Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was found dead by apparent suicide in his jail cell this morning. 1/18 Critical US voting systems remain vulnerable, with many still accessible online, despite officials' assurances to the contrary. 2/18 With 8chan's shutdown, far-right users head to messaging
"Green Book was a good movie" and more ASMR for white liberals.
The annual Hajj pilgrimage begins today. In 2018, 2.37 million Muslims made the journey to Mecca. 1/15 Russians plan protests tomorrow in Moscow and 40 other cities for another weekend of civil unrest. 2/15 Domino's spent $8.5 million stockpiling ingredients to prepare for a
In raids on seven food-processing plants in Mississippi, 680 undocumented workers were arrested, in some cases leaving children with no one to pick them up from school. 1/16 Swept up in Trump's immigration enforcement, a 41-year-old Detroit man was deported to Iraq, where he
Four books down, and two to go until our end-of-summer finale, where you'll decide which of our Camp ToB reads goes to the 2020 Tournament of Books. This week, we begin our final matchup of the summer with the first half of American Spy.
The President visits Dayton and El Paso. Dayton’s mayor says Trump’s comments on guns are “unhelpful.” Leaders in El Paso wish Trump would stay away. 1/14 Venezuela and Uruguay issue a travel warning about the US, warning visitors about violence and hate crimes. 2/14 For 24
NEC unveiled its wobbly flying car in Abiko, outside Tokyo. It was able to hover for about a minute using four propellers. See also: a brief history of the catchphrase, "Where's my flying car?"
Two more people have died from this weekend's mass shooting in El Paso, bringing the death toll to 22 victims. 1/23 How the Trump campaign has used Facebook advertising to promote the use of the term "invasion" in the context of immigration. 2/23 "
This excellent mini-doc on the reissue of Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks includes interviews with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Roger Eno about how they created the original album, as well as the new tracks that seamlessly match its 1983 forebear.
Filmmaker DA Pennebaker, whose lengthy credits include shooting the first conceptual rock video (Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues"), David Bowie's final concert as Ziggy Stardust, and Depeche Mode's 101, has died at 94.
