AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarNowWe Were the Lucky Ones Comes So Close to Transcending the Typical Holocaust DramaTIME - Judy BermanAmong the many misperceptions about the Holocaust that well-meaning Hollywood creators have unwittingly perpetuated, the most damaging has been the idea that Jews were passive victims, complacently herded into airless train cars to be exterminated at death camps. Bloody revenge fantasies like …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarNowHow Beyoncé Fits Into the Storied Legacy of Black CountryTIME - Alice RandallOn March 16, 1983, the Country Music Association (CMA) celebrated its 25th anniversary, and I was invited. Buddy Killen, the song publisher who pitched “Heartbreak Hotel” to Elvis Presley, thought “the Black girl from Harvard” might just be the second coming of that hit’s songwriter, Mae Boren …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarNowThese Are All the Different Types of EclipsesTIME - Jeffrey KlugerNo one in human history has ever seen an eclipse quite like the one seen by the crew of Apollo 12 on Nov. 21, 1969. Countless billions of us have seen the moon eclipse the sun, casting its shadow on the Earth; countless billions have seen the Earth similarly block solar light, casting a shadow on …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarNowThe Challenge and Necessity of a Shared RealityTIME - Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell, and Robert MacCounAll animals, including humans, have limitations in how they find out about the world. And we humans invent instrumentation to correct for weaknesses in our perceptions of the world. The most basic weakness we have is that our perceptions don’t tell us everything about what’s going on with the …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar4 hours agoBus Drivers in Seoul Strike Over WagesTIME - Soo-Hyang Choi / BloombergBus drivers in South Korea’s capital launched their first strike in more than a decade, which halted almost all city buses Thursday morning, after wage negotiations with management failed to narrow gaps. Commuters looked for alternatives after some 7,000 buses among 7,382 registered with the city …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar10 hours agoDemocrat-Turned-Independent Joe Lieberman, Former Senator and VP Nominee, Dies at 82TIME - Susan Haigh / APHARTFORD, Conn. — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar13 hours agoWomen in NYC Are Posting TikToks About Getting Punched in the Face on the StreetTIME - Solcyré BurgaWhen Halley Kate, a New York City-based TikToker posted a video on Monday shortly after getting punched in the face by a stranger, at least 12 more young women posted on the social media platform to share similar tales. “I was literally like leaving class, I turned the corner, and I was looking down …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar13 hours agoHow the Baltimore Bridge Recovery Will Be a Key Test for BidenTIME - Nik PopliShortly after a cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace attempted to blame President Joe Biden’s infrastructure policies for the bridge’s catastrophic collapse. "Look at the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that was done a couple …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar14 hours agoThe U.S. Military’s Investments Into Artificial Intelligence Are SkyrocketingTIME - Will HenshallU.S. government spending on artificial intelligence has exploded in the past year, driven by increased military investments, according to a report by the Brookings Institution, a think tank based in Washington D.C. The report found that the potential value of AI-related federal contracts increased …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarNowA Famine in Gaza May Bring a Genocide Ruling Against IsraelTIME - David J. SimonBack in January, the International Court of Justice responded to a petition asking it to rule that Israel’s campaign in Gaza amounted to genocide. To the disappointment of the petitioner, South Africa, the court appeared to conclude that Israel’s campaign was not inherently genocidal, essentially …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar15 hours agoHow The Valley and Vanderpump Villa Fit Into the Vanderpump Rules UniverseTIME - Megan McCluskeyIn a post-Scandoval world, Vanderpump Rules looks a lot different than it once did. Longtime couple Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval are no longer speaking—despite still living in the same house. James Kennedy is now the No. 1 guy in the group. And Scheana Shay is making everything about herself. Oh …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarNowWhy So Many Dogs Have Allergies NowTIME - Angela HauptEvery day, itchy dogs shuffle into Elizabeth Falk’s veterinary office. Some can’t stop chewing their feet or scratching their bellies. Others have red, smelly ears, or rashes on their skin. All are intensely uncomfortable because of environmental allergies. “They’re sitting in the waiting room, and …