How digital technology is destroying our freedom
“We’re being steamrolled by our devices” —Douglas Rushkoff There’s a whole genre of literature called “technological utopianism.” It’s an old idea, but it reemerged in the early days of the...
Vaping: the astonishing surge in e-cigarette use
Use of e-cigarettes, particularly among teens, is rising at the fastest-recorded rate for any substance. In recent years, vaping has become a popular alternative to smoking cigarettes. It’s more discreet...
Life in the World’s Fastest-Shrinking Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9Ufhi_42h0 Welcome to Altimir, Bulgaria, a village on the verge of extinction in the fastest-shrinking country in the world. Like many rural Bulgarians, Altimir’s residents regard the height of the...
Who Has Time for Doomsday, Anyway?
https://youtu.be/TxCmR-QU_XQ On July 4, 2017, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that had serious ramifications for the United States. The ICBM traveled more than 1,700 vertical miles before ultimately...
Crystal Espinal, Tyreek Hill’s Fiancée: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
[caption id="attachment_62404" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Instagram/Tyreek Hill[/caption] Crystal Espinal, the fiancee of Kansas City Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill, has been listed as “involved” in a battery incident that occurred at the couple’s...
Gerard Chasteen: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
[caption id="attachment_61018" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Long Island Crime Stoppers/Edmund J. Coppa[/caption] Gerard Chasteen, 26, shot down a drone that had been searching for a missing dog on Long Island, New York,...