If you don’t think this country is sliding toward theocracy, you’re not paying attention.The drumbeat of incidents moving us ever closer to the seemingly inescapable future is so steady and frequent that we’ve developed outrage fatigue — we’ve grown numb.For i... More »
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicTracy Chapman’s ascent to the pop stratosphere in 1988 was not in any way guaranteed. She was making folk music in a time of stadium rock and hip-hop. She was orienting her songs around social concern... More »
Under ReviewA Memoirist Who Told Everything and Repented NothingWhere Diana Athill excelled was at admitting, sans complaint or self-recrimination.By Hillary KellyFebruary 21, 2024Photograph by Rankin / Trunk ArchiveSave this storySave this storySave this stor... More »
The day before they died, Nex Benedict, a nonbinary 16-year-old from Owasso, Oklahoma, said they got “jumped” at school and ended up in the hospital emergency roomThat’s according to text messages they sent to a family member, shared with Fox23. Nex told the u... More »
In an unusually transparent move, an FBI field office in Omaha, Nebraska announced this week that it is looking for help from the public in identifying people with “knowledge of abuse and/or criminal behavior” in an insular, nameless religious sect, often refe... More »
The Covid death toll in the US is likely at least 16% higher than the official tally, according to a new study, and researchers believe the cause of the undercounting goes beyond overloaded health systems to a lack of awareness of Covid and low levels of testi... More »
Amazon’s new control panel makes using an Alexa-powered smart home as easy as flipping a light switch (only better, trust me). Amazon’s Echo Hub ($179.99) is the best solution yet for an affordable, intuitive way to control your smart home. I’ve lived with hom... More »
Photo by Ryan Del Ponte While the event is known as one of the biggest motorsport events in the world, it’s also a place to showcase technology, land stewardship, and just a tiny bit of nightlife. Every year, tens of thousands of people gather here in the Moja... More »
Over the weekend Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio went to the Munich Security Conference to play an unpopular part — a spokesman, at a gathering of the Western foreign policy establishment, for the populist critique of American support for Ukraine’s war effort.If yo... More »
Israel is poised to launch a ground operation in the city of Rafah on Gaza’s border with Egypt, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees have fled in the four months since Israel began retaliating for the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Some members o... More »
Welcome to Monaco, the glitzy home of the wealthy and famous. This diminutive principality is tucked away on the beautiful French Riviera. It has a high-class way of life, world-class attractions, and incredible views.This guide will show you some easy-to-fo... More »