10 Feminist Retellings of Mythology
Truth be told, I loathe re-imaginings of myths. The impulse feels reformist rather than revolutionary. I find these renderings on the whole stale and striving, hubristically...
Researchers Use AI to Separate Conspiracy From Fact
Researchers at UCLA have created a model to distinguish conspiracy theories from actual conspiracies which will possibly allow robots to differentiate between things like Pizzagate and...
New York Wants to Legalize It
New York could soon make it easier for people to legally get high. On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his proposal for the state to legalize...
Twitter finally removes Trump video it labeled as a ‘risk of violence’
UPDATE: Jan. 6, 2021, 6:46 p.m. EST: Twitter hid three separate tweets from Donald Trump Wednesday after the initial publication of the below article. In each...
Jenny Offill on the Shocks of Recognition in Mrs. Dalloway
At the New Yorker, Jenny Offill writes about the multitudes found within her favorite book, Virginia Woolf‘s Mrs. Dalloway. “In 1916, Virginia Woolf wrote about a...
‘QAnon Shaman’ is seen leading the charge as pro-Trump mob breaks into U.S. Capitol
When supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon, a face familiar to QAnon conspiracy theorists was seen leading the break-in. U.S....
The 10 Best Deals of January 6, 2021
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This Stealth Startup Is Using Electrical Stimulation to Help People Walk Again
Some 33 million people in the U.S., or 1 in 7 Americans, have disabilities related to mobility, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention....
Photos show stark contrast in police response to Capitol riot vs. Black Lives Matter protests
It’s a dark day in America. A mob of Trump supporters have breached Capitol security and broken into the building to oppose the counting of electoral...
Top 5 Players Who Have Struggled So Far This Season
The first half of the 2020-21 season has come to a close. Starting a new season amid the pandemic, some fans in the stadium, the biosecure...
