A conversation with Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books
In the now-famous protest photo of Greg Ketter by Theia Chatelle, Ketter is poised, tree-like, in mid-stride, his body clouded in mists of tear gas. Moments earlier, he had given…
Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty after US judge dismisses murder charge
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after a U.S. judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against the accused killer of…
In photos: Thousands gather to protest ICE activity in Maine
Thousands of protesters gather for an anti-ICE rally in Monument Square in Portland on Friday.
Jim Pattison won’t sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility
Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.…
Wuthering Heights Might Have Gone Mad With Influencers and People Are Noticing
The problem remains what it's always been: influencers are sponsored content in living form. The average Joe already knows the quid pro quo of their relationship with studios, and yet…
Ubisoft unions call for international strike
Five unions in France have proposed a mass walkout in February in response to widespread cost-cutting and a return-to-office mandate.
Vimeo lays off most of its staff just months after being bought by private equity firm
Vimeo just got hit by a brutal round of layoffs, according to a report by Business Insider. Staffers are posting on various social media sites that the layoffs have impacted…
A brief history of singular ‘they’
The Oxford English Dictionary traces singular they back to 1375, where it appears in the medieval romance William and the Werewolf.
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold are different elements, and no amount of chemistry can turn one into the other. But…
Parakeets feeding on barn wall display Amazonian behaviour
A flock of ring-necked parakeets that were filmed feasting on the wall of a 19th Century barn were echoing Amazonian feeding habits, an expert has explained. A video of the…