A 1986 bulletin board system has brought the old Web back to life in 2017
Limited to an anachronistic 1200 bits per second, it took several moments for the green-phosphor ASCII art to scroll from the bottom to the top…
New wave of hate leaflets turns up on Grand Island, NY
GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – Racist hate-filled leaflets turned up on Grand Island this week, and they seem to be similar, if not, identical to…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Founder Paul O’Neill Dead at 61
Paul O’Neill, the producer who put together Christmas-inspired prog-metal group Trans-Siberian Orchestra, has died. The group’s Facebook page reported the news Wednesday night, saying he…
Don Rickles, Legendary Comic With a Gift for the Insult, Dies at 90
“Mr. Warmth” forged a career when he turned the table on his hecklers, going on to insult everyone he encountered — even Frank Sinatra. Don…
Steve Bannon removed from National Security Council in shakeup
Steve Bannon removed from National Security Council White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been removed from his seat on the National Security Council, reversing…
‘Dear White People’ signs at college insist ‘black people can’t be racist’
A student organization’s on-campus demonstration spearheaded with the phrase, “Dear White People”, has non-black students up in arms about its “racist” critique of white people….
Kodi’s website taken down by ICE
Not sure if this is a really bad April fools prank or for real, but it seems the kodi.tv website has been seized by the…
Navy promotes SEAL commander in defiance of Congress
In defiance of Congress, the Navy has granted a retroactive promotion, back pay and a bigger pension to an admiral whom lawmakers forced to retire…
Noam Chomsky: If Trump Falters with Supporters, Don’t Put ‘Aside the Possibility’ of a ‘Staged or Alleged Terrorist Attack’
It’s March 2017, and the political process and the media in the U.S. are a depressing mess, on top of an ever-growing pile of issues…
Are some U.S. charter schools helping fund controversial Turkish cleric’s movement?
As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson travels to Turkey on Thursday, he’ll want to talk about the fight against ISIS. But the Turks want to…