Top 10 free Coursera courses to learn something new
Coursera is a leading online learning platform for higher education that offers courses from more than 200 of the world’s top universities and industry educators — from Ivy League American…
Small businesses had a brutal pandemic. Amazon’s earnings more than tripled.
The pandemic hit the bodies, hearts, and pocketbooks of most Americans hard. But Amazon did just fine. Amazon released its earnings report on Thursday for the first quarter of 2021.…
Derek Chauvin’s verdict brings relief, but America’s justice system is still broken
Justice was served Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean America’s justice system isn’t broken. On Tuesday evening, Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for…
Tim Cook’s devious grin at the Apple event is now a meme
If there’s any guarantee in Apple events, it’s that the internet will always walk away with a good meme. This year’s “Spring Loaded” event is no exception, and among exciting…
The people have spoken: ‘Vaxed and waxed’ is the summer 2021 motto
Every summer needs a motto, and summer 2021’s has officially arrived. In 2019 we said “Hot Girl Summer,” in 2020 we said “stay home, wear masks, and social distance,” and…
Soak in the epic awkwardness of John Boehner calling Chuck Todd ‘a shit’ on live TV
John Boehner is doing a book tour, and that means John Boehner is doing interviews. If you know anything about his new, pulls-no-punches tell-all, that means fireworks are always possible.…
Chrissy Teigen, addicted to Twitter like the rest of us, is tweeting again
I’m never giving up Twitter. I’d like to. It’s a nice dream. It’s pleasant to imagine some future where I’m fabulously wealthy, sunning myself on a chaise plopped on some…
Buy yourself a Heaven’s Gate or Pirate’s Bay email address from MSCHF
Stunt group MSCHF ignited the internet recently over their Satan Shoe collaboration with Lil Nas X — and the subsequent settlement with Nike for unauthorized sale of their altered sneakers.…
A new meme imagines the ways we could be different people after the pandemic
An opinion writer in the New York Times penned a piece with a moving message about post-pandemic life. “You Can Be a Different Person After the Pandemic,” the headline read,…
The best tech podcasts (that aren’t ‘Reply All’)
So your favorite tech podcast just imploded after two beloved figures were accused of an anti-union push that contributed to a workplace culture that discriminated against colleagues of color. Now…