If there is one thing that distinguishes Tori Amos from many of her fellow ‘90s-era rock stars, it is that she is still making excellent music. Her 15th studio album Native Invader—released on...
Good morning, gentle readers! It's been a chaotic and fascinating week in news, from the U.S. president posting childish .gifs on Twitter to the tragic and troubling developments in Myanmar. We've...
As a new £10 note comes into circulation today, the Independent reports that, thanks to Brexit, it is “15 percent smaller, and 16 percent less valuable” than its predecessor. Worth just £8.60...
In the Trump era, things previously thought unimaginable in the United States have become politics as usual, but the uproar over ESPN reporter Jemele Hill has managed to plumb new depths, and charged...
It's real – IT serves up adolescent dread drizzled with mind-numbing horror. What's scarier than growing up? With the initial announcement of the remake/reboot in 2009, there were rumblings deeply...
Tommy Le was killed by police officers on June 14th of this year. Only hours away from his high school graduation ceremony at South Seattle Community College, 20-year-old Le, a Vietnamese immigrant,...
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People who work in McDonald’s face 10-hour shifts in difficult conditions working in the heat, suffering regular oil burns, standing for long periods of time and dealing with problem...
Diversity in film, television, and theater is both incredibly simple and incredibly complicated. On the one hand, it seems like a no-brainer. Cast an actor that corresponds to the race of the...
Are you worried about North Korea nuking you in your sleep? Is Weird Al Yankovic’s “Christmas at Ground Zero” playing on a loop in your head these days? Never fear! The sentient...
