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Does a Company Have a General Duty to the Public for the Actions of Third Party Users of Its Products?
A California Appeals Court answered this question in the affirmative in certain circumstances, overturning a demurrer previously sustained by the Superior Court. The case involves Bird Rides, Inc., an electric motorized scooter rental business, who obtained a permit with the City of Los Angeles that allowed them to deploy a fleet of dock-less scooters throughout…
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Russian Missile Strikes on Civilian Buildings Kill at Least 25 in Ukraine
Russian bombers launched two dozen cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities in the largest aerial strike in a month. One hit a nine-story apartment building in the city of Uman.
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U.S. Begins Overland Evacuation of American Civilians From Sudan
A bus convoy carrying about 300 people was the first U.S.-organized evacuation effort of Americans other than diplomats since fighting broke out nearly two weeks ago in the northeast African nation.
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The Shining Promise and Dashed Dreams of China’s Live Shopping Craze
Star sellers can amass huge followings and eye-popping fortunes, through a format that mixes consumerism and entertainment. But competition is fierce, and the government is watching.
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Spain Bakes in Summer-Like Heat, and Worries About What Comes Next
The April temperatures, over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some places, come on top of a long-running drought that has depleted reservoirs and dried up fields.
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‘Lord Commander’ of the DMZ Has Seen It All on the Korean Frontier
He faced off with North Korean troops, helped prepare for the Trump-Kim summit and witnessed some of the most hair-raising — and bizarre — moments on the world’s most heavily armed border.
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Josh Kline’s Survival Art for 21st-Century America
A jolting retrospective at the Whitney explores how climate change, emerging technologies and political deadlocks are shaping our work and life.
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Looking for Freedom, Isaac Julien Comes Home
At Tate Britain, the artist known for sumptuous works on fraught subjects like racism and homophobia finally receives a career retrospective in his own country.
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Peter Pan & Wendy
“Peter Pan & Wendy” is pretty much what you’d expect from a live-action version of one of Walt Disney’s animated classics, of which there are many now. A good chunk of this film’s audience will put it on expecting to see live-action re-creations of situations they know and love from the 1950 Disney cartoon feature, which was simply called…
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Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Now’s not the best time to appreciate “Ponniyin Selvan: Part II,” the back half of a highly anticipated Tamil language adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy’s revered multi-volume historical drama. The indeterminate future’s probably the moment for this sequel, by which time S.S. Rajamouli’s influence might not seem as important to contemporary Indian pop cinema, and Indian…
