Dumpster diving, blackouts and suicides. Lebanon's woes laid bare as crisis deepens
As Lebanon entered a Covid-induced lockdown earlier this year, the destruction of the middle class remained largely out of sight, but now there's no escaping the dystopian scenes of desperation. Read more...
Money and happiness linked more strongly in US now than in 70s
Professor Jean Twenge from San Diego University wrote for The Conversation about how money and happiness are more strongly related than they were in the 1970s. Read more...
NASA's Juno spacecraft spots violent plumes on Jupiter's moon Io
On Dec. 21, during winter solstice, four of Juno's cameras captured images of the Jovian moon Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, on the mission's 17th flyby of the gas giant. Read more...
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TVA house so full of music even the doorbell plays a part
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS The problem with getting everything delivered via online shopping is that the doorbell always goes at the most inconvenient moments... Read more...
Rodrigo Alves is changing name to Jessica and I wants a BABY
Former Human Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves revealed that she would now like to be called Jessica and plans on formally changing her name. Read more...
Stephen Gan Is the Latest Magazine Editor Under Fire
Former employees at V, the title he helped found, are criticizing his leadership there, as an industry reconsiders past norms of judgment and exclusion. Read more...
In Parched Southwest, Warm Spring Renews Threat of Megadrought
Rapid melting this year showed that good snowpack doesnt necessarily translate into full reservoirs. Read more...
Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears
Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup cost left to taxpayers. Read more...
Danielle Fishel apologized to former co-star Trina McGee for being 'rude, cold and distant'
Boy Meets World star Trina McGee revealed in January that she experienced racism on set of the 90s show, from racial insults to 'cold' behavior. Read more...
AOC defends rise in NYC crime saying people are 'stealing bread to feed their children'
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, was asked about soaring crime in NYC and replied 'Do we think this has to do with the fact that there's record unemployment in the United States right now?' Read more...
Review Covid Responders Have Their Harrowing Say in The Line
A documentary play based on interviews with New York doctors, nurses and paramedics underlines the inequities of a medical system flawed from its root. Read more...
Palantir Files for an I.P.O.
The data start-up, which has a valuation of billion, would be the largest Silicon Valley tech listing since Uber made its debut last year. Read more...
Welcome to the post-Covid hotelWhy it won't be business as usual when UK hotels open on July 4
Many can't wait to swap the pressures of lockdown for the civilised comforts of a country house hotel or boutique hideaway in the UK. But will they still be fun? And worth our cash? Here's what to expect... Read more...
Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This weeks properties include a four-bedroom in Garden City, N.Y., and a seven-bedroom in Old Tappan, N.J. Read more...
Puma revives notoriously divisive trend for wedge sneakers with new 0 Cali Wedge
The German headquartered sports label on Friday released the 0 Cali Wedge, a style of platform sneaker inspired by the 'wedge trainers' invented by Isabel Marant in 2012. Read more...
Labor Dept. Seeks to Restrict Social Goals in Retirement Investing
A proposed rule would keep plans from increasing risk or decreasing returns in pursuit of a social or political end, Secretary Eugene Scalia says. But others say existing law achieves that end. Read more...
Sydney skater collides with a food delivery driver while trying to ollie over a rail
Footage of the painful incident, believed to have occurred in Sydney, was posted to Reddit on Monday Read more...
Lisa Marie Presley 'inconsolable' after son Benjamin Keough, 27, 'shoots himself dead'
Lisa Marie Presley's son and Elvis Presley's grandson, Benjamin Keough was found Sunday in Calabasas, California, according to TMZ. He is pictured with his mom and siblings. Read more...
How to Make Smartphones Last Longer
In a pandemic-induced recession, its more important than ever to take care of our smartphones and other gadgets. Read more...
WWE wrestler Ashley Massaro starred in suicide prevention PSA months before taking her own life
WWE wrestler Ashley Massaro starred in a music video about suicide prevention just a few months before she took her own life in May 2019. Read more...