China Launches Synthetic Human Embryos to Space Station
Will humankind colonize other star systems, spreading life to distant worlds? Or more locally, and realistically: will we ever establish...
A$AP Rocky Released His Most Divisively Dark Album Ever on This Day 11 Years Ago
On this day 11 years ago, A$AP Rocky released AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP, his sophomore album and also his darkest and druggiest. The...
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ was a box-office disappointment. Disney’s TV strategy is to blame.
"The Mandalorian and Grogu." Lucasfilm"The Mandalorian and Grogu" had the worst opening ever for a "Star Wars" release.Disney played it...
Congressional Black Caucus presses companies in the US to oppose Republican redistricting push
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday called on major corporations across the U.S., including those that previously expressed support for...
Clyburn’s seat survives for now as South Carolina Republicans buck Trump on redistricting
South Carolina Republicans defied President Donald Trump and blocked a redistricting measure that would have drawn out the state’s lone...
America’s housing market decline is ‘no longer just a Sun Belt story’—LA and Dallas are tumbling, too
For the past two years, the story of falling home prices was largely a Sun Belt story — an unwinding...
Deal or No Deal With Iran
It isn’t hard to see the case for striking a deal with Iran, one that will turn the current shaky...
After a Minnesota church protest, states are toughening penalties for disrupting services
NEW ORLEANS — At least four states have adopted laws this year making it a crime to disrupt worship services, a reaction...
Knicks Fans, ‘a Specific Species of Human,’ Erupt Again
In the aftermath of the Knicks’ victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, which sent New York to the...
5 Great Songs I Encountered This Week
Dear listeners, I’m trying something a little different for this week’s Amplifier. Rather than offering up a playlist of thematically...
