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Last week, my local movie theater ran the first two episodes of the new limited television series, Mussolini: Son of the Century, and with all the recent fear about fascism threatening global democracy, it couldn't have come at a better time. -- Read ...

I watched this ad and came away with no understanding of why I'd want to switch from Parker to Montblanc.

Deseret News reports that Charlie Kirk, an antisemitic conspiracy theorist and commentator, was shot this afternoon at a speaking event in Utah. Kirk's status is unknown and a suspect is reportedly in custody. Bystanders report seeing Kirk shot near ...

Duke University places the responsibility for Jerry Seinfeld's disgusting comments on Jerry Seinfeld and Chabad of Duke, who hosted him. Pretty telling when the University won't even make a 'we welcome all ideas to be explored, free speech' style ...

This short video, by a very energetic YouTuber, is packed with fascinating caffeine history, chemistry, and enigmas.

A Texas A&M professor was fired after teaching about gender identity in a children's literature course, where they showed the "gender unicorn" infographic. When a student filmed herself objecting that this went "against President Trump's law," it led ...

"For most of the park's history, Disney was priced to welcome people across the income spectrum, embracing the motto 'Everyone is a V.I.P.,'" writes Daniel Currell in the New York Times. Not anymore. Middle-class families save for years to afford a ...

Kowloon Walled City was a Chinese enclave in British Hong Kong that neither country felt obliged to govern. As a result, it became lawless and chaotic, an incredible warren of randomly-stacked tower buildings with a "staggering" population density of ...

The proprietors of Present & Correct, a wonderful stationery supply store in London, have acquired a remarkable paper clip collection. They said: David Walker has been collecting paper clips from around the world for much of his life. He recently ...

"Look at these Fools" is a music video by Azimuth Actual. It presents Donald Trump as a leaky pig, Stephen Miller as a Nosferatu cosplayer, Pam Bondi as a B-movie monster, and Kristi Noem as a gun-loving dog killer. -- Read the rest The post "Look at ...