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Super Heroes

The A to Z of Deadpool

It's been a long, crazy journey for Deadpool. Over the years he's evolved from X-Men supporting character to kooky costumed assassin to Hollywood juggernaut. And he's never shut up during that entire time.Now, as we wait to find out how Disney and Marvel will…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

Trickle-Down

Letter to BS: Inequality can have serious inefficiency consequences

I refer to the three erudite articles written by the famous economist Pranab Bardhan: “Does inequality matter when poverty is falling?”, “Equality-efficiency trade-off”, and “A link among inequality, conflict and cooperation” (September 4, 5 and 6 respectivel…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

Hrant Dink

Archaeological team excavates at one of the major fortress-settlements in the Armenian Highlands

A team of researchers and students from HKU unearthed huge storage jars, animal bones and fortress walls from 3,000 years ago in Armenia as they initiated the Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) during the summer of 2019. APSAP is a collabo…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

Air Pollution

The Amazon Has Seen More Than 100,000 Fires This Year, Causing Spike in Air Pollution

The fires burning throughout the Amazon rainforest and the rest of Brazil are billowing all types of air pollutants into the atmosphere, new satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA)show. The agency released the images Monday, reminding the world…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

Cold War

Robert Frank: Influential Swiss-American photographer dies at 94

Image copyrightGetty Images Robert Frank, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century has died at the age of 94. Frank, who was born in Switzerland but emigrated to the United States in 1947, was best known for his work The Americans - a b…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Democrats to Force Another Vote to End Trump’s National Emergency at the Border

The vote will be particularly fraught for politically vulnerable Republicans who ultimately decided to support the presidents declaration only to see projects in their states on the list shelved to pay for the wall. Senators Martha McSally of Arizona and Thom…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

How the ‘Suitable For All Ages’ Standard Leads to Censorship Worldwide

This article appears in VICE Magazine's Borders Issue. The edition is a global exploration of both physical and invisible borders and examines who is affected by these lines and why we've imbued them with so much power. Click HERE to subscribe to the print ed…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

Astroturfing

US may ramp up anti-Taliban ops; 2 more North Korean launches; Restoring civilian control of DOD; Fuel-cell breakthrough?; And a bit more.

After President Trump declaredU.S. talks with the Taliban dead on Monday, the commander ofCENTCOM told Reuters that the U.S. military is likely to ramp up operations against Taliban fighters across the country. Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, speaking at Bagram…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

Exoskeleton

Confess Your Pain, Get a Prize

About a year ago, I was chin-deep in a pretty impressive agony jag. The pain was unrelenting, the narcotics were barely trying, and the meds' nasty side effects had me edgy, nauseated, and anxious. It was a real "eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani?" few months, and…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

Virtual Reality

Why People are Playing Beat Saber and Other Virtual Reality Games to Exercise

During the harshest months of Minnesotas long, dark winters, when it takes only a few moments for your eyes to start watering and your cheeks to begin stinging, I give up my outdoor hobbies and get creative about exercising indoors. Sometimes that means hoppi…

bubmagSeptember 10, 2019

The A to Z of Deadpool

Letter to BS: Inequality can have serious inefficiency consequences

Archaeological team excavates at one of the major fortress-settlements in the Armenian Highlands

The Amazon Has Seen More Than 100,000 Fires This Year, Causing Spike in Air Pollution

Robert Frank: Influential Swiss-American photographer dies at 94

Democrats to Force Another Vote to End Trump’s National Emergency at the Border

How the ‘Suitable For All Ages’ Standard Leads to Censorship Worldwide

US may ramp up anti-Taliban ops; 2 more North Korean launches; Restoring civilian control of DOD; Fuel-cell breakthrough?; And a bit more.

Confess Your Pain, Get a Prize

Why People are Playing Beat Saber and Other Virtual Reality Games to Exercise

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