Commuting to school in snow
Kids in Finland Commuting to School by Bicycle and Sled, in Snow, at Negative-22 Degrees By Rain Noe From Core77 “You can use your single-speed upright granny bike with summer tires all year long” I’m a native New Yorker and…
Mid century modern designer
A Mid Century Modern Designer Whose Name You Should Know: Mel Smilow By Rain Noe From Core77 How a kid from the Bronx dropped out of Pratt and achieved entrepreneurial design success If I asked you to rattle off some…
Multiple witnesses and friends contradict new Kavanaugh accuser
From Newsmax The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative group that has supported Brett Kavanaugh‘s nomination to the Supreme Court, issued a statement criticizing the New Yorker magazine for its report Sunday that a second woman has accused Kavanaugh of sexual…
America desperately needs a healthy conservatism
By Andrew Sullivan From NY Mag In these fetid times, it’s easy to know what you’re against. And I’ve spent many diaries assailing the dueling Trump and “social justice” cults on the illiberal right and left these past several months….
Trump’s disastrous Putin Summit could have been even worse
By Jonah Shepp From New York Mag President Donald Trump’s performance at Monday’s press conference following his summit meeting in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin was by most accounts disastrous. Trump failed to press Putin on one single point…
UN financing forum sees focus on debt relief for vulnerable Caribbean nations
By Amy Lieberman From devex UNITED NATIONS — Concern over debt vulnerability and risks for small island developing states in the Caribbean, likely set to face another strong hurricane season this year, guided an emerging consensus for action at the…
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NBC refused to report Weinstein story
By Jeffery Rodack From Newsmax NBC News originally refused to run an explosive story detailing sexual harassment allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Ronan Farrow, who works as a reporter for NBC News, confirmed he had started the story under…
Why nursing homes are the worst places for our elderly
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider If you’re thinking about sending your parent to a nursing home, it’s time to seriously reconsider. Facilities for the elderly, originally created as a by-product of an effort to free up hospital beds, haven’t…
