Why The Office Should Get More Attention

Why The Office Should Get More Attention

Two oddball comedies are back on TV after a long hiatus. Do they still work? Well, let’s see. This week we’re talking about the three must-watch comedies of the 2010s. The first-season winner of…

Russia’s role in Syria and Iraq

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Russia’s role in Syria and Iraq

ISIS-linked militants are threatening huge natural gas reserves the world needs badly right now. They’re telling the world that they’ll be back. The U.S. and other Western countries — which are trying to contain…

Iranian authorities have detained thousands of protesters

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Iranian authorities have detained thousands of protesters

Iranian official admits that student protesters are being taken to psychiatric institutions Thousands of students marched in Tehran to protest the ongoing political crackdown in the country after Wednesday, when the government issued a…

The Fyre Festival: The Story of a Live Event

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The Fyre Festival: The Story of a Live Event

‘It was an absolute Fyre Festival.’ Before Miami contestants were enlisted to save the world, another group signed up in Montreal. But where were the cameras? With a Fyre Festival in Europe in the…

The California beaches are a testing ground for pollution

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The California beaches are a testing ground for pollution

4 Los Angeles County beaches remain under high bacteria warning – but there are options for swimming amid the pollution… On a beach where the temperature and the conditions for swimming seem perfect, this…

Hurricane Jose: The Impact of Tropical Storm Jose

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Hurricane Jose: The Impact of Tropical Storm Jose

Op-Ed: Hurricane Ian and the coming climate crash In the months before Hurricane (Iggy) hit, I wrote a series of posts that expressed concern about the environmental destruction of Hurricane (Iggy) as it moved…

I Love This Book. I Love This Book.

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I Love This Book. I Love This Book.

Review: ‘Descendant’ pays powerful witness to the legacy of the slave ship the Clotilda “I am not a writer; I write, not truth, not history; I write fiction from which the truth must fall.”…