What Can We Do for the 250 Million and Counting Displaced by the Environmental Crisis?
Conor here: While the following piece highlights a major growing problem, I’m not sure expanding the Refugee Convention to cover those displaced by environment factors
Union of 31,000 Kaiser Workers to Go on Indefinite Strike
UNAC/UHCP is part of an alliance of health care unions negotiating with Kaiser for a new set of national and local contracts. In October, about
Hailee Steinfeld on Telling Josh Allen About Adam Sandler, Golden Globes
Pregnant Hailee Steinfeld’s Husband Josh Allen Reacts to Her Golden Globes Look After Playoffs Win Hailee Steinfeld had a pitch-perfect celeb run-in at the 2026
Book Review: A Portrait of the Arctic World in Flux
Yves here. I attended a full day of presentations at the Explorers’ Club presenting findings of on-the-ground research from the 2007-2008 International Polar Year. The
As Federal Surveillance Grows, Santa Cruz Axes Powerful License Plate Readers
In an aerial view, an automated license plate reader is seen mounted on a pole on June 13, 2024, in San Francisco, California. The city
Traitors, Alan Cumming Stylist Sam Spector on Fashion, Outfits
Alan Cumming’s fashion on The Traitors is to die for. And while the Emmy-winning host helps inspire some of the daring ideas, it’s stylist Sam
Critics Say Trump ‘Joke Healthcare Plan’ Nothing But a ‘Con’ of the American People
Yves here. We wrote yesterday about the gimmick of Trump’s pretense that he will cap interest on credit cards at 10% for only a year.
How the Bay Area’s Gay Bars Became a Battleground for LGBTQ+ Rights in the 1950s
Episode Transcript Olivia Allen-Price: San Francisco and its surrounding Bay Area have long been known as a gay capital of the world. Music starts After
Evan Peters on Ariana Grande, American Horror Story Season 13
“He’s just an incredible collaborator,” Evan shared of Ryan. “As strong as his vision is, he’s willing to take ideas in and try them, and
Climate Engineering Would Alter the Oceans, Reshaping Marine Life – Our New Study Examines Each Method’s Risks
Yves here. It is depressing but climate engineering, aka geo-engineering, is inevitable. Our putative betters are not just not doing remotely enough to try to