Why Uber Will Never Go Out Of Business

The #DeleteUber hashtag has been on repeat since January. First it was the taxi strike at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Then an engineer went public about sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Next, CEO Travis Kalanick’s hostile exchange with an Uber driver went viral and its seriously shady business practices were exposed. Every time Uber …

The Great Barrier Reef Is Being Bleached To Death

An expansive aerial survey of the Australian coastline has just revealed that 93 percent of the Great Barrier Reef is suffering from bleaching—a severe environmental catastrophe tantamount to mass coral death—and the scientists who worked on the research are not hiding their dismay. The survey was conducted by the ARC Center of Excellence for Coral …

Stop What You're Doing This Instant And Change All Your Passwords Immediately

Cloudflare, a behemoth web service that describes itself as an entity that “speeds up and protects millions of websites” found itself in an ironic place in February when it failed all protections and accidentally leaked sensitive personal information of millions of unsuspecting internet users. The Cloudflare system was inadvertently placing data from sites like OkCupid into …

One Side Effect Of The Retail Industry’s Downturn: More Creepy Abandoned Malls

The decline of brick-and-mortar retail stores may be closely studied by Wall Street and industry experts, but the shift in consumer shopping habits from real-world stores to online outlets has many effects on a local level. Not only do store closures affect employees, but the downturn is also turning many neighborhood shopping centers, once bustling hubs …

U.S. Pork Belly Reserves Hit Lowest Point In 60 Years 

Many Americans considered 2016 to be one of the worst years in recent memory with its rash of celebrity deaths and the election of a president the majority of us didn’t vote for. But 2017 is already bringing its own brand of crazy, a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the U.S.’s pork …

Now There’s Really No Excuse Not To Quit Smoking

If you’re one of the holdouts who hasn’t dropped your cigarette habit, it’s likely you consider smoking to be a stress reliever. But research from the British Heart Foundation has uncovered a paradox: Smoking’s soothing effects are short-lived, and smoking actually contributes to poorer mental health over time. The study of nearly 6,500 people found that smokers are actually …

3 Ways This New 'Softer' Travel Ban Is Still Dangerous

On Monday morning, with little fanfare and no press in sight, President Donald Trump signed his name on a new executive order meant to replace the much-maligned travel ban he first signed on January 27. Though there was some hope that the revised travel ban might be less problematic, Trump’s replacement is already drawing criticism. Perhaps …

The Trailer For The Fits Showcases A Tween Caught Between Her Love Of Boxing And Dancing

The trailer for Sundance entry The Fits dropped today, and Jezebel has a write up for it that sounds so GOOD it’s almost like we concocted the movie from an office Madlib. “[Royalty] Hightower portrays Toni, a powerful tween boxer training at her brother’s gym in West Cincinnati, who becomes mesmerized with the dance troupe …

13 Powerful Signs From The March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C.

Thousands of people descended on the U.S. capital on March 24, 2018, to advocate for tighter gun control laws and protest against the gun violence that ravages the nation. Toddlers, teenagers, and senior citizens alike waved signs energetically. Volunteers on site also registered some attendees to vote, hoping that the energy of the march would continue …

Boston Police Department Celebrates Black History Month By Honoring A White Guy

Last year, as part of the Trump administration’s lackluster attempt to celebrate Black History Month, Vice President Mike Pence commemorated the occasion by praising President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was white. On Feb. 11, the Boston Police Department decided to honor Black History Month by paying tribute to legendary Celtics head coach, Red Auerbach. Red Auerbach …