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Forever WeekForever WeekThis week we're exploring all things eternal, endless, and infinite.The Ouroboros—which symbolizes the cyclical nature of life and death and the divine essence that lives on forever—was first recorded in the Egyptian Book of the Netherworld. Alchemists then adopted the symbol into their mystical work of physical and…

Photo: Sean Rayford (Getty)In early January, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren released her disability rights and equality plan, shining a needed spotlight on the issues and livelihoods of the largest minority group in the country. Behind the plan were several activists, scholars, and community leaders who made this plan…

We’re eating at street-corner stalls and food trucks, in front of the TV and at the grocery—everywhere but restaurants. They might not be here when we get back. In a week, The New York Times would run a rave review of FieldTrip, a rice-centric little place in Harlem, New York…

Shelby Mast and Scott Gleeson USA TODAY SportsPublished 10:20 AM EST Mar 2, 2020Last season the Pac-12 was awful.The league ranked last of seven power conferences in the NCAA's NET metric and had a historically bad non-league winning percentage (62%) that was worse than several mid-major conferences. Washington was a No.…

More than 83,000 people in 56 countries across the globe have contracted coronavirus. The World Health Organization has updated its global risk assessment of the virus from “high” to “very high.” Thousands of people have died, while major industries have been disrupted in the virus’s wake. And in China, where…

Image: OverwatchIt’s a longtime dream of mine to be extremely large and basically unkillable. I’ve yet to accomplish my goal in real life, but I will—mark my words. Until then, I’ve at least got Overwatch’s new experimental card, which turns tanks into nigh-unstoppable meat walls, to help me imagine a…

The ocean is normally a fairly noisy place, with the sounds of happy dolphins, lonely whales and diesel-chugging ships saturating the undersea world. But climate change may turn up the volume on this liquid symphony as warmer sea temperatures boost the volume of noise produced by the small but incredibly…

There was only ever going to be one focus of Plan Picks this week. Both Verizon and Sprint have offers on the Samsung Galaxy S20 range of phones, which we’ve summarized below.The price tags of the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra aren’t for the faint-hearted, but there are…

Morning! Picked up this book at my thrift store hoping to find some juicy nuggets, and I wasn’t disappointed ;) Lots more facts on life in general than money, but I plucked out my favorites in an attempt to WOW you this morning, and hopefully you’ll pay it forward by…

The playoff race that probably has the most eyeballs on it these days is the battle for third in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs, of course, have their own gargantuan following, but as they teeter on the edge of missing out, there will also be a large swath of…