On Tuesday, Italian actress Asia Argento — a prominent #MeToo president as the first girl to publicly accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse — interrupted her silence over the most recent report that she paid off an actor hundreds of thousands of dollars when he accused her of …
Read More »June is LGBT Pride Month — here’s everything you need to know
Getty Images June is Pride Month, when cities across the US show support for LGBT+ rights, culture, and communities. It’s a tradition that goes back to the early 1970s, when cities began hosting events to commemorate the Stonewall Riots and highlight issues that LGBT+ Americans still face. Here’s what Pride …
Read More »Shaking hands with Trump gave Kim Jong-un the status boost he craves
American leaders regularly meet with authoritarian leaders as equals, whether as partners, allies, or rivals. The key is how those meetings affect status — and in this case, Kim Jong Un came out ahead after the summit in Singapore. Discussing whether the US legitimized a dictator is a difficult accusation …
Read More »How long it would take for futuristic technologies in Westworld to become a reality
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images “Westworld” depicts a futuristic world where technology allows for the creation of consciousness in robotic human beings. Some of the technologies — like 3D muscle printing and storing ‘host’ versions of human brains — may not be that far off from future realities. Here are five key …
Read More »Trump was said to have been venting about having to spend 2 days in Canada with Trudeau and wants to find new ways to punish the country — now it appears he’s cutting that visit short
Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump is scheduled to head to Canada for the G7 summit on Friday. After criticism from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other G7 leaders, Trump is apparently reluctant to go to the two-day meeting and may send Vice President Mike Pence instead, according to …
Read More »Every amazing, strange, and delicious food I tried during an epic 6-week trip to China
With 1.3 billion people and 56 ethnic groups, China has one of the most complex and diverse cuisines in the world. Dozens of different regional cuisines are drastically different from one another with different flavor profiles, ingredients, and cooking methods. On a recent six-week trip to China, I tried to …
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