Just before 7 a.m. on April 11, Ao ‘Olivia’ Kong threw herself in front of a train in West Philadelphia. She was the 10th student to take her own life at the University of Pennsylvania in the last...
Tasteless, crude and inappropriate speech should always be reprimanded, regardless of the individual’s intention. One of the great things about society today is that we have become essentially unapologetic...
One of the quickest indicators that spring has officially sprung is the fact that music festivals have begun to once again grace deserted lots with people and tunes. Time to pull out those gladiator sandals...
It’d be hard to start an article about professional sports without acknowledging how gross they can be on many levels — despite sports’ systematic gendered pay discrimination, their hitherto blatant...
More and more we’re seeing political leaders abandon good economic practices in the name of political and economic “progressiveness.” Policy is no longer about growth or the health of our national...
Psychopathy describes personality disorders characterized by chronic lying, manipulation, an inability to empathize with others, childlike impulsiveness and abnormal or violent social behavior. I am a...
My Welch’s 100 percent White Grape and Cherry Juice has a sell by date of 4/6/17. My Kirkland Signature 100 percent Grape Juice also has a sell by date of 4/15/17. It seems strange to me that these juices...
Many "centenarians," (those who’ve reached the 100-year-old milestone) live in pockets across the world where living conditions seem to be prime for living longer and healthier lives. These "Blue Zones"...
A few years ago, a new kind of game genre exploded into existence and dominated browser gaming. These minimal effort, incremental “idle” games have flourished since 2013. Games like Cookie Clicker,...
Should we be worried about the future of artificial intelligence?
Obviously computer intelligence has many beneficial uses, and I’m grateful for those. But our reliance on these machines is troubling....
