How often have you visited a historical site and been stunned that someone would be so selfish as to carve their names into it? This type of vandalism might seem to be the product of modern narcissism. But in reality, the human urge to leave their mark goes back millennia. 10Pompeian Prostitutes Photo credit: Pompeian […]
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The Huns were an enigmatic, multiethnic confederation that controlled massive swaths of the Eurasian Steppe between the first and fifth centuries AD. They swept in from the East, displacing entire civilizations in their wake. Almost nothing is known of these mysterious warriors, and what few historical accounts survive are predominately anti-Hun propaganda. To this day, […]
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During the Oscars on Sunday night, the film “The Salesman” won the Award for Best Foreign Film.
A statement was released by the five directors nominated for Foreign Films about the travel ban put in place by the Trump Administration:
The best foreign language film nominees released joint statement denouncing “climate of fanaticism and nationalism" https://t.co/j7ZqJmJkfU pic.twitter…

Death isn’t something we like to think about, but it’s something every one of us will experience. Few thoughts fill us with as much fear and dread. It’s easy to lie awake at night wondering what it will be like. Will it hurt? Will we be scared? Will there be release or just panic and […]
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Profile in Courage: telling a room full of Hollywood liberals you are against immigration laws. @GaelGarciaB
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) February 27, 2017

During his intro as a presenter for Best Animated Film at the Oscars, actor Gael García Bernal (“Y Tu Mamá También,” “Mozart in the Jungle”) compared himself to a migrant worker because he has to travel around the world to act in movies…

Apparently Nicole Kidman forgot how to clap during Sunday night’s Oscars. Check it out:
Nicole Kidman can't clap either why is this happening pic.twitter.com/EJbJ6ePrxl
— lauren yap (@itslaurenyap) February 27, 2017

Maybe Vox can explain it?
Someone please explain to me what's going on here cc vox https://t.co/3t96C5U2Ng
— Daniel Victor (@bydanielvictor) February 27, 2017

There’s obviously a scientific explanation in there somewhere:
When the magnets in your palms are too strong https://t…

Judge Neil M. Gorsuch’s book leaves no doubt regarding his feelings. But advocates say the real battle is in state courts, not the Supreme Court.

For most, the word “pirate” conjures up images of 17th-century swashbuckling adventure full of sword fights, plank-walking, and treasure. However, few realize that in recent decades, there has actually been a revival of high seas piracy. These pirates aren’t anything like the popular societal conception and have been known to commit horrible crimes. Contemporary pirates […]
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Hollywood has a history with pedophiles. Corrupt managers have used the promise of stardom to sexually abuse for years, all the way back to the days of Judy Garland. It is, in the words of one movie executive, “a time-honored tradition in this town.” It took the state a long time to do anything about […]
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“Suicide Squad” (Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was an executive producer) just won an Oscar for Best Makeup:
#Oscars: "Suicide Squad" wins best makeup & hairstyling https://t.co/AJ2ZXLGjn2 pic.twitter.com/T4jd9JH7l8
— Variety (@Variety) February 27, 2017

“Can’t stop winning”:
Steven Mnuchin can't stop winning. #SuicideSquad
— Elliott Schwartz (@elliosch) February 27, 2017

Better believe Steve Mnuchin throws that in everybody's face at next Trump Cabinet meeting! #Oscar https://t…