Why ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Once Turned Down a $5 Million Endorsement Deal
When you take into consideration how many commercials over the years have incorporated both music and humor, a guy like...
A physicist explains the overlooked problem that could doom Elon Musk’s Mars colonization plans: dust
The SpaceX board will grant Elon Musk 1 billion SpaceX shares if he can get a colony of 1 million...
The serious health risks posed by wildfire smoke
Massive wildfires are raging around the world during unprecedented heatwaves, blanketing millions of people under pungent haze caused by smoke...
In Prime Time, Trump Criticizes Networks for Not Carrying His Speech
Not every television network carried President Trump’s prime-time speech from the White House, and it did not escape the president’s...
Before ‘Jersey Shore’ Became Huge, MTV Almost Replaced the Entire Cast
Jersey Shore quickly became the pinnacle of the pop culture zeitgeist in the 2010s. The controversial reality television program followed...
How Andy Burnham, ‘King of the North,’ Conquered U.K. Politics
Andy Burnham, the man about to become Britain’s next prime minister, looked exhausted and on the edge of fury. It...
How Apollo-owned Michaels turned two rivals’ bankruptcies into a growth strategy
When Party City and Joann Fabrics liquidated last year, Michaels Stores had an opportunity to swoop in and fill the...
US investigators take over probe into Ryanair flight where passenger was almost sucked out of window
The US National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it will lead the investigation into an incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Ryanair Boeing 737’s broken...
Background Noise While You Sleep Could Be Bad for Your Brain, New Study Suggests
According to research published in iScience by the University of Freiburg in Germany, the things that go bump in the...
Intensifying Tropical Storm Elida to bring turbulent ocean swells to SoCal
Southern California beachgoers could be in for a rough ride as strengthening Tropical Storm Elida churns toward hurricane status, whipping...
