By now, it seems as if we’ve read, seen, and heard about every reaction possible to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, since it’s been the fodder for countless stories meant to explain to later generations why it was a pivotal point in history. But nothing quite prepared me …
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Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the most recent documents made available. On Thursday night, a 600-plus-page trove of documents related to Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein‘s ex-girlfriend and alleged procurer, was unsealed. While many of the accusations within the 2,000 pages were already widely reported, the unsealed …
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On the same May day that the World Health Organization made the announcement that one of the many effects of the COVID-19 pandemic would be a worldwide crisis in mental health, I found my own mental stability challenged by a photo on Twitter. The picture heralded France’s return to school, …
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Following the murder of George Floyd and continued protests nationwide, police reform activists Campaign Zero has launched 8 Can’t Wait, a database that tracks major cities’ employment of eight policies that are proven to curtail police violence. “Data proves that together these eight policies can decrease police violence by 72%,” …
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A group of Facebook employees organized a “virtual walkout” Monday in protest of the social media site’s inactivity with regard to President Trump’s posts about protests this past week. “These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz …
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“God, I hated him,” Larry Kramer once said, referring to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “As far as I was concerned, he was the central focus of evil in the world.” For many who lived through the AIDS epidemic in …
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J.K. Rowling announced a new children’s book, The Ickabog, which she plans to serialize and release for free online over the next few months. The first set of chapters arrives Tuesday, May 26th, and Rowling plans to post at least one chapter every weekday through July 10th. In a note, …
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He joined Walgreens around a decade ago, fresh out of pharmacy school and eager to learn. Like many new grads, he started as a floater — a substitute for employees who call out sick or take vacation — and he was floated as far as he was willing to go. …
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With most health experts saying a coronavirus vaccine is likely more than a year away, a cardiologist at the Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute has begun a scientific study to see if something called “remote intercessory prayer” might initiate God to heal those afflicted with the virus. On Friday, Dr. …
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One of the most painful truths laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic is the chasm between the wealthy and the poor in this country, and how in many cities,members of the latter group have disproportionately represented those afflicted by the virus. But the rich, of course, get COVID-19, too — …
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