Enlarge (credit: Andrew Burton/Getty) The Arctic—that remote, largely undisturbed, 5.5 million square miles of frozen terrain—is heating up fast. In fact, it’s warming nearly four times quicker than the rest of the world, with disastrous consequences for the region and its inhabitants. Many of these impacts you probably know from nature documentaries: ice caps melting,…
Walker’s organization, the Judeo-Christian Outreach Center, pairs people experiencing homelessness with landlords, roommates, and case workers, in addition to subsidizing their rent for up to two years. Todd Walker A small church organization in Virginia is helping unhoused people get back into permanent homes. They help them pay rent, pair up with roommates, and receive…
The McRib. Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images McDonald’s is bringing back the McRib nationally for a farewell tour. The McRib has had at least three other farewell tours, and its been on and off menus since 1981. The McRib drives traffic and sales for McDonald’s whenever it returns, and the CEO called it the…
Airbnb Airbnb awarded 100 recipients $100,000 each to design out-of-this-world properties. The properties are located around the world and have unique thematic concepts. See 25 of the designs that won the coveted grant. There’s an Airbnb for anyone, these days. Tiny homes, A-frames, Moroccan riads, and properties purposely stocked with a grand piano. But for…
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert gained more than 18,000 followers in the 24 hours before Elon Musk took over Twitter. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Far-right figures gained thousands of new Twitter followers in the 24 hours before Musk took over. Among these new followers, thousands were new to the platform, researchers told The New York Times. Colorado…
Apartment buildings in Manhattan, New York. Getty Images Rent prices are falling across the country. But these declines won’t be reflected in the monthly inflation figure for six to 12 months. It could lead the Fed to act too aggressively, resulting in a more severe recession than necessary. Rent prices are dropping and set to…
German flags on display outside the Reichstag building in Berlin. Getty Images Russian naval officers chatted last year about nuking Berlin and two military bases in Germany, per Der Spiegel. The military bases — Ramstein and Buchel — are both used by the US military. The Times of London reported that the chatter may have…
Sony Santa Monica’s Cory Barlog has apologised that fans have to “dodge the spoilers” after retailers broke the “street date” for its highly-anticipated sequel, God of War Ragnarök. Sony’s exclusive is out on 9th November, but it seems players have got their hands on it early and are sharing screenshots online, as well as spoilers…
Hideo Kojima has posted a tribute to Ryan Karazija, the lead singer and founder of Low Roar whose work many of us know from Kojima’s atmospheric Death Stranding soundtrack. Karazija died over the weekend at just 40 years old “after a short illness” due to complications from pneumonia. “I heard the news. I can’t believe…
Remember your trips just the way you want to when you have the Olympus Cameras OM SYSTEM OM-5 adventure camera. Designed to fit right into your travel setup, it has a compact design. This classic and streamlined look blends into your kit and feels great to hold. Additionally, it has a tough construction that can…