This week, it was announced that temperatures in Antarctica had hit an alarmingly “balmy” 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Though what was new was the mere confirmation of this record-breaking heat—the unseasonably warm day actually took place in 2015—it turned out to be a portent of things to come. These abnormally warm temperatures are fooling plants and animals into…
Just over a month ago, President Trump made an ominous threat against former FBI Director James Comey, tweeting that if tapes of their conversations existed, they would be damaging to Comey’s reputation. Back in May, Trump tweeted: “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the…
With sworn white supremacists and neo-Nazis marching in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, even the most privileged of Americans have been forced to confront the nation’s deep roots of racism. Unfortunately, a lot of them are doing so in a cringe-inducing — if not downright offensive or dangerous — way. Enter Terri Kempton, an early…
Fifty years ago, The Beatles released “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” a song that would go on to become one of their most famous in music history. On Thursday, NPR Music released the first take of that song, in which The Beatles test out their original conception of the song at the Abbey Road…
Meryl Streep has it all: three Oscar awards adorn her shelves, with 30 Golden Globe nominations over 38 years, honorary doctorate degrees from four Ivy League universities, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. And, presumably, a healthy retirement fund from the millions she’s earned over the years. So you know what she probably doesn’t need?…
This story was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at revealnews.org and subscribe to the Reveal podcast, produced with PRX, at revealnews.org/podcast. A federal judge in a fifth lawsuit has ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated the Teen…
Note to men and women everywhere: Don’t dis yoga pants unless you’re ready for some serious backlash. One 63-year-old Rhode Island resident, Alan Sorrentino, learned this lesson the hard way after writing a piece for his local newspaper, The Barrington Times, about why older women shouldn’t wear yoga pants. In his letter to the editor,…
Click:MPO/MTP Patchcord A mystery teacher has become an internet scholar after imgur user SharkyTheSharkDog shared photos of the extra credit questions on their exams. While the first six are really fun—you should see if you can get them all correct—the last one is pure torture in the form of public humiliation. Don’t read too quickly, students. 1….
Ford has backed off its plan to build a $1.6 billion factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The news has been hailed as directly correlated to President-elect Donaly Trump’s criticism of the company—a dubious claim, at best. The now-canceled Mexico plant was set to move forward with Ford’s strong upcoming commitment to electric vehicles. “The cars are…
To build or not to build. That is the question we’ve been hearing when it comes to immigration reform. For some, it’s not the question we should be asking. At a naturalization ceremony at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, TX, former President Bush spoke about the role immigrants played in making America…