How workers in and outside of Hollywood are being hurt by strikes.
There’s a special kind of torture to events with no end in sight. “In a lot of ways, it feels like the pandemic, round two,” says Meghan Pleticha, a Los Angeles-based...
A Beginner’s Guide To Meditating With Marijuana
Cannabis can be a great accompaniment for any kind of meditation, as really all that involves is presence. Following are some reflections about how to add cannabis by Tara Rose, host...
5 TikTok Skincare Trends You Should Avoid
TikTok is a place for all sorts of advice, from how to get revenge on an ex, to how to take care of your plants. If you have a question regarding...
World’s 12 Most Spectacular Modern Churches
Sacred architecture tends to conjure visions of Gothic cathedrals with flying buttresses or Baroque churches with ornate ceiling paintings. But, though they may feature modern materials or sleeker styles, contemporary churches...
Hawaii wildfires: How climate change contributed to starting the Maui blaze
With at least 53 people dead and hundreds of buildings damaged or destroyed, the dramatic and deadly wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are a grim reminder of how climate...
Niger Coup Leaders Accuse France of Destabilizing Country as ECOWAS Summit Kicks Off
Niger’s new military leaders are accusing France of trying to destabilize the country by releasing captured terrorists and breaching its airspace. France has denied the claims. This comes as ECOWAS, the...
Tupac Shakur Murder Case Resurrected as Police Execute Search Warrant in Las Vegas
Tupac Shakur’s still-unsolved murder mystery was revived—nearly 30 years later after his murder at the peak of his career in 1996—as police agents in Las Vegas, Nevada executed a new search...
CHILD LABOR IN COBALT MINES OF THE DRC
In 2014, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that about 40,000 children worked in mines in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with many of the children...
How Harlan Crow Slashed his Tax Bill by Taking Clarence Thomas on Superyacht Cruises
For months, Harlan Crow and members of Congress have been engaged in a fight over whether the billionaire needs to divulge details about his gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,...
Insulin: A Story of Monstrous Egos and Toxic Rivalries
When Frederick Banting’s phone rang one morning in October 1923, it was the call that every scientist must dream of receiving. On the other end of the line, an excited friend...