Lots of ink has been spilled this year trying to figure out what makes West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin tick. Is the Senate’s crucial swing voter a Machiavellian political genius out to save the Democratic Party from itself, or just a media gadfly enjoying his moment in the sun? Is he fighting for his legacy…
Bethesda After being delayed twice, Deathloop was finally unleashed on the world this week. The Arkane Studios game is the best reason to own a PlayStation 5 right now, as it’s the console’s most must-play console exclusive. (It’s also on PC, but you’ll need a powerful computer to play it.) It’s not just me saying…
GILLETTE, WYOMING–antelope grazing near a gas compressor station. Denver Post via Getty Images Wyoming oil and gas boosters succeeded a few weeks ago in pushing through Bureau of Land Management approvals for a massive campaign in the Powder River Basin that could see the drilling and fracking of 5,000 new wells . The region is…
Author of the article: Kurt Leavins Publishing date: Sep 12, 2021 • 2 days ago • 5 minute read • 7 Comments The Oilers Entertainment Group will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test within 48 hours at all Rogers Place events starting with the Oilers first pre-season game Sept. 28. Photo by Postmedia,…
A worker polishes the bronze parapets at the 9/11 Memorial, where the names of the 2,983 victims of the attacks on 11 September 2001 and 26 February 1993 are inscribed on 8 September 2021 in New York. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) The 20th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks, using hijacked airplanes…
Is eating Maggi instant noodles really bad for health?Wire baskets of noodles being readied for flash frying:Image source: Travel tips, advice, and info for those travelling to Japan Last time I wrote an answer to this question, I was doing it from my cell phone. Due to repeated inquiries and questions from fellow members of…
There is a poignant pleasure to be found in loving something past its prime. Watching The Chair, a Netflix limited series in which Sandra Oh plays an academic struggling to stave off the decline of the English department she heads at a lesser liberal arts college called Pembroke, I caught myself in some nostalgia for…
Alyse Anderson will never forget the road she traveled to get to her ONE Championship debut on Friday. The 26-year-old former Invicta FC fighter has endured a lot of personal and professional turmoil to finally get her opportunity to compete amongst the best athletes in her division. To document that, Anderson posted an emotional video…
Features Darren Bahaw YesterdayThe signpost off the Blanchisseuse Main Road leading to La Laja South Branch Road. – Photo by Sureash CholaiCome, Come up to La Laja Come now to La Laja Where sunrise lifts a glow of golden light in every direction Upon the mountainside Up and over Windblow, whose name explains itself For…
It was a dark day in late December when my pretrial officer called to inform me I’d be serving my year in prison at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Manhattan. I was hoping for Danbury or Otisville, both much better places to do your bid. But I drew the deuce of clubs: MCC, a…
