This January, American gymnasts Simone Biles and Aly Raisman posed for the upcoming Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. This comes just five months after the two led the U.S. to a dominant gold-medal…
State legalization has unsurprisingly proved a boon to the cannabis business: Legal marijuana sales in the United States are projected to reach $7.1 billion this year, and some analysts are calling…
After years of negotiation, 195 countries finally adopted the Paris Agreement last December, legally obligating each nation to dedicate themselves to climate change mitigation. It was generally seen as a…
Celebrities looked predictably stunning on the red carpet at the 89th annual Academy Awards on Sunday evening. Women and men alike rocked the latest couture from Armani to Zuhair Murad,…
At a time of national and personal reflection, it’s natural that the pursuit of happiness is on people’s minds: in life, in politics, and in work, which — let’s face…
There’s a rising chorus of concern among tech leaders in the United States about how quickly robots will take away human jobs. Stephen Hawking has warned about the perils of automation in…
[ THE GOOD NEWS: Gun sales are tanking under Trump, so the NRA is desperate to find new ways to make its supporters paranoid. Gun manufacturers can always depend…
The body of Prince Rogers Nelson died today and the universe lost a master whose music transcended the Earthly bounds of genre and gender. The man put it best when he described…
Did you know that, in 1925, the Mayo Brothers recommended something called the “18-Day Reducing Diet” to Ethel Barrymore? Or that the “18-Day Reducing Diet” included melba toast, which basically…
We often discuss the importance of electing lawmakers who reflect the cultural and ethnic composition of the country. While that has been slowly improving over time, there has been no…