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Droughts Are Getting So Intense That Ancient Ruins Are Beginning to Surface From Dried Up Rivers
Water levels in rivers across Europe are reaching astonishing lows lately as a record heatwave continues to bake much of the continent. Images captured by the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite revealed the extraordinary extent of the drought, which is clearly desiccating Europe’s major waterways. Water levels in one of those rivers, the Danube, have…
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Sleepover party with 39 cats? You read that right
Ginger and white cat Fruitcake slept on top of my sleeping bag, with my legs tucked inside. Kitten Seer hopped onto my chest, stretching her little black fluffy limbs while I scratched her chin. Large, white, long-haired cat the Big Lebowski settled into a loaf position by my head. Did I really sleep when I…
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Trump official’s ‘discordant’ brags obliterated on CNN with damning figures
White House economist Kevin Hassett described a “booming” economy this week, pointing to 83,000 construction workers currently building factories, unemployment claims at their lowest since World War II, and more job openings than unemployed workers. But the latest government data tells a starkly different story, CNN senior business reporter Matt Egan said Monday. The economy…
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Feds investigating if captain of boat that flipped in New York Harbor was running illegal charter business
The captain of the overloaded boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her baby daughter, could face federal charges as investigators examine whether he was running an illegal charter company. Manuel Hernandez, 46, was transferred to federal custody on Sunday after receiving treatment at Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center, sources told The…
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Brad Pitt felt ‘suicidal’ navigating ‘family stuff’ 10 years after Angelina Jolie split: ‘This s–t ain’t easy’
Brad Pitt revealed he felt “suicidal” while navigating “family stuff” 10 years after splitting from Angelina Jolie. “I’ve never been suicidal except for one little period. And in that one little period, I just thought — I just couldn’t — just didn’t see a way out,” the “Fight Club” actor said in a candid interview…
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The Outlaw Chemist Teaching People How to Make Drugs From Scratch
“This is probably the most important video I have ever done,” William “Willy” Myco tells his nearly 2,500 paying Patreon subscribers. The video, posted on Halloween 2024, offers viewers step-by-step instructions on how to produce what he claimed is “100 percent pure LSD.” Wearing a baseball cap that said “Mycelium Familia” over his shaved head…
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A much-needed cool-down is on the horizon for SoCal this week
After a brutal stretch of relentless heat across Southern California, relief is finally on the way. A gradual cooling trend will lower temperatures across most of the region this week, according to the National Weather Service. Beginning Monday, temperatures will dip slightly — roughly one to three degrees — before progressively dropping throughout the week.…
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Trump world ‘rolls its eyes’ as right-wing star threatens to upend GOP’s 2028 plans
The threat of an America First party stepping into the breach in 2028, representing disaffected former MAGA supporters, is being laughed at inside the White House. Discussions about forming a new political party have moved beyond social media manifestos into substantive donor conversations and organizational planning, according to sources tracking the effort. Former Rep. Marjorie…
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Breaking Down the Euphoric Ending of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Hannah Einbinder as Kris in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma —Courtesy of Mubi Warning: This post contains spoilers for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. The last thing Kris Williams (Hannah Einbinder) does before she dies is watch herself do it. She lies on a twin bed in Camp Tivoli’s Bunk 5,…
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The Atlantic’s September Cover: Tyler Austin Harper’s “Confessions of a Token Black Professor”
For The Atlantic’s September cover story, staff writer Tyler Austin Harper writes about how he came to lose faith in academia, chronicling his recent career as a professor and his decision to leave his tenure-track position after five years at Bates College in Maine. “I saw clearly now what should have been obvious all along.…