State of the Union: The moves follow new Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods. The post U.S. Restricts Canadian Alcohol, Dairy, and Motorcycles as Trade War Escalates appeared first on The American Conservative .
On Tuesday, President Trump announced that the United States would bar the importation of some alcohol, dairy products, and motorcycles from Canada. The ban, which will take effect on September 29, includes certain beers, wines, ciders, and spirits, as well as whey products, molasses, and motorcycles. According to a senior White House official, the new restrictions are intended to “keep a level playing field, deter retaliation, and of course protect American production.” They come after Canadian tariffs of up to 50 percent on around $28 billion worth of U.S. goods—which Ottawa has framed as “counter-tariffs” responding to similar U.S. measures imposed last month—took effect earlier Tuesday. In a statement issued…Open
At 61, Chris Rock says he has reinvented himself as a writer-director, and he has no interest in returning to the Oscar ceremony unless the Academy nominates him, a shift he credits to therapy, a late-in-life diagnosis, and a $5 million film that may be his most ambitious work yet. Rock sat down with Variety […] The post Chris Rock pivots to directing with 'Misty Green' and says he's done chasing the Oscars stage appeared first on American Almanac .
At 61, Chris Rock says he has reinvented himself as a writer-director, and he has no interest in returning to the Oscar ceremony unless the Academy nominates him, a shift he credits to therapy, a late-in-life diagnosis, and a $5 million film that may be his most ambitious work yet. Rock sat down with Variety for his first extended interview since Will Smith slapped him onstage at the 2022 Academy Awards. The conversation, timed to the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of his new film "Misty Green," covered the movie's shoestring production, Rock's diagnosis with a nonverbal learning disorder, his views on Donald Trump and the media, and his deliberate retreat from the spotlight as a performer. "Misty Green" is Rock's fourth…Open
A family farm in Evansville, Indiana, built a corn maze tribute to the late Charlie Kirk as a statement about free speech, and critics answered with a coordinated campaign of negative reviews that forced the business off Google entirely. Goebel Farms designed its 2026 corn maze as a portrait of Kirk, the Turning Point USA […] The post Indiana farm honors slain Charlie Kirk with corn maze — and pays the price for it appeared first on American Almanac .
A family farm in Evansville, Indiana, built a corn maze tribute to the late Charlie Kirk as a statement about free speech, and critics answered with a coordinated campaign of negative reviews that forced the business off Google entirely. Goebel Farms designed its 2026 corn maze as a portrait of Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who was fatally shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. Kirk was 31 and a father of two. The farm framed the tribute not as a political endorsement but as a memorial to a man killed for expressing his views, and a call for Americans to disagree without resorting to hatred. The response from parts of the community was swift and hostile. Dozens of negative Google reviews…Open
A Depression-era mural depicting colonial Massachusetts has reignited online time-travel conspiracy theories after viewers claimed an Indigenous man in the painting appears to hold a modern smartphone, though a historian identified the object as a European trade mirror years ago. The painting, Mr Pynchon and the Settling of Springfield, was completed in 1937 by Italian-born […] The post A 1937 painting went viral over a "smartphone" in the frame — historians say it's a mirror appeared first on American Almanac .
A Depression-era mural depicting colonial Massachusetts has reignited online time-travel conspiracy theories after viewers claimed an Indigenous man in the painting appears to hold a modern smartphone, though a historian identified the object as a European trade mirror years ago. The painting, Mr Pynchon and the Settling of Springfield, was completed in 1937 by Italian-born artist Umberto Romano, who grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is one of six New Deal-era murals depicting the city's history. The scene shows English colonist William Pynchon, Springfield's founder, trading with members of the Pocumtuc tribe in western Massachusetts during the 1630s. In the foreground, a Native man holds a small, flat, rectangular object and…Open
A new video of Brett Favre greeting Green Bay Packers fans in Mexico has football fans openly worried about the 56-year-old Hall of Famer's physical decline, a stark reminder that Parkinson's disease spares no one. Favre, the three-time MVP and 1996 Super Bowl champion, recorded a short message for the Packers' Mexican fan base ahead […] The post Brett Favre video sparks fresh concern as Parkinson's battle takes visible toll appeared first on American Almanac .
A new video of Brett Favre greeting Green Bay Packers fans in Mexico has football fans openly worried about the 56-year-old Hall of Famer's physical decline, a stark reminder that Parkinson's disease spares no one. Favre, the three-time MVP and 1996 Super Bowl champion, recorded a short message for the Packers' Mexican fan base ahead of the new NFL season. The clip surfaced on social media over the weekend and drew an immediate wave of concern from fans who noticed a visible change in the quarterback once known for his iron-man durability and gunslinger swagger. Comments flooded in. "He's the reason I fell in love with football, this is rough to watch," one fan wrote. Others called the scene "truly sad" and "terrible." An account on X…Open
