Kim Gordon: ‘Rock Memoirs Are The New Record’
Sonic Youth front-woman Kim Gordon’s new memoir, Girl in a Band, confronts the way the musician’s gender often played a too-prominent role in how her work was discussed. In an…
Putting a Price on Simon Kuznets’s Nobel in Economics
James D. Watson’s sold for $4.76 million while the one owned by William Randal Cremer, a member of Parliament and labor activist, fetched just $17,000. Now another Nobel medal —…
Saying Goodbye To Our Favorite ‘Parks And Rec’ Characters
None of us want to face it, but the time has come to say our goodbyes. After seven seasons, the “Parks and Recreation” gang will part ways in Tuesday night’s…
How Allan Lokos Used His Meditation Skills To Survive A Fiery Plane Crash
Doctors were amazed when Allan Lokos not only survived a plane crash in 2012 but also the severe burns he sustained during his escape from the aircraft. However, it was…
No Way To Prevent Disaster If The Supreme Court Guts Obamacare, Top Official Says
The federal government is powerless to prevent millions from losing health insurance if the Supreme Court rules against President Barack Obama in a lawsuit to be argued next week, Health…
Jason Jones Announces He Is Leaving ‘The Daily Show’
Jason Jones is signing off. The longtime ‘Daily Show’ correspondent announced on Tuesday that he is leaving to star in a TBS comedy. He has been with the Comedy Central…
7 Transgender Women Have Been Murdered In 2015 And No One Is Talking About It
Earlier this week, When the Miami-Dade County police confirmed the death of 46-year-old Kristina Grant Reinwald as a homicide, the LGBTQ communities of Miami mobilized to grieve together as a…
Listen To Ed Sheeran Read The Weather In The Most Ed Sheeran Way Possible
Ed Sheeran has used his voice to nab Grammy nominations and release albums that debuted on the Billboard 200 chart. Now, he’s using it to deliver the forecast. – Follow…
‘Booty Drum’ Turns Twerking Into Real Music
Isn’t science great? Some enterprising technologists have created an electronic drum that turns the movements made during twerking into real rhythms.
The Empowering Advice Women In Hollywood Would Give To Young Girls
“What advice would you give to the young girls of the world?” – Check out the full video above to hear the rest of the awesome advice from these accomplished…
Poll: Keeping DHS Open More Important Than Opposing Obama On Immigration
Americans care more about keeping the Department of Homeland Security open than about rolling back President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds — but most…
Bratton Says Police To Blame For ‘Worst Parts’ Of Black History, But Reform Advocates Are Unimpressed
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton acknowledged on Tuesday that police were to blame for “many of the worst parts of black history” in the United States. Yet advocates…
Utah Students With Special Needs Make A Stunning Prom King And Queen
Two juniors with special needs were just crowned prom king and queen. Jebbah Kamara and Dustin Johnson, both students at Murray High School in Utah, took home the honor Friday….
VA chief apologizes for ‘misstatement’
McDonald, who has been overhauling the VA since taking the helm this summer, apologized for what he characterized as a “misstatement” and a “mistake.” McDonald explained that he was trying…
Elizabeth Warren’s Next Target Is The Fed’s Top Lawyer
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) grilled Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday over public advocacy of deregulation by the central bank’s top lawyer, Scott Alvarez. “The Fed’s general…
The Cast Of ‘Gossip Girl’ Had A Reunion
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Georgia Governor Signs ‘Ban The Box’ Order Helping Ex-Offenders Get Jobs
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed an executive order Monday banning the state from requiring job seekers to disclose their criminal histories in the initial application stage. The “ban the…
Drop the needle: Designer’s embroidery captures travels in fabric form
Rather than do what most of us would haveresign ourselves to fact that this was one moment our Instagram followers would just have to miss out onshe whipped out some…
Man Places Caged Dog On Sidewalk, Burns It Alive: Cops
A California man is in custody after an investigation by police revealed he allegedly set a dog on fire, killing it. – Turner has been charged with felony animal cruelty,…
Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday vetoed a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rejecting an effort by Republicans and some Democrats to force his administration…
Please Stop Making That Noise
I can’t stand it when someone behind me at a movie chews popcorn with his or her mouth open. I mean, I really can’t stand it. I have misophonia, a…
This Is Why Some Of Apple’s New Emoji People Are Yellow
Apple’s finally updating its line of emoji characters with a diverse skin color palette, but some say the yellowish skin tone included in the pack raises some questions: Are they…
U.S. puts $3 million reward for Russian cyber criminal
Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev is under indictment for administering various versions of hacking software including Game Over Zeus. He is believed to be in Russia. – Since emerging in 2013, Cryptolocker…
U.S. puts $3 million reward for Russian cyber criminal
READ: U.S. takes out computer malware that stole millions – Since emerging in 2013, Cryptolocker has been used to attack about 200,000 computers, half of which were in the U.S….
Kim Gordon Says Lana Del Rey Comments Stemmed From Feeling ‘Protective’ Of Frances Bean
Kim Gordon doesn’t actually suggest that Lana Del Rey kill herself. An early draft of Girl In A Band, the Sonic Youth frontwoman’s memoir, included a passage where Gordon chastised…
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 7 Premieres In NYC
With exactly one week to go before the airing of the first episode “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the queens of season seven packed the Diamond Horseshoe in New York City last…
‘Little Ballers’ Documentary Teaches Us That Black Boys Aren’t Monolithic
Different players across the NBA have something in common: they once played basketball with the AAU, aka the Amateur Athletic Union, a non-profit organization that provides sporting activities for kids…
Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday vetoed a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rejecting an effort by Republicans and some Democrats to force his administration…
Put Your Cell Phone Away, Wear This Ring Instead
Nothing kills the mood quite like a cell phone at dinner. In any given restaurant you’re bound to see those shiny little devices sitting on the tables. Ringly, a different…
FEMA head outlines what exactly will happen if DHS shuts down
Fugate outlined a bevy of of consequences of varying sizes to FEMA operations if DHS funding lapses this Friday. Any operations not directly tied to life-saving and protecting property, he…