The most exciting thing about “Miss Scarlet & The Duke” is its title
In some mysteries the murder victim turns out to be the perpetrator, with cause of their fatal injury being circumstances of their own creation. Blame "Miss Scarlet &The Duke" for…
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Can “True Cost Accounting” tell us more than a price tag?
40 McNuggets for $13.99 sounds like an unbelievable deal. So, maybe it is. Groups like the Sustainable Food Trust are on a mission to demonstrate how, in the current commodity food system, big…
What the heck is Vegemite (and how do you eat it)?
Cut off from the rest of the populated landmass of planet Earth for several millennia, Australia had plenty of time to develop some natural quirks. Take marsupials (pouches, hopping), for…
The Pentagon denied multiple requests to send National Guard during Capitol siege, GOP governor says
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, said federal officials repeatedly denied his requests to deploy the state's National Guard to quell the deadly Capitol riot on Wednesday as members of…
Josh Hawley claims family was terrorized by “antifa scumbags” in peaceful “vigil” at his home
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., claimed that "antifa scumbags" threatened his family at their Washington, D.C.-area home after video showed what appeared to be a peaceful protest. A group of about…
Disney, Pixar and Netflix are teaching your children the wrong messages about pain
Mass media exert an enormous influence on children's development and is very likely how they learn about pain. Understanding the powerful influence that media has on preschoolers and kindergarteners is…
Jon Ossoff turns tables on Fox News reporter
Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff refused to back down on Wednesday when a Fox News reporter attempted an impromptu interview on live television. As Ossoff was speaking to reporters on…
Ski resorts work to stay open as COVID cases snowball
TELLURIDE, Colo. — The day after Thanksgiving, Dr. Jana Eller and Dr. Shiraz Naqvi were seated beside an outdoor fire pit at the base of Telluride Ski Resort, taking a…
South Indian filter coffee is like no coffee you’ve had before
In April, my stainless steel coffee filter ran dry. Which is to say, I ran out of my favorite coffee — in the midst of a lockdown, no access to my Indian…
Trump’s coup goes beyond a grift: The president is desperately seeking any path to stay in power
For weeks now, Donald Trump's hopes of stealing the 2020 presidential election from the winner, Joe Biden, have been fading. Nonetheless, the dumbest and worst president in American history continued…