Bibi vs. Barack: It’s time for a truce
The speech itself is a terrible mistake. Arranging it without prior consultation with the White House was not only an affront to Barack Obama but to the Presidency itself. One…
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Yes, You Can Actually Be Scared To Death
As it turns out, being “scared to death” isn’t just a saying. – Yep, it’s true. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Review: Season 3 of ‘House of Cards’
That manipulation often comes at the expense of believability — because “House of Cards” refuses to restrain itself and often goes, in a parlance that Francis would approve of, balls…
Episcopal Church Takes A Hard Look At Alcohol After Bishop Is Charged With Drunken Driving
WASHINGTON (RNS) Hundreds of American bicyclists die in collisions with cars each year, but a fatal December crash in Baltimore has triggered some serious soul-searching within the Episcopal Church: The…
Tribal leader: Iraq’s Anbar province could ‘collapse within hours’
While U.S. officials have said that ISIS, which calls itself the Islamic State, is on the defensive in Iraq and Syria, al-Gaoud says that’s definitely not the case where he…
Does terrorism ever work?
If terrorism is a form of theater where you want a lot of people watching, no event in human history was likely ever seen by a larger global audience than…
The Sabertooth Opener Will Be Your Best Friend For Shotgunning Beers
If you thought The Snapshotr, a shot glass that effortlessly combines a shot and a chaser, was reason enough to go back to college, just wait until you meet The…
Laser-transformed metal so slick that water bounces off
University of Rochester scientists Chunlei Guo and Anatoliy Vorobyev have developed a technique using extremely precise laser patterns that renders metals superhydrophobic: in other words, incredibly water-repellent. Imagine a much…
Show goes on: Defiant Paris opens glitzy new Philharmonic
For the brand new Paris Philharmonicscheduled to open this weekthe show must go on, even when the city surrounding it is still reels from the violence. Amid unprecedented displays of…
Comcast and Time Warner Cable hike modem fees as much as 33%. Time to buy your own.
But the game has changed. Consider the yearly fees: Time Warner Cable’s rental fee is now $96. Comcast’s rental is now $120. If you buy an Arris SB6121 modem, it’ll…