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…
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan and a paid undercover FBI informant on the last night of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March.
Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here’s what it says about vaccine exemptions
The vaccination rate among students in Spartanburg County is 90% overall, which is lower than the 95% threshold needed to prevent measles. Measles is one of the most contagious diseases.…
Jewish students and faculty at Penn ask that their names not be turned over in federal antisemitism investigation
Penn has refused to comply with an EEOC subpoena seeking a list of Jewish students and faculty at Penn and the EEOC is now suing the university over its refusal…
Detroit’s Motor City Brewing Works to ‘pause’ after 30+ years
The oldest brewery in the city says it is reconsidering its future after the thermal steam line that powered it was terminated
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or…
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
Stop falling for the “untrained” narrative.