Apple Loves China: Launches 'Year of the Tiger' Themed Earbuds for Chinese New Year Beats Studio, the high-end consumer audio company founded by rap producer Dr.
10 Famous Sociopaths Among Serial Killers, Historical Leaders & TV Characters Did you know that one in every twenty-five people is a sociopath? That’s surprising, if not a little worrying.
Mr. Blue and Maria: A Musical Dream Sixty years ago in the late fall and early winter, a seventeen-year-old blue-eyed Bronx boy went by himself to see an afternoon showing of West Side Story on Fordham Road in the north Bronx. He took the bus to the theater but walked the few miles home in a romantic
Ethiopia: New Wave of Atrocities in Western Tigray (Nairobi, December 16, 2021) – Amhara security forces are responsible for a surge of mass detentions, killings, and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in the Western Tigray territory of northern Ethiopia, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. Tigrayan civilians attempting to escape the new wave of violence have been
Performers Should Speak Up or Not Attend Saudi Music Festival Global music superstars slated to perform at the upcoming MDL Beast Soundstorm Festival in Saudi Arabia should speak up for human rights or else not participate.
5 Deep Questions Every Old Soul Has Asked Themselves If you are an old soul, you may often ask yourself deep questions about what it is to be human, what your life purpose might be and who you truly are. An old soul often feels nostalgic for something they are not sure exists and homesick for a place they
History and Rituals for Yule From December 21st in the New Year, pagans, witches, and more will witness one of the most important sabbaths of the year: Yuletide.
German Court: Remote Worker Who Fell Between Bed and Desk Was Injured While 'Commuting' A man who slipped and broke his back while working from home was “commuting” to work during his walk from his bed to his desk, a German court has ruled.
Meryl Streep, Other Prominent Art Figures Urge End to Repression of Artists in Cuba (London | New York, NY) – The Cuban government should immediately stop its abuses against Cuban artists, over 300 prominent figures from the art world said today in a statement co-signed by PEN International, the Artists at Risk Connection of PEN America, and Human Rights Watch. The Cuban government should respect freedom
Azerbaijan: Opposition Leader Beaten in Custody (Berlin) – Azerbaijan police violently dispersed a peaceful protest in central Baku on December 1, 2021, and detained dozens of protesters, Human Rights Watch said today.
Klaus’ Great Narrative: Locking the Plebs in the 21st Century Plato’s Cave In case you were beginning to feel like your world was becoming a cliché dystopian movie script, don’t feel bad.
Wired: Jack Dorsey Was the Soul of Twitter Wired explains in a recent article why Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey was the “soul of Twitter” and appeared to be truly dedicated to his vision for the platform.
Central African Republic: Detain War Crimes Suspect Now (Nairobi) – The Central African Republic government should coordinate with United Nations peacekeepers to ensure that war crimes suspect Hassan Bouba, who was released from detention in defiance of court orders and escorted home by national gendarmes on November 26, 2021, is returned to custody, Human Rights Watch said today. Bouba
Central African Republic: Minister Faces Atrocity Charges (Nairobi) – The Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic has arrested and brought charges against a government minister for war crimes and crimes against humanity in an important step for justice, Human Rights Watch said today. A detention hearing for the minister, a former armed group leader, Hassan
W.H. Council of Economic Advisers Chair: 'A Lot' of Inflation 'Is Due to the Strong Support We Gave to Households' On Monday’s edition of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse stated that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been looking at data to understand the source of inflation, and “one of the things that we can see is a lot of