Earlier this week, we couldn’t have predicted that Pepsi’s PR screw-up would be several down the list of worst PR disasters this week. It was a bit like the day of the Brexit referendum...
The upcoming American film Crazy Rich Asians has recently announced some early casting choices for what the producers have said will be an “all-Asian” cast. Among them are Constance Wu (of Fresh...
Donald Trump’s recent military strike on Syria, supported by both Democrats and Republicans, is based on assumption and lacks any sort of direction. The injustice done in the Syrian...
After today, Democrats will have a much better idea of how many House seats could swing their way in 2018, as James Thompson and Ron Estes face off in a special election to fill Mike...
This week, we're reading about searching for lost family, writing behind bars, and much, much more. Join us...and tell us what you're reading in the comments! If you haven’t...
If there’s one thing Jesus was renowned for, it was his lengthy teachings on Pagan-based fertility symbols. The guy barely shut up about eggs, for instance. And perhaps one of the...
In 1882 America banned Chinese people from coming to America. It was the first time that America placed legislative restrictions and regulations on a group of people who sought entry into the United...
If the “Great American songbook” is by now a cliché, and musicians making standards albums is even more so, then Diamanda Galas’s two new albums are a metaphorical tearing up—and...
A lot was made of Geert Wilders’ chances in the Dutch general elections of March 2017. Although it was often pointed out that he would not garner 25 percent, or even 20, of the electorate, his...
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're exploring reads on subjects from Rikers Island to child marriage, so settle in — and when you're done, why not pop into comments to tell us what...
