Rudy and Trump in meltdown: What's next?
With Giuliani going off the rails, D.C. power couple Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing are working the conspiracy
The U.S.'s cruel bereavement policy
As of 2012, only 60% of private-sector workers were granted paid bereavement leave
Trump's cruelty turns to the homeless
As he feels ever more cornered, the president reveals himself, threatening to intern homeless people in camps
Climate change could threaten wheat crop
Wheat accounts for about 20% of all calories consumed by humans worldwide
New immigration crackdown fails
While the political world focuses on impeachment, Stephen Miller pushes new limits on refugees, asylum seekers
Vaccine misinformation on social media
Social media companies are taking action on vaccine misinformation spread by malicious bots and trolls
Facebook tests hiding "likes" from users
Some users can no longer see how popular everyone else's posts are
If you work on Mac you are in luck
These 6 apps from Xwavesoft will help you get organized and become more productive.
The foreseer of surveillance capitalism
The current mania for metrics — from step-counting to Facebook likes — was foreshadowed by Alexander von Humboldt
Why brunch can be the thing you do alone
Brunch solo with panko-crusted French toast and maple-candied bacon.
Netflix's New Shows & Movies in October
From Jenny Slate and David Chang, to a Mexican-inspired anime and a sumo minidoc, this fall has it
I tried the blue milk at Star Wars Land
Can you reverse engineer nostalgia by eating foods associated with childhood artifacts?
How to make lasagna in your slow cooker
Add four or five cups spaghetti sauce, depending on how firm or juicy you like the finished lasagna
Of Freud, therapeutics, and posture
The use of a couch in psychoanalysis evolved in part from traditions of sanatorium & asylum-based somatic therapies
Impeachment catches media off guard
"Whataboutism." Pointless conflict. Despite evidence of improvement, cable news is still falling for the same traps
“Eternal economic growth fairy tales”
Greta Thunberg dares to tell the world’s leaders that the “fairy tales of eternal economic growth” must end.
Will Oregon decriminalize all drugs?
The groundwork is being laid for Oregon to once again take a pioneering role in drug policy
Mo. River levee repairs may take years
The levees, not built for such extreme weather, need to be built to new standards in an era of climate disruption
The Sackler family, profiteers of death
Purdue Pharma is going bankrupt. But the family that owns much of it has allegedly been slowly siphoning money
Put the power in this Thinking Egg
Made of all-natural materials, the Natural Thinking Egg helps you find your center.
"'Tough on crime' is only for the poor"
An analysis by Public Citizen shows prosecutions of corporations has plummeted to lowest level in decades.
Impeachment: A semi-useful guide
Nancy Pelosi hearts "CIA Democrats"! Mitch McConnell cares about no one! And other notes on 2019's coming hit show
Lax oversight for gun locks and safes
Many products sold to store or secure guns are not as robust as people might think.
How Pat Conroy and I became best friends
Before the Citadel, before his career as an acclaimed author, Pat was the new kid at my South Carolina high school