Everybody loves penguins. They’re short, can’t fly and look like they’re wearing tiny tuxedos. It’s a joy to watch them waddle, hop around and slide across the ice on their bellies. But what do penguins […]
John Ratzenberger, Who Played Mailman Cliff on 'Cheers,' Has a Plan to Help USPS
John Ratzenberger — the actor best known for playing the affable mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers — was enlisted to record a Cameo video urging people to support the United States Postal Service. The video happened […]
Chicago Police Will Monitor Social Media to Prevent 'Looting'
Amidst weeks of unrest in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced the creation of a “task force” to monitor protesters’ social media activity and prevent “looting,” NBC Chicago reports. The social media monitoring is part […]
David Lynch Includes Message for Postal Workers in Daily Weather Report
David Lynch included a message of support for postal workers in his daily weather report. Since May, the endearingly peculiar filmmaker has been posting short videos in which he gives a daily Los Angeles weather […]
In Chicago, a Shooting Forces Systemic Inequality to the Surface
According to police, last Sunday at around 2:30 p.m. Chicago police officers responded to a “call of a person with a gun” in the South Side neighborhood of Englewood, and saw someone who matched the […]
New Podcast Explores Story of Investors-Turned-Killers of the 'Billionaire Boys Club'
A new podcast will delve into the story of a group of preppy investors known as the “Billionaire Boys Club” who went from pulling get-rich-quick schemes to committing murder during the 1980s. The six-episode series […]
William Shatner, Susan Orlean, Neil Gaiman Set for Ray Bradbury Read-A-Thon
To mark what would have been author Ray Bradbury’s 100th birthday on August 22nd, the Library of Congress, the Los Angeles Public Library and libraries from across the nation have banded together for a virtual […]
The Lingering Mysteries of Charles Manson
One summer in the late 1980s, when Eli Frankel was about 15, his father gave him a gift. An active part of the 1960s counterculture, the elder Frankel thought his teenage son should be reading […]
Naomie Harris, Brian Eno Team Up for Animated Short 'Extinction Emergency'
Naomie Harris and Brian Eno have joined forces for Extinction Emergency, and Why We Must Act Now, an animated short about the climate and ecological crisis. Harris does voiceover for the explainer, while Eno provides […]
The Right Is All Hot and Bothered Over Covid-19 Sex Advice
Among the many things Republicans hate — lattes, Drag Queen Story Hours, college dining hall protests — there is perhaps nothing quite as infuriating as the suggestion that someone, somewhere, is having pleasurable sex for […]
What Is #SaveTheChildren and Why Did Facebook Block It?
On July 30th, model and influencer Helen Owen, who has more than a million followers, deviated from her typical fare of Mexican-beachside dinner videos and lush-haired bikini images to post a photo of herself and […]
Reopening Plans for Georgia's Public Universities Are Under Fire from Students and Faculty
Though the coronavirus is still, as President Trump put it last week, a “thing,” universities around the country are opening for the fall semester, albeit with an array of restrictions in place that are intended […]