10 Years Later: Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution
In 2014, Hong Kong protesters used umbrellas as a form of passive resistance to the city police’s use of tear gas and pepper spray as they demanded a more transparent…
How Dikembe Mutombo’s Charm Made the World Smile
Perhaps Dikembe Mutombo’s finger-wagging went a bit too far? The beloved NBA big-man—who died on Monday, of brain cancer, at 58—started his signature move sometime in the mid-1990s, as he…
I Quit Teaching Because of ChatGPT
This fall is the first in nearly 20 years that I am not returning to the classroom. For most of my career, I taught writing, literature, and language, primarily to…
Horror moment runaway GOLF BUGGY flies down hill and smashes through fence injuring four on board after brake failure
THIS is the horror a runaway gold buggy flies down a hill and smashes through a fence injuring the four riding in it. CCTV footage shows the cart careening down…
How Kris Kristofferson Changed Country Music
When Kris Kristofferson released his debut album in 1970, country music was practically defined by Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee,” a jingoistic anthem which condemned war protesters, drugs, and “long…