Archive
Archives for October 2014


Republicans are pushing a really hawkish line on ISIS — and Democrats are letting them.


The World Health Organization has touted convalescent blood as a key treatment, though it’s still unproven.


The company has commissioned Margaret Stohl, one of the co-authors of the Beautiful Creatures series, to write a Black Widow young adult novel out due out next Fall.


On Monday night, Variety announced that Robert Downey Jr. is in the final steps of negotiating his next Marvel movie, and it isn’t an Iron Man or Avengers film.


A more accurate way to forecast the growth of the US economy could help the Fed avert another Great Recession.


If Republicans win every state in which they lead most polls, they’ll have 52 seats.


How this unassuming CW dramedy presents pro-life characters without making a big deal out of it.


Why is it common to see tinsel in stores right now? The great Christmas arms race and also a quirk of accounting, for starters.


Taylor Swift released the second single from her upcoming fifth album 1989 at midnight early Tuesday morning on iTunes.


Right now, the American people are getting two seemingly contradictory messages about the Ebola outbreak. Message 1: PANIC! Message 2: CALM DOWN!

The passes, the shots, the players, the teams, the dollars, and of course, the fans.


Here’s what’s scary about the Dallas health-care worker infected with Ebola: she knew she was treating an Ebola patient.


For a brief moment, #GamerGate was about something real. Today, it’s just a mask for misogyny.


Fixing that could require burning a lot more fossil fuels.


An American alliance with the Syrian dictator seems increasingly likely.