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Rent control is frequently proposed as a solution to the housing crisis. Advocates might not always be precise about what they mean by the term, but the idea of regulating, capping or stabilizing rents tends to attract popular support. In 2020–2021 in England, more than two-thirds (71%) of private renters in the lowest two-fifths of the income distribution spent more than 30% of their income on rent—a widely used…

Our youth are in a mental health crisis. Young people describe steadily increasing sadness, hopelessness and suicidal thoughts. These mental health challenges are greater for youth who hold marginalized identities that include sexual orientation, gender identity or race or ethnicity. Near-constant exposure to traumatizing media and news stories, such as when Black youth watch videos of people who look like them being killed or when transgender youth hear multiple politicians endorse and pass laws that deny their very…

Image Source : FILE Apple to manufacture 85 million iPhone 15 units amid economic crisis Apple has reportedly asked its suppliers to manufacture around 85 million units of the iPhone 15 this year. This quantity is similar to what was produced in the previous year, despite the ongoing global economic challenges and an expected decline in the overall smartphone market.…

Image: Warner Bros./DC ComicsWarner Bros. may be playing fast and loose with DC movies in live-action, but over in animation, the studio makes sure to release a handful of movies every year. Sometimes these are fun one-offs (often set in another universe, adapted or others), and others are part of their own ongoing world that’s technically meant to function as the primary DC animated universe. For 2024, DC’s going back to the nostalgia mines by adapting two of its most well-known works.Billy Crudup on Picking Mr. New…

Filmmakers have put monsters on screen for more than a century. In 2023, the real bogeyman looks just like us.Since June, Hollywood studios and performers have debated the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in film and television. Failure to agree on terms around AI was one reason why the SAG-AFTRA union representing actors and media professionals last Friday joined the writers guild in the first simultaneous strike in 63 years. Among the actors' greatest fears? Synthetic performers. While the two sides have negotiated…

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Filmmakers have put monsters on screen for more than a century. In 2023, the real bogeyman looks just like us.Since June, Hollywood studios and performers have debated the use of artificial intelligence in film and television. Failure to agree on terms around AI was one reason why the SAG-AFTRA union representing actors and media professionals last Friday joined the writers guild in the first simultaneous strike in 63 years. Among the actors' greatest fears? Synthetic performers.While the two sides have negotiated over…

Working-class students will be worst hit by cuts to arts and humanities education, says author Kit de Waal, who believes the government is “presenting the subjects as second best”. The writer of bestseller My Name Is Leon says she is “appalled” that the government’s promotion of Stem subjects has coincided with, she believes, arts being viewed as “some sort of frippery”.“It has been presented by this government as second best, as the soft subject. It’s not promoted, it’s not valued,” says De Waal from her office at the…

If the United States of America had the same mortality rates as other wealthy countries, more than 1 million people would have avoided death in 2021, a new study found. Researchers have termed these excess deaths the Missing Americans."The number of Missing Americans in recent years is unprecedented in modern times," says Boston University epidemiologist Jacob Bor."Think of people you know who have passed away before reaching age 65. Statistically, half of them would still be alive if the US had the mortality rates of…

Black adults residing in historically redlined neighborhoods face a higher risk of heart failure, a recent study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation suggests.A new study reveals that historically redlined neighborhoods have higher rates of heart failure among Black residents, illuminating the lasting health impact of this discriminatory housing practice. The findings underscore the urgent need for aggressive anti-discrimination enforcement in housing and improved homeownership pathways for Black families…