A Bold Departure for Sharon Van Etten
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sharon Van EttenRemind Me TomorrowJagjaguwar Somber anguish has long been a hallmark of Sharon Van Etten’s beautifully austere folk-pop, which probes the inner workings of relationships with unsparing directness. The startling “Remind Me Tomorrow” marks a dramatic sonic change, expanding her palette to include such…
Climate Change Is Even Worse for Our Health Than We Thought
This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate change could take a greater toll on global health than previously estimated. That’s according to a new report published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article, along with an editorial published in the same issue, calls on health professionals to lead…
For 20 Years, US Carbon Emissions Have Been Dropping. Last Year, They Spiked.
Brown coal power plant emission.Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by ProPublica. The signals are blaring: Dramatic changes to our climate are well upon us. These changes — we know thanks to a steady drumbeat of alarming official reports over the past 12 months —…
Here Is Tonight’s Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Really? I have to call it the Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse? Fine. Here it is, as seen from the friendly confines of my backyard. For the first hour of the eclipse the sky around here was clear and brilliant, so the pictures turned out…
TSA Says the Number of Agents Skipping Work Has Spiked Due to the Shutdown
Transportation Security Administration agents help passengers through a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark. New figures released Sunday reveal a record number of agents are not showing up to work. Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Transportation Security Administration has reported that the number of airport security…
BuzzFeed Defends Trump-Russia Blockbuster and Promises to Run Down New Details
Richard Vogel/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith and investigative reporter Anthony Corimer appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources Sunday to double-down on their blockbuster story alleging President Trump ordered his former personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the president’s dealings in Russia. “Our reporting is…