Ram Is Recalling More than 1.2 Million of Its 1500 Pickups Because of a Seatbelt Buckle Issue
- Ram announced that it will perform a voluntary recall of nearly 1.3 million pickup trucks due to potentially dangerous second-row seatbelt buckles.
- According to the automaker, the center and driver-side seats in the second row may have been produced with seatbelt anchors that were not properly attached to the vehicle structure.
- The recall covers 1,271,294 trucks, with the affected models ranging from the 2019–2026 model years.
Ram announced that it will perform a voluntary recall of 1,271,294 trucks that could have been produced with dangerous seatbelt buckle anchors. According to an announcement made by the automaker, some Ram 1500 pickups from the 2019–2026 model years are included in the recall. Outside of the U.S., the recall extends to cover another estimated 156,138 vehicles in Canada and an estimated 74,084 vehicles in Mexico.
Why is gaining citizen support for climate policies so difficult?
A study led by Marc Guinjoan, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the UAB, with researchers Toni Rodon of the UPF and Joel Ardiaca of the UB, reveals that citizen support for climate policies depends largely on how the costs, benefits and redistributive effects are communicated. The research, published in the journal West European Politics and based on two experiments using representative samples of the Spanish population, explains why specific climate measures face backlash despite widespread public acceptance of the need to fight climate change.
As ‘Civilization’ Turns 35, Creator Sid Meier and Firaxis President Look Ahead to a New Ages for 2K Studio’s Franchises
Sid Meier‘s four-year-old grandson has a new favorite song and it’s one that is near and dear to fans of the legendary video game developer’s “Civilization” franchise.
“He is singing ‘Baba Yetu’ day and night. It’s like insane,” Meier tells Variety, noting the preschooler hasn’t actually played the turn-based strategy his grandfather is famous for, but is very familiar with its theme song. “I’m getting these videos of him singing ‘Baba Yetu’ along with the recording.”
Jon Bernthal on His ‘Brotherly Dynamic’ With Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘The Odyssey,’ and Why Punisher Is Peter Parker’s ‘Cautionary Tale’
Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland‘s superhero trajectory is so intertwined, it could make its own comic book storyline.
In 2015, on the set of the period drama “Pilgrimage,” Bernthal and Holland filmed each other’s audition tapes for their Marvel roles as the Punisher and Spider-Man, respectively. Now, after playing the parts for a decade, they share the screen for the first time in “Brand New Day.” And the Sony/Marvel movie, which is now playing in theaters, is their second project together in as many weeks, following Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.”
North West Scraps Tour Plans: ‘It Isn’t Happening Anymore’
Change of Plans
The 13-year-old artist, who released her debut EP earlier this year, had 14 tour dates planned with rapper Molly Santana
North West‘s summer schedule has cleared up. The 13-year-old artist’s 14-date tour with rapper Molly Santana has been scrapped just days before its scheduled start. “I was really excited to go on tour w Molly Santana,” West wrote on Instagram. “It isn’t happening anymore, but I have something special for u guys. See ya soon.”
Francisca Valenzuela’s ‘Maldita’ Is an Unflinching — and Cathartic — Look at Motherhood
Album Review
The Chilean-American singer-songwriter goes deep and finds healing on her new album
A few months after experiencing motherhood for the first time, Chilean singer-songwriter Francisca Valenzuela began planning a new album. Over Zoom, suffering from exhaustion and postpartum depression, she spoke to a trusted collaborator about making an exuberant party record that would channel the bubbly physicality of Italian icon Raffaella Carrá. “Fran, are you sure you wanna do this?” the producer replied.
Colson Whitehead’s ‘Harlem’ Trilogy TV Show in Development at Apple (EXCLUSIVE)
Apple TV has acquired the rights to Colson Whitehead‘s “Harlem” trilogy, Variety has learned.
The studio is in early development on an ongoing series based on the bestselling crime novels. The material includes 2021’s “Harlem Shuffle,” 2023’s “Crook Manifesto” and the recently published “Cool Machine,” which hit shelves on July 21 and made it onto Barack Obama’s summer reading list.
Diego Rivera claimed his mural Creation was half wax, but chemical forensics says otherwise
Adorning the walls of San Ildefonso College in Mexico City is artist Diego Rivera's masterpiece, rendered in fresco and gold leaf, The Creation, or La Creacioń. It depicts a man standing with his arms outstretched beneath a deep blue celestial disk studded with stars and constellations, while figures seated on clouds watch from either side. The work catalyzed the revival of the encaustic painting technique in the 1920s.
Emmanuel Macron to Host Ted Sarandos, Donna Langley, Dana Walden and Pierre-Antoine Capton Among Global Film Leaders at Lumière Summit (EXCLUSIVE)
French President Emmanuel Macron will bring together some of the world’s most powerful entertainment executives in the medieval hilltop village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence on Sept. 7 for the Lumière Summit, a landmark international event where AI, theatrical exhibition, film financing and the future of independent cinema will be debated.
Magnetic nanoparticles remove forever chemicals from water
PFAS, otherwise known as forever chemicals, have become commonplace in numerous everyday and industrial products. At the same time, they are some of the most problematic pollutants of our times: They are extremely durable, accumulate in the environment and in organisms and can only be removed from water with difficulty.