Snapchat As You Knew It Is Gone
One of the most popular messaging apps sure isn’t what it used to be, oh, 48 hours ago. Snapchat on Tuesday announced a massive update [ Read More ]
International Politics
On the Set of FX's 'The Americans': or, How to Survive Being an Extra on the Graveyard Shift
About two years ago, I got a call to work as an “extra” on an overnight shoot for the pilot of the FX show The [ Read More ]
Cash or Credit — Which Is the Smarter Way to Pay?
Dear Carrie, I’m trying to rein in our family’s spending and wondering if my husband and I rely too much on credit cards. We pay [ Read More ]
Elementary Teachers Under Fire After Forcing 'Poop Inspections' On Students
When officials at an elementary school in Gustine, Texas, kept finding poop on the gym floor, they decided to get to the bottom of the [ Read More ]
Ideal Body Types Through History Could Teach Us All Something About Women's Bodies
The “ideal” woman’s body type has taken on a number of forms over the past 3,000 years. In ancient Egypt, it was slender shoulders and [ Read More ]
The University Of Michigan Is Bringing Mental Health Care To Its Student Athletes
Will Heininger, a sport management major at the University of Michigan, was living what was supposed to be a dream. He was playing football for [ Read More ]
30 Lessons Learned From Six Years of Parenting
1. The parent who assumes the tougher position in regards to expectations and discipline is almost always correct. 2. Writing to your child on a [ Read More ]
Systems Science Meets Planet Earth
I am at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, speaking mainly about the societal impact robot technologies are likely to have in our [ Read More ]
Joseph Weekley, Cop Who Fatally Shot Sleeping 7-Year-Old, Will No Longer Face Charges
The Detroit police officer who fatally shot a sleeping 7-year-old girl will not be retried, officials said Wednesday. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in [ Read More ]
Emma Watson Tells Young Fan To 'Be An Engineer' Even Though Her Dad Doesn't Want Her To
Just when you thought Emma Watson couldn’t possibly be more inspiring, she goes and inspires some more. While at the World Economic Forum in Davos [ Read More ]
10 Anti-Valentine's Day Cards That Are Perfect For Your Ex
Feeling particularly catty toward your ex as Valentine’s Day inches closer? There are now more ways than ever to let your former flame know you [ Read More ]
Republicans Take Aim At Land Conservation Measures In Keystone XL Bill
WASHINGTON — Conservation groups are balking at several amendments offered to Senate legislation that would approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, amendments they say [ Read More ]
The Politico-Legal Transgender Tipping Point
“I am gratified that Saks reversed its decision to advocate against the rights of transgender employees under the Civil Rights Act. We look forward to [ Read More ]
Death Penalty Opponents Make Last-Minute Plea To Save Richard Glossip's Life
OKLAHOMA CITY — Dozens of death penalty opponents gathered in the Oklahoma state Capitol building Tuesday as part of a last-ditch effort to save the [ Read More ]
Teens Take To Twitter In Response To Underwhelming #Snowmageddon
After hunkering down for what became known as the “snowpocalypse” and “snowmageddon,” many cities awoke to disappointment and a few inches of snow on the [ Read More ]
4 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Mental Wellness
I previously wrote about the symptoms of depression and provided a guide to treat depression. However, many of the same behavioral activation techniques that are [ Read More ]
It's Washington Beer vs. Massachusetts Beer In The Super Bowl Of Taste Tests
Beer and the Super Bowl go together better than Bill Belichick and controversy. Americans reportedly drink 50 million cases of beer the day of the [ Read More ]
2 Vanderbilt Football Players Found Guilty Of Rape Charges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has convicted two ex-Vanderbilt football players of raping a former student inside a dorm room. The jury deliberated for [ Read More ]