tribdem.com – By Chip Minemyer – A Johnstown man says he was unaware that his letter to a Penn State football player about the player’s appearance had ignited a social-media firestorm over claims of racial insensitivity. David Petersen, a 1966 Penn State graduate …
variety.com – By Chris Morris – Drummer Ginger Baker, who became rock’s first superstar percussionist as a member of the wildly popular ‘60s British power trio Cream, died Sunday in England. He was 80. His Facebook and Twitter pages posted the news, saying …
reuters.com – By Lucien Libert – TOKYO – Japan may not win their home Rugby World Cup but they have already proved themselves world beaters when it comes to toilets. Going to the loo is a much more futuristic experience in the Land …
nytimes.com – New York City – By Karen Zraick – Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate activist from Sweden who delivered a much-watched speech at the United Nations on Monday, has been celebrated for her activism on climate change, including galvanizing the worldwide, youth-led …
mirror.co.uk – By Courtney Pochin – Resting bitch face. It’s a term I’m sure you’ve come across before. Also known as RBF or bitchy resting face, it’s defined as a facial expression that makes a person appear angry or irritated at a time …
variety.com – By Jem Aswad and Pat Saperstein – Ric Ocasek, frontman of the popular late 1970s and 1980s band the Cars, was found dead in his New York home on Sunday. He was 75. The NYPD confirmed that Ocasek’s body was discovered …
latimes.com – By Kiera Feldman, Brittny Mejia – A 22-year-old Sylmar man arrested on suspicion of making false claims about a possible active shooter at the Los Angeles County Fair did so because he was hoping to avoid going to the fair with …
latimes.com – By Matthew Ormseth, Joel Rubin – BOSTON — Actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying to rig her daughter’s university entrance exams, a narrow victory for prosecutors in the college admissions case who wanted a …
jezebel.com – By Megan Reynolds – When any publication informs me that the “internet” has fallen in love with something, I am often skeptical. Rarely does the object of the internet’s collective affection deliver—but this cat, Daisy (no relation), does in spades. According …
nymag.com – By Matt Stieb – The president’s understanding of the natural world isn’t particularly deep. He thinks that the noise from wind turbines causes cancer. He’s called climate change a hoax and thinks that cold weather in the winter disproves global warming. …