April 9, 2013
Television's cult classic, Arrested Development, is back with 14 new episodes. To be released to Netflix on May 26th, hordes of screaming fans have already planted themselves on the couch and thrown away dozens of frozen bananas to prepare. (Okay, I made that part up.)
April 5, 2013
In this article Jason Whitlock argues one of his long-held views that we ought to dig beneath the surface of outrage, this time with former Rutgers basketball coach, and investigate the profiteering practices of the NCAA system as a whole.
April 2, 2013
The ice on Greenland is melting three times faster than two decades ago. From ice caps and glaciers melting during the time span of 2003 to 2008, 50 gigatons of water flowed into the oceans.
March 29, 2013
The Supreme Court appeared ready on Wednesday to strike down a central part of a federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman, as a majority of the justices expressed reservations about the Defense of Marriage Act. If the challenged part of the 1996 law is struck down it would extend federal benefits to same-sex married couples though it would not force any additional states to allow same-sex marriage.
March 26, 2013
Now we know that Florida Gulf Coast is in the Sweet 16 but this article emphasizes how the team grants exposure for often overlooked schools and locales. The author's central point: "Follow the NCAA tournament, know your country. Feel its enormity."
March 21, 2013
As people approach midlife, the days of youthful exploration, when life felt like one big blind date, are fading. Schedules compress, priorities change and people often become pickier in what they want in their friends […] Manipulators, drama queens, egomaniacs: a lot of them just no longer make the cut.
March 15, 2013
The Catholic Church (and the world) has received a new pope. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who will henceforth be known as Pope Francis, is the first non-European Catholic pontiff in 1,200 years. He strives to live simply, and is known for his outreach to the poor. He also upholds the Church's theologically conservative stances, and has been accused of not doing enough to stop the abuses of the military dictatorship in his country's Dirty War.
March 11, 2013
What does it mean when Forest Whitaker is frisked at the deli? That racism isn't just something other people do. Maybe it's us, too. Maybe it's me.
March 8, 2013
Though they are at odds with many officials in their party, more than 100 Republicans have signed on to a legal brief urging the Supreme Court to declare that gay couples have a constitutional right to wed.
March 5, 2013
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo considers lifting a moratorium on horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing in his state...Landowners hoping to lease to gas-drilling companies and earn royalties on gas production are preparing a lawsuit against the state because of the moratorium.
February 28, 2013
The man thought to be the oldest marathon runner in the world has completed in his last competitive race at the age of 101 years old. Fauja Singh finished the 10k race in Hong Kong in one hour, 32 minutes and 28 seconds.
February 25, 2013
In this article attention is given to all the people whose artistry and brilliance help create magical moments on film yet get overshadowed by the "stars."
February 21, 2013
On March 1st the U.S. is scheduled to begin massive spending cuts unless congress can reach another agreement that will avoid these automatic cuts. Many economists believe this policy, referred to as sequestration, will hurt the economy and will not address what they see as the real issues in the U.S. budget.
February 18, 2013
On Tuesday, February 12, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. This version of the bill covers more women who experience violence in their relationships. The bill now advances to the House of Representatives for their vote.
February 14, 2013
Working less means you'll actually work more and better!
February 12, 2013
For the first time in nearly 600 years, the Pope is resigning because his "strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry." An online gambling site takes bets on who will replace him.
February 11, 2013
Laurent Fabius, France's foreign minister, appealed to the "Friends of Syria," a group of more than 50 countries including the United States, to honor their pledges of financial support for the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces.
February 7, 2013
Having survived another Super Bowl Sunday with all the media hype, fanfare, predictions, and even a power outage, this article offers a light-hearted recap of the game’s weirder moments.
