It Turns Out That Bubonic Plague Has a Silver Lining
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Earlier today, Michael McCormick presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Medieval Academy of America. It was published several months ago, but I only found out about it today via a reader on Twitter, which is one of the reasons I like Twitter…
Things Might Get Awkward With Ryan Seacrest at the Oscars—You Just Won’t Get to See It
Future-Image via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Oscar’s host Jimmy Kimmel has apparently promised not to “get too political“, with producers promising the host will bring up the #MeToo movement, but won’t dwell too long on the subject. Ryan Seacrest, practically an Oscar’s institution for his role on…
Mueller Is Now Looking Into Middle Eastern Influence as Part of the Trump Investigation
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Monday, May 15, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Special counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his investigation to look into the Trump White House’s…
The Mighty Circular Polarizing Filter Explained in Pictures
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Because I have a new toy, you all have to suffer through blog posts about my camera every weekend. Until I get bored of it. Which is not yet. Back in the day, I had a circular polarizing filter for my Leica rangefinder. But then…
Scott Pruitt Has Laid Bare the Growing Environmental Schism Within Christianity
Gage Skidmore/Flickr Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by The New Republic and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Pope Francis sparked a media frenzy in 2015 with the release of his second encyclical, Laudato Si. One of the highest forms of official Catholic Church teaching, the…
Report: Trump Administration Making Controversial “Expedited Plans” for Utah’s Grand Staircase
Mint Images/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Federal authorities at Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument are moving forward to create new plans for managing the area, despite several legal challenges to the monument’s boundaries. Conservationists say they are…