A comic writer and performer, he was known for his boundary-pushing routines about racism and social justice and for his work with Richard Pryor and Dave Chappelle.
The Art of the Sneaker
A new exhibition in London charts the rise of global sneaker culture, from performance shoe to cult collector item. But do they belong in the museum?
An ‘Army of 16-Year-Olds’ Takes On the Democrats
Young progressives are an unpredictable new factor in Massachusetts elections. They’re ardent, and organized, and they don’t take orders.
Genetic tools help identify a cellular culprit for type 1 diabetes
By mapping its genetic underpinnings, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a predictive causal role for specific cell types in type 1 diabetes, a condition that affects more than 1.6 million Americans.
China releases the first images taken by its Mars rover
China has released the first images taken by its Mars rover, Zhurong.
The way mice lick could reveal origins of neurological disorders
For the first time, Cornell University researchers have developed a technique for studying the neuroscience of motor control in mice—by focusing on a mouse’s tongue when it licks a water spout.
Months after learning to walk again, 24-year-old finally learns what caused her paralysis
One morning when she was 24, Andrea Paez woke up to find dark red blood on her pillow. She felt exhausted and nauseous, with a pounding headache.
Risk scores for predicting short-term outcomes for patients with unexplained syncope
The Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) is an accurate validated prediction score for emergency department patients with unexplained syncope. These are the results of a study titled “Multivariable risk scores for predicting short-term outcomes for emergency department patients with unexplained syncope: A systematic review,” to be published in the May issue of Academic Emergency Medicine …
Camera Lens Reviews
Choosing the right camera lens is of the utmost important. Luckily, Digital Trends’ expert reviews will help you choose a model based on rating, focal length, and a variety of other metrics.
‘Girls5eva’ and 5 recommendations to revisit Y2K
Record labels of the late 1990s and 2000s curated a seemingly endless march of girl groups in matchy-matchy outfits, all vying to be the next Spice Girls or Destiny’s Child. But after a fall from the top 10 of “TRL” or the afterglow of “Making the Band” fame, what happened to these ephemeral pop stars?