The writer of a new book about life on Earth seen through the prism of the egg says the age-old paradox actually leads us back a billion years – to the bottom of the oceanThe chicken or the egg? Sometimes, as a zoology author, I am asked this question by the kid at the front with the raised hand and large questioning eyes. Sometimes it’s the older guy at the back with a glint in his eye. Sometimes it’s a student who approaches the lectern at the end of a lecture while everyone else files out....
Two concepts that play into discussions of the NFL draft are positional need and positional value. Positional Need is a pretty straightforward concept. If you lack players of the needed quality (and that could be starters or backups), then you have a need. If you have a depth chart that is fully loaded at a position, you probably don’t have a need; you may even be in a position to trade players away. Positional value is less straighforward, but most committed NFL fans have an intuitive grasp of...
When it became clear that seafood chain Red Lobster was headed for bankruptcy, media were eager to blame expensive promotions such as all-you-can-eat shrimp and mountains of free cheddar biscuits. But greed in the restaurants wasn't the problem—greed on Wall Street was. — Read the rest
Tom Pelissero reports that the Commanders are signing UDFA Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman following the draft. Hartman, 24, began his career at Wake Forest before transferring to Notre Dame. He was named Second-team All-ACC
The Princess in Decatur began as a livery stable back in 1887. Since then it's morphed into a theatre, survived a couple of near-death experiences, and now is an important stop for everything from theatre companies to comedians to musicians.
Sam Hartman spent his final collegiate season at Notre Dame with one major
Google has a massive partnership with the NFL thanks to YouTube TV’s $2 billion per year Sunday Ticket package. But perhaps the search engine giant should have set aside some money for some simple spell-check software. A day after the Washington Commanders drafted reigning Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels No. 2 overall, there were news
John Oliver has taken a deep dive into the history of UFO sightings during the latest episode of "Last Week Tonight".
While the political row over wealth redistribution continues to rage, with sharp reactions from all sides of the political spectrum, the Supreme Court (SC) is presently deciding the ambit of the right to private property of a person in India. The decision of the nine-judge bench will determine the State’s power to acquire private property to redistribute wealth for the common good.
The NFL Draft has now come and gone. The 2024 NFL Draft will impact the league in ways that we could hardly fathom right now. Just like every draft class, tracking the quarterbacks will be one of the biggest storylines as we move forward. And, that includes the situation in our nation’s capital, as the […]
Quarterbacks Sam Hartman, Kedon Slovis and John Rhys Plumlee were among the free agents who agreed to contracts this weekend following the NFL Draft, according to multiple media and team reports.