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The Nat Geo 'Afghan Girl’ Joins Thousands of Afghans Who’ve Taken Refuge in...
Sharbat Gula, the child in the unforgettable National Geographic cover from 1985, whose “haunting eyes tell of an Afghan refugee's fears” was evacuated to Rome last week. She’s about 49 now and the...
View ArticleShe Wanted to Accuse a Celebrated Techie of Sexual Assault But Couldn’t....
Multimillionaire tech entrepreneur Zia Chishti has stepped down from his roles in the AI software firm Afiniti, following accusations of sexually assault revealed by a former employee at a U.S....
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How Kindness Saved the Cult Hit 'Anachronox' from the Wreck of Ion Storm
Dreams end when the dreamer wakes up. Usually. This one ends with all the dreamers getting fired. In 1996, John Romero, the co-founder of id Software and designer of hyperfast death metal shooters Doom...
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How ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Forged Its Own Identity By Stepping Beyond the MCU
No game more pleasantly surprised me this year than Guardians of the Galaxy. I'd written it off after a poor reveal, figuring MCU fandom would be the reason I played it. What I found was a game rich...
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Air Force Spent Millions on Encrypted App Wickr
The U.S. Air Force has spent millions of dollars on licenses from encrypted chat platform Wickr, according to Air Force documents and public procurement records reviewed by Motherboard. The documents...
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Weekly Horoscope: November 29 - December 5
The ambition and excitement of Sagittarius season can be jarred up and stored to last through cold winter months. On Tuesday, November 30, Mercury in Sagittarius connects with Saturn, the planet of...
View Article'Ghost Particles' Detected at Large Hadron Collider In Breakthrough
In a major physics breakthrough, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have detected highly-energetic “ghost particles,” or neutrinos. A team of 78 physicists at the University of Geneva, and the...
View ArticleThe Best Cyber Monday Best Clothing Sales Are Here and They're Fire
Your kicks have been feeling tired, you’ve been hauling bags to Goodwill, and your sartorial rut needs to end. Blessed news: It’s Cyber Monday, y’all and many of the best Cyber Monday deals hath...
View ArticleThe Best West Elm Cyber Monday Deals to Deck Your Halls
You know you’ve always wanted to say Oh, this old thing? Yeah, I got it at West Elm. We all do—but our slender, slender budgets don’t always account for spending a few thousand dollars shopping for...
View ArticleAll the Best Deals and Promo Codes for Cyber Monday, in One Place
Mondays, amirite? Well, as much as we usually feel like Garfield, the Cyber Monday deals are exceptionally mouthwatering this year. Yes, we know the holidays should ideally be all about eating...
View ArticleThe Best Cyber Monday Amazon Deals, From TVs to Cookware
It’s Cyber Monday, which means it’s time to zip up that black pleather bodysuit, swallow the deals deals deals pill, and descend upon the Amazon matrix like a sleuthy, price-slashing spider. We’re only...
View ArticleYou Can Now Get $25 From Zoom Following a Class Action Settlement
As part of a class action lawsuit for alleged privacy and security issues, people who used Zoom between 2016 and 2021 can now file a claim to receive $25 or $15 as compensation. On Monday, the group...
View ArticleFired Employees Sue Google for Breaching 'Don't Be Evil' Part of Contract
Three former Google employees who were fired by the company in 2019 sued Google on Monday, claiming that the company violated the part of its code of conduct that says “Don’t Be Evil.” "Don't Be Evil"...
View ArticleThe Best Cyber Monday Cookware Deals to Stay ~Saucy~
As we loosen our belts and widen our pelican gullets to feast like a beast this holiday season, we’re keeping an extra eye on the horizon for the best Cyber Monday deals, and more specifically, the...
View ArticleNew Twitter CEO’s Tenure Begins With People Dragging Old Tweet in Bad Faith
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday, and announced that CTO Parag Agrawal will be taking over. Agwaral's tenure at Twitter then immediately started in the most painfully Twitter way: a...
View ArticleThe Best Vitamix Cyber Monday Deals to Be a Smooth Operator
When it comes to blenders, we are unwavering members of the Vitamix cult family, and more than ready to bring you all the best Cyber Monday Vitamix deals this year has to offer. Not only do Vitamix...
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Daily Horoscope: November 30, 2021
We are feeling focused as Mercury in Sagittarius connects with Saturn in Aquarius at 2:19 AM. The moon in Libra squares off with Venus in Capricorn at 2:56 PM, encouraging us to get clear about what we...
View ArticleNew Zealand Becomes First Country in the World To Fully Legalise Drug Checking
New Zealand has become the first country in the world to permanently legalise drug checking services, which will allow individuals to test the safety of illicit substances at festivals and other...
View ArticleJapanese Ex-Princess’ Dad Defends His Daughter’s Marriage to a Commoner
For the first time since Japanese ex-Princess Mako married a commoner, Crown Prince Akishino has spoken openly about his eldest daughter’s union, in remarks that reveal the struggles of the world’s...
View ArticleThese Dolphins Were Rescued From Captivity, Then Found Dead at a Marine Park
Two dolphins died at a marine park where they were sent to be rehabilitated after being rescued from a tourist attraction, Bali authorities confirmed this week. The deaths came amid concerns about the...
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