When news broke on New Years Day that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had censored an episode of the Netflix series Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj that’s critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, it wasn't a surprise. An outrage, […]
At 48 years old, Kersti Kaljulaid is Estonia’s youngest president ever, and its first female president. A marathon runner with degrees in genetics and an MBA, she spent a career behind the scenes—mostly as a European government auditor—before being elected […]
In the last seven days, Stormy Daniels' lawyer declared he was interested in the US presidency, a Facebook video revealed Chicago police use a "bait truck" to try to convince potential thieves to thieve, and a judge threatened to hold […]
You really gotta feel for the koala. It lives exclusively on poisonous eucalyptus leaves, which limits its feeding options. Habitat destruction has splintered the species into isolated populations. And as if that weren’t enough, koalas are suffering a chlamydia epidemic. […]
Maniac might just drive you mad. Netflix's new 10-part sci-fi drama—starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, and directed by True Detective shepherd Cary Joji Fukunaga—seems like the sort of cancel-all-plans event upon which the streaming service prides itself. Instead, it […]
The human gut is a 30-foot-long black box. Well, black tube. For decades doctors have been trying to decode the dark, slimy terrains of the GI tract—probing both ends with cameras and scopes and liters of oral contrast liquid. But […]
Some people like to go into movies and be completely surprised. Others, however, want the full backstory before sitting down. If you're in the latter camp and want to know everything you need to know before Captain Marvel, you've got […]
It looked like just another conference call. A panel of suited men sat at a table, large white name tags and water bottles before them. The man in the center, illuminated by fluorescent lights, spoke to a camera in front […]
It lasted barely seven seconds. Regina King, making her way onstage to accept an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for If Beale Street Could Talk, was struggling with her long white dress, so Chris Evans offered her his forearm for […]
The city of Richmond, Calif. juts into the San Francisco Bay like the head of a rhinoceros looking west across the water, toward San Quentin State Prison and the tony towns north of the Golden Gate. It’s a low, industrial […]