Leaked documents detail an Amazon performance-improvement program that can leave ousted employees on a 'do not hire' list
Science Explains How to Cook Frozen Beef for the Perfect Steak Dinner
Throw it straight on the grill, it’ll be as if you never froze it at all.
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THE CARBON ROCKS OF OMAN
Could an unusual outcropping of Earth’s interior solve the world’s climate problem?
The Complete List of Marxist, Un-American, Anti-White Things (According to White People)
Long before Critical Race Theory or the 1619 Project, white America used the term 'Marxist,' 'Communist' and 'Un-American' to condemn Black movements.
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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th June, 1978
The weekly random top 40 listing…
Inside an Amazon warehouse
An employee sorting items at JFK8, Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse
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Utahns are having fewer kids. Why that’s a problem and what we should do about it.
Sen. Mitt Romney wants to give parents monthly payments to ease financial burdens, but will the declining birthrate bounce back?
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How California Homelessness Became A Crisis
Co ing soon to a city near you. If it ain’t already there…
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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 7th June, 1975
A random Top 40 listing for this week in history. Mostly becuase it was easy to cut and paste.
We've Been Telling the Alamo Story Wrong for Nearly 200 Years. Now It's Time to Correct the Record
Illustration of the Battle of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, March 6, 1836. Credit - Getty Images
Pupil Size Is a Marker of Intelligence
There is a surprising correlation between baseline pupil size and several measures of cognitive ability
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The debate over Covid-19 mask mandates and lockdowns, explained
California mandated masks. Florida opened its restaurants. Did any of it matter? Which Covid-19 restrictions really worked — and which ones really didn’t?
The Number One Reason White Men Give For Not Getting Involved With Diversity and Inclusion
The good news is that a lot of white men support DEI efforts
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Michelle Wie West Was Ready to Retire. Then She Got Mad.
A golf phenom since she was 10, Michelle Wie West was ready to focus on motherhood. Rudy Giuliani’s vulgar remarks convinced her that she should keep fighting and playing.
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Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Are You Experienced’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know
What “Purple Haze” was really about, why Mitch Mitchell almost got sacked and other lore related to the guitar god’s landmark debut LP.
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
America Has a Drinking Problem
A little alcohol can boost creativity and strengthen social ties. But there’s nothing moderate, or convivial, about the way many Americans drink today.
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DOJ seizes millions in ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline
The Justice Department recovered some of the ransom paid to DarkSide actors.
'This Should Be the Biggest Scandal in Sports'
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