Entertainment | Film

James Earl Jones, Acclaimed Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93

James Earl Jones, a celebrated icon of stage and screen, has died. He was 93.

Entertainment | Film

'The Fabelmans' Is the Best Independant Movie by Steven Spielberg

Some factors to consider before seeing this Spielberg film, which came out last week.

Entertainment | Film

The ultimate beginner's guide to American film noir

Including works by directors such as Billy Wilder, John Huston and Orson Welles among others, this is the ultimate beginner's guide to American film noir.

Entertainment | Film

15 Quick Facts About 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'

Get to know the 1982 teen comedy on a deeper level.

Entertainment | Film

Opinion: Leave James Bond Alone

And a look at reader mail about democracy and Jeopardy!

Music | Bands

The Beach Boys reflect on ‘rivalry and respect’ for The Beatles

Exclusive: Beach Boys stars Mike Love and Brian Johnston, along with director Frank Marshall, reflect on fame, fortune and family ahead of a new documentary about the legendary California band

Music | Bands

How Eddie Van Halen 'scared the hell out of a million guitarists' - BBC News

How Eddie Van Halen changed the sound of rock music forever, one riff at a time.

Music | Bands

Cops and Surgeon Who Tried to Save John Lennon’s Life Recall Night of ‘Bedlam,’ Nearly 40 Years Later

Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, is up for parole next year.

What a terrible night.

Music | Bands

Merle Haggard: 30 Essential Songs

From the defiance of

Music | Bands

RIP, Franny Beecher, guitarist for Bill Haley & the Comets

Norristown native also played wiht Benny Goodman and Buddy Greco.

Books | Books

Six Books Every Young Journalist Should Read

A student of mine asked if I had advice for aspiring journalists. Here, then, are six books that every youthful D.C. journalist should read.

Books | Books

8 facts that will convince you to read a book instead of binge-watching TV tonight - Business Insider

Binge-watching suddenly doesn't look so attractive.

Books | Books

New Data Analysis Suggests Only Six Book Plots Exist

Everyone who secretly thought that all novels have the same plot can feel vindicated by new research supporting that suspicion. Sort of.

Books | Books

What Bill O’Reilly’s new book on Ronald Reagan gets wrong about Ronald Reagan - The Washington Post

Bad sources and old misconceptions persist in "Killing Reagan"

This is very interesting. These are pro-Reagan authors slamming Bill O' Reilly's book. I haven't read it yet. I am not sure that I will (not just because if this article, but because I question the scholarship of his books, they are clearly meant for a very mass market).

Books | Books

UK bookseller takes Kindles off shelves to make room for books

A large book retailer in the UK has decided to pull Kindles from its shelves after "pitiful" sales to put physical books back in their places.

This is great news!

Entertainment | Television

The Correct Order To Watch The Jesse Stone Movies - SlashFilm

Looking to watch all nine Jesse Stone movies in order? We've got you covered.

I love the Jesse Stones movies. They are all very solid, and always an enjoyable night in!T

Entertainment | Television

The Greatest TV Shows About WWII, Ranked

From incredibly shot battle scenes to intricate character portrayals, these shows take us to the front of the WWII battlefield.

Entertainment | Television

15 Must-See TV Shows for Architects and Architecture Lovers

We picked architecture shows that include interesting world-building, unique design, and even ones that feature architects as characters.

Entertainment | Television

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the New Perry Mason

One writer's reluctant journey towards enjoying the dark HBO reboot of 'Perry Mason,' starring Matthew Rhys.

Entertainment | Television

Jimmy Kimmel Knows Who's Really Replacing Bill O'Reilly | The Huffington Post

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Shane, The Classic Western, Goes Woke

I was looking forward to the Guthrie Theater’s last performance of the season, a theatrical adaption of the novel Shane. I read and studied Jack Schaefer’s...

I’m sick of this.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Dennis Prager: The Quintessential American Holiday

Thanksgiving is not a Christian holiday. It's not a Jewish holiday. It's the quintessential American holiday where people of every race, creed, color, and…

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Russia Is Arming MiG-31 Fighters with R-37M Hypersonic Missiles for War in Ukraine

The MiG-31 might be an old fighter of the Cold War. But now armed with long-range R-37M missiles, Ukraine is being tested by this old jet.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Queen Elizabeth II: A life in Land Rovers - BBC News

The iconic cars were "part of the royal family's DNA" according to motoring journalist Quentin Willson.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Watch What Happens Inside a Transparent Jet Engine While It Runs

"I was surprised this whole thing worked," the jet engine's creator said.

Humor | Funny Stuff

22 Words That Have A Totally Different Meaning In The South

It's more than a region, it's a state of mind.

Most of y'all won't get this.

Humor | Funny Stuff

Back-To-School Preparation Tips For Parents | The Onion - America's Finest News

With millions of children heading back to school next week, parents across the country are stocking up on supplies, getting in touch with teachers, and setting expectations to help their kids succeed.

Humor | Funny Stuff

Palestinians Starting To Have Mixed Feelings About Being Used As Human Shields

BEIT LAHIA, GAZA STRIP—Saying they’ve begun to reevaluate their stance as the latest outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence has escalated, hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip told reporters Friday they are starting to have mixed feelings

Humor | Funny Stuff

New Social Media Startup Launches, Shuts Down Within 45 Minutes

PALO ALTO, CA—FrendTrend, a new social media startup that branded itself as “a fun, intuitive way to connect and share with friends online,” celebrated its long-awaited launch at 9 a.m.

Humor | Funny Stuff

10 Party Moments Only Sober People Understand

Home Improvement | Do It Yourself

23 DIY Repurpose Projects for Almost Anything: From Coffee Filters to Toilet Paper Tubes

Turn trash into treasure with these clever ideas to repurpose recyclables into usable goods for your home.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Rubio’s closing 48 California locations due to 'rising cost of doing business'

California’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage took effect on April 1, and is blamed for 9,500 lost jobs through the end of April

Anyone with a functioning brain understood that drastically raising the minimum wage would define businesses. But, then again, common sense is non-existent in blue states. I used to love Rubio’s. Chalk up another casualty to the idiocy of liberals.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

3 Things About Roku Stock That Smart Investors Know

This streaming specialist has some tantalizing growth prospects.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Here’s What The Research Shows About Why Negotiations Fail (And How You Can Do Better)

Negotiators, even professional ones, make surprisingly many wrong decisions that doom negotiations that should have succeeded.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Elon Musk countersues Twitter over merger, filing confidential

It wasn't clear why Musk asked the court to keep details of his countersuit confidential when the billionaire had been publicly critical of Twitter recently.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘on hold’ after spam/fake account report

Elon Musk has said that his deal to buy Twitter is ‘temporarily on hold,’ after the social network said that spam and false accounts accounted for fewer than 5 percent of its daily users. It’s not the first time there’s been uncertainty about Twitter’s us

Travel | Travel

Airbus has patented a jet that could take you from Tokyo to Los Angeles in three hours

Over four times the speed of sound

Travel | Travel

Use a 'Fake' Location to Get Cheaper Plane Tickets!

I can't explain airline pricing but I do know some plane tickets can be cheaper depending on where you buy them or, even better, where you appear to buy them from....

I will be trying this.

Travel | Travel

Attendees of this festival slept on hammocks that hung across the Italian alps » Lost At E Minor: For creative people

That’s definitely going on my NOT-bucket-list list. At Italy’s biggest slackline festival, the International Highline Meeting, attendees (or slackers, as t

Yeah. I will skip this.

Travel | Travel

8 Travel Hacks for Your Next Vacation | Mental Floss

Contrary to the saying, getting there is not always half the fun. Don’t let airport hassles, dead phones, and suitcase disasters get in your way. Instead, try these convenient travel hacks to make your vacation the relaxing trip it should be.

These are great tips. especially the one about why you need to delete your cookies when you search for deals!

Travel | Travel

The 99 problems with flying!

While there are probably a thousand things that make flying absolutely awful, we narrowed it down to the worst 99.

This list is pretty comprehensive!

History | History

7 groundbreaking technologies that won WWII

The range of technologies that were created and adapted during the course of World War II reshaped the 20th century in ways few could have anticipated at the time: both the battlefield and society. As is often the case, the pressure to succeed in war we t

History | History

Watch Vintage Newsreel Footage of the D-Day Landings in Normandy

This 80-year-old archival footage shows Operation Neptune—the code name for the landings on the beaches at Normandy.

History | History

U.S. Navy Battleship Guns Were Going to Attack Japan Up Close to End WWII

Summary: In 1945, as World War II neared its end and with Japan's naval capabilities largely neutralized, the U.S. Navy found an unexpected use for its battleships: bombarding Japanese industrial and urban centers to inflict strategic damage.

History | History

Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US

The early United States suffered from a weak economy and lack of central authority. In 1786, a rebellion almost destroyed the fledgling republic and led to the US Constitution.

History | History

13 Facts About the Constitution Most People Don't Know

Sure, many of us have read or been told about essential documents in the world. Some might disagree about which of these rank at the highest level of importance, but disagreement sparks debate.  In turn,

Health & Fitness | Health

Baking soda: A safe, easy treatment for arthritis?

Baking soda is a kitchen staple and go-to home remedy for many conditions. But how and why might it help to treat inflammatory diseases such as arthritis?

Health & Fitness | Health

There's new evidence that Silicon Valley's favorite diet could help delay aging

A new study in animals suggests that significantly slashing calorie intake could come with some positive benefits, but more studies in people are needed.

Health & Fitness | Health

The colors you see behind your eyes could hold clues for scientists about treating depression

As sophisticated as our brains are, they can be easily fooled. Take vision for example: Our eyes gather in information about the outside world and signal to the optic nerve, which turns this info into electrical signals in a part of the brain called the v

Health & Fitness | Health

9 Ways To Fall Asleep Faster (Without Counting Sheep)

By Alex Orlov for Life by DailyBurn If you feel wide awake when your head hits the pillow at night, you're not alone. Approximately 60 million Americans report having experienced insomnia in any given year, according to the National Institute of N...

I definitely need more sleep!

Health & Fitness | Health

Pain Really Is All In Your Head And Emotion Controls Intensity : Shots - Health News : NPR

Humiliation, fear and unpredictability all turn up the volume on pain, research shows. And meditation can turn down pain's intensity, according to scientists who are starting to figure out why.

This is a very interesting discussion on what causes pain.

News | News

They Shall Not Grow Postmodern: How Digital Trickery Is Changing How We View WWI, WWII & Swinging London

 In the fall of 2018, Peter Jackson released his documentary on WWI, "They Shall Not Grow Old," to its initial limited release in theaters before becoming a staple of streaming websites.

News | News

'This is Definitely Plagiarism': Harvard University President Claudine Gay Copied Entire Paragraphs From Others’ Academic Work and Claimed Them as Her Own

Harvard University president Claudine Gay plagiarized from numerous academics over the course of her academic career, at times airlifting entire paragraphs and claiming them as her own work, according to reviews by several scholars. In four papers publish

News | News

Victor Davis Hanson: The Unhinged Among Us

Dark delusions of the pro-Hamas crowd.

This is another brilliant column.

News | News

IDF strikes 250 terror sites in Gaza as ground battles intensify

Israel's military releases image of senior Hamas commanders eliminated • IDF apologizes for killing Lebanese Army soldier during strike on Hezbollah target.

News | News

Man Who Killed Bin Laden Responds To Viral TikTok Trend Praising The Terrorist’s ‘Letter To America’

A new viral trend on China-owned social media platform TikTok includes largely younger people praising and agreeing with notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden‘s “Letter to America.”

Gen Z are absolute morons.

Politics | Politics

Three-Peat... 'This will truly be the golden age of America'

WEST PALM BEACH—It was one of the closest elections in American history, until it wasn't. Donald Trump handily defeated Kamala Harris on Tuesday, becoming the first president since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to win a second, non-consecutive term. Trump supp

Politics | Politics

Bureaucracy Is On the Ballot! Amazing A.I. Video Shows What Democrats Are REALLY Fighting For

 You've heard the exclamations so often leading up to Election Day, if it hasn't made you vomit by now, you have a stronger stomach than this writer.

THIS is great.

Politics | Politics

Kamala's Stammering Mess Answer During Telemundo Interview Should by All Rights End Her Campaign

Kamala Harris is up a creek without a paddle at this point.

Politics | Politics

Is the Western World Still Free?

The recent arrest of Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov, has been in the news. Anti-Russian westerners cheered these events on, even though Durov had fled Russia years…

Politics | Politics

Anti-Israel agitators protest VP Harris nomination near DNC, hand out flyers for global 'intifada'

Anti-Israel demonstrators call Vice President Harris, 'Killer Kamala' as she accepts DNC nomination.

These people are unimaginably evil.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

This is how much exercise you really need to stay healthy at 40, 50, and 60

Researchers followed 5,000 adults around for 30 years and learned a thing or two about what keeps people healthy.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

How much exercise do I need at 40 or 50? This study tells you

Researchers followed 5,000 adults around for 30 years and learned a thing or two about what keeps people healthy.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

This is your brain on video games

Given the immense power that games have to alter our consciousness, it’s natural to wonder what long-term effects they might have on our brains.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Why Do We Call a Leg Cramp a Charley Horse? | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

A new kind of doctor's office charges a monthly fee and doesn't take insurance — and it could be the future of medicine

Direct primary care is a new movement of doctors and healthcare providers who don't accept insurance — instead relying on a monthly membership fee.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

Teddy Roosevelt Built A Mint Garden To Enjoy His Favorite Cocktail On Demand

President Teddy Roosevelt's favorite cocktail was a minty classic - and, in fact, he loved it so much that he grew his own mint in the White House garden.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

The 31 Best Steakhouses in America

Want to know where to eat steak in the United States? We've got you covered right here.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

Instead of sipping, here's what you should do when your waiter serves you a sample glass of wine

There's a certain etiquette that diners should follow when ordering a bottle of wine at a restaurant.

Science & Technology | Tech News

Apple’s AI ambitions could include Google or OpenAI

Apple has reportedly held discussions with Google to bring its Gemini generative AI technology to the iPhone and has also considered using OpenAI’s ChatGPT.