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Richard Avedon's American West: what today's portrait photographers can still learn from this classic series

January 5, 2026
When the fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004) drove into the American West in 1979, he left behind the controlled perfection of his fashion work and the glamour of celebrity portraiture. What he found would produce one of the most studied portrait series in photographic history. Now, as global art network Gagosian prepares to exhibit rare prints from In the American West at…
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US offshore wind backlash grows as Empire, Revolution Wind sue Trump admin

January 5, 2026
Two more offshore wind developers are suing the Trump administration after it abruptly ordered construction to stop on offshore wind projects that were already nearing completion. On January 1, Revolution Wind filed a supplemental complaint in federal court in Washington, DC, challenging the Interior Department’s December 22 lease suspension order. Today, Equinor’s Empire Wind followed with…
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DefenseNews

Venezuela’s Maduro never escaped his predecessor’s shadow

January 5, 2026
Nicolás Maduro, who rose from unionized bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country’s democratic undoing and economic collapse, was captured Saturday during an attack by U.S. forces on his capital. U.S. President Donald Trump, in an early morning social…
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Zelenskyy names Ukraine’s head of military intel as his chief of staff

January 5, 2026
KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion. Announcing the appointment of Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs to focus on security issues, developing its defense and security forces, and…
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ComputersNews

This 130-inch OLED TV sticks to a wall with suction tech

January 5, 2026
Mounting a jumbo-sized, multi-panel TV on a wall is no small feat, as you’ll need mounts for the individual panels, in-wall wiring to connect the components together, one or more videos controllers to feed images to the TVs, and possibly even a fake wall to hide all the…
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Asus joins forces with XReal for AR gaming glasses

January 5, 2026
Wearable displays, once assumed to be the future, are here. In fact they’ve been here for years, and they’re beloved by their users…which are still a tiny, tiny amount of actual people. But if you’re one of them, or you’re interested in the tech, you know XReal. Which is probably why Asus teamed up with the company for its first set of gaming-grade display glasses. Meet the Asus ROG…
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