utopia, work culture, Mardi Gras spectacle, and clowning. +8 Six Austin-area events set for July 24–26 weekend Lifestyle — Jul 20, 2026 Across Philadelphia, Manila, Dallas–Fort Worth, and Austin, nightlife highlights range from curated cocktail programs and signature venues to weekend events and immersive experiences, including Wilder’s popular 4:30 happy hour, Hop Sing Laundromat’s rare spirit tastings, Malagihay Cocktail Club’s mood-based drinks, and a calendar of markets, cook-offs, and outdoor activities. +10 Kraft Heinz, Disney Strike Multiyear Theme Park Deal Business — Jul 21, 2026 Kraft Heinz and Disney have announced a long-term, multi-year alliance to place ten Kraft Heinz brands—including HEINZ, Philadelphia, and Kraft Mac & Cheese—into Disney Parks, Disney Cruise Line, and Disney media, with new condiment stations, co-branded packaging, and integrated marketing across platforms. The partnership launches this summer and includes previews at D23 2026, signaling Kraft Heinz's push to revive sales through immersive, branded experiences across Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and related media ventures. +4 Daily Caller News Foundation State Treasurer Sounds Alarm About Americans’ Retirement Money ‘Lost In The Either’ More than $1 billion in retirement checks owed to Americans are sitting unclaimed as state financial officials push President Donald Trump to overhaul how the government handles the lost money, North Dakota Treasurer Tom Beadle told the Daily Caller News Foundation. 1h · 1 reads IJR White House Weighs Using Defense Production Act To Expand Oil Refining, Report Says Simon August · 3 min · 18h +31 Nicole Hardy Rabies treatment on top of the stitches, poor woman. Otters can be aggressive when territorial, people forget that.Meta Opens Muse Spark 1.2; Expands Muse Plan x/mark-zuckerberg — Aug 8, 2026 Meta unveiled Muse Glimmer, an open-weight AI model that can run on a Mac or PC and announced an upcoming open-weight Muse Spark, while also launching Muse Code, a terminal-based coding agent built on Muse Spark 1.2 with crash-safe persistent sub-agents; the company is promoting open-weight access, competitive pricing, and flexible data-use options as it vies with OpenAI and Anthropic. Separately, a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million to address youth harms from Instagram and Facebook, with funds directed to treatment, awareness, and prevention programs. +242 On X · @SamueILFC Liverpool Fans Debate Midfield Trust: Nyoni Over Gravenberch A Liverpool supporter's claim that they trust academy midfielder Trey Nyoni more than Ryan Gravenberch sparked discussion among LFC fans on squad form and selection. Reactions were mostly pushback with some agreement, showing ~25-35% support for the take. 2,122 likes · 27m
On X · @AlpineF1TeamAlpine F1 Cheers Franco Colapinto After Strong QualifyingAlpine F1 Team celebrates Argentine driver Franco Colapinto's Q3 and P9 finish in Madrid, with overwhelmingly positive fan and journalist reactions highlighting national pride and strong form.2,077 likes · 27mDaily Caller News FoundationState Treasurer Sounds Alarm About Americans’ Retirement Money ‘Lost In The Either’More than $1 billion in retirement checks owed to Americans are sitting unclaimed as state financial officials push President Donald Trump to overhaul how the government handles the lost money, North Dakota Treasurer Tom Beadle told the Daily Caller News Foundation.1h · 1 reads
IJRWhite House Weighs Using Defense Production Act To Expand Oil Refining, Report SaysSimon August · 3 min · 18h
