Keys, Wallet, Pepper Spray: The New Reality for Asian-Americans
“I think it just speaks to the urgency that people are feeling.”
Daily Archive: May 20, 2021
The First Cellphone: Discover Motorola’s DynaTAC 8000X, a 2-Pound Brick Priced at $3,995 (1984)
We get the culture our technology permits, and in the 21st century no technological development has changed culture like that of the smartphone. As with every...
As Velocity Increases, So Does Danger to Batters
Batters are being hit at a rate unseen since the 1890s. Kevin Pillar’s beaning showed how devastating one pitch can be.
‘Dream Horse’ Review: A Familiar Bet
Toni Collette and Damian Lewis play two underdogs in Wales who invest in a race horse in this comedy-drama ripped from the headlines.
Teenage long jump sensation Larissa Iapichino on the Olympics and matching her mother’s record
Larissa Iapichino’s face said it all: hands on her head and mouth agape, it was the look of someone who could scarcely believe what she had...
Clarence Thomas awaits his chance to drive the conservative majority on abortion and guns
Twenty-nine years ago, less than a year after he had taken the bench, Justice Clarence Thomas joined a dissent calling the landmark opinion Roe v. Wade...
The Myth of Labor Shortages
Is the U.S. suffering from a labor shortage? If so, capitalism has an answer.
EU finalizes deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 1.8 billion doses
The European Union’s executive arm on Thursday finalized a third vaccine contract with Pfizer and BioNTech through 2023 for an additional 1.8 billion doses of their...
Vaccines effective against variants but overseas travel still not safe: WHO
Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains “fragile” and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization’s Europe director warned on Thursday, but stressed that authorised...
EU lawmakers back COVID vaccines patent waiver
The European Parliament has urged the EU to back a push for a temporary waiver of coronavirus vaccine patents, in the face of scepticism from Brussels...
