The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.
Yahoo

Why are people using the R-word again?

The R-word is making a comeback. Once pushed to the margins of acceptable language thanks to campaigns like "Spread the Word to End the Word," the R-word all but disappeared from common use by the ...
CNN

The ‘r-word’ is back. How a slur became renormalized

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article features language that may be hurtful to readers. On an April episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the host used a slur within the first 45 seconds of the show. “The word ...
Rolling Stone

The R-Word’s Comeback Is a Grim Sign of Our Political Moment

As someone who grew up in the U.S. in the 1990s, I am all too familiar with a culture in which anything you and your friends disapprove of is “retarded,” and anybody you might care to insult is a ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Toys ‘R’ Us Debuts First Video Ad Using Sora, OpenAI’s Text-to-Video Tool

The spot, which is garnering mixed reviews online, tells the brand's origin story via the highly anticipated tool from the company behind ChatGPT. By Kevin Dolak Revived retailer Toys ‘R’ Us is the ...
University of Wyoming

Using Reticulate to do Python in R

Reticulate is a handy way to combine Python and R code. From the reticulate help page suggests that reticulate allows for: "Calling Python from R in a variety of ways including R Markdown, sourcing ...