Last week, a Navy SEAL returned to his alma mater to engage in an informal training exercise with his old college sports team. The lacrosse team at Tufts University hosted… Read the rest of the article: College athletes hospitalized with potentially fatal condition after attempting SEAL workout
A 65-year-old man in Boston was arraigned on Friday for a murder that happened in 1988, all because he spit on the sidewalk outside of his home. A 25-year-old woman… Read the rest of the article: Man arrested for 1988 murder after spitting on the sidewalk in 2023
Over at NPR, writer Julia Simon recently explored the gender dynamics as it relates to climate change. Specifically, how beef is disproportionately responsible for meat-related carbon emissions and how men… Read the rest of the article: Beef-obsessed bros causing crucial climate catastrophes
A group of researchers at the Seoul National University of Science and Technology have presented a proof-of-concept for the first flying shopping cart. It's just a platform or wire basket mounted… Read the rest of the article: Still no flying cars, but now there's a flying cart to shop with
LOST: Back To The Island is a new book from TV critics Emily St. James and Noel Murray that offers an insightful retrospective on one of the most iconic television… Read the rest of the article: New book looks back on things we lost since LOST premiered 20 years ago
The comic book industry is rife with heartbreaking stories of scrappy, under-appreciated artists who barely got a pittance as their intellectual property blossomed into billion-dollar corporate assets. Joel Shuster and… Read the rest of the article: "Public Domain" explores comic books exploitative past through family drama
The other day, I was out at a park with my 4-year-old, when he suddenly bent over and picked something up. "Look at this toy truck, dada!" he said, struggling… Read the rest of the article: TapeDeck.org celebrates the graphic design history of analog cassette tapes
Researchers at Mississippi State University have discovered a new species of parasitoid wasps, in case the world wasn't terrifying you enough right now. While parasitoid wasps have been previously known… Read the rest of the article: New parasite wasp species discovered inside of adult fruit flies
Backstage at Warped Tour in 1998, Fat Mike had a stroke of genius. The NOFX frontman had formed his own record label, Fat Wreck Chords, about a decade earlier. In… Read the rest of the article: 25 years of "Short Music for Short People," the greatest music compilation ever made
Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music is a new book from writer and musician Franz Nicolay that turns the spotlight on the unsung heroes of rock & roll:… Read the rest of the article: Band People: the artistry and economics of supporting musicians
"Face It, Tiger" is the newest single from the Roland High Life, the indie rock band I started with some friends back in the mid-'00s. It's actually the first decent… Read the rest of the article: "Face It, Tiger" is a power-pop banger about Spider-Man and MJ
The Supernova International Ska Festival takes place every September in Virginia. This year's festivities include a performance by Agent 99, a New York ska band from the 90s that featured… Read the rest of the article: Jedi Master Kelleran Beq and his sister talk about ska
This week, musician Michael Hearst launched an ambitious new project: 80 covers of 80 songs from the 1980s, with a new one released every week. Over the next 80 weeks… Read the rest of the article: 80 songs from the 80s, performed by members of Magnetic Fields, TMBG, and more
Three Napa Valley wineries—Hoopes Vineyard, Summit Lake Vineyards, and Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery—have sued the Napa County government over their right to free speech. Specifically, they say the county's "vague" and "ambitious"… Read the rest of the article: Vineyards sue Napa County over right to wine tastings
In this fun promotional video for the drum lesson app Drumeo, the mysterious Blue Men of the eponymous Group discovers the goth-punk band My Chemical Romance for the first time.… Read the rest of the article: Blue Man Group discovers My Chemical Romance
"The Karate Rap" is a 1986 rap song by David and Holly Seeger that helped promote their then-fledging media production company. As they explain on their website: While idling on… Read the rest of the article: White people in the 80s rapping about karate
The second installment of Chanan Beizer's The Golem of Venice Beach is available to pre-order via Kickstarter. The Golem of Venice Beach is the debut graphic novel from writer Chanan Beizer,… Read the rest of the article: "The Golem of Venice Beach Vol. 2" boasts an all-star artist lineup
52-year-old Michael Smith of North Carolina was indicted on federal charges on Thursday, September 5, 2024 for allegedly making millions of dollars off of streaming services by using AI-generated music… Read the rest of the article: Actual human indicted for making millions off of AI music
Now That's What I Call Music! is the umbrella title for a series of compilation albums comprising songs already huge hits. Created in 1983 by Virgin Records and launched in… Read the rest of the article: A playlist of every "Now That's What I Call Music" compilation
The Great When is the new novel from acclaimed comic book creator and wizard Alan Moore—supposedly the first in a quintet, though the book stands well enough. It's a magical… Read the rest of the article: Alan Moore's new whimsical, wonderful, and wordy novel
