12 Numbers That Show America’s Internet Has An Equality Problem
For many people, it’s hard to imagine life without the Internet. Sure, having web access lets us update our Instagram feeds or look up Oreo cheesecake recipes — nothing too…
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Debbie Reynolds reveals another family connection to ‘Star Wars’
Read more SAG Awards: Debbie Reynolds to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor What was your reaction when you learned you’d been chosen to receive SAG’s Life Achievement Award? Ken Howard called…
Best Tweets: What Women Said On Twitter This Week
There wasn’t much to laugh about this week after the House of Representatives passed an anti-abortion bill on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Thursday. But Jessica Misener lightened…
DC Subway: Fire Changes Led to Difficulty Using Radios
Firefighters had difficulty using their radios during an emergency on the Washington subway system because fire officials had made changes to their radio system without alerting their partners who oversee…
James Rhein Bulldozes Home Without Telling Wife, Or Removing Her Stuff
When Diane Andryshak left her home in Middletown, New York on Monday morning, she figured her husband would spend the day renovating their home. Instead, her hubby, James Rhein, chose…
Benedict Cumberbatch Proves You Can Make Even The Lamest Names Sound Cool, Take Notes
Jimmy Kimmel thinks Benedict Cumberbatch has “the greatest name ever given to a human being,” but he’s not sure if the actor would have the same amount of swag without…
Scientists upload a worm’s mind into a Lego robot
The open source project recently had its first major breakthrough when its softwaremodeled on the neurons of the worm’s nervous systemindependently controlled a Lego robot. The machine’s sensors, without any…
X-ray method helps decipher ancient scrolls
The scrolls, which were buried in a Herculaneum library and excavated 260 years ago, are easily damaged or destroyed by unwrapping, so researchers have been unable to read them without…
All charges dropped in Phylicia Barnes murder case
The body of the 16-year-old was found floating in a Maryland river in spring 2011. Authorities said she was found without clothes and with no “overt” signs of wounds or…
The Book We’re Talking About: ‘A Bad Character’ by Deepti Kapoor
A Bad Character by Deepti Kapoor Knopf, $24.00 Publishes January 30, 2015 The Book We’re Talking About is a weekly review combining plot description and analysis with fun tidbits about…
The 50 Recipes Every Cheese Lover Needs
There aren’t many occasions in life that encourage you to eat a whole wheel of brie cheese without feeling shame. Except for today. Today, you can down that brie, follow…
Robo-wings: Military drones that mimic hawks and insects
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)already famous as the maker of some of the U.S. military’s more far-fetched war robotsaims to develop autonomous drones small enough to fit through…
Scalise speech to hate group more than a mistake
I grew up near the same tree-moss-draped area of Louisiana where U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise met with followers of David Duke, the Klu Klux Klan leader who in the ’90s…
Who was naughty and nice in the Premier League over Christmas?
The Premier League is, after all, the only major football league not to shut down over the holidays. Some supporters had more reason to cheer than others, and on that…