• America’s cruise line has gone Italian — or has it?

    “I could really go for another slice of pizza,” I thought, as I eyed the gelato along the Lido Deck’s outdoor piazza and hummed, “That’s Amore” — a tune that has seemed to play on repeat since I boarded Carnival Firenze four days ago. When I first heard Carnival Cruise Line was adopting a couple …

  • How America plunders Britain’s tech economy

    The UK government tells a confident story about Britain’s tech business acumen. In one 2023 example, a press release from…What to read next: Dear Britain, please take Prince Harry back | Britain doesn’t need an Iron Dome | Liverpool is trashing its maritime history | Tory MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour

  • Here’s the Guy Who Bought Every Onion in America

    By Eli Yudin Published: April 26th, 2024

  • Netflix unveils America’s Sweethearts documentary

    NEWS BRIEF: Netflix is set to debut a new documentary series this summer, America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, produced by One Potato Productions and Boardwalk Pictures in association with Campfire Studios.

  • What Happened to America’s Anti-Fascist Traditions?

    Americans once took great pride in the defeat of the Nazi scourge that threatened to run roughshod over the 20th century and beyond. Under the leadership of Franklin Roosevelt, America mobilized not only to heal from the devastation of the Great Depression, but also became a global leader of industrial power supplying the Allies with the tools they […]

  • Biden’s Bad Advice for Israel—And America

    As I write, Israel has yet to respond to last week's Iranian drone and missile attack. The situation is fluid, but we do know that President Biden opposes an Israeli response. He's told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to escalate against Iran. "You got a win," Biden said to Bibi. "Take the win."

  • Mike Johnson’s a rare speaker — America likes him

    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is the latest Republican leader trying to save his job against a conservative coup. But he’s got one thing going for him that his recent predecessors didn’t. The public, especially Republicans, generally likes him. Backed by former President Donald Trump, the Louisiana Republican has a 44% favorable rating. In the […]

  • Redditor’s Birthday Got Ruined by Pig Death

    Birthdays are supposed to be fun. But, for u/Vintage_Rainbow, their special day was wrecked by a haunting experience.

  • America’s crisis of repetition is hurting national security

    In this op-ed, Nadia Schadlow calls for an end to the "mind-numbing cycle of far too many studies coming out of the Pentagon and the US government as a whole — with little progress on implementation."

  • S.S.C. Napoli vs. A.S. Roma: Lineups & Match Thread

    While this year’s version of the Derby Del Sole might not pack the same punch as the challenges against last year’s Scudetto-winning side, today’s match is still critical for the Giallorossi’s hopes for Champions League qualification. It also marks the true beginning of a challenging series of matches for Roma, with the side facing Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Leverkusen again, and Atalanta between now and May 12. If Roma comes out of this stretch of matches with their hopes for Europa...

  • Pokémon Kids TV​ shares "S-S-S-Sandshrew" music video

    A dancing dust-up

  • Russia is trying to exploit America’s divisions over the war in Gaza

    Russia is seeking to exploit America’s divisive debate over Israel’s offensive in Gaza through overt and covert propaganda, with the aim of aggravating political tensions in the U.S. and tarnishing Washington’s global image, according to two sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter. In its ongoing information war against the United States, Russia has shifted its focus in recent months to the Israel-Hamas conflict, seeking to inflame existing divisions in the West and to portray...